On July 18, China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) announced that in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), ports in Shanghai exported 1.275 million vehicles, up 13% year-over-year (y/y) and accounting for 36.7% (ranking first) of the national total. 715,000 units were exported under the supervision of Shanghai’

On July 16, the Chongqing Economic and Information Commission (CEIC) issued the “Chongqing Work Plan for the Cultivation of a New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Power Battery Recycling Industry (2025-2027)” (the Plan).
The Plan specifies the following four objectives.
-          By 2027, essentially create a perfect industrial

On July 18, three Chinese government bodies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly held a symposium on the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) industry to make further arrangements for regulating the competitive order of the industry.
Proposed at the symposium for NEV companies were the fol

On July 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 396th list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”.
A number of products of independent automobile brands such as BYD, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and FAW Group, as well as joint-venture automobil

On July 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 75th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 342 models on the list in total, including 25 energy-saving and 317 New Energy mod

On July 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (19th List)”.
The selected battery electric models consist of 44 passenger vehicles (including Beijing Hyundai’s Elexio, FAW Hongqi’s Tiangong 06, and Li Auto’

On July 15, 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce abruptly announced it would require government licenses for any transfer of eight key technologies for manufacturing EV batteries outside of China. The New York Times reports that the restrictions are effective immediately and apply to any overseas transfer through t

On July 8, the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality announced the recent release of the newly revised “Standards for the Planning and Design of EV Charging Infrastructure” (the Standards).
The Standards optimize the classification of new construction projects, raise the construction indicators for charging par

On July 7, four Chinese government bodies including the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) jointly issued the “Notification of Promoting the Scientific Planning and Construction of High-power Charging Facilities” (the Notification).
To further perfect China’s charging facility network, the Notification

On June 30, the Henan Automobile Industry Association (HAIA) issued a notice to boost the consumption of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs). An NEV consumption promotion program will be launched in Henan via the China UnionPay Quick Pass platform.
According to the notification, from July 1 to 31, 2025, natural customers who

On June 29, multiple sources reported that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić reached out to Chinese President Xi Jinping on behalf of Stellantis' Kragujevac plant, Serbia over problems with rare mineral exports due to U.S. tariffs.
Xi responded positively and had already instructed Chinese authorities to work closel

On June 24, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a notification of launching a campaign on New Energy Vehicle (NEV) consumption in thousands of counties and tens of thousands of towns from July to December 2025.
The campaign aims to coordinate key tasks and activities such as the trade-in of automobiles and t

On June 23, the China Auto Dealers Chamber of Commerce (CADCC) launched an initiative to call on Chinese automakers to optimize rebate policies and shorten rebate redemption periods.
Some Chinese automakers recently made commitments to a supply chain payment period not exceeding 60 days, which, if fulfilled, will gre

On June 23, the People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality issued the “Guangzhou Three-year Action Plan to Promote the Development of the Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) and New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Industries” (the Plan).
With the “three horizontal technology paths (NEVs, autonomous vehicles, and fuel cell ve

On June 23, the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Egypt met with the Chinese Minister of Commerce to discuss ways to strengthen economic and trade relations between the two countries.
The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of electric vehicles, feed industries, electronics, water desalinati

On June 19, three Chinese government bodies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly held a video conference on strengthening New Energy Vehicle (NEV) safety management to research and deploy related work for the year.
According to the conference, automakers and power battery manuf

On June 20, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Uzbekistan, met with representatives of a delegation led by the Chairman of the Board of the Export-Import Bank of the People's Republic of China. The parties discussed the issue of accelerating the negotiation and signing of a loan agreement between Uzsanoatqurilishbank

On June 19, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (18th List)”.
The selected battery electric models consist of 3 passenger vehicles (including NIO’s Onvo L90, Xiaomi EV’s YU7, and FAW Bestune’s Yueyi 03), 56

On June 19, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 74th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 560 models on the list in total, including 19 energy-saving and 541 New Energy mod

On June 19, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 395th list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”.
A number of products of independent automobile brands such as BYD, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and Chery, as well as joint-venture automobile br