Stringent new fuel efficiency regulations for passenger vehicles released last month by the Chinese government could put more pressure on indigenous carmakers, according to industry observers.
The new regulation will adopt a similar approach to those used in the US and Europe, limiting average fuel consumption for a carmaker’s entire fleet. Current measurements cover the fuel economy of each model.
Released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other departments, the new regulation will take effect in May.
The goal is to reduce average passenger vehicle fuel consumption in China to 6.9 liters per 100 km by 2015.
Taking product planning and model cycles into consideration, the standard will be flexible in the transitional period to 2014, the MIIT said in an explanatory note .
It said that the criteria for last year is allowed to be 9 percent more than the 2015 target, which is about 7.5 liters every 100 km. For this year, the limit is 6 percent more than the 2015 goal, and in 2014, 3 percent above the final target.
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