A global collaborative R&D pattern with different emphases has been established, covering nine regions of six countries, including Chongqing City, Beijing City, Hebei Province, Hefei City, Turin of Italy, Yokohama of Japan, Birmingham of UK, Detroit of US and Munich of Germany.

“Open and Shared, Global Collaboration” R&D 4.0 Era Creating an Open and Shared Smart Research and Development Platform for the Whole Society

Each year Changan invests 5% of its annual sales revenue in product R&D and the total investment has amounted to RMB 49.6 billion during the 11th and 12th five-year plan periods. Changan invested 2 billion RMB and built an international standard vehicle test field in Chongqing Dianjiang District.

According to an assessment made by the NDFC (National Development and Reform Commission, the state-acknowledged technical center), Changan scored 93.6, ranking third of the automotive industry and its R&D capability taking the first position of the industry continuously for ten years. Changan has applied for a total of 10,311 patents including 2,918 patens of invention (as of 2018.04).