Chinanews Client Beijing, December 31st (Zhang Xu) On December 31st, the Ministry of Finance and other four ministries jointly issued the "Notice on Further Improving the Financial Subsidy Policy for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") .
The notice clearly stated that the subsidy standard for new energy vehicles in 2021 will be reduced by 20% on the basis of 2020.
Unlike the 2020 subsidy standard that will be implemented on April 23, the transition period is from April 23, 2020 to July 22, 2020. The notice specifies that the 2021 subsidy standard will be implemented from January 1, 2021, and there is no Transition period.
Data map: In a parking lot in Dadukou, Chongqing, a new energy vehicle is charging at a charging station.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Chao
New energy vehicle subsidies will decline by 20% in 2021
According to the requirements of the notice, in 2021, the new energy vehicle subsidy standard will decline by 20% on the basis of 2020.
Compared with the "Notice on Improving the Fiscal Subsidy Policy for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles" jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and other four ministries on April 23, 2020, the requirements of the two standards for subsidy regression are consistent.
In the 2020 notice, in principle, the maximum annual subsidy scale is about 2 million vehicles.
In the new notice, this quantity requirement was not mentioned.
The notice clarifies the subsidy standards for different types and fields of vehicle products, and provides a basis for the precise implementation of subsidy policies.
In order to promote the electrification of vehicles in public transportation and other fields, the subsidy standard will be in 2020 for vehicles that meet the requirements in urban public transportation, road passenger transportation, rental (including online car-hailing), environmental sanitation, urban logistics and distribution, postal express, civil aviation airports, and party and government agencies. Retreat 10% on an annual basis.
It is worth noting that the notice has added "In order to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the public transportation industry, localities can continue to provide subsidies for the purchase of new energy buses".
Data map: Jiangxi Kema Bailujia Co., Ltd. in the Economic Development Zone of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province is producing pure electric buses in an orderly manner.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
As long as they meet the requirements of the subsidy policy, they can enjoy the subsidy
In recent years, driven by subsidy policies to support the best and strong, China's new energy vehicle technology has improved significantly and the product practicability has been greatly improved.
In order to stabilize the company's R&D and production expectations and support the industry to maintain a good momentum of development, in accordance with the requirements for maintaining overall stability of technical indicators, the purchase subsidy policy in 2021 maintains the technical indicator thresholds such as power battery system energy density, driving range, and energy consumption.
In 2021, new energy vehicles will adopt new test methods and standards, which will affect the technical index values of some vehicle products.
In order to ensure a smooth transition between the new and old standards, the notice proposes that for plug-in hybrid (including extended range) automotive products tested in accordance with the new test method, reasonable technical indicators such as driving range and energy consumption should be set based on the same technical difficulty. Value requirements.
The technical indicator thresholds of other new energy vehicles under the new test method standards shall be governed by Caijian [2020] No. 86 Document.
The notice also clarified that products tested in accordance with the old standards before the release and implementation of the new standards, as long as they meet the technical threshold requirements of the subsidy policy, can enjoy subsidies as required.
Data map: At an exhibition, the domestic electric car Weilai attracted everyone's attention.
Photo by Zhang Hengwei
Further strengthen quality supervision and management
The quality and safety of new energy vehicle products are related to the vital interests of consumers and are an important prerequisite for the healthy and sustainable development of the new energy vehicle industry.
In recent years, the safety and reliability of my country's new energy vehicle products have improved significantly, but safety accidents still occur, and product safety and quality still need to be further improved.
In this regard, the notice proposes to implement the main responsibility for product quality of new energy vehicle manufacturers, and encourage companies to actively carry out defect investigations and voluntary recalls.
According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 27 new energy vehicle fire incidents that have been publicly reported in 2020, and then related car companies have launched vehicle recalls.
For example, in the second half of 2020, Weimar Motors had 4 fire incidents within 35 days.
On September 23, a Weimar EX5 in Wenzhou spontaneously ignited; on October 5, a Weimar EX5 parked on the side of the road in Shaowu, Fujian spontaneously ignited; in the early morning of October 13, a Weimar EX5 spontaneously ignited while charging. The vehicle burned badly.
On the evening of October 27, a Weimar electric vehicle caught fire in the North Fourth Ring Institute of Mechanics, Haidian District, Beijing.
On October 28, Weimar Motors announced its vehicle recall plan.
But after the recall, Weimar's sales rose instead of falling.
Weimar Motors sold a total of 3,018 vehicles in November, a year-on-year increase of 174.6%. Since the beginning of this year, Weimar Motors sales have achieved a month-on-month increase for 9 consecutive months.
Weimar announced its recall plan.
Picture from Weimar Motors official Weibo
Regarding the significance of automobile recalls, Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the Federation of Passenger Transport Associations, said that automobile product recalls are the process by which manufacturers eliminate defects in their products in accordance with legal requirements and procedures.
The increasing frequency of recalls in recent years indicates that car companies have further strengthened quality control, and the recall system has become a mature mechanism for solving automotive product defects.
The notice clearly stated that if the safety management system of the production enterprise is not in place and causes a major accident and is administratively dealt with and punished by the competent authority, if the product is known to have quality problems and does not voluntarily recall, causing a major accident, or if the recall is ordered by the competent authority, it will be suspended or cancelled depending on the extent. Measures such as recommending a catalog of models and suspending or canceling financial subsidies.
How to implement it in place?
The notice stated, “Promote the establishment of a cross-departmental information sharing and supervision mechanism, strengthen the supervision of the entire process of new energy vehicle production, sales, operation, and scrapping, and conduct cross-departmental joint investigations on fires and major safety accidents.”
Resolutely curb the chaos of blind investment in new energy vehicles
The new energy vehicle market in 2020 is not calm, and many new energy vehicle companies that have not produced energy have left the market sadly.
Regarding the illegal construction of new energy vehicles, notification requirements are required to strengthen the management of automobile investment projects and production access, strictly control the increase, optimize the stock, and strictly implement the normative requirements of new enterprises and expansion projects.
On November 7, 2020, Shanghai, visitors learn about new energy vehicles at the Auto Exhibition Area of the CIIE.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin
The notice emphasized that it should increase the exit of zombie companies, encourage the merger and reorganization of superior companies, and make them bigger and stronger, resolutely curb the chaos of blind investment and illegal construction of new energy vehicles, and promote the industry to fully utilize production capacity, have a solid industrial foundation, and improve supporting systems. Regions and companies with obvious competitive advantages gather to continuously increase capacity utilization rate and industrial concentration.
"The number of new energy passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle companies in a single declaration for purchase subsidy liquidation vehicles should reach 10,000 and 1,000, respectively."
In other words, the annual sales volume of new energy passenger vehicles for auto companies must exceed 10,000 in order to receive subsidies in time.
According to the sales ranking in the first 11 months of 2020, the highest sales among the new domestic car manufacturers are Weilai (37870), Ideal (26498), Xiaopeng (20586), and Weimar (19907).
However, the three new car manufacturers, Byton, Bojun, and Sailin, were not able to produce. They were caught in financial difficulties and left the stage sadly.
In addition to these brands, there are many new energy vehicle companies that "make PPT cars" struggling.
Zhang Xiang, an automobile expert from the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that if the annual sales volume does not reach 10,000, the subsidy will be postponed.
The country also hopes that auto companies that have not reached the scale will automatically close their doors to promote the healthy development of the industry.
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