A Strong Partnership for a New Chapter: The joint laboratory between Shanghai Manjie (K-MAN) and Kunming Testing Center is officially inaugurated.

On December 11, 2024, Shanghai Manjie Precision Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "K-MAN") and China Automotive Technology and Research Center (Kunming) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kunming Testing Center") reached a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly dedicate themselves to the research and verification of off-road vehicle suspension systems under extreme environments. On October 19, 2025, the cooperation between the two parties yielded another fruitful result—the "Active Suspension & Safety Engineering" Joint Laboratory was officially unveiled, marking a new stage in the cooperation between the two parties. The joint laboratory focuses on joint research in two major areas: cutting-edge technology research on automotive active suspension and automotive chassis safety engineering.

Looking back at the course of the collaboration between both parties, five key characteristics are highlighted:

One Stands Out: The Paradigm of Specialized, Refined, Unique, and Innovative Enterprises

This collaboration is a prime example of complementary strengths between specialized and innovative enterprises. K-MAN, as a high-tech enterprise in Shanghai, demonstrates strong technical capabilities, backed by its deep expertise in racing and modified vehicle shock absorbers. Kunming Testing Center, on the other hand, excels in extreme environment testing, leveraging its unique plateau geography. Together, these two industry leaders in their respective fields have formed a powerful partnership, achieving a truly 'standout' position.

Dual Value: Balancing Market Benefits and Social Value

The establishment of the joint laboratory reflects the organic unity of both market and social value. In terms of market competition, K-MAN and Kunming Testing Center will enhance product competitiveness through resource sharing and technical complementarity.

On the social value side, this collaboration will drive technological advancement in the industry, providing strong support for China's automotive 'Belt and Road' strategy, and achieving a simultaneous boost in both economic and social benefits.

Threefold Satisfaction: A Cooperation Model of Mutual Benefit for Three Groups.

This cooperation model creates a multi-win situation:

· Satisfied Existing Customers: Product performance is significantly enhanced through extreme environment testing and validation.

· Satisfied Enterprises: The core competitiveness of the enterprise is strengthened, with broad market prospects, providing more value investment returns for ecological partners.

· Satisfied Local Government: In-depth industry-academia-research collaboration is promoted, accelerating industrial upgrades and exploring new paths for the development of new productive forces.

Fourfold Collaboration: A Comprehensive Strategic Layout

The collaboration demonstrates strategic synergy across four dimensions:

· Height: Based on the national automotive industry development strategy, serving the 'Belt and Road' initiative.

· Breadth: Covering multiple fields such as technology research and development, testing and certification, and standard-setting.

· Depth: Focusing on plateau extreme environment testing technology and establishing professional barriers.

· Relevance: Achieving a seamless integration of the entire value chain from R&D, manufacturing, testing, to certification.

Five Key Outcomes: Comprehensive Enhancement of Cooperative Results

The joint laboratory will focus on achieving the 'Five Outputs' goals:

Deliver Standards: Establish an industry testing standard system and lead the development of technical specifications.

Deliver Talent: Cultivate interdisciplinary professionals to solidify the foundation for development.

Deliver Brands: Build internationally influential product brands and testing certification brands.

Deliver Benefits: Generate significant economic returns and market value.

Deliver Mechanisms: Form a sustainable new model for industry-academia-research collaboration.

This collaboration is not only a powerful alliance between two leading enterprises, but also an important practice in the innovative development of China's automotive industry. Through complementary strengths and resource sharing, both parties will jointly create globally competitive product solutions, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of China's automotive industry and contributing wisdom and strength to the transformation of 'Made in China' to 'Created in China.'