April and May Automobile Industry Policy Inventory: Promoting Smart Manufacturing Pilots; Upgrading New Energy Vehicle Doors

According to incomplete statistics of Yiyi Automobile, 16 automobile industry policies were issued in many places in April, including 3 related fields, 9 smart manufacturing fields, and 1 auto-pilot, auto sales, auto parts, and intelligent network.

On April 4, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Catalogue of New Energy Vehicle Models Exempt from Vehicle Purchase Taxes" announcement. According to the announcement, a total of 1,882 models with no production or import volume as of the end of March 2018, after being included in the Catalogue before January 1, 2017, are to be withdrawn from the Catalogue.

On April 9, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on the recommendation for launching the 2018 Smart Manufacturing Pilot Demonstration Project. On the same day, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also publicized the annual report on the average fuel consumption of passenger vehicles in 2017 and the implementation status of new energy vehicle points.

On April 11, the three ministries and commissions issued a national road test management code, which includes the specific contents of the "Intelligent Networked Vehicle Road Test Management Regulations" (Trial) and the smart gridlink automotive autopilot testing program. The specification requires that the test subject, test driver, and test vehicle should meet the conditions; the test vehicle should be fully tested in a specific area such as a closed road or site; the conduct of the test should be in compliance with the national industry-related standards, and the provincial and municipal governments should issue it. The test requirements and the test subject's test and evaluation procedures.

At the local level, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Zhengzhou have issued policies covering areas such as new energy vehicles, smart manufacturing, and autonomous driving. The contents include the recommendation of the pilot project for smart manufacturing in 2018; the notification on the application of municipal financial subsidies for the application of new energy vehicles; and the smart manufacturing system solutions. The release of a series of smart manufacturing policies shows that the country attaches importance to the development of smart manufacturing, and the smart manufacturing industry has become one of the major driving forces and trends in China's manufacturing industry.

The development of new energy vehicles is a common goal of the automotive industry in the world. With the encouragement of many positive policies, the market for new energy vehicles in China is rapidly developing and it is expected to reach the demand of 2 million vehicles by 2020. The government is also beginning to study new incentive policies to promote the development of China's new energy vehicles in the direction of smart gridlinks and look forward to moving from a big car country to a car power.

In May, a total of 10 auto industry policies were issued, 3 policies were issued at the national level, and 7 were introduced at the local level. New energy vehicles (4 items) and smart manufacturing (3 items) were still the key areas for policy issuance. In addition, the adjustment of auto tariffs and the release of the catalog of new energy vehicles exempted from purchase tax models also attracted everyone's attention.

On May 22, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued an announcement on reducing the import tariffs on autos and auto parts. Starting from July 1, 2018, the tariffs on vehicles for vehicles with tax rates of 25% and 20% respectively will be reduced to 15%, and the tax reduction rates will be 40% and 25% respectively; the tax rates will be 8%, 10% and 15% respectively. %, 20%, 25% of auto parts tariffs fell to 6%, and the average tax reduction rate was 46%.

After the tax reduction, the average tax rate for China's auto vehicles is 13.8%, and the average tax rate for parts and components is 6%. The reduction in automobile import tariffs this time is an important measure for China to further expand its opening to the outside world, and it is expected to significantly increase the sales of imported vehicles.

On May 24th, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a regulation entitled “Regulations on the Investment Management of the Automotive Industry (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)”. According to the statement in the investment management regulations, the stage for soliciting opinions has ended, and official documents will be published in 2018. release. This document can be regarded as the third edition of China's "Automobile Industry Development Policy" following the 1994 and 2004 "Automotive Industry Development Policy."

The contents of the documents mainly include:

1. Improve access standards for investment projects in the automotive industry and strengthen post-event supervision;

2. Make clear provisions on the ban on fuel investment projects;

3. For the existing auto companies to expand the production capacity of fuel vehicles, Article 11 of the “Draft for Soliciting Opinions” has also made more stringent requirements, including “the utilization rate of auto production capacity in the previous two years was higher than the average level of the whole industry; The two annual new energy vehicle production ratios are higher than the average level of the entire industry, including six specific terms;

It can thus be seen that for traditional fuel vehicles, the state gives traditional car companies greater opportunities and support.

4. Support social capital and enterprises with strong technical capabilities to invest in R&D and industrialization of new energy vehicles, smart cars, energy-saving vehicles, and key components; support state-owned auto companies and private auto companies in carrying out mixed-ownership reforms; Build a world-class automotive enterprise group;

5. The qualification requirements for the newly-built independent pure electric vehicle enterprises shall be clarified. The regulations emphasize that the automobile complete vehicle companies, parts and components companies, design and R&D enterprises, and overseas enterprises can all become major shareholders.

In recent years, the development of new energy vehicles has been rapid and there are many companies in the new energy vehicle market. However, problems such as low capacity utilization, fraudulent subsidies, and misappropriation of funds have emerged in an endless stream. Geely Automobile Chairman

It has been stated that there is an unfair problem in the distribution of new energy vehicle production qualifications.

It is worth noting that the document mentions: “Regulations on the Management of Newly-built Pure Electric Passenger Vehicles” promulgated by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2015, and “Opinions on Improving the Management of Automotive Investment Projects” issued by the Development and Reform Commission in 2017, and the 2004 “Development and Reform Commission’s” The Automobile Industry Development Policy will be abolished since the implementation of the new policy for industrial investment. This means that after the introduction of the investment management regulations, traditional cars and new energy vehicles will be uniformly managed, and the entry threshold for new energy will be improved.

Insiders pointed out that the purpose of this provision is very clear, that is, to strictly control the fuel vehicle production capacity, allowing companies to focus on the development of new energy vehicles. What is certain is that companies that want to gain a foothold in the field must come up with products that are of high quality and are popular with the market. Policy is the lifeline of industrial development. The issuance of policies is only the first step, and it must have sufficient execution power to promote the high-quality and sustainable development of the auto industry under the policy opening.