CAAM and European Auto Makers Sign MoU on Cross-Border Data Flows at 2026 Zhongguancun Forum

The latest issue of the China Automobile Dealers Association’s “China Automobile Dealer Inventory Alert Index Survey” VIA (Vehicle Inventory Alert Index) showed that China’s automobile dealer inventory alert index stood at 57.5% in March 2026, up 2.9 percentage points YoY and up 1.3 percentage points MoM, with the inventory alert index remaining above the 50 mark.

On March 27, at the “Forum on Innovative Development of Cross-Border Data Flows” of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference, CAAM and the Beijing Representative Office of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting Cross-Border Automotive Data Flows and Advancing High-Quality Industry Development. Upholding the principles of complementary advantages, resource sharing, mutually reinforcing development, and win-win cooperation, the two sides will strengthen policy exchanges in the field of cross-border automotive data flows, promote innovative applications of digital technologies to empower cross-border automotive data flows, facilitate positive interaction between regulatory authorities and industry stakeholders, and provide automakers with more opportunities for cooperation and development.