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In 2025, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) andGreen Jiangnan, together with nine other environmental organizations,jointly launched the “Vehicle Carbon Footprint Snap” campaign. The To accelerate low-carbon transformation of China’s automotive sectorand provide consumers with more environmentally sustainable choices,the eleven environmental organizations collectively sent an open letter Big Data and AI Enable the Development of an Theglobal automotive industry continues to thrive,deliveringsignificantmobility benefits while generating substantial carbonemissions. Although the rise of new energy vehicles—particularly Research by the China Automotive Data Co., Ltd.1indicates that, for passenger vehicles, carbon emissions from the raw material acquisitionstage, primarily driven by steel and aluminum production, are 10 to 15times higher than those generated during final assembly. This highlights Encouragingly, many steel and aluminum producers have alreadydeveloped low-carbon product offerings. However, limited demandfrom automakers has constrained large-scale adoption, preventing To address these obstacles, under the guidance of the China Forum ofEnvironment Journalists, Blue Map and the China Products CarbonFootprint Factors Database (CPCD) jointly developed the “ProductCarbon Scan” tool. Leveraging data from platforms such as China Based on this tool, IPE and Green Jiangnan (PECC), together withShandong Environmental Protection Foundation, Green Qilu, Airman,Green Anhui, Green Taihang, Wuhu Ecology Center, BAYU Public welfareinitiative"Environmental Protection at Our Fingertips".Launched jointly by China Forum of Environment Journalists and IPE in2018, this initiative closely aligns with the theme "Beautiful China Starts As of 15 October 2025, over 110,000 snapshots have been taken in 131cities. These data present a distinctive “Street Snap Automotive CarbonFootprint” landscape. To quantify the aggregate climate impact of theobserved vehicle samples across their full life cycles, we calculated the The Heatmap shows that Volkswagen, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Audi,and BMW rank among the top five brands in terms of carbon reductionpotential. Volkswagen exhibits the highest street snap frequency,reflecting its extensive on-road presence, while Mercedes-Benz records Why Mercedes-Benz Ranked High? Netizen street snaps show that Mercedes-Benz ranks 2nd in the"Street Snap Carbon Reduction Potential". Calculated based on driving An analysis of the factors underlying Mercedes-Benz’s elevated carbonfootprint intensity indicates two primary drivers. First, the branddemonstrates a relatively high street snap frequency, reflecting strong Second, the average carbon footprint of the Mercedes-Benz modelscaptured in the campaign is 297.09 g/km3, exceeding that of 86% of the •As sales cornerstones, the C-Class, E-Class, and GLC-Classmodels (medium or large gasoline sedans and SUVs) exhibit •Medium-large/large gasoline SUVs and MPVs models such asthe G-Class, GLS, V-Class, and GLE, although having a lower •Although the EQ series electric SUVs have low emissions duringthe use phase, the full life cycle carbon footprints of these Admittedly, the market positioning of different automakers varies. As aflagship brand in the high-end market, Mercedes-Benz products satisfythe needs of specific users. However, in the face of the severe climate The Mercedes-Benz Company is also aware of this issue. In its 2024Annual Report and website, Mercedes-Benz reiterated its Ambition2039: “Create a net carbon-neutral Mercedes-Benz new vehicle fleet vehicle fleet up to 50% across all stages of the value chain over theentire lifecycle within the next decade”. Mercedes-Benzalso recognizes that upstream raw materials likebatteries, steel, and aluminum, are emission hotspots. The company In its 2024 Annual Report, Mercedes-Benz made more commitmentsregardingthe procurement of low-carbon steel and aluminum, including: “purchase 200,000 tons of CO2-reduced steel annually fromsuppliers for its own press plants this decade”, and integrate aluminum onwards is to be produced using renewable energies”. According toMercedes-Benz, “this can lead to a CO2reduction of up to 50%compared to conventionally produced aluminum used in Europe”. However, data publicly disclosed by Mercedes-Benz in its annual reports45shows that the company's Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, anera slight decline in 2023, rebounded in 2024. Emissions from Purchased In accordance with its market positioning, we think Mercedes-Benzmust implement the procurement of low-carbon steel and aluminum The360° ENVIRONMENTAL CHECK MERCEDES-BENZ CLA WITH EQTECHNOLOGYreleased by Mercedes-Benz in 2024 shows: “around 40% plants using renewable energy”. Taking the CLA 250+ model as anexample, this saves a total of around 0.4 metric tons of CO2emissions. In addition, “around 39 kg of steel from electric arc furnaces, which are However, as shown above, Mercedes-B