MIIT Releases Key Priorities for Automotive Standardization Work in 2026

[Policy Update] The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released the key priorities for automotive standardization work in 2026, focusing on four major special initiatives.

Core Developments: Autonomous Driving and Chip Standards as Key Breakthrough Areas

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  Deploy standard system development in four key areas: intelligent connected vehicles, automotive chips, new energy vehicles, and low-carbon development.

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  Launch, for the first time, pilot programs to assess the feasibility of upgrading recommended standards to mandatory standards ("Promote-to-Strengthen" initiative).

Key Metrics: Targeting Over 90% Adoption Rate of International Standards

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  Aim to maintain the automotive industry's adoption rate of international standards steadily above 90%.

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  Submit Chinese standard proposals in leading fields such as high-power charging and drive motors.

Strategic Foundation: Strengthening Top-Level Design at the Start of the "15th Five-Year Plan" Period

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  Formulate the automotive industry’s technical standard system development plan for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.

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  Revise the roadmap for mandatory national standards, and enhance subsystems including data governance and automotive artificial intelligence.