Geely Auto Group has officially opened the Geely Safety Centre, a facility it describes as the largest and most advanced automotive safety testing complex in the world, marking a major milestone in the company’s long-term push to lead safety innovation. Built at a cost exceeding 2 billion RMB, the centre covers 45,000 square metres and is designed to accelerate the development of next-generation safety technologies while raising benchmarks across the global automotive industry.
The new centre brings together an unusually broad range of testing capabilities under one roof. Beyond conventional crash and occupant protection tests, it supports high-speed impact testing, pedestrian safety assessments, active safety simulations, battery and new energy powertrain evaluations, as well as cybersecurity and health-related safety studies. This wide scope reflects Geely’s view of safety in the intelligent vehicle era, where protection extends beyond physical structure to include digital systems, data security and human wellbeing.
Cybersecurity testing is a key focus at the facility, with CNAS-certified capabilities that evaluate multiple attack scenarios across chips, firmware, data transmission, encryption systems, over-the-air updates, sensors and vehicle controllers. At the same time, the centre addresses environmental and health considerations through its dedicated “Golden Nose” team, which specialises in detecting volatile materials, odours and harmful substances. The goal is to ensure vehicles meet a zero harmful gas and odour standard, reinforcing the idea that safety also includes the quality of the cabin environment.
The scale of the Geely Safety Centre has already resulted in five world records. These include the largest automotive safety laboratory at 81,930.745 square metres, the longest indoor crash test track measuring 293.39 metres, and the largest altitude- and climate-adjustable wind tunnel for vehicle testing at 28,536.224 square metres, capable of simulating snow, rain and solar radiation with wind speeds of up to 250 km/h. It also houses the largest arbitrary-angle crash test zone, covering 12,709.293 square metres with angles ranging from 0 to 180 degrees, and offers the highest number of test types available at a single automaker safety laboratory, with 27 different test categories.
Designed to exceed regulatory requirements rather than simply meet them, the centre combines global best practices in automotive safety with Geely’s rapidly advancing in-house research and development. It also strengthens collaboration with leading institutions such as the China Automotive Technology and Research Center and Tsinghua University, including joint efforts like the release of the White Paper on the Development of Intelligent Vehicle Safety. These partnerships underline Geely’s intention to help shape future safety standards rather than follow them.
Over the past ten years, Geely has invested more than 250 billion RMB in research and development, with safety consistently treated as a core pillar of its strategy. The opening of the Geely Safety Centre represents the next phase of that commitment, providing the tools needed to deliver safer, smarter and more sustainable vehicles as mobility continues to evolve worldwide.
