Gasgoo Munich-On Sept. 14 that Great Wall Motor Chairman Wei Jianjun, speaking on the completion of the company's 4,000th full-vehicle crash test, pointed directly at the current state of hyper-competition in the auto industry. With competition fierce and new models flooding the market, he insisted that Great Wall Motor will not compress or skip any safety verification steps just to keep pace.
The 4,000th test involved the right-hand drive export version of the Haval Raptor, carrying 6-year-old and 10-year-old child dummies to simulate a family trip. It aimed to validate occupant protection under overseas driving conditions, with results meeting expectations. The crash was conducted at Great Wall Motor's new "Five-Zone, Eight-Track" safety laboratory, a facility built with an investment of 510 million yuan.
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Wei recalled that Great Wall Motor established the first independent safety laboratory among Chinese automakers in 2008, completing 4,000 crash tests over the ensuing 18 years. He admitted that safety labs are invisible investments for users and are hard to convert directly into sales, yet car manufacturing must hold the line on safety. The ultimate goal is to ensure consumers receive reliable protection in critical moments.
He believes the new lab's core value is its ability to replicate real-world road conditions and diverse overseas traffic environments, supporting the development of global models with higher safety margins. Even as the industry accelerates its launch cadence, verification cannot be viewed as a cost to be cut. "Safety has red lines and bottom lines, but no ceiling."
