How many years does a new vehicle announcement generally expire?
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New vehicle announcements generally expire in about 5 years. Relevant regulations: To rectify and standardize the order of vehicle production, product announcement management is implemented for vehicle manufacturing enterprises. The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China implements product announcement management for vehicle manufacturing enterprises to rectify and standardize the order of vehicle production, strengthen the consistency management of vehicle production, and further enhance the management of vehicle manufacturing enterprises and their products. Circumstances under which registration is not granted: The certificates or vouchers submitted by the vehicle owner are invalid; the vehicle's origin certificate has been altered or the vehicle owner recorded in the vehicle's origin certificate does not match the identity certificate; the certificates or vouchers submitted by the vehicle owner do not match the vehicle.
The other day while helping a friend car shopping, we discussed this topic. The new vehicle announcement is essentially the 'birth certificate' of a car model, and its validity period generally aligns with the vehicle's lifecycle. For instance, the validity period of the whole vehicle announcement for a brand-new car you just purchased is at least 5 years as a baseline—because the mandatory scrapping period for motor vehicles is designed around this timeframe. However, I must particularly remind you to pay attention to environmental regulations: under the current China 6 emission standards, the Phase III environmental catalog included in the new vehicle announcement might be updated every three to five years. If your car happens to be purchased during a standard transition period, it might become an 'old China 6a vehicle' in just a couple of years. Therefore, always verify the effective date of the environmental compliance list when purchasing a car to avoid future transfer complications.
Last time I chatted with the vehicle inspection technician at the DMV, the cases he handled were particularly telling: the biggest risk of new vehicle announcement invalidation lies in emission standard upgrades. For example, a car purchased in 2019 might have complied with the China 5 announcement at that time, but if the local area switches to China 6 standards in 2023, your vehicle—though still within the five-year announcement period—would no longer meet new vehicle registration requirements. Also, modifications require caution. If the vehicle parameters listed in the announcement are altered (like raising the side rails on a truck or modifying an SUV with off-road suspension), the annual inspection could deem it 'non-compliant with the announcement.' It's advisable for owners to keep the accompanying CD and paper announcement documents, as these are crucial evidence during vehicle transfers.
