Interpreting the Top Ten New Deal of China's Automotive Industry in 2012

In 2011, the domestic automobile market was very much influenced by the policies. Under the guidance of the national macroeconomic policies, the automobile industry related policies also shifted from promoting automobile consumption to encouraging the advancement of automobile technology. In 2012, the “adjustment” year of the auto market will be accompanied by many laws and regulations of the automobile industry. Some industry standards and regulations in the state of seeking opinions will be formally promulgated, becoming a hot spot in the auto industry policy and affecting the trend of the auto market this year. .

Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Implementation of the Tax Code

On February 25, 2011, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Taxation of Vehicles and Vehicles" was enacted on January 1, 2012. The “Tax Boat Tax Law” uses the displacement as a basis for taxation of passenger vehicles, and increases the incentives for energy conservation and the use of new energy sources for the reduction or exemption of taxes on vehicles and boats. For passenger vehicles with a displacement of 2.0 litres or less, the tax rate will be appropriately reduced or maintained; for a medium-displacement vehicle with 2.0 to 2.5 liters (inclusive), the tax amount will be adjusted higher than the current tax rate. For vehicles with a displacement of more than 2.5 liters, the tax amount has been greatly increased. Embodies the policy direction of automobile consumption, energy conservation and emission reduction.

On December 5, 2011, the State Council issued the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Tax Law of the People's Republic of China on Vehicles and Vehicles," which will come into effect on January 1, 2012. The "Regulations" details the scope of taxable vehicles, stipulates the specific applicable tax for motorized ships and yachts, and details the provisions for tax incentives. Vehicles that use energy to save energy and use new energy may be exempted or reduced by half. The specific scope will be formulated by the departments of finance and taxation and reported to the State Council for approval.

Guidelines for Air Quality Assessment in Passenger Cars

On October 27, 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine jointly issued the recommended national standards for the Guideline for the Evaluation of Air Quality in Passenger Cars, and implemented it on March 1, 2012. The standard stipulates the concentration requirements of benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, etc. in the air in the vehicle, and is mainly applicable to the sales of new production vehicles. The vehicles in use can also be used as reference. Prior to this, the Guidelines for Air Quality Assessment in Passenger Cars released a draft for consultation in 2009. The content of this formal release is basically the same as the draft for consultation, especially regarding pollutant indicators and limit values.

It is understood that the European and U.S. manufacturers involved in the in-car air quality inspection equipment have entered China in these two years, but the car companies that purchase the equipment are only able to meet the regulations of overseas markets when the vehicles are exported. When the vehicles are sold in the domestic market, there are few manufacturers. Publicity, consumers can not scientifically judge. The introduction of this policy will allow Chinese consumers and car companies to have standards that can be used to facilitate the resolution of air quality disputes in cars.

New Energy Vehicles or Dialing Clouds On December 27, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the official website, and the four national standards for charging interfaces and communication protocols for electric vehicles have been approved recently and will be implemented on March 1, 2012. These four national standards will provide important technical and standard support for the construction of electric vehicle infrastructure, which will be of great significance in improving the standard system of new energy vehicles in China, promoting pilot demonstration of new energy vehicles, and promoting the coordinated development of China's new energy vehicles. In addition, at present, there are three incentive policies for the promotion of energy-saving and new energy vehicles in the country. The first is to carry out pilot demonstrations of energy-saving and new energy vehicles. The second is to launch pilot private subsidies for new energy vehicles in five pilot cities. The third is to give consumers a one-time fixed amount of subsidies for purchasing energy-saving products and benefiting people's projects.

In 2012, all three policies will continue to be implemented and will be further deepened. On September 8, 2011, ten ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Internationalization of Strategic Emerging Industries. Among them, the focus of internationalization promotion includes the new energy automotive industry, and it is estimated that the implementation details will be issued in 2012. At the same time, the "Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2011-2020)" will be issued.

Self-owned brand car companies received strong support On December 29, 2011, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce announced the “Foreign Investment Industry Guidance Catalogue (Revised in 2011)” to remove the entire automobile manufacturing item from the encouraged category. In response, the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission believes that “China's vehicle manufacturing capacity is already very strong. Whether it is a joint venture or a wholly-owned enterprise, the production capacity of the vehicle has greatly improved, and the annual output of domestic automobile manufacturers has reached 18 million vehicles, ranking among the top in the world, have become the largest market for automobile production and consumption.In particular, the faster growth of domestic self-owned brands also makes the space for foreign investment to play a relatively limited role, and the elimination of auto manufacturing from encouraged categories is also a consideration. To encourage better development of domestic enterprises.

It is understood that according to the new "Automotive Industry Development Policy", the entry threshold for foreign investment projects has been increased, including the requirement that new passenger car projects must have matching engine production, and continue to insist on the limitation of 50% of the foreign investment in the entire vehicle project. At the same time, it standardized the identification of automotive products and further protected and supported the development of auto brands.

The standards for energy-saving and emission-reduction are further enhanced by the information released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The third phase of the fuel consumption target value standard will be implemented on January 1, 2012. Since this year is the lead-in period, the fuel consumption target is 6.9 liters/hundred kilometres. Through the promotion of more than one year of energy-saving vehicles, the proportion of newly-manufactured passenger vehicles with a capacity of 1.6 liters or less that has reached the third-phase fuel consumption target value standard (6.9 liters/hundred kilometers) has exceeded 60% in advance. The energy-saving vehicle subsidy policy has significantly accelerated the progress of the three-phase fuel consumption target with better results. The future fuel consumption policy will be an important policy for the auto market.

In addition, several standards for energy-saving and emission-reduction of automobiles have been solicited for comments in 2011, and these standards may be officially released in 2012. There are:

On March 7, 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection requested opinions on the national environmental protection standard "Limit and Limitation of Light-duty Vehicle Pollutant Emissions (China's Fifth Stage)" (Draft for Comment).

On March 31, 2010, the Ministry of Environmental Protection sought opinions on the national environmental protection standard "Measurement Method for Environmental Impact Index of Light Vehicles".

On October 21, 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology solicited opinions on the industry standard for “Limits on Fuel Consumption of Heavy-duty Commercial Vehicles (Phase 1)” (Draft for Comment).

At present, China has not released a test method for the fuel consumption of heavy-duty commercial vehicles with a weight of more than 3.5 tons and national standards for the limits. Based on the official release of the industry standards, the next step is to formulate a national standard for the fuel consumption of heavy commercial vehicles.

The export development plan is to be completed on July 7, 2011. The 11 ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Sustainable and Healthy Development of Exports of Electromechanical Products during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period", which directly involves three aspects of the automotive industry:

First, the automotive industry was included in 25 key industries. Encourage 100 leading companies in 25 key industries to establish a sound overseas marketing network and after-sales service system.

Second, speed up the construction of export bases. We will continue to focus on the construction of auto and auto parts export bases, make full use of existing funding policies, and support export bases in setting up public service platforms such as technology research and development, information services, product certification, inspection and testing.

Third, establish an effective mechanism to regulate the export market order. In accordance with the principles of "government guidance, coordination of chambers of commerce, and self-discipline of enterprises", we will improve the methods for regulating the export order of automobiles and motorcycles.

Therefore, in accordance with the above requirements, the relevant national ministries and commissions must formulate and issue the "Automobile Industry Export Development Plan" in 2012, revise the "Regulations on the Regulation of Auto Export Order" and implement the four development goals set forth in the "Opinions".

Looking at the 2011 auto sales data, it is unrealistic for the Chinese auto industry to rely on exports to save the future. However, at present, only about 4% of the export ratio, auto exports still have a lot of space to tap.

Car Three Guarantees is expected to be introduced on October 26, 2011, the concern of the "home automotive product repair, replacement, return responsibility regulations (car three bag package) legislative hearings held in the AQSIQ, all parties are on the car "three The package “Consultation Draft expressed support, but there are still controversies regarding the technical details regarding the replacement and return responsibility and the specific details of the operability. According to Liu Zhaobin, Director of the Department of Regulations of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ), the exact timetable is not set for the introduction of the “Three Guarantees” vehicle, but it will “swiftly modify” and “promptly introduce” after absorbing reasonable opinions and suggestions from all parties. Manufacturers, sellers and repairers have a transition period.

It is expected that in 2012, the “Repair Regulations for the Repair, Replacement, and Return of Household Automobile Products”, which has already passed the hearing process, is expected to be issued; it will have an important impact on the auto market this year, especially for the aftermarket. For production companies, further regulating the after-sales service framework and improving after-sales service channels will have an important impact. For consumers, the cost of rights protection may be reduced.

In addition, on the one hand, the introduction of automobile three-bag method will be a test of its own, because the automobile as a complex internal large-scale consumer goods has its particularity, the automobile three-bag method needs to be considered as comprehensive, if implemented, future estimates also need to be carried out Repair and adjustment; On the other hand, the automobile three-bag method will be a common test for auto companies, distributors and consumers, how the manufacturers will be brave enough to bear, how businesses will not be exposed to splints, and consumers need to run in if they want to safeguard their rights.

The entry threshold for auto companies is set On November 16, 2011, the Industrial Policy Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Regulations for the Management of Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises and Products Access”. It is reported that the issuance of the "Rules" is a further improvement of the road motor vehicle manufacturing enterprises and product access management construction. The policy will be implemented starting from January 1, 2012.

In terms of access conditions and management of passenger car manufacturers, the "Rules" have increased the requirements. The investment projects of passenger vehicle manufacturing enterprises shall, in accordance with the “Automobile Industry Development Policy” and the relevant state investment management regulations, go through the project approval or filing formalities before the project construction can be completed. Specifically, it is required to comply with relevant national laws, regulations, rules, and national industrial policies, macro-control policies, have a certain scale and necessary production capacity and conditions, have the necessary product design and development capabilities, and produce products that meet relevant national standards. And regulations, have the ability to ensure product consistency, have product marketing and after-sales service capabilities.

The “rules” also clearly stipulates the entry of passenger car products: Passenger car products comply with the relevant standards for safety, environmental protection, energy saving, anti-theft and other related standards; passenger car products are qualified by testing agencies designated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; passenger car products Did not infringe the intellectual property rights

Establishing a unified motor vehicle production enterprise and motor vehicle access management system has always been the reform direction of China's auto companies and product access management. People in the industry believe that the issuance of the “Regulations” marks that the access threshold for the passenger vehicle industry will be improved and the industry is actively moving towards the goal of upgrading and restructuring. The new rules have raised the threshold for entry of industrial capital and have high requirements for products and companies. This policy is expected to curb the current trend of independent brands entering the passenger car industry blindly.

It is more convenient for second-hand car transfers to be carried out. According to the regulations of the “Administrative Measures on Collection of Vehicle Purchase Taxes” recently revised by the State Administration of Taxation, starting from January 1, 2012, the transfer, transfer, and change of vehicle purchase tax in used car transactions will be completely cancelled. Field inspection scope. This move will greatly ease the transaction procedures of used cars and promote the prosperity and development of the used car market.

The original regulations require that when a vehicle is transferred, transferred, or changed in the course of a used-car transaction, the owner of the vehicle must go to the taxation authority to handle the corresponding transfer of vehicle purchase tax, in addition to the procedures for vehicle changes at the public security vehicle management department. , transfer procedures, change procedures, complicated procedures and a large amount of information make it necessary for car buyers to run back and forth for several trips and days to fully operate. Now that the transfer, transfer, and cancellation procedures have been canceled, the procedures for second-hand car transactions are large. For the sake of simplicity, the burden on taxpayers has been reduced.

The school bus safety standards have been issued to strengthen the safety management of school buses and to ensure the safety of passengers and students. The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council promulgated the “Regulations on School Bus Safety (Draft for Comment)” on December 11, 2011. It seeks opinions from various sectors of society and provides The local governments at or above the level should take measures to develop public transportation, rationally plan and set up public transportation routes and stations, and provide convenience for students who need to go to school.

December 27 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on the "school bus safety technical conditions", "school bus seat system and its vehicle mounting strength," "children school bus safety technical conditions", "baby school bus seat system and its vehicle mounting strength 》The four mandatory national standards were publicly solicited for comments. The new standard clearly stipulates the structure of the bus body, the appearance of the school bus, the quality of the loading, etc. The principle of development is all about “safety” and highlights safety. Among them, a number of new regulations refer to American school bus standards and European passenger car standards. The new standards are all about “safety”, highlight safety, and do not reflect content that has nothing to do with safety; standards are referenced to US federal school bus safety standards and US state school bus regulations, and European passenger car standards, while considering that China is more complex than abroad. The use of roads should be formulated to meet the school bus standards with Chinese characteristics.