China’s MIIT announces auto standards upgrade and credit policy optimization
On September 19-20, 2026, China’s MIIT Chief Engineer Wang Weiming announced at the TEDA International Forum a special action to upgrade automotive standards, optimize NEV credit management, and establish a digital identity system for power batteries. The ministry also pledged to regulate industry competition, rectify online chaos, and ensure product consistency and safety baselines, signaling continued government intervention to guide industrial upgrading.
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China's MIIT Says It Will Further Optimize Auto Industry Management and Regulate Competition
On September 20, a relevant official from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that the country will further optimize automotive industry management and deepen regulation of industrial competition. Speaking at the 2026 International Forum on China's Automotive Industry Development, the MIIT official acknowledged that while the competitive order in the domestic auto market has improved, irrational competition still persists. To address this, China will advance actions to ensure product production consistency and quality improvement, firmly uphold product safety baselines, and implement special campaigns to upgrade automotive standards. The official emphasized that these measures aim to fully leverage the role of standards in guiding industrial upgrading. The statement signals continued government intervention in the automotive sector to curb excessive or unfair competition and promote higher-quality development.
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On September 20, officials from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced at the 2026 International Forum on China's Automotive Industry Development that the country will further optimize management in the automotive industry and deeply regulate the competitive order within the sector. The officials acknowledged that while the competitive order in the domestic automotive market has improved, irrational competition still persists. In the next phase, China will refine industry management, advance initiatives to ensure consistency between production samples and mass-produced products, improve quality, and firmly uphold the baseline for product safety. Additionally, a special action plan to upgrade automotive standards will be implemented, fully leveraging the role of standards in driving industrial upgrading. The statement was reported by CCTV News and summarized by Jin10 Data.
China MIIT Official Announces Special Action to Upgrade Automotive Standards
Wang Weiming, Chief Engineer of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), announced at the 2026 China Automotive Industry Development (TEDA) International Forum on September 19 that the MIIT will launch a special action to upgrade automotive standards. He stated that China's automotive industry has entered a critical period of quality improvement and transformation. The MIIT plans to optimize industry management, advance product consistency and quality assurance actions, safeguard product safety baselines, and fully leverage standards to guide industrial upgrades. Additional measures include optimizing credit point management policies, establishing a digital identity system for power batteries, ensuring effective implementation of payment term optimization measures, conducting regular rectification of online chaos, and standardizing competitive order within the industry. The announcement was reported by Cailian Press reporter Xu Hao.
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China's MIIT Official Wang Weiming Announces Auto Standards Upgrade, EV Credit Policy Optimization
Wang Weiming, Chief Engineer of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), announced at the 2026 China Automotive Industry Development (TEDA) International Forum that the ministry will launch a special action to upgrade automotive standards. The initiative aims to strengthen product consistency and quality, ensure safety, and leverage standards to guide industrial upgrading. Wang also stated that the ministry will optimize the new energy vehicle (NEV) credit management policy and establish a digital ID system for power batteries. Additionally, he emphasized the need to normalize efforts to clean up online chaos and regulate industry competition with a 'nail-spirit' approach. The remarks were reported by Securities Times and relayed by Cailianshe on September 19.
Read sourceMIIT Chief Engineer Calls for Auto Industry Management Optimization and Safety Baseline Upholding
Wang Weiming, Chief Engineer of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), speaking at the 2026 China Automotive Industry Development (TEDA) International Forum, outlined a series of measures to optimize automotive industry management. He emphasized deepening actions to ensure product manufacturing consistency and improve quality, firmly upholding the baseline for product safety. Wang called for implementing special campaigns to upgrade automotive standards and fully leveraging standards to lead industrial upgrading. He also advocated for optimizing credit point management policies, establishing a digital identity system for power batteries, and ensuring effective implementation of these optimization efforts. Additionally, Wang stressed the need to carry out regular rectification of online chaos and regulate industry competition order with a 'nail-driving' spirit of perseverance. The remarks were reported by Securities Times.
MIIT Chief Engineer Announces Special Action to Upgrade Automotive Standards and Optimize Credit Policies
On September 19, Wang Weiming, Chief Engineer of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), announced at the 2026 China Automotive Industry Development (TEDA) International Forum that the ministry will implement a special action plan to upgrade automotive standards, aiming to guide industrial upgrading. He also stated that credit management policies will be optimized, a digital identity system for power batteries will be established, and implementation of these measures will be closely monitored. Wang emphasized deepening efforts to ensure product consistency in manufacturing and improve quality, firmly safeguarding the baseline for product safety. He added that regular rectification of online chaos will continue, with an unwavering commitment to standardizing competitive order within the industry. The remarks signal Beijing's ongoing push to regulate and upgrade its automotive sector.
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