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<ul><li>What is new? China’s Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Finance jointly announced on 18 Mar a circular regarding the policy on truck replacement [关于实施老旧营运货车报废更新 的通知].</li><li>Subsidies level in 2025 will be largely the same as that in 2024. Key changes include: (1) the scope of subsidies cover the scrapping of both NES III &amp; IV trucks; (2) the purchase of all trucks (previously only diesel trucks) will be eligible for subsidies.</li><li>Our view: The new subsidy programme enhances our positive view on the HDT sales this year, as (1) the fleet size of NES IV HDT accounts for 30% of the total HDT, which is sizable, based on our estimates; and (2) most importantly, the scope of new purchase will include natural gas trucks this year, whereas only diesel trucks were included last year. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

What is new? China’s Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Finance jointly announced on 18 Mar a circular regarding the policy on truck replacement [关于实施老旧营运货车报废更新 的通知].Subsidies level in 2025 will be largely the same as that in 2024. Key changes include: (1) the scope of subsidies cover the scrapping of both NES III &amp; IV trucks; (2) the purchase of all trucks (previously only diesel trucks) will be eligible for subsidies.Our view: The new subsidy programme enhances our positive view on the HDT sales this year, as (1) the fleet size of NES IV HDT accounts for 30% of the total HDT, which is sizable, based on our estimates; and (2) most importantly, the scope of new purchase will include natural gas trucks this year, whereas only diesel trucks were included last year. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Capital Goods - New Subsidies on Truck Replacement Cover NES IV and Natural Gas Trucks