FILE - A model stands near a Sealion 7, an electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD, during the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
FILE - A model stands near a Sealion 7, an electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD, during the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China will tighten the rules for exporting electric vehicles by requiring automakers to obtain export permits from next year, the Commerce Ministry said Friday.
The export licenses, required from Jan. 1, are intended to “promote the healthy development of the new energy vehicle trade,” the ministry said in a statement.
The controls come as Beijing is trying to rein in the in the world’s largest auto market.
China is also the , selling about 5.5 million vehicles abroad last year, of which nearly 40% were EVs.
The United States and European Union members are among countries to have on made-in-China electric vehicles, saying that government subsidies have given them an unfair advantage.
In recent months, Beijing has been trying to address concerns about between its EV makers. Critics say the EV market is plagued by “involution,” a term to describe companies and industries engaged in meaningless competition that leads nowhere.
In particular, came under criticism earlier this year when it launched a new round of price cuts, and several competitors followed suit. Wei Jianjun, the chairman of Great Wall Motors, warned the industry could come under threat if it continues on the same trajectory.
Nevertheless, China’s domestic EV sector saw record sales in the first half of 2025, with EVs making up more than 50% of total passenger vehicle sales.
