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Carmakers Lobby China to Ease EV Quotas
Four automotive trade groups have petitioned China’s central government to delay its plan to impose aggressive sales quotas for electrified vehicles beginning next year.
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Four automotive trade groups have petitioned China’s central government to delay its plan to impose aggressive sales quotas for electrified vehicles beginning next year.
In a letter to the Minister of Industry and Information Technology last month, the groups agree with the overall intent of the quotas but ask for six modifications to the plan, according to Wirtschaftswoche. The letter is signed by the American Automotive Policy Council, European Automobile Manufacturers Assn., Japan Automobile Manufacturers Assn. and Korea Automobile Manufacturers Assn.
Under the government plan, carmakers must generate “green vehicle” credits equal to 8% of sales in 2018, 10% in 2019 and 12% in 2020. The value of the credit depends upon whether vehicles are equipped with a plug-in hybrid or full electric powertrain.
Carmakers, requesting at least a one-year delay in launching the program, say the current timetable will cause widespread disruption and is “not possible to meet.” They also ask for more flexibility in the scheme’s system of credits and ask China to ease penalties for noncompliance.
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