Geely Opens World's Largest Vehicle Testing Centre

• New Geely Safety Centre sets five new Guinness World Records for size, scope, and capability
• Geely Safety Centre offers full capability for new tests in the electrified and intelligent vehicle era
• Cybersecurity, data privacy protection, health, and environmental protection included in Geely’s new concept of Comprehensive Safety
• Geely Safety Centre becomes a new platform for collaboration with global partners on safety technologies and standards

(Ningbo, China) December 12, 2025 –  Geely Auto Group has unveiled the Geely Safety Centre, now the world’s largest and most advanced automotive safety testing facility. The safety centre spans an area of 45,000 m², with an initial investment of over 2 billion RMB, enabling Geely to accelerate the innovation of safety technologies and elevate global safety benchmarks.

The Geely Safety Centre covers the full spectrum of global safety testing, from high-speed crash tests and pedestrian protection, to active safety simulations, battery and new energy powertrain safety, cybersecurity, and health-related safety evaluations. Going beyond just the standard vehicle and occupant safety tests, the new centre has been built to support Geely’s “comprehensive safety” for the intelligent vehicle era. The centre comes with new capabilities such as cybersecurity testing to meet CNAS-certified standards, multiple attack vectors, and evaluation for chips, firmware, data transmission and encryption, OTA updates, vehicle sensors and controllers, etc.

Safety for Geely goes beyond just products and vehicles; human and environmental health is also an important aspect of safety which the centre can test for. Geely’s Safety Centre’s “Golden Nose” team focuses on testing for volatile materials and odours, detection of harmful substances, and ensuring products meet a “zero harmful gas/odour” standard.

The new Safety Centre has also set five world records, including:

• Largest (81,930.745 m²) automotive safety laboratory
• Longest (293.39 meters) indoor car crash test track
• Largest (28,536.224 m²) altitude-climate adjustable (snow/rain/solar radiation simulation) wind tunnel (250km/h max wind speed) facility for car testing
• Largest (12,709.293 m²) arbitrary-angle (0-180°) car crash test zone
• Most tests (27 types) available in an automaker safety test laboratory.

The new Safety Centre brings together global best practices in automotive safety development, combining insights from international safety leaders with Geely’s own rapidly advancing R&D capabilities to push safety performance beyond regulatory requirements.

The centre also strengthens Geely’s collaboration with institutions such as China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) and Tsinghua University, including the joint release of the White Paper on the Development of Intelligent Vehicle Safety. Together, these efforts reinforce Geely’s commitment to drive the next wave of safety innovation and raising industry benchmarks in the intelligent mobility era.

Over the past decade, Geely has invested more than 250 billion RMB into R&D, with safety as a core priority. The launch of the Geely Safety Centre represents the next step in that commitment, enabling Geely to deliver safer, smarter, and more sustainable mobility solutions for users around the world.

Jerry Gan, CEO of Geely Auto Group said “Safety has always been Geely Auto Group’s top priority over the past 30 years. We’ve always aimed to exceed national and regional standards to set new benchmarks in safety, which is a benefit to everyone in the industry and consumers globally.”

“With the inauguration of the new Geely Safety Centre, we open a new chapter for safety in the age of intelligent vehicles.”

Li Chuanhai, Vice President of Geely Auto Group and Head of Geely Research Institute said “The global electric and intelligent transformation of the automotive industry requires new and higher standards of safety in both physical and digital spheres. The new Geely Safety Centre supports and accelerates the innovation of safety together with the collaborative efforts of safety technology leaders in the world.”