On July 16, Paul Struhsaker, Executive Director and CEO of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), showed up in Guangdong to visit Foryou Multimedia, an automotive wireless charging supplier. The agenda: drafting the new MPP standard, patent strategy, and global market compatibility. When the head of the body that governs global wireless charging standards travels to a Chinese supplier's facility to discuss how standards get written, that alone is a signal. And remember, just a month earlier WPC held its Qi Off-cycle Meeting in Beijing for the first time ever, with 20-plus leading companies and over 90 engineers debating the 50W standard. Twice in one month--where the center of gravity sits is fairly obvious.
Q: How big is the in-car wireless charging market right now? Answer: it is growing faster than most people assume. According to research firm Counterpoint, global shipments of automotive wireless chargers grew 14% year-on-year in Q1 2025, with Foryou Multimedia ranking second worldwide at an 11.8% share. Electric vehicles now treat the wireless charger as near-standard equipment on the center console, and factory-fit adoption keeps climbing--this is no longer an accessory business, but an automotive-grade supply chain business.
Q: What does Qi2.2.1 (a.k.a. Qi2 25W) mean for that charging pad in your car? In one line: it goes from "charges" to "charges fast and holds tight." WPC released Qi v2.2.1 in July 2025, raising the maximum MPP magnetic charging power from 15W to 25W and mandating a built-in authentication chip for two-way verification. Everyone knows the old pain points in the car: a conventional three-coil pad delivers only 7.5W to an iPhone, so the battery drains while navigation runs; hit a speed bump, the phone shifts, and charging cuts out. A magnetic wireless charger uses a single coil plus magnetic attachment, solving alignment and vibration dropouts in one go--an iPhone can pull the full 25W, and so can Google's Pixel 10 and Samsung's S25 series.
Q: What products made the first certified batch? Based on the WPC certification database and Chongdiantou's roundup, the first batch of Qi2.2.1 certified products numbered 12, spanning five categories: multi-device wireless chargers, desktop wireless charging pads, car mounts (such as Scosche's MagicMount Pro Charge), magnetic wireless power banks (Baseus, UGREEN), and core modules (CVSMicro, MAXIC). Foryou Multimedia's 25W MPP magnetic in-car solution was among the first automotive-grade products in China to pass--and "automotive-grade" carries real weight, meaning it must survive EMC testing, high-temperature thermal management, and carmakers' entry audits all at once.
Q: Why say the influence is shifting toward China's supply chain? Lay out the timeline and it becomes clear: in late June, Xiaomi hosted the WPC meeting in Beijing, where engineers from Apple, Huawei, Honor, OPPO, vivo and Google gathered to work on the next-generation Qi 50W standard, with Chinese solutions deeply involved. In mid-July, WPC's CEO visited Foryou to discuss drafting and releasing the new MPP standard. For over a decade, Chinese manufacturers mostly played the role of adopting standards and passing certifications; now, from the 50W draft on the phone side to standards co-development on the automotive side, Chinese engineers have seats at the table. Where standards are written, orders and technology premiums follow.
A closing word for two audiences. For everyday users: when picking an in-car magnetic wireless charger later this year, look for the Qi2.2.1 (Qi2 25W) certification mark--you'll get full power across brands and stop paying for pads that deliver only 7.5W in the car. For solution providers and buyers: automotive-grade certification is becoming the entry ticket to the factory-fit market. Whether it's module selection or full-unit design and customization, alignment with the new standard needs to start early, and production and sales schedules must factor in new requirements like authentication chips and two-way verification. Waiting until carmakers' tender documents state "Qi2.2.1 certified preferred" will be too late.
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