The 2017 Action Plan for Promoting the Development of the Automotive Traction-Battery Industry was issued by MIIT, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance. It connected innovation centres and industry alliances with shared technology development, testing, standardization and talent exchange, and encouraged international exchanges on technical standards and regulations. The document provides historical context for collaborative innovation and international industry cooperation. Its staged targets relate to the original 2018, 2020 and 2025 planning horizons and must not be recast as achieved outcomes or current commitments.
