Four departments: Automobile manufacturers shall not make false, exaggerated, or misleading publicity, and shall not induce drivers to neglect their safe driving responsibilities.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other departments jointly issued a notice on further strengthening the management of automotive product innovative design and R&D testing and validation, aiming to regulate marketing and promotional activities. Automobile manufacturers shall conduct marketing and promotional activities in a truthful and objective manner, truthfully publicize the usage boundaries, limiting conditions, and R&D testing and validation of innovative product designs, and shall not engage in false, exaggerated, or misleading publicity, shall not use scenarios that violate road traffic regulations to promote product functions, and shall not induce drivers to neglect their safe driving responsibilities, so as to ensure that consumers correctly understand and use functions related to innovative automotive product designs.