China will start automotive aftermarket accessories certification

Recently, the launching ceremony of China Insurance Institute for Automotive Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Insurance Institute), the strategic cooperation agreement of the China Quality Certification Center and the aftermarket accessories certification project was held in Beijing. In the future, these two organizations will focus on the accreditation of auto aftermarket accessories. Based on the principle of rapid development and gradual expansion from the main body to the branches, the first phase will be the certification of vulnerable components such as bumpers that are urgently needed by the insurance industry. The project was gradually expanded to include repair parts, repairs, maintenance and other commonly used maintenance parts in the automotive aftermarket.

According to the briefing, China Insurance Institute is an automotive technology research platform initiated by the China Insurance Industry Association and jointly funded by the major property and casualty insurance companies in China. It is currently the only member of the China International Automobile Maintenance Research Council (RCAR) in China. China Research Institute is committed to proactively promoting the reform and development of the automotive industry chain through forward-looking research on automotive safety performance, maintainability, repair parts, and man-hour standards. It actively participates in the development of the automotive aftermarket system and serves the automotive aftermarket. With the improvement of capabilities, self-improvement in the auto insurance industry, and technical progress in the automotive industry, it will ultimately improve the quality of the entire chain, benefit consumers, and further promote the healthy development of the auto consumption market. The China Quality Certification Center is the earliest, largest, and most authoritative certification body for quality certification work in China. Over the past 30 years, it has accumulated rich experience in system certification and product certification, and has achieved outstanding results in all businesses. The number of certified customers and the volume of annual certifications The first place in the global certification body. According to industry sources, the auto aftermarket accessories certification project initiated by China Insurance Institute and the China Quality Certification Center is a concrete action to implement the relevant documents of the national ministries and commissions. The two sides have demonstrated their professional strengths, based on the idea of ​​serving the society and the service industry, breaking market monopolies, regulating the auto parts market, reducing consumer maintenance costs, and promoting the insurance industry to further enhance the service capabilities and service quality of the auto insurance market.

In September 2014, 10 ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Transport issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Transformation and Upgrading of the Automobile Maintenance Industry and Improving the Service Quality” (Solicit [2014] No. 186), which proposes to optimize and regulate the requirements of the automotive aftermarket. For the automotive aftermarket accessories, we propose to break the monopoly, improve and implement the quality accreditation certification and traceability guidelines. On September 29, 2015, eight ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Transport issued the “Measures for the Implementation of Open Maintenance of Automobile Maintenance Technical Information”, which puts forward more specific requirements for the quality control and traceability of auto aftermarket accessories, and publicizes the automobile maintenance technical information. It paved the way for the certification of accessories in the automotive aftermarket.

The establishment of auto aftermarket accessories certification and traceability systems is an important aspect of regulating the automotive aftermarket. The introduction of certification and traceability systems is a key support point for regulating the aftermarket of auto parts, improving the quality of auto repair services, and effectively reducing auto insurance rates.

It is understood that in the automotive aftermarket accessories certification project, China Insurance Institute and China Quality Certification Center will actively seek the views of the industry and society, learn from the international experience in automotive aftermarket parts certification, organize technical experts to develop automotive aftermarket accessories Certification of technical specifications and the establishment of certification processes, efforts to improve the objectivity, scientificity, rigor and compliance of parts certification.