Policy updates, new model launches, and China–Turkmenistan trade news for the auto market.
On-record: Arkadag JAC E-J7 batch + chargers; ministry remarks on Yutong e-buses and e-taxis in Ashgabat/Arkadag. Use these as fleet references — not as a private BYD volume claim.
Read story →Public data remain thin. Rising China passenger-export prints do not authorise grey third-country VINs. Keep offers on licensed paper; fleet EV proof points stay JAC/Yutong.
Read story →MOFCOM/MIIT/SAMR guideline dated 24 Aug 2026 (published 1 Sep): 20 articles on overseas competition and compliance — cost-based pricing, clear trim MSRP ladders, respect dealer pricing rights, transparent promotions, localisation and data/IP rules.
Read story →MIIT citing CAAM (12 Oct 2026): September whole-vehicle exports 1.053 million (+61.4% y/y); NEVs 571,000 (+157.2%). Jan–Sep 8.205 million (+65.8%); NEV exports 4.006 million (+127.9%).
Read story →Export-desk notes for early 2026 put Turkmenistan among the fastest-growing Central Asian destinations for China passenger vehicles (+74% y/y in a Jan–Feb window), while NEV CBU remained thin. Public fleet proof points stay JAC E-J7 taxis and Yutong e-buses.
Read story →CPCA (12 Oct 2026): Sep passenger exports 917k (+73.7%); NEV 558k (60.8%). Top NEV exporters in the note: BYD 175,877; Chery 85,990; Geely 72,893. Pure EV 60.5% of NEV export; PHEV 34.2%; REEV 5.3%.
Read story →MOFCOM/MIIT/GAC/SAMR Announcement No.54 (26 Sep 2025): from 1 Jan 2026, BEVs with VIN under HS 8703801090 need an export licence. Filing stays on the 2012 auto/moto export-order rules; 2026 online window opened 29 Sep 2025.
Read story →NEVs were 52.1% of China’s August 2026 exports and 48% of Jan–Aug. Petrol, hybrid and PHEV still pay the ordinary EU rate, not the extra countervailing layer aimed at China-built BEVs. Chery’s export lead is still ICE/hybrid-heavy.
Read story →Official: first 10 JAC E-J7 taxis and five 60 kW chargers in Arkadag; Yutong e-buses and e-taxis in Ashgabat/Arkadag. Early-2026 China PV exports to TM rose fast, but NEV CBU was still not a material slice.
Read story →BYD wholesale 440,293 in August (+17.8% y/y); overseas about 188,746 (+134.6%). Chery Group 280,128; exports 196,984 (+52.1%), 70.3% of group volume; cumulative exports cited at 7.18 million. Li Auto delivered 37,679.
Read story →MOFCOM, MIIT and SAMR published the Automotive Industry Overseas Competition and Compliance Construction Guidelines (letter 451, dated 24 Aug 2026; public 1 Sep). Four chapters, 20 articles: overseas pricing, dealer management, after-sales, data, IP, antitrust. Advisory, not a new tariff.
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