Experts Say There is Regret for Defective Automobile Recall Regulations

The "Defective Automobile Product Recall Management Regulations" (referred to as the "Regulations") was promulgated in full on the 30th and will come into effect on January 1, 2013. This marks the implementation of more than eight years of "Defective Automobile Product Recall Management Regulations" (referred to as "provision") from the departmental regulations to administrative regulations, and the addition of concealed defects, refused to recall the car company will be revoked administrative licensing and other penalties Measures. However, some experts believe that this regulation has some regrets.

If experts say that "human health" has been removed from the final draft, there will be a lack of quantitative standards for "batch" defects, and due to vague time deadlines, manufacturers will have delays in solving problems.

Wang Jun, executive vice president of the Automotive Industry Economic Research Institute, said in an interview with the reporter of the "Economic Information Daily (microblogging)" that in the past, the automobile industry proposed that "the Automobile Recall Regulations are the preconditions for the automobile three-bag package," thereby delaying the automobile three-bag requirement. With the introduction of regulations, today, as stipulated in the regulations, producers should submit “Information on the repair, replacement, and return of automobile products due to failures that endanger the safety of people and property” to the quality inspection department for record, and stipulates that if they refuse to correct, Fines of more than 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan," the three-car package provisions of the automobile have basically cleared technical barriers, and they have to be introduced.

Cui Dongshu, deputy secretary-general of the National Passenger Car Market Information Association, told reporters that as the above regulations are “placed on the ground,” it is expected that the imported cars, joint venture vehicles and autonomous vehicles sold in China in the future will be recalled, recalled batches, and single batches. The amount of recalls, etc., increased significantly.

Wang Hao believes that new entrants lacking manufacturing experience in the domestic micro-vehicle industry and models with poor production consistency will suffer from greater pressures for violations of laws and regulations. Some car companies may “chronic death” due to the improvement of industry access thresholds. "Because you can't afford to slowly exit a field or even an industry." According to reports, in the past 10 years, compared with German cars and American cars, the Japanese car market, which has been criticized for quality and safety, has fallen from more than 30% to more than 20%.

Wang Hao pointed out that China's implementation of the production access system for passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles must be approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information, and the cancellation of relevant permits includes the cancellation of the type certification of products and the cancellation of production qualifications of enterprises. “Although companies generally do not get so stiff with the authorities, this one will have a great impact on the company.”

However, experts believe that the above regulations still have many regrets. The regulations stipulate: “The defects mentioned in the present Regulations refer to the national standards and industry standards that are generally inconsistent with the protection of personal and property safety in the same batch, model, or category of automotive products due to design, manufacturing, and labeling. Or other unreasonable dangers that endanger the safety of people and property."

Wang Hao analyzed that the above provisions mean that the “human health” factors mentioned in the definition of “defects” in the public consultation draft at the beginning of this year have been deleted in the final draft, resulting in poor and even air quality inside the vehicle. Excessive gas and other factors cannot be included in the scope of recalls. Second, there is a lack of quantitative standards for "batch" defects, giving the competent authorities a great deal of discretion.

The consultation draft at the beginning of the year also stipulated: “If producers are aware of possible defects in automotive products, they should immediately organize investigations and analysis and report to the quality inspection department of the State Council within 10 working days from the date of completion of the investigation and analysis.” But “10 jobs The date of the day is also deleted in the final draft. Wang Hao believes that this may lead to some car companies in the case of the quality inspection department did not order a mandatory recall, "can delay and drag," is not conducive to voluntary recall.