On January 19, a report emerged stating that on January 14, 2026, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) convened its 2025 Annual Conference on Standards and Regulations in Beijing. Ye Shengji, the Chief Engineer of the CAAM, highlighted in his concluding remarks that the group standards set by the CAAM should center around industrial transformation and upgrading, along with burgeoning key sectors like new - energy and intelligent connected vehicles. It is imperative to establish an innovation - driven system, with a special focus on enhancing the quality and reliability of new - energy vehicles. With this objective in mind, the CAAM will orchestrate and arrange the development of group standards in crucial areas related to quality and reliability. The association has plans to devise a set of high - caliber, original, and groundbreaking group standards for whole vehicles, component systems, and critical parts within the next 1 to 2 years.