Recently, there has been another explosion among the car dealers, and there is a saying spreading--

Starting from August, meter trucks cannot be transferred to register!

Some people threw the car in their hands out overnight, some were busy asking about customs clearance secrets, and others were already anxious: Is the meter adjusting car in their hands going to smash it?

Let's start with the conclusion: This statement is half true and half false. The policy document is true, but the ban on shifting gears for meter dispatchers was processed from the media.

I conducted a full round of verification and showed you the facts.

1. There are real documents and will be implemented nationwide on August 1

The "Implementation Rules for the Supervision and Management of the Whole Chain of Motor Vehicle Emissions" jointly issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the State Administration for Market Regulation will be implemented uniformly nationwide on August 1, 2026.

But the true content of this document is completely different from what was spread online. It handles three things:

New car production

1. : New cars shipped after August 1 will be forced to be equipped with the third-generation remote networked OBD, and emission data will be uploaded to the national regulatory platform in real time. The entire process will leave traces and cannot be tampered with-the source will block the special shunting.

During the annual inspection of vehicles

2. : The annual inspection deeply reads the underlying data stream of OBD, strictly checks emission failures, and blocks the way to temporarily clear codes and add additives to cope with testing.

Investigation and punishment of emission fraud

3. : Establish an emission traceability mechanism to combat gray operations of tampering with data and modifying exhaust parts.

One plus: the warranty limit for key emission components such as three-way catalysts and particle traps has been uniformly increased to 8 years or 160,000 kilometers.

The core principles are just eight words: new standards for new cars, old standards for old cars. Stock vehicles of the National IV, National V and National VI that have been licensed will not be retroactively transformed, will not be forcibly eliminated, and will be transferred locally as usual.

2. Online transmission triple verification, not in official documents

The most notorious version spread on the Internet is: mandatory triple verification of cross-provincial transfer-maintenance records in the past 12 months, on-site verification of three-way catalysis, and system comparison of mileage check tables. If one item is missing, it will be directly rejected and filed.

I checked the public original texts of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment one by one-none of these three articles were available.

●12-month maintenance record: no clause requirements

● Three-way catalytic body verification: no clause requirements

● Meter adjustment mileage comparison: no terms and conditions required

The so-called triple verification is a typical secondary interpretation of the direction of emission supervision by the media into a rigid threshold for transfer.

There are only two real hard thresholds for vehicle management offices to transfer registration across provinces across provinces:

1. vehicle meets

Emission access standards for places of residence

(Country 4/Country 5/Country 6, requirements vary from place to place)

2. vehicle

OBD has no current persistent emission faults

, exhaust gas testing meets standards

Just these two. Transfer within the same city is simpler: only check procedures, violations, and appearance, and do not check maintenance, three yuan, and no mileage.

3. But don't be happy too early: the Iron Curtain of Data is closing

The policy does not blacklist meter shunting vehicles, which does not mean that meter shunting vehicles can sit back and relax.

What really implements the new regulations is the nationally networked emission traceability mechanism. What will this system string together?

● Archive data for long-term OBD driving of the vehicle

● Maintenance electronic files

● Emission test records

In the past, these data were isolated islands, and car dealers could muddle through by manually changing tables and blocking faults. Now that the data is connected to the Internet, the most fatal flaw of the shunting truck-the displayed mileage and OBD/maintenance records do not match-can be seen by the system at a glance.

The industry data I have seen shows that in 2026, there will be 1 metering car in every 3 used cars. These vehicles are becoming a high-risk group circulating across provinces.

Be particularly vigilant about these three categories:

metering car

1. : The table shows that 80,000 yuan is changed to 30,000 yuan, and the maintenance records and OBD data will be exposed when compared.

A car with a three-element/emission system removed and a knife moved

2. : There are traces to follow in the maintenance files, and the probability of cross-provincial files being checked has increased significantly

Car with illness with unclear fault code

3. : In the past, cross-province might muddle through, but now OBD is accurate at one reading.

It is not that cars have problems when they are old, but carsthat want to cross provinces with problems on the roadare the real high-risk groups.

4. 4 suggestions for car dealers and export practitioners

Identify the car in advance, don't gamble on gear lifting

1. : Insert OBD to read historical data + check electronic maintenance records when receiving the car. The mileage of the two lines does not match, and the price is directly negotiated or rejected. What is saved now is the matter of filing files and getting stuck in the future.

Handle the meter control cart as soon as possible

2. : Give priority to local digestion, or complete the filing process as soon as possible, don't hoard it. If the price is calculated based on the fact that it cannot be saved, the profit margin will be greatly compressed.

Pay more attention to when collecting vehicles at the exit

3. : The export process often involves transferring files across provinces to the name of the exporting entity, and this channel is narrowing. Another reminder, the real red line of export business is another--

Starting from January 1, 2026, vehicles exported for less than 180 days must submit a manufacturer's after-sales confirmation

(New regulations for four departments), don't just focus on transfer and forget export qualifications.

Don't be reaped by anxious copywriting

4. : Who are the biggest beneficiaries of this wave of panic about banning the lifting of gear meters? It's someone who's in a hurry to collect low-priced cars. Business with poor information is becoming increasingly difficult to do, and the industry is shifting from earning information asymmetry to earning credit compound interest-clean car conditions and transparent procedures are the biggest premiums in the future.

written in the end

There is no ban on the policy to block meter shunting trucks, but the big network of data networking is slowly tightening.

It used to be invisible, but now it can be detected, and it will not escape in the future.

Instead of taking chances, it is better to keep the mileage, emissions, and maintenance records of each car clean. The car can adjust the meter, and the data will not lie.

Transfer it to your anxious car dealer friends, prepare early and avoid stepping on pits.

Source: Xiong Yu, digital automobile export

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