"The automobile fuel consumption is no longer determined by the manufacturers." The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which led the entire new listing process, formally solicited opinions from all parties last week on the "Management Regulations for Fuel Consumption of Light Vehicles" (hereinafter referred to as "Mark Management"). The unified testing of fuel consumption data will become one of the data that must be publicized by car dealers. According to the management regulations, the fuel consumption of passenger vehicles will be formally implemented on January 1 next year.

Fuel consumption logo has been "regular"

It is understood that automobile manufacturers and imported car dealers within the People's Republic of China that have obtained production licenses for automobile products, are included in the “Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products Announcement” or have obtained import licenses for automobile products shall comply with GB22757-2008 “Light Vehicles”. "Identification of fuel consumption" requires that the fuel consumption of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with maximum design mass not exceeding 3.5 tons, which are imported or newly produced and sold in China, can be burned with gasoline or diesel fuel. Marked. Automobile manufacturers or import car dealers should ensure that their automobile products must be affixed with the "Automotive Fuel Consumption Identification".

The scope of the label specifically mentions the energy types—gasoline and diesel, and is a passenger and light commercial vehicle with a total mass of no more than 3.5 tons. This broadly defines the model category, focusing on microfabrics, cars, SUVs, MPVs, etc. Family, corporate business-driven models. In other words, the fuel consumption identification of each class of vehicle has been followed.

Promote manufacturers to improve engine performance

“The domestic consumer car purchase standard is more inclined to large cars and high configuration, while the performance and fuel consumption of the engine are difficult to judge on their own. The manufacturer’s announced fuel consumption is ideal, and the salesman will tell you and the actual situation.” Yang Hui, general manager of Landwind Automobile Sales Co., Ltd., said that the fuel consumption of the automobile fuel-saving competition held in simulating actual vehicle conditions was unbelievably low. The unification of unified fuel consumption classification undoubtedly opened the way for consumers to see the automobile. Engine performance.

Yang Hui pointed out that in the country's promotion of energy-saving emission reduction under the general situation, the state raised the threshold of energy-saving environmental protection models, set a standard specification, forcing manufacturers to play a subjective initiative to enhance technology and transform the engine. In the long run, it will be beneficial to consumers, but at the same time it will also enhance the quality of independent brands and help them to go abroad as soon as possible.

Industry perspective

High management costs or impact on implementation feasibility

Unlike electric vehicles, many factors can affect vehicle fuel consumption, such as driving habits, road conditions, and climate. Although the provisions of the scope, but such a range is also very large, "at least 20,000 kinds of categories can be separated, in order to classify each category, light experiments will take a long time." Zhongshan Beverly Automobile According to the person in charge of the Promotion Department of Service Co., Ltd., "The possibility of implementation next year is too small."

“China’s management of vehicle classification is not perfect. It is even more graded and more difficult to manage. Whoever manages the errors and who is responsible for them are all problems.” There are also industry insiders who point out that companies are very supportive of energy efficiency in cars. The labeling system mostly agrees with the publicly-reported values ​​without classification, but it wants to allow companies to publish the vehicle configuration and parameters that affect fuel consumption on the logo.