Carbon Information Disclosure of Chinese Automobile Manufacturers: Management Mechanism, Economic Motivation and Transformation Path

Amid global warming and low-carbon trends, carbon information disclosure (CID) is critical for Chinese automakers’ sustainability. They face management conflicts, weak incentives, and gaps with international standards, especially under the EU’s CBAM. This study analyzes CID’s driving mechanisms, economic logic, and motivations, finding it reduces equity costs but has flaws in content, methods, and alignment. A three-dimensional mechanism (policy, market, capacity) is proposed to boost CID, vital for competitiveness and "dual-carbon" goals.