China MOFCOM: Stimulates Auto After-Sales
China's Commerce Ministry announces measures to stimulate the automotive after-sales market, including support for automobile modification, maintenance, and motor racing
Measures include for automobile modification, maintenance and motor racing - - To support the integration and upgrading of the car rental industry. - - To enhance the supply capacity for car rentals - - - To support localities in optimizing policies for RV road traffic management.
Simplify the approval process for RV campsite land. - - To establish and improve the vehicle modification management system -.
Formulate policy documents to promote the development of the automotive modification market, clarify the implementation of graded and categorized management for vehicle modification, determine the list of modification projects, and improve management requirements for vehicle inspection and change registration. - - - To improve the automotive modification standards system. - Research and establish a sub-technical committee for automotive modification under the National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee, sort out the list of standards to be drafted and revised, accelerate the formulation of a batch of national standards, and research and formulate automotive modification parts and modification technical specifications. - - - To enhance the high-quality supply capacity of the modification industry. - Research and establish an access permit system for modified auto parts.
Research and improve the CCC certification system for auto parts, and strengthen supervision of product quality, safety, and environmental protection.
Increase training and management of professional technical talents in automotive modification, and encourage technical interaction between automotive racing institutions and civilian car modification enterprises.
Optimize services related to compulsory motor vehicle traffic accident liability insurance and commercial insurance, and support the standardized development of automobile modification. - - - Leveraging regional cultural and tourism resources, encourage the construction of high-standard, multifunctional RV campsites along scenic routes and suburban areas, and improve supporting services such as maintenance and supply, water and electricity support, medical rescue, and dining and accommodation. - - To - improve management measures for traditional classic vehicles. - Detailed rules and operating standards for traditional classic vehicle certification are formulated in accordance with the "General Requirements for Traditional Classic Vehicles" (GB/T 45194-2024), and certification work is carried out for qualified traditional classic vehicles.
Support relevant pilot cities for automobile circulation and consumption reform to explore and carry out traditional classic car trade, circulation transactions, exhibitions and displays, and conditional road operation businesses, and formulate and improve supporting policies, measures, and regulatory mechanisms. - - To enrich the usage scenarios of traditional classic cars. - - - To improve and perfect the motor vehicle maintenance credit management system, supporting automobile dealers and repair enterprises - - - Automobile manufacturers should enrich new energy vehicle repair channels and parts supply channels, - - To Increase support for insurance services. - - To actively develop automobile racing sports; - Build a multi-level automotive racing system - -link: - - - ** Note: it follows a months-long push to support auto circulation and consumption after weak early-2026 demand, subsidy normalization and price-war pressure; Morgan Stanley reportedly expected China auto sales to fall about 3% in 2026, while Caixin reported the slump could last into H2 2026. - - China had already extended consumer trade-in programs, which generated over CNY500B of sales by mid-April, underscoring policy continuity. - - - **Reminder earlier: (EU) EU27 May New Car Registrations: 3.2% v 5.1% prior - - BYD +159% y/y - - Leapmotor +447% y/y