MOLIT promulgated the Control Standard for In-Car Air Quality for New Motor Vehicles. The revision seeks to expand the scope to imported vehicles for verifying the compliance with the recommended standards for in-car air quality. It aims to ensure fairness both to domestic manufacturers and to importers. It also tightens the control on in-car air quality through follow-up investigation in case of non-compliance.
- Under the revision, the vehicles for the in-car air quality investigation are defined as follows:
- Vehicle subject to the measurement: The vehicle should be tested by the testing agency.
- Vehicle subject to the confirmation: The vehicle should be confirmed for its compliance. In this case, the vehicle manufacturer carries out the test and submits the test report.
- With the exemption provision abolished, the small-volume manufacturers with an annual sales volume not exceeding 500 units are also be subject to the investigation.
