Dayun Automobile "joins hands" with Bosch to build a joint R&D center, opening a new chapter in cooperation with a world-leading automotive technology brand

On July 8, 2021, Dayun Automobile Co., Ltd. and Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province. Both parties announced that they would be long-term strategic partners, jointly building a joint R&D center. This center will focus on key collaborations in areas such as "integrated chassis, autonomous driving, intelligent networking, intelligent transportation, and automotive electronic control systems." Yuncheng Mayor Chu Xianghao, Deputy Director-General Niu Qingshan of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and relevant personnel from the provincial and municipal departments of science and technology, industry and information technology, and development and reform, Yuncheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, Dayun Automobile Co., Ltd., Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd., as well as central and local professional media, jointly witnessed the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement and the unveiling ceremony of the joint R&D center.

"Green" and "innovation" have been the "genetic code" for Dayun Automobile's sustained strong development. Since its inception, Dayun has attached great importance to independent innovation, positioning itself with high starting points, high standards, and high technology. It has formulated a technological innovation strategy of "producing one generation, researching and developing one generation, and reserving one generation." At the same time, following the national "green development" strategic layout, it has taken new energy vehicles as the core strategic focus, planning ahead and making precise efforts. It is the first in Shanxi Province to have a new energy laboratory, and has completely independent intellectual property rights in the integrated matching design of pure electric vehicle bodies and vehicle controllers, achieving a full range of product layouts for new energy heavy-duty, medium-duty, light-duty trucks, buses, and passenger vehicles. On September 19, 2020, the official mass production of Dayun's new energy passenger vehicles marked Dayun's formal entry into the new energy passenger vehicle field. Currently, the first models of Dayun's pure electric SUVs and MPVs have begun sales, with sales volume steadily increasing.

Deputy Director-General Niu Qingshan of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology reads Governor Lan Fu'an's congratulatory message

Dayun Automobile's development has received great attention and strong support from government leaders at all levels of the province and city. Niu Qingshan, Deputy Director-General of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, read aloud a congratulatory message from Governor Lan Fu'an. In the congratulatory message, Governor Lan pointed out: "The private economy is an important part of China's socialist market economy, and private enterprises are an important force in technological innovation. Dayun Automobile Company, as a leading private heavy-duty truck enterprise, has played an important role in leading technological innovation in the industry and enhancing the competitiveness of our province's automobile industry. The establishment of the "Dayun Bosch Joint R&D Center" by Dayun Automobile Company and Germany's Bosch Group is a practical exploration of the enterprise's benchmarking against international standards and green innovation, which is of great significance to enhancing the enterprise's creativity and generating new development vitality. It is hoped that, taking the unveiling of the joint R&D center as a new starting point, focusing on the goal of building a first-class enterprise, adhering to the concept of quality-oriented enterprises, jointly tackling key technologies, accelerating product R&D, empowering industrial development with new technologies, and making greater achievements in the new journey of comprehensively promoting high-quality development in Shanxi!"

Dayun Automobile Chairman Yuan Qinshan delivers a speech

In his speech, Yuan Qinshan, Chairman of Dayun Automobile Co., Ltd., said: "Dayun Automobile has always insisted on choosing top international manufacturers as partners. This joint construction of the R&D center with Bosch marks the establishment of a highly trustworthy strategic alliance between the two parties. The two parties will carry out extensive and in-depth cooperation on automobile products. We believe that with the strong support and assistance of international first-class partners like Bosch, Dayun Automobile will surely show an increasingly strong development momentum and welcome a broader market prospect."

As a world-leading supplier of automotive technology and services, the Bosch Group has always adhered to the strategic development concept of "rooted in China, serving China." Focusing on serving the innovation needs of the Chinese domestic market in key areas such as software, new energy, and electronic and electrical architecture, it actively participates in and witnesses the vigorous development of China's automobile industry.

Bosch China Vice President Zhu Guangwei speaks

Zhu Guangwei, Vice President of Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd., said at the ceremony: "Bosch will provide Dayun Automobile with world-leading solutions related to integrated chassis, autonomous driving, intelligent networking, intelligent transportation, and automotive electronic control system development. In particular, the integrated chassis integration technology provided by Bosch to Dayun is a technology first launched globally by Bosch. We hope it can bring real product competitiveness to Dayun Automobile and help Dayun Automobile achieve "big sales." At the same time, we hope to take this strategic cooperation as a starting point to help the high-speed development of Dayun's new energy and intelligent vehicles, jointly explore future smart travel, and make positive contributions to the transformation and upgrading of China's automobile industry."

Integrating global advantages resources and creating high-quality models. According to the agreement, Dayun Automobile will cooperate with Bosch to develop several intelligent, high-performance, and ultra-long-range new energy passenger vehicle products with world-leading technology. The first model will be unveiled at the 2022 Beijing International Auto Show. Let's wait and see!

Looking to the future, under the guidance of the automotive industry development trend dominated by "electrification, networking, and intelligence," Dayun Automobile will join hands with more world-class partners to continue focusing on and investing in research and development in the aspects of cruising range, intelligence, and networking of new energy vehicle products, and strive to build a world-class automobile enterprise rooted in China!