hifting to less than 0.2 second and also improving fuel efficiency by about 15 percent compared with conventional transmissions. On December 5 BYD delivered electric-powered K9 large buses to Brussels. The K9 will enter trial operations in Brussels. On January 7 BYD announced that it has obtained a WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) given by the European Union. This enables BYD to sell large electric buses in all EU member states without obtainin...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/12

ety of its vehicles. TNO will support Great Wall Motor in its research and development of safety features in the European market, providing technologies on the collisions and the pedestrian protection. Great Wall Motor Co's Voleex C30 and Voleex C20R earned the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA), which can now be marketed freely in the Eurozone. Prior to this, Great Wall's Florid and Coolbear sedans, Haval H5 SUV and Wingle 5 pickup truc...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/28

o improve its function and reliability. It also served as an opportunity to reinforce the agreement it as an important framework for maintaining the harmonization of international standards. The third revision also included the establishment of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System (IWVTA), so it is now possible to certify an entire vehicle through the certification of its components and devices. In addition, the percentage of the ...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/04/25

Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (Auto Guangzhou 2021). On the same day, XPeng unveiled the new G9 flagship smart SUV for global markets. The G9 is designed for international and Chinese markets, compliant with the C-NCAP and E-NCAP 5-star safety design standards, and the stringent EU WVTA vehicle certification standards. The G9 meets the requirements for EU 3R certification, with a reusability rate of over 85%, and a recyclable rat...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/08

C to absorb, merge wholly-owned subsidiary DFAC changes its abbreviated stock name The factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus (Chinese) DFL plans transfer of Dongfeng Automobile shares DFL transfers shares in Dongfeng Automobile Donfeng Automobile obtains EU WVTA certificate for its battery electric light truck IAA 2022: DFAC showcases 4 models including EV30 and EV35 DFAC’s Dongfeng Yufeng sub-brand ob...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/13

cy, and reduces charging times. An intelligent thermal management system monitors battery temperature to ensure optimal performance and enhance safety with real-time adjustments. Additionally, HONGQI announced that its EH7 new energy model received the European Union Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EU-WVTA) certificate from Luxembourg's Ministry of Transport (SNCH) at the event. This certification confirms compliance with the latest EU regulations, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/21

ile's LCV plant (XiangYang City, Hubei Province), the plant is being upgraded, former Name: The Automobile Branch of Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (DFAB) - Started operations in 1997. Dongfeng Motor starts building light vehicle intelligent manufacturing site in Hubei Donfeng Automobile obtains EU WVTA certificate for its battery electric light truck DFAC’s Dongfeng Yufeng sub-brand obtains GCC Certification DFM officially launches new Yuf...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/09/19

esented the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Aiways with the certificate for the EU-wide type approval of the Aiways U5 electric vehicle. For the type approval, TÜV Rheinland tested the model in accordance with the requirements of the valid European Framework Directive for Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA). The WVTA certification makes it the first electric vehicle from a Chinese manufacturer that can be sold in the European Union. The approval ma...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/09/11

speed of 70km per hour mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. It has fuel efficiency of 36 km per liter, emitting 66 gm of CO2 per km. The company is still waiting for the Supreme Court's permission to sell quadricycle models in India. Bajaj Qute is the first India-made quadricycle to get the European WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) certification awarded by RDW Netherlands. Bajaj Auto expects to export 10,000 units of the Qute quadricycle in FY 2...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/07/08

tric sedan. Over 100,000 WM Motor intelligent battery electric passenger vehicles have been delivered in about 200 Chinese cities. For overseas expansion, WM Motor has launched various cooperative projects in such regions as the EU, the Middle East, and ASEAN. Some WM Motor models have already been WVTA- and SSTA-certified by the EU, e.g., the WVTA-certified EX5 and the SSTA-certified E5. Established in 2015, Kaixin, formerly Renrenche, is a high...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/14

Donfeng Automobile obtains EU WVTA certificate for its battery electric light truck According to the official website of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, on September 14, Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd., a division that manufactures light commercial vehicles, obtained a European Whole Vehicle Type Approval certificate (WVTA) for its Dongfeng Captain e-Star EV45, an in-house developed battery electric light truck. That means this light truck has met Euro...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/16

JAC Motors gets EU’s Whole Vehicle Type Approval for electric light truck N75EV On September 4, JAC Motors announced that its pure electric light truck N75EV successfully acquired the European Union Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA). This indicated that JAC N75EV successfully won the "Pass" to European high-end markets and can be sold in unlimited quantities in Europe. Due to the technical barriers to Europe increasing year by year, JAC elec...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/05

FOTON obtains EU WVTA certificate for iBlue EV truck On July 26, FOTON Motor Group announced that the FOTON iBlue EV truck was granted a European Whole Vehicle Type Approval certificate (WVTA) by Germany's TÜV Rheinland, a leading independent third-party testing, inspection, and certification organization, also one of the designated technical services for WVTA. It means that FOTON iBlue EV Truck can be exported to EU and non-EU countries and reg...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/01

h Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (Auto Guangzhou 2021). On the same day, XPeng unveiled the new G9 flagship smart SUV for global markets.The G9 is designed for international and Chinese markets, compliant with the C-NCAP and E-NCAP 5-star safety design standards, and the stringent EU WVTA vehicle certification standards. The G9 meets the requirements for EU 3R certification, with a reusability rate of over 85%, and a recyclable rat...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/23

V. The localized Norwegian version of the P7 rolled off XPeng’s production line at its Zhaoqing Smart EV Manufacturing Base in August. The first Norwegian customers are expected to receive their P7s in the fourth quarter of 2021. The P7 received the European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) earlier this year. It is available in 4-Wheel Drive (4WD) high performance and rear-wheel drive (RWD) Super Long-Range version for the Norwegian...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/25

ge (WLTP mode) is 410km for the standard version and 400km for the luxury version. It can be recharged using a 220V household power supply, and in Germany there are about 30,000 public charging piles. Obtained European type approval for U5 ・On September 9, 2019, the Whole Vehicle Type-Approval (WVTA) award ceremony for the Aiways U5 was held in Frankfurt, Germany. According to Aiways Automobile, it has become the first intelligent EV automake...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/04/07

esented the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Aiways with the certificate for the EU-wide type approval of the Aiways U5 electric vehicle. For the type approval, TÜV Rheinland tested the model in accordance with the requirements of the valid European Framework Directive for Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA). The WVTA certification makes it the first electric vehicle from a Chinese manufacturer that can be sold in the European Union. The approval ma...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/17

over 10 foreign countries and regions, including the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Belgium, Israel, Malaysia, Brazil, and the Caribbean region. ▽Export restrictions on the K9 to EU lifted   In January 2013, BYD obtained Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) for the K9 from the European Union (EU). As a result, BYD is permitted to import the K9 and market the model in EU member states. ▽Recent m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2014/11/05

schedules Summary 1. ASEAN Community and unification of automotive regulations 2. Harmonization of vehicle regulations and mutual recognition of approval - Activities of the Automotive Product Working Group (APWG) 3. Future outlook: A shift from ASEAN MRA to ASEAN Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ASEAN-WVTA)  ASEAN is working toward the realization of automotive regulations unification and mutual recognition of their approval (MRA) in 2015. Today, t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2011/10/11

Toward mutual recognition of whole-vehicle type approval A shift from country-based vehicle type approval (N-WVTA) to UN-unified approval (IWVTA) 1. What is an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA)? 2. Summary of IWVTA activities at the United Nations 3. Issues  An automobile must meet many safety and environmental regulations before it can be driven on roads. Motorized countries such as Japan and Europe (EU) have safety and environm...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2011/05/20