JAC Yiwei and CATL Collaborate on CIIC Smart Chassis Development
Beijing (Gasgoo)- JAC Yiwei, a subsidiary of JAC Group, recently announced a significant partnership with Contemporary Amperex Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Limited (CAIT-SH), a subsidiary of CATL. The collaboration aims to advance the CIIC (CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis) technology, also known as the skateboard chassis, to develop new vehicle platforms and deploy various scenario-specific models.
Signing ceremony; photo credit: JAC Group
Building on their partnership, JAC Group and CATL signed a strategic cooperation agreement on January 6, 2024, focusing on power battery technologies. The integration of CIIC technology into future vehicle applications will be a key aspect of their collaborative efforts, further strengthening their relationship.
JAC Yiwei and CAIT-SH have already made progress in their collaboration, with plans to introduce the CIIC-S platform into JAC Yiwei’s new energy passenger vehicles for domestic household, commercial, and overseas markets. This platform will enhance the vehicles’ battery-swapping, pure-electric, and extended-range powertrain technologies.
The partnership also extends to joint research on advanced intelligent chassis technologies, including the development of low-voltage power distribution centers (PDC), thermal management systems, battery packs, and electronic and electrical (EE) architectures.
