On November 17th, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) officially interpreted the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Management of Used Car Exports" jointly issued by four ministries and commissions (Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, and General Administration of Customs), clarifying that the core of the new policy is to curb the chaos of exporting new cars in the name of used cars and promote the standardized development of the industry. It is reported that the new policy will be implemented from January 1, 2026. For exported vehicles registered for less than 180 days, a "After-sales Maintenance Service Confirmation" issued by the production enterprise is required. Those who fail to provide it will not be issued an export license. This measure accurately cracks down on speculative behaviors of disguising new cars as used cars for export.

Experts from CAAM pointed out that the new policy has also established a dynamic enterprise management mechanism of "negative list + credit evaluation", implementing exit management for enterprises that are repeatedly dishonest and fail to fulfill quality assurance obligations to prevent "reappearance with a new shell". For the export of modified vehicles, the new policy requires the provision of authenticity certification materials and compliance with national certification standards to eliminate the evasion of supervision in the name of "modification". In addition, the new policy encourages enterprises to establish service systems overseas and explore "one-stop" export services, promoting the transformation of used car exports from "scale growth" to "quality improvement". Data shows that China's used car exports increased by more than 60% year-on-year in 2024, and the implementation of the new policy will further consolidate the global reputation of China's automobile exports.