From May 21 to 22, the 2026 Automotive Parts Industry Development Conference was grandly held in Suzhou under the theme "Intelligent Integration of Ten Thousand Chains, Zeroing in on a New Chapter." The conference focused on the trends of electrification, intelligence, and industrial upgrading in the automotive industry, gathering leading enterprises and authoritative institutions in the industry to discuss high-quality development paths. The "Joint Testing Research Center for Automotive Textiles," co-established by China Textile Standard Testing and Certification Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Textile Standard") and China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CAERI"), was officially inaugurated. Ma Yongmei, Chairman of China Textile Standard, and Liu Anmin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of CAERI, jointly unveiled the center, marking the beginning of a new stage of deep cooperation between the two parties in the field of automotive interior materials.

As a national-level authoritative inspection and certification institution, China Textile Standard is a comprehensive technical service platform in the domestic textile field that integrates standards, inspection, testing, measurement, and certification. It possesses qualifications such as the National Textile Product Quality Inspection and Testing Center, China Industrial Textile Testing Center (Beijing), Industrial (Textile) Product Quality Control and Evaluation Laboratory, Public Service Platform for Industrial Technology Foundation, CNTAC Group Standard Verification Laboratory, and National Medical Device Epidemic Prevention Material Inspection and Testing Institution. China Textile Standard has deep expertise in the field of inspection, testing, and certification, leading the formulation and revision of multiple important national and industry standards, and has a strong accumulation and industry-leading advantages in testing technology and standard formulation for textile materials, functional fabrics, and industrial textiles. In recent years, China Textile Standard has actively served the national strategic emerging industries, extending its layout into automotive, new energy, and high-end manufacturing fields, continuously building comprehensive technical service capabilities across industries and fields.

As a national-level leading institution for automotive technology innovation and testing evaluation, CAERI has authoritative industry influence in areas such as vehicle testing, component R&D, material engineering, and safety and health technology. The strong alliance between the two parties is an important measure to leverage their respective professional strengths and achieve resource complementarity.

The Joint Testing Research Center for Automotive Textiles established this time is a key outcome of China Textile Standard's entry into the automotive materials testing sector. Relying on China Textile Standard's deep accumulation in textile standard formulation and material testing and certification, as well as CAERI's authoritative advantages in the automotive engineering field, the center will focus on core areas such as automotive interior textiles and functional materials, conducting comprehensive cooperation in standard research, joint tackling, testing certification, and talent cultivation, and building a full-chain service system of "standard R&D - testing verification - certification empowerment."

Industry insiders indicate that as the automotive industry accelerates its transformation towards greening, health, and intelligence, the environmental friendliness, safety, comfort, and durability of automotive interior materials have become core aspects of vehicle quality competition, leading to a continuous increase in demand for professional testing and standard certification. The establishment of the joint testing research center by China Textile Standard and CAERI not only fills the gap in the collaborative innovation platform for automotive interior textiles but will also strongly promote the improvement of relevant technical standards, product quality upgrades, and the standardized development of the industry In the future, China Textile Standard will take the unveiling of this joint center as an opportunity to deepen industry collaboration, focus on key technological breakthroughs, improve the testing service network, and contribute professional strength to promote the high-quality development of the automotive parts industry