Energy-saving and emission-reduction policies and market

On the afternoon of June 25, Zhang Xiaoji, executive vice president of the China Federation of Machinery Industry, stated on the issue of energy-saving and emission reduction: “Energy-saving and emission-reduction must be implemented well. On the one hand, we must rely on policy guidance. On the other hand, we must also take the market as the starting point. Walk on two legs."

As a mentor in the automotive industry, even if he was hospitalized, Zhang Xiaoyan has always been concerned with the automotive industry. When a company comes to visit him, he always asks the company in detail. When the reporter mentioned energy-saving emission reduction and new energy vehicles, he said: “After I became ill, there were a lot of companies that came to me. There were batteries, there were whole vehicles, and there were power systems. I told them that Don't wait for policy, but do it carefully."

According to Zhang Xiaoxuan, energy conservation and emission reduction are an important issue for the automotive industry. “For the automotive industry, energy saving, environmental protection, and safety are eternal themes.”

How does the auto industry do energy-saving and emission reduction work? Zhang Xiaoji's answer boils down to two "walking on two legs": "The traditional technology upgrade for automobiles is energy saving and emission reduction. The research and development of new energy vehicles is also energy saving and emission reduction. In the future, it will take two legs to walk for a long period of time. And one can not be biased. Another one, to implement energy-saving emission reduction, on the one hand, rely on policy-oriented, on the one hand we must also take the market as a starting point, to walk on two legs."

Policy orientation: Standard regulations and tax reductions When it comes to energy conservation and emission reduction, Zhang Xiaoyi, who had worked for the government for many years, first responded to reporters' questions about current subsidy policies such as the country’s subsidy to “chain off” hybrid buses.

“All policies have two basic attributes. One is specificity and the other is timeliness. From the perspective of industry and companies, of course, we hope that the subsidy policy can continue, but the government has government considerations. Therefore, for the enterprise, it is necessary to To adapt to the government's policies, it is impossible to have too much demand and expectation for the government's preferential policies." Zhang Xiaoxuan said.

In Zhang Xiaoxuan's opinion, the energy conservation and emission reduction policy is fundamentally based on the adoption of standards and regulations to promote emission upgrading and energy saving technology.

“Emissions regulations must be brought into line with international standards as soon as possible, and the indicators for passenger car fuel consumption limits must be promoted. These are all fully operational, and they are the same for imported brands, joint venture brands, and independent brands. We now have a lot of things in place. Failure to comply and strict enforcement of laws not only save energy and reduce emissions, but also include overloading and so on.” Zhang Xiaoyu said.

Zhang Xiaolu pointed out that the state's management of automotive products must gradually change from administrative administration in the past to the management of internationally accepted standards and regulations. “This was already mentioned in the automobile industry industrial policy in 1994, namely, the use of internationally accepted product type certification methods to manage automotive products. The so-called type certification is based on the national standards for vehicle energy conservation, emissions and safety to implement mandatory Management.” Zhang Xiaozhen told reporters.

"Of course, we must reward those who do well and meet the national standards in advance," but Zhang Xiaoyi has his own opinions on how to reward them. He believes that tax reductions are more appropriate than fiscal subsidies.

At present, the national policy on energy conservation and emission reduction includes both financial subsidies such as subsidies for energy-saving vehicles and pilot subsidies for new energy vehicles, and tax adjustments such as tax reductions for cars and boats for energy-saving and new energy vehicles.

“Looking back at the policies introduced by the country for the automotive industry in the past decade or so, we will find that the tax reduction method lasts longer than the fiscal subsidies. Because the money into the government’s finances is generally difficult to come up with. However, the reduction of some of the consumption tax or purchase tax on national emissions and energy saving standards in advance will be relatively more effective before the money enters the state budget, and it will directly encourage consumers and will not cause any dependence on the company." Reporter said.

Zhang Xiaoxuan also stressed: "In the automotive industry, energy conservation and environmental protection, the government must firmly stand on the social and consumer side, not because our automotive companies are mostly state-owned enterprises, they stand on the corporate position."

Market orientation: Consciousness of the company During the interview, Zhang Xiaokai repeatedly emphasized the "market."

“The development of the auto industry has become a market-oriented and internationally complete industry. Taking energy-saving emission reductions, we cannot rely solely on policies to develop. We must rely on market demand and technological progress to promote.” Zhang Xiaoxi said.

Zhang Xiaoxuan told reporters that China’s auto companies often rely too heavily on policies and have missed market opportunities.

“Let’s say that new energy vehicles, the work of R&D for more than one year did not stop. No matter large companies or small enterprises, R&D is all going forward. However, in the launch of products, everyone is waiting for the introduction of new national policies. It is easy to miss a good opportunity for development," said Zhang Xiaoyu.

“It should be noted that energy-saving and new energy vehicles are the direction of future automobile development, and also provide new possibilities for the transformation and upgrading of auto companies. Auto companies should be market-oriented and take the initiative to transform and upgrade. With the transformation and upgrading of enterprises, Only the transformation and upgrading of the industry." Zhang Xiaoyu said.

The energy conservation and emission reduction of the automotive industry must also focus on the interests of consumers, and promote energy conservation and emission reduction through commercialization and marketization. “I often say that the research and development of new energy vehicles is not a disaster relief, and it is a long-term strategic consideration. The state should not control how the company passes, and only requires that its energy-saving and emission-reducing effects be sufficient. Others, the market has the final say "Zhang Xiaoyu said.

Zhang Xiaojun finally pointed out that the competition in the Chinese auto market is an international competition. In the aspect of energy-saving and new energy vehicles, if we do not do it with conviction and work hard, we will actually give all the markets to foreign countries. "So our company must lose its illusions and dependencies, take the market and its users as the standards, and earnestly master the core technologies of energy-saving and emission reduction."