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Emission Standards

China: Fuel Consumption

Chinese fuel consumption standards for light-duty vehicles are summarized in the following table. The effective dates refer to new models. The dates for models in production are 1 year later.

Table 1
Fuel Consumption Standards, l/100 km
Curb Mass (CM), kgStage 1: 2005.07Stage 2: 2008.01Stage 3 (proposed)
M/TA/TM/TA/TAll
CM ≤ 750 7.27.66.26.65.7
750 < CM ≤ 865 7.27.66.56.95.7
865 < CM ≤ 980 7.78.27.07.45.7
980 < CM ≤ 1,0908.38.87.58.06.1
1,090 < CM ≤ 1,2058.99.48.18.66.5
1,205 < CM ≤ 1,3209.510.18.69.16.9
1,320 < CM ≤ 1,43010.110.79.29.87.3
1,430 < CM ≤ 1,54010.711.39.710.37.7
1,540 < CM ≤ 1,66011.312.010.210.88.1
1,660 < CM ≤ 1,77011.912.610.711.38.6
1,770 < CM ≤ 1,88012.413.111.111.89.0
1,880 < CM ≤ 2,00012.813.611.512.29.4
2,000 < CM ≤ 2,11013.214.011.912.69.8
2,110 < CM ≤ 2,28013.714.512.313.010.3
2,280 < CM ≤ 2,51014.615.513.113.911.0
2,510 < CM 15.516.413.914.711.8
M/T - Manual transmission; A/T - Automatic transmission