British engineering firm Ricardo is helping JAC with the cooling system of a downsized petrol engine for a passenger vehicle model.

Ricardo is also providing technology transfer in the form of collaborative working and training of JAC engineers both in China and at its sites in the UK.

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JAC will acquire skills and expertise that will help them to develop their own in-house thermal systems analysis and development capability in the future.

“With leading Chinese automakers such as JAC wishing to develop their own vehicles to international standards, there is an increasing need to develop in-house capabilities such as thermal systems development,” said Ricardo Asia president Gary Tan.

“Ricardo is ideally placed to provide technology transfer as well as class-leading engineering services and technology, enabling our Chinese partners to develop excellent vehicles today as well as equipping them with the skills to help them to fulfill their future requirements.”

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