On July 1, 2023, China’s mandatory standard GB 15084-2022 Motor vehicles – Devices for indirect vision – Requirements of performance and installation will come into force.

 It may initiate impacts on foreign stakeholders or their suppliers of vehicle mirrors, especially on the allowed and not allowed mirror type on vehicle. Based on the official interpretation document released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China on January 12, 2023, vehicle mirror suppliers and manufacturers should be aware that:

·   All kinds of flat or convex mirrors are allowed to be used as exterior mirror. 

·   In the case of multiple curvature convex mirror, it is allowed to use aspherical convex glass/double curvature convex glass/convex free-form glass for the section of the outside mirror. 

·   Aspherical surface that are used as a supplementary mirror does not need to meet the requirements of Chapter 6.5 of the standard. It can be used to assist field of vision, but cannot be used to replace the “normal field of vision” part defined in GB 15084-2022.

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