- China will conduct nationwide inspections of intelligent connected vehicle safety, R&D and production capabilities, and product conformity. - The campaign escalates recent scrutiny of automakers and testing organizations into a cross-agency, nationwide quality drive. China has launched a 1-year campaign to improve automotive product quality, expanding oversight of intelligent connected vehicle safety and production conformity. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued a notice announcing the campaign on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The campaign to improve the production conformity and quality of road motor vehicle products will be carried out nationwide. Inspections will focus on areas including intelligent connected vehicle safety capabilities, companies' design, development and production capabilities, and product conformity. CCTV's brief report provided no further details. The full text of the joint notice is not yet available. The move is China's latest effort to strengthen quality and safety oversight as the auto industry rapidly adopts new technologies. It also brings earlier inspections of automakers, products and testing organizations under a cross-agency, nationwide campaign. MIIT launched its 2026 production conformity inspection program in May, covering road motor vehicle manufacturers and products that have received market-access approval. Inspectors can collect sample vehicles and key components from factories and dealerships, seal their hardware and software configurations, and send them to testing organizations. Testing covers vehicle structure, crash safety, EV safety and traction battery-pack safety, with some samples also subject to cross-checks. Under the annual inspection program, manufacturers that fail to continuously meet market-access requirements or whose products do not comply with national standards may be publicly named, have related products suspended from MIIT's catalog, or be barred from filing new products. After samples are sealed, automakers are also prohibited from improperly