Ministry of Commerce, Measures for the Administration of the Sale of Motor Vehicles (Draft for Comments)

Issued: January 6 2016

Main contents: Where a supplier sells motor vehicles by way of authorization, the term thereof (excluding the period required for constructing the stores) shall in general not be less than three years, and the initial term may not be less than five years. Where a term, before the implementation of the Measures, is less than five years in the aggregate, it shall be extended to at least five years (Article 19).

A supplier may not restrict the target customers of parts producers, unless otherwise provided in relevant intellectual property laws and regulations; and may not restrict distributors and after-sales service providers from reselling parts (Article 15).