Changan's R&D center established in Detroit, US
- Source: Global Times
- [17:56 January 19 2011]
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Changan Automobile established a R&D center in Detroit, US Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese automaker to set up R&D center in the US.
The new R&D center focuses on car chassis technology, the core technology of automobile development, which will be used in mid and high-end cars and SUVs independently developed by Changan. Being the most developed city in American automobile industry, Detroit has the three auto giants, Ford, GM, and Chrysler, to locate their headquarters here, and attracts many famous automakers to build branches and R&D centers in the city. Besides technology development, Changan's Detroit center also has the job to bring in outstanding talents of automobile industry.
The core development strategy of Changan Automobile in recent years is to boost R&D on the world stage and encourage innovation. The Chinese carmaker has been setting up overseas R&D centers in Turin of Italy, Yokohama of Japan, and Nottingham of Britain. The Italian R&D center mainly focuses on exterior designing, the Japanese one excels at interior and model design, and the one in Britain is good at developing engines and transmissions.
Along with the five local R&D centers in Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Harbin, and Jiangxi Province, the night R&D centers form Changan's global R&D system, pushing forward the growth of the domestic automaker.
