National Development and Reform Commission, Measures for the Administration of External Labelling of Automobile Products

Promulgated: November 3 2005
Effective: February 1 2006
Applicability: The term “automobile product external identifier” refers to the registered commodity trademark, manufacturer's name, place of origin of the product, model name and number, engine emission level, transmission model, drive type and other identifiers reflecting the characteristics of a vehicle (Article 2). The Measures apply to vehicles manufactured in China and sold to the domestic market. Vehicles manufactured in China but targeting overseas markets are not required to conform with the same requirements imposed on imported vehicles
(Article 3).