Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8th. “Economic Information Daily” published an article on July 8, “Seventeen departments issued a document: revitalize automobile circulation and expand automobile consumption”. The article said, study the extension of the new energy vehicle purchase tax policy following expiration; actively support the construction of charging facilities; promote the sharing of parking resources and match supply and demand; implement the policy of comprehensively canceling the relocation restriction of used cars; improve the recycling system for scrapped motor vehicles… …On the 7th, the Ministry of Commerce and other 17 departments jointly issued the “Several Measures on Activating Automobile Circulation and Expanding Automobile Consumption” (referred to as “Several Measures”), proposing 6 aspects and 12 policy measures to further promote the release of the potential of the automobile consumption market.
At the State Council’s regular policy briefing that day, Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping said that the automobile industry is an important strategic and pillar industry for the national economy, and an important area for stabilizing growth and promoting consumption. In 2021, the national retail sales of automobile commodities will reach 4.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.9% of the total retail sales of social consumer goods, which is an important support for the consumer market.
Sheng Qiuping introduced that 17 departments have jointly issued policies and measures to invigorate automobile circulation and expand automobile consumption. The second is to put forward more targeted, pragmatic and effective measures in response to problems such as local protection in the new energy vehicle market, insufficient vehicle charging convenience, “small and weak” second-hand car market, and the need to optimize transaction registration Make efforts and make appropriate efforts to further promote the release of the potential of the automobile market.
Among them, in terms of charging new energy vehicles, the “Several Measures” proposed to actively support the construction of charging facilities, accelerate the construction of charging facilities such as residential communities, parking lots, gas stations, expressway service areas, and passenger and freight hubs, and guide charging pile operators. Appropriately reduce the charging service fee.
Zhang Yan, head of the Department of Building Energy Efficiency and Technology of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, introduced that in the next step, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will work with relevant departments to guide all localities to combine the renovation of old urban communities and complete community construction, and continue to promote charging facilities in residential communities. Construction, timely summarize and promote good experience and good practices in various places, and provide convenient charging facilities for residents.
In terms of supporting the large-scale development of second-hand car circulation, the “Several Measures” require that all regions strictly implement the policy of comprehensively canceling the relocation restrictions on second-hand cars. ) to cancel the restrictions on the relocation of small non-operating used cars that meet the National V emission standards, and promote the free circulation of used cars and the cross-regional operation of enterprises.
The “Several Measures” also proposes to support the consumption of new energy vehicles and study the issue of the extension of the new energy vehicle purchase tax exemption policy following it expires. Carry out in-depth activities of new energy vehicles going to the countryside, encourage qualified places to issue support policies for going to the countryside, guide enterprises to increase incentives for activities, and promote the consumption and use of new energy vehicles in rural areas.
Guo Shougang, head of the first division of equipment industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that more vehicle companies will be organized to participate in the activities of going to the countryside to enrich the types of product supply.
“Generally speaking, these measures are highly targeted and operational. They aim to remove some institutional and institutional obstacles that have long restricted the development of automobile circulation, consolidate the stabilizing trend of automobile consumption, promote the transformation and upgrading of the automobile market, and accelerate the realization of high-quality development.” Sheng Qiuping said. In his view, with the effective control of the epidemic and the effective implementation of various policies and measures, auto consumption will continue to recover steadily, and auto consumption is expected to achieve rapid growth in the second half of the year, playing a positive role in stabilizing the macroeconomic market.
