Yesterday, according to the Municipal Bureau of Commerce that the subsidy application system of Dalian's Automobile Replacement and Renewal Service Platform in 2026 was launched at 0:00 on January 23, and it began to accept applications for automobile replacement and renewal subsidies for this year.

The "Announcement on the Launch of the Subsidy Application System for Automobile Replacement and Renewal in Dalian in 2026" clearly states that in 2026, individual consumers who transfer their own passenger cars through sales and purchase new-energy passenger cars included in the "Catalogue of New-Energy Vehicle Models Exempted from Vehicle Purchase Tax" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology or fuel-powered passenger cars with a displacement of 2.0 liters or less in Dalian will be given a one-time subsidy.

The specific subsidy standards are as follows: For those who trade in and purchase eligible new-energy passenger cars, a subsidy of 8% of the new-car sales price (including tax, the same below) will be given, with a maximum of 15,000 yuan (rounded up to the nearest whole yuan, the same below); for those who trade in and purchase eligible fuel-powered passenger cars, a subsidy of 6% of the new-car sales price will be given, with a maximum of 13,000 yuan.

According to the announcement, for the newly purchased passenger cars applying for subsidies, the "Uniform Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" should be issued in Dalian, and the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" should be processed within Liaoning Province. The old car to be transferred should be registered under the applicant's name before January 8, 2025 (inclusive, the same below), and should have been registered under the applicant's name until the latest transfer registration. In addition, the owner of the old car, the owner of the new car, and the subsidy applicant must be the same person.

The invoicing dates stated on the "Uniform Invoice for Used-Car Sales" and the "Uniform Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales", as well as the latest transfer registration date stated on the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" of the transferred old passenger car and the registration date stated on the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" of the newly purchased passenger car, should all be after January 1, 2026. There is no order requirement for transferring the old car and purchasing the new car.

During the subsidy application review period, the transferred old passenger car cannot be transferred back to the applicant's name, and the newly purchased passenger car should be registered under the applicant's name. During the implementation of the 2026 automobile trade-in policy, each individual consumer can only choose to receive either the automobile scrapping and renewal subsidy or the automobile replacement and renewal subsidy once, and cannot receive both at the same time.

Consumers can enter the "Government-promoted Consumption-Dalian Automobile Replacement and Renewal Subsidy" portal through the China UnionPay Cloud QuickPass App and upload application materials according to the steps prompted by the system.

The applicant should fill in the application information completely, accurately, and clearly and upload the application materials. The main materials include: the applicant's identity information (front and back photos or scanned copies of the ID card should be uploaded if it is the ID card, and photos or scanned copies of the documents should be uploaded for other types of certificates); the applicant's bank account information (it must be a debit card issued by a commercial bank in China and be a Class I account. Please verify the account type with the opening bank); information on the sold and transferred old car (fill in the vehicle identification number, etc., and upload the original photos or scanned copies of the "Uniform Invoice for Used-Car Sales" of the old car and the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" (pages 1 to 4. If it exceeds 4 pages, the transfer registration page should also be included) after the transfer registration); information on the purchased new car (fill in the vehicle identification number, etc., and upload the original photos or scanned copies of the "Uniform Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" (pages 1 to 4, and the transfer registration summary information column should be empty) of the new car); the transaction voucher of the applicant's credit card (or QuickPass) or Cloud QuickPass QR-code payment for purchasing the new car, which should be able to identify the information of the payee (automobile enterprise), and the amount on the receipt or screenshot should be no less than 20,000 yuan.

Guide to Key Points of Application

Subsidy Recipients

Individual consumers (the owner of the old car, the owner of the new car, and the applicant must be the same person).

Subsidy Conditions

Sell the old car: Transfer the passenger car registered under the applicant's name before January 8, 2025.

Buying a new car: When purchasing a new energy vehicle or a fuel vehicle with an engine displacement of 2.0 liters or less within Dalian city, the invoice must be issued in Dalian.

Subsidy standards

New energy vehicles: 8% of the new car price, with a maximum of 15,000 yuan.

Fuel vehicles: 6% of the new car price, with a maximum of 13,000 yuan.

Required materials

Front and back of the ID card, bank card (Class I debit card issued in China).

Old car: "Unified Invoice for Second-hand Car Sales" and "Vehicle Registration Certificate".

New car: "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and "Vehicle Registration Certificate".

Payment vouchers (receipts, screenshots) with an amount of no less than 20,000 yuan.

Important reminders

1. The old car must not be transferred back to the applicant's name, and the new car must be registered under the applicant's name

2. Each person can only enjoy the subsidy once, either through scrapping or replacement.

3. There is no requirement for the sequence of transferring the old car and buying the new car.