Four departments: Over 30 automakers convened for discussion to strengthen management of automotive product R&D, testing, and validation

On October 15, the First Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, the Atmospheric Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Quality Development Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the relevant departments and bureaus of the four departments) organized more than 30 key automobile manufacturers to hold a discussion. The meeting required that automobile manufacturers should thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, implement the requirements of the special action for quality improvement, resolutely resist irrational competition, strengthen the management of innovative design and R&D testing and validation of automobile products, and firmly safeguard the bottom line of product safety. The original text is as follows: Four departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized key automobile manufacturers to hold a discussion to strengthen the management of innovative design and R&D testing and validation of automobile products In order to carry out in depth the special action for production consistency and quality improvement of road motor vehicle products (hereinafter referred to as the special action for quality improvement), further improve the safety and technical performance of automobile products, and safeguard public safety and the safety of citizens' lives and property, on October 15, the First Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, the Atmospheric Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Quality Development Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the relevant departments and bureaus of the four departments) organized more than 30 key automobile manufacturers to hold a discussion, interpreted the relevant requirements of the Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the State Administration for Market Regulation on Further Strengthening the Management of Innovative Design and R&D Testing and Validation of Automobile Products (Draft for Comments) (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), reported the problems found in previous supervision and inspection, and urged and guided enterprises to strengthen automobile product safety management and firmly safeguard the bottom line of product safety. The meeting required that automobile manufacturers should thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, implement the requirements of the special action for quality improvement, resolutely resist irrational competition, strengthen the management of innovative design and R&D testing and validation of automobile products, and firmly safeguard the bottom line of product safety. First, shoulder the main responsibility for safety, strictly carry out product testing and validation in accordance with the management requirements of the Notice, enhance compliance awareness, and strictly observe the bottom line of compliance. Second, comprehensively strengthen testing and validation, enhance R&D testing and validation capabilities, fully carry out safety assessments and R&D testing and validation for innovative design, and promptly eliminate safety hazards. Third, standardize marketing and publicity activities, carry out marketing and publicity activities truthfully and objectively, truthfully publicize the boundaries of use, restrictive conditions, and R&D testing and validation of innovative design, and must not make false, exaggerated, or misleading publicity, must not use scenarios that violate road traffic regulations to publicize product functions, and must not induce drivers to neglect the responsibility for safe driving. Fourth, strengthen product safety assurance capabilities. Automobile manufacturers should strengthen the construction of safety assurance capabilities for intelligent connected new energy vehicles, establish and improve management systems for safety assessment and R&D testing and validation of innovative design, improve the production consistency assurance system, strengthen full-chain supply chain control, and improve the safety and technical performance of automobile products. Next, the relevant departments and bureaus of the four departments will strengthen work coordination, carry out in depth the special action for quality improvement, issue and implement the Notice as soon as possible, further strengthen the management of innovative design and R&D testing and validation of automobile products, accelerate the formulation and revision of relevant standards, further improve safety baseline requirements, continuously carry out supervision and inspection of key automobile manufacturers, seriously handle manufacturers with problems in accordance with laws and regulations, and publicly expose them to the public, urge automobile manufacturers to strengthen automobile product testing and validation, resolutely safeguard the bottom line of product safety, and promote the high-quality development of the automobile industry. Relevant heads of the First Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, the Atmospheric Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Quality Development Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Equipment Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd., and more than 30 key automobile manufacturers attended the meeting. This article is compiled from the "Ministry of Industry and Information Technology", GMTEight editor: Li Fo.