On October 18, the Chery Global Innovation Conference CGIC 2025 kicked off in Wuhu, China, under the theme “Innovation · Defining the Future.” The event brought together academicians, industry leaders, ecosystem partners, and media representatives from across the globe to witness Chery’s latest breakthroughs in fields such as new energy and intelligent driving. Throughout this technology showcase driven by innovation, “safety” stood at the heart of Chery’s “technology portfolio,” serving as the core value that elevates the brand and connects it to the global ecosystem.

The Chery Global Innovation Conference CGIC 2025 Opens in Wuhu, China

Innovation "Marathoner": Pushing Thermal Efficiency to 48%

Amid the industry's once-in-a-century transformation, Chery has remained a steadfast technological "marathoner," focusing not on short-lived trends, but on deeply mastering core technologies with wide-ranging applications. The conference highlighted Chery’s global innovation framework: 16 KD factories worldwide; eight R&D centers from its headquarters in China to locations in Frankfurt, Barcelona, and Yokohama; and over 30,000 R&D professionals working together as a powerful collaborative force.

Technology breakthroughs are the most tangible outcome of this system. A prime example is the latest-generation engine unveiled at the conference, which achieves a thermal efficiency of 48%—a testament to Chery’s long-term commitment to taking on the most challenging core technologies. This breakthrough not only sets a new benchmark for hybrid efficiency but is also expected to propel hybrid vehicles into an era of “1-liter fuel consumption.”

This achievement is no coincidence. Guided by its product development rhythm of "one generation in mass production, one in development, and one in pre-research," Chery consistently validates the adaptability of its hybrid systems across diverse and challenging environments worldwide. Meanwhile, the company puts its products to the most straightforward test: real-world driving. Recently, the “Endless Horizon Worry-Free Voyage” Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) Global Endurance Test concluded its final stage—a 1,400-kilometer journey from Taiyuan to Wuhu. In total, CSH vehicles have covered more than 20,000 km across over 20 countries, traversing deserts, plateaus, and rainforests. The resulting data and performance speak clearly to the robust capability of Chinese hybrid technology. Through systematic R&D advancement, Chery is steadily transforming “Hybrid from China” from a follower into a global leader.

Safety as the "North Star": Putting Protection at the Core

If Chery's innovation system defines its technological heights, then its commitment to safety defines the brand's human warmth and baseline of trust. Safety has always been the heart of Chery's extensive technology portfolio—ingrained as the brand ethos “Safety, for Family,” and elevated into the guiding principle: “Let everyone enjoy fivestar protection.”

Safety has always been the heart of Chery's extensive technology portfolio

To this end, Chery has invested 150 million yuan in building Asia’s leading crash test laboratory, established more than 100 rigorous safety standards, and allocated substantial annual funding to conduct over 1,500 full-vehicle crash tests. Through such “no-expense-spared” investment, Chery has refined its “safety yardstick” to the highest degree of precision. To date, 54 models under the Chery Group have earned five-star safety ratings from leading global assessment bodies such as Euro NCAP and ANCAP, making Chery the Chinese automaker with the highest number of globally recognized five-star safety certifications.

TIGGO9 undertakes “15° small-overlap dual-vehicle collision” test

Going beyond certifications, Chery has put safety into real-world practice by becoming the first Chinese brand to launch a global six-dimension safety challenge—subjecting its vehicles to “cold, heat, dryness, humidity, high speed, and rough roads.” These high-difficulty, real-scenario tests are designed to directly address common user concerns. In Indonesia, a TIGGO8 CSH withstood 53 hours and 51 minutes of seawater immersion with its battery pack remaining intact—no leakage, no short circuit—and started normally once reinstalled. In Mexico, a TIGGO7 CSH struck a 242-mm-high steel obstacle at 30 km/h, resulting in only minor scratches to the battery pack and no risk of thermal runaway. During the "Ultimate Safety Exploration Tour" held concurrently with the conference, Chery’s global flagship SUV TIGGO9 took on another unprecedented safety challenge—a 15° small-overlap dual-vehicle collision. The vehicle demonstrated systematic protection by redirecting impact forces with the principle of Tai Chi and leveraging a high-strength steel safety cage structure, embodying a strategy of “guidance, dissipation, reinforcement, and prevention.”

The globally-deployed, six-dimension safety challenge is designed to directly address real-world user concerns. Across Chery's extensive "technology portfolio," safety is no longer a collection of isolated components—it has evolved into a comprehensive protection system that spans the entire product lifecycle and safeguards users worldwide.

Built on the strong foundation of "Technology-Driven Chery," Chery has achieved outstanding results in 2025: cumulative exports have exceeded 5 million vehicles; Chery rejoined the Fortune Global 500, climbing sharply to 233rd place; and the company was successfully listed on HKEX’s Main Board. These milestones represent historic breakthroughs across five key dimensions—sales volume, new energy vehicles, exports, brand strength, and capital market performance. Today, Chery is no longer just an automaker—it has evolved into a high-tech ecosystem brand, powered by innovation, anchored in safety, and positioned on the global stage. Under the theme “Innovation · Defining the Future”of the Chery Global Innovation Conference CGIC 2025, Chery continues to connect global wisdom with an open mindset, integrate Chinese technology into the international landscape, and propel the brand forward amid the automotive industry’s profound transformation.