What is the deadline for nationwide China V vehicle registration?
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The nationwide deadline for China V vehicle registration is August 1, 2019. Below is relevant information about China's sixth emission standard: 1. Classification: China's sixth emission standard is called "China's Sixth Stage Motor Vehicle Pollutant Emission Standard", divided into two standards: A and B. The "China VI" standard has slightly stricter limits than Euro 6, while the "China VI" B standard limits are equivalent to the average 2020 limits specified in the US Tier 3 standard. 2. Implementation timeline: The limits for carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in National Standard B are 50% and 42% lower respectively compared to National Standard 5. According to the schedule, the "China VI" standard A will be implemented from July 1, 2020, while the "China VI" standard B will be officially implemented from July 1, 2023. 3. Implementation regions: 18 provinces/municipalities have proposed implementing the sixth national standard this year. Some regions like Henan will implement the "China VI" standard A, while other regions like Tianjin will directly implement the stricter "China VI" standard B.
I remember researching this specifically when helping a friend buy a car last year. The deadline for registering China 5 vehicles wasn't uniform nationwide, with significant variations in implementation times across regions. First-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai had the strictest policies, stopping new China 5 vehicle registrations as early as July 2019. Most provinces nationwide stopped allowing registrations after July 1, 2020, when the China 6 standard was officially implemented. However, remote areas like Xinjiang and Tibet were given an additional six-month grace period, permitting China 5 vehicle registrations until January 2021. I noticed a pattern back then: typically, announcements about cutoff dates would be issued about one month before China 6 implementation, so buyers of remaining China 5 stock had to time their purchases precisely. Looking back now, it was quite close - my friend managed to complete the procedures in the final week, nearly making a wasted trip to the DMV.
This issue depends on specific regional policies. Generally, July 2020 was a turning point, as most cities nationwide stopped issuing license plates for new China 5 emission standard vehicles from that day onward. However, enforcement varied by region. For example, the Pearl River Delta region tightened regulations as early as 2019, while places like Qinghai and Ningxia had a grace period until the end of the year. The key is to check the local environmental protection department's announcements. The most extreme case I've seen was a dealer stockpiling dozens of vehicles, only to have the policy announced two weeks early, leaving them stuck with unsellable inventory. It's advisable to verify three critical dates: the local China 6 implementation date, the vehicle management office's acceptance deadline, and the required purchase invoice date. A difference of just a few days among these three dates could mean the vehicle cannot be registered.
