TRW Automotive Holdings has signed an agreement with the Chinese National Centre of Supervision and Inspection of Motor Vehicle Products Quality (Shanghai) to co-invest in dynamic test capabilities supporting the occupant safety system (OSS) development of domestic Chinese customers.
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Capabilities will include head impact and body block tests to correspond with legal regulations and a programmable hydro-brake system for crash simulation sled testing.
Formerly known as the Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre, the Chinese agency was upgraded to a national third-party testing facility three years ago in response to the growing needs for independent vehicle testing and assessment in the country. The expanded facility in the town of Anting has 10 labs for comprehensive full-vehicle and parts testing, inspection and assessment.
Zhongrong Huang, vice director of the agency, said: “Our ambition is to build a world-class crash test facility in China. We are very pleased to collaborate with TRW, a global technology leader, in developing our testing capabilities on automotive safety components.”
The launch of two Chinese new car assessment programmes last year has sparked national interest in the passive safety features of motor vehicles. Crash test results were widely reported and assessment standards received increased scrutiny.
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By GlobalData“As an industry leader in automotive safety, TRW has firmly planted itself in China with three occupant safety plants and a world-class engineering facility, poised to assist our Chinese customers in meeting the ever- increasing consumer expectations of vehicle safety,” said Joachim Poole, OSS chief engineer, TRW Asia Pacific.
TRW supplies the full-range of its OSS products to the Chinese market including airbags, seat belts, steering wheels and safety electronics. The Shanghai-based TRW Asia-Pacific technology centre provides engineering support to the Chinese manufacturing facilities and customers.
The operation is engaged in specific design and simulation development, expert application engineering, and final product testing and validation according to local customer and market needs.
Poole noted that the new agreement marked the first such collaborative effort between a Chinese national vehicle inspection agency and a multinational automotive supplier in Shanghai.
He said: “Through this partnership, we have established another platform to work with Chinese vehicle manufacturers toward a common goal of helping to make safer cars for China and the world.”
