Auto & Transportation

On August 26, the State Administration for Market Regulation website reported that the State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued the "Announcement on Regulating Testing Charges for New Energy Vehicles". Spot checks were conducted on the vehicle inspection fees in 11 cities including Hangzhou, Jinan, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, Kunming, and Jiujiang. It was found that some cities did not specify specific service items and The charging standard is to pack the “exhaust gas inspection fee” that should not be charged into the annual inspection fee and collect it.

General Administration of Market Supervision: Standardize New Energy Vehicle Testing Charges

The announcement made it clear that all motor vehicle inspection agencies must strictly follow the "Price Law" and "Regulations on the Implementation of Clearly Marked Prices for Goods and Services" and other relevant regulations to regulate price charging. For services that can be decomposed into multiple items and standards, each item and standard should be clearly marked, and mixed pricing or bundling sales are prohibited. For motor vehicle inspections that do not distinguish between environmental protection inspections, safety inspections, and other specific service items, but take the form of package fees, "Buy it Now" and other forms of charging, it is a bundled sale and violates the relevant regulations on clearly marked prices. (Compilation/Car House Geng Yuan)

Announcement of the State Administration of Market Supervision on Regulating Testing Charges for New Energy Vehicles

The Party Central Committee clearly requires "support for the accelerated development of new energy vehicles." With the continuous growth of the new energy vehicle market and the growing demand for testing services, optimizing the design of testing items and standardizing vehicle testing fees have become important factors to promote the development of new energy vehicles. Recently, the State Administration of Market Supervision has organized a survey of motor vehicle inspection fees in 11 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Jinan, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, Kunming, and Jiujiang. Sampling inspections revealed that some cities did not specify specific service items and charging standards in the pure electric vehicle inspection fees, and the "exhaust gas inspection fees" that should not be collected were packaged into the annual inspection fee and collected. In order to implement the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee, standardize new energy vehicle inspection fees, maintain the order of the motor vehicle inspection service market, and reduce the burden on the masses, the relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1. All motor vehicle inspection agencies shall strictly follow the "Price Law" and "Regulations on the Implementation of Clearly Marked Prices for Goods and Services" and other relevant provisions to regulate price charging. For services that can be decomposed into multiple items and standards, each item and standard should be clearly marked, and mixed pricing or bundling sales are prohibited. For motor vehicle inspections that do not distinguish between environmental protection inspections, safety inspections, and other specific service items, but take the form of package fees, "Buy it Now" and other forms of charging, it is a bundled sale and violates the relevant regulations on clearly marked prices.

2. According to the structural characteristics of new energy vehicles, each motor vehicle testing agency shall set up real and reasonable testing fee items, specify the service content, and ensure that the prices are clearly marked and operate with integrity, and shall not charge fees for services that have not been truly provided.

3. The market supervision department should strengthen the supervision and inspection of motor vehicle inspection and inspection charges, and strictly investigate and deal with price-raising, price collusion, and unclear price marking.

4. Industry associations should increase guidance, give full play to the role of policy publicity, communication and coordination, guidance and guidance, and strengthen industry self-discipline.

5. Encourage and support the masses to actively supervise price violations, and promptly complain and report through the national 12315 platform or hotline.