"China Auto Rental Hosts the First China Used Car Export Conference: With Ecological Power, Let 'Chinese Used Cars' Go Global

On August 22, 2025, the 2025 China Used Car Export Ecosystem Conference was grandly held in Guangzhou, hosted by the China Automobile Dealers Association and jointly organized by Beijing Shenzhou Car Rental Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou State-owned Assets Smart City Service Co., LTD. More than a hundred enterprises, including representatives from the Guangzhou Municipal Government, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, the Baiyun District Bureau of Commerce and other government departments, domestic Oems, testing and certification institutions, logistics service providers and international distributors, gathered together. As a leading domestic car rental company, China Auto Rental made its debut as a used car export service provider, taking the lead in initiating the establishment of the "Used Car Institutional Vehicle Source Export Working Group", and promoting the development of China's used car exports into a new stage of "ecologization, standardization and branding".

China Auto Rental explores new possibilities for used car exports through "vehicle sources + ecosystem"

Standing at a critical juncture of the global automotive industry's transformation, China's used car exports are embracing unprecedented opportunities. According to relevant data, China's used car exports exceeded 400,000 units in 2024, covering over 160 countries and regions including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe. It has become a new force driving auto consumption and promoting industrial upgrading.

Luo Lei, vice president of the China Automobile Dealers Association, said in his speech that currently, China's used car exports are in a golden period where policy dividends and market explosion are superimposed. With over 400 million vehicles in use, a mature supply chain system, and high cost-performance model options, China's used car exports have a solid foundation. Meanwhile, China's used car exports also urgently need to build a coordinated development pattern with government guidance, enterprise as the main body, and association empowerment. It is necessary to break through the barriers of overseas markets with a standardized and internationalized service system and form a more competitive global used car circulation network.

Caption: Luo Lei, vice president of the China Automobile Dealers Association, delivers a speech

At this conference, as the organizer of the event and an important participant in China's used car exports, Gao Dewu, the CEO of China Auto Rental, disclosed for the first time the achievements of China Auto Rental's used car exports to the public. Since the business was launched last year, we have established 6 overseas direct sales offices based on 29 domestic used car central warehouses and 5 port forward warehouses, covering over 30 countries in regions such as the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, West Africa and Latin America with 4,000 vehicles on sale in real time.

Caption: Gao Dewu, CEO of China Auto Rental, delivers a speech

Gao Dewu, CEO of China Auto Rental, said, "Through the practical exploration of long-distance used car exports, we have a deeper understanding that in the current era of rapid changes in the global automotive circulation system, reliable vehicle sources are the cornerstone of the ecosystem, and transparent information is the bridge of trust. The global competitiveness of Chinese used cars needs to shift from 'price advantage' to 'brand trust'." To this end, China Auto Rental has developed a full-chain capability of "high-standard pre-sale preparation + global logistics during sale + local support after sale" - from vehicle inspection, maintenance and repair to cross-border transportation and overseas warranty, building an efficient and reliable cross-border service system to help partners enhance their global competitiveness.

When Li Jia, vice president of China Auto Rental, delivered a speech, he introduced that based on over a year of overseas practice, the company's used car export business mainly follows three key paths: First, it takes the initiative to "go global", laying out a direct sales network in six key countries around the world through port forward warehouses, overseas warehouses, overseas offices, etc., covering more than 30 neighboring countries; Second, integrate resources and jointly establish a "vehicle source working group" with domestic vehicle source providers to share overseas business opportunities and enhance matching efficiency. Third, focus on "quasi-standard products", and promote the transformation of non-standard used cars towards standardization through the "four same" strategy of the same year, same mileage, same condition and same price, to enhance market trust.

Caption: Li Jia, Vice President of China Auto Rental

"Only by unblocking every link from production to use, circulation and export can Chinese used cars go far and stand firm in the global market." " Gao Dewu, CEO of China Auto Rental, emphasized, "China Auto Rental is willing to work hand in hand with industry peers to take root in the real demands of the market and grow the common ideals of the industry upwards."

China Auto Rental has taken the lead in establishing an institutional vehicle source working group to consolidate ecological synergy

As one of the core achievements of the 2025 China Used Car Export Ecosystem Conference, the "Used Car Institution Source Export Working Group" was officially launched and established. As a member organization under the Used Car Export Branch of the China Automobile Dealers Association, this working group was jointly established by the China Automobile Dealers Association and China Auto Rental. The first batch of members includes 23 original equipment manufacturers, 7 financial leasing institutions, 5 leasing and mobility enterprises, and 3 dealers, covering the entire chain of entities from vehicle supply, financial services to circulation services. It will become one of the most representative industrial collaboration platforms in the current domestic used car export field

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Caption: Representatives from two industry associations and ten automakers, financial leasing institutions, leasing and mobility enterprises, etc. jointly took the stage to unveil the plaque

The core objective of the working group is to integrate the scattered institutional vehicle sources, technologies and channel resources into a "single network", enabling China's used car exports to shift from "fighting alone" to "going global in groups", jointly building a good reputation for Chinese used cars overseas and becoming the preferred channel for bulk overseas purchases. As the representative of the core initiating unit of the working group, Li Jia, vice president of China Auto Rental, interpreted the development plan of the used car institutional vehicle source export working group on the spot.

It is understood that the working group will focus on four major directions: First, establish vehicle source standards to promote "high quality and low price, quality going global"; Second, it features standardized products and convenient transactions. Its core advantage lies in providing a large number of vehicles of the same type and model, with the same license plate year, the same vehicle condition grade, and the same mileage range. Third, the vehicle condition is transparent and integrity is the foundation. Fourth, we should jointly build a complete overseas service system to ensure the long-term sustainable development of export business.

Caption: Li Jia, vice president of China Auto Rental, as the representative of the initiating unit of the working group, interpreted the development plan of the used car institutional vehicle source export working group on the spot

Since the pilot program was launched in 2019 until today, China's used car exports have achieved a breakthrough from "0 to 1" in nearly six years. As a vehicle source supplier and ecosystem co-builder, China Auto Rental has been deeply involved in this process. Just as the spirit conveyed by the conference, the golden age of China's used car exports requires the in-depth efforts and collaboration of every industry colleague.

In the future, China Auto Rental will continue to take vehicle sources, technology and services as its core advantages, and work with partners in the industrial chain to promote more substantive cooperation of the "Used Car Export Institution Vehicle Source Working Group", helping Chinese used cars establish a "high-quality and reliable" brand image in the global market, and contributing "China Auto Strength" to the global automotive circulation system.