Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Accelerate Breakthroughs in All-Solid-State Batteries, High-Level Autonomous Driving Technologies, and Further Expand Automobile Consumption

On January 14, it was reported that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that on the afternoon of January 13, the 2026 work meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on the Development of Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles was held in Beijing. The convener of the joint conference, Li Lecheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of Industry and Information Technology, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting emphasized that 2026 is the starting year of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and that the development of the intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry is at an important opportunity period. It is necessary to adhere to a problem-oriented approach, a systematic view, and a bottom-line mindset, to increase collaborative efforts, further improve work measures, and promote high-quality development of the industry. First, the formulation of the "Plan" should be done well, reinforcing the collaborative layout with related plans in energy, infrastructure, etc., clarifying development goals, deploying key tasks, and guiding innovative development in the industry. Second, enhance the autonomous controllability of the industrial chain and supply chain, implement a new round of high-quality development actions for key industrial chains, strengthen the layout of landmark products, basic materials, and software tools, and accelerate breakthroughs in technologies such as all-solid-state batteries and advanced autonomous driving. Third, further expand automobile consumption, promote the trade-in of old vehicles, advance the large-scale application of new energy heavy trucks, deepen the reform of new energy vehicle insurance, and stimulate diverse consumer potential. Fourth, standardize the competitive order of the industry, strengthen cost investigations and price monitoring, enhance supervision and inspection of production consistency and product quality, reinforce the role of standards in guiding industrial upgrading, and encourage self-discipline in the industry. Fifth, strengthen support for international cooperation in trade, investment, and technology, scientifically advance the integration of trade and investment as well as the integration of domestic and foreign trade, enhance the prevention of technological and investment risks, guide enterprises to layout overseas reasonably, orderly, and safely, and promote the formation of a new situation in global industrial cooperation.