A Dual Policy Boost: Two significant favorable measures from the Ministry of Commerce were released on the same day, creating a historic opportunity for automotive customization.

On June 23,2026, the Ministry of Commerce issued two landmark policies on the same day: the “Notice on Publishing the List of Pilot Cities for Automotive Distribution Consumption Reform” and the “Notice on Several Measures to Cultivate and Strengthen Automotive Aftermarket Consumption,” marking the official entry of China’s automotive aftermarket into a new phase characterized by substantial policy support.

Pilot programs will be launched first in 40 cities.

Eight departments including the Ministry of Commerce have designated 40 cities to carry out pilot reforms for automotive circulation and consumption, covering areas such as vehicle purchase management, used car circulation, end-of-life vehicle recycling, automotive modification, and RV camping. The noticerequires each pilot city to take the lead in addressing bottleneck issues such as unreasonable restrictions, strengthen factor guarantees, and cultivate new consumption scenarios.

Nine Departments Roll Out 17 Measures for Comprehensive Impact

The Ministry of Commerce, together with nine departments, has proposed 17 specific measures focusing on six major areas: automotive modification, RV camping, classic cars, repair and insurance, motorsports, and car rental. These measures aim to break down restrictions, optimize supply, and cultivate new business models. This represents the first time at the national level that such a systematic and comprehensive policy deployment has been made for automotive aftermarket consumption.

Automotive Modification Steps into the “Sunshine Industry”

Automotive modification has been explicitly included in both major policies, carrying profound significance. The industry has long faced challenges such as incomplete regulations and a lack of standards. These new policies propose the establishment of a tiered and classified management mechanism, as well as the research and formulation of safety technical specifications and CCC certification requirements. Automotive modification is now transitioning from grassroots industry exploration to a path of standardized development under the guidance of national policy.

APA Foshan Modification Exhibition: Where Policy Meets Industry

APA 500+ City Managers

As Asia’s leading automotive modification exhibition platform, the APA Foshan Modification Exhibition has been committed to promoting the healthy development of China’s automotive modification culture. The 2026 APA Foshan Modification Exhibition will bring together top-tier domestic and international brands and cutting-edge technologies on an even larger scale, serving as a vital window to showcase the vitality of China’s automotive modification industry.

Policy Pilots Empower Industrial Upgrading—APAxpo Precisely Captures Industry Reform Dividends

Relying on the latest automotive circulation and consumption reform policies released by the Ministry of Commerce and other departments, 40 pilot cities across the country have officially launched the pioneering reform of the automotive aftermarket. Among them, core regions with concentrated automotive modification industries and mature consumer markets—such as the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta—will leverage their robust industrial foundations and market advantages to take the lead in implementing reform measures and unlocking industry dividends, becoming core demonstration hubs for the standardized and industrialized upgrading of China’s automotive modification sector.

The new policy explicitly encourages in-depth technical collaboration between motorsports institutions and civilian modification enterprises, opening an official channel for the transfer of professional racing technology to the civilian modification market. Through the accumulation of racing technology, scenario-based real-world testing, and the sharing of technical achievements, the long-standing technical barriers in the civilian modification industry will be effectively dismantled. This will provide authoritative technical support for industry standardization, compliance enhancement, and quality development, comprehensively empowering the transformation and upgrading of terminal stores.

Leveraging its deep industry expertise, APAxpo has built a core network of 5,000+ city managers, precisely covering high-quality terminal stores, leading industry institutions, and core industry players across all 40 reform pilot cities. As reform policies are gradually implemented and relaxed in various regions, the platform’s premium terminal stores—deeply rooted in core markets—will be the first to capture policy dividends and incremental market traffic, seizing a first-mover advantage in the industry’s standardized development and contributing to the high-quality and sustainable development of the national automotive modification industry.

2025 APA Exhibition Outdoor Scene

With the favorable policy winds now blowing, these two major policies not only inject strong confidence into the automotive aftermarket but also open a new gateway to standardized and scaled development for the automotive modification industry. The APA Foshan Modification Exhibition will join hands with industry peers to seize this historic opportunity and jointly propel China’s automotive aftermarket toward a new era of high-quality development.