Chery Automobile
A large Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhu, Anhui. Its business covers the research, development, production and sale of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and new energy intelligent vehicles. In recent years it has advanced an intelligent transformation, building capabilities in areas such as intelligent cockpits and intelligent driving assistance.
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Xie Baojun, vice president of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. and head of the intelligentization center, is suspected to have resigned, and his internal Feishu status shows suspended use.
As of the time of publication of the report, Chery Automobile had not responded to the rumor of Xie Baojun's resignation.
Xie Baojun entered the Chery system in October 2024, initially working at its subsidiary Dazhuo Intelligent, responsible for intelligent driving-related R&D work.
In May 2025, Chery integrated Lion Tech, Dazhuo Intelligent and related businesses of the R&D General Institute to establish the Chery Intelligentization Center.
Chery released intelligent driving product series such as Falcon 500, 700 and 900 at its 2026 AI Night, and launched AI capabilities such as Lingxi Smart Cockpit and Xiaoqi Tongxue.
Lion Tech is an intelligent connected business entity incubated internally by Chery, and in its early days undertook independent R&D of software such as vehicle networking and intelligent cockpits.
Dazhuo Intelligent is an independent company established by Chery for intelligent driving, focusing on autonomous driving algorithms and mass production implementation.
The timing of Xie Baojun's suspected resignation coincides with Chery having just completed the release of the Falcon intelligent driving product series and the Intelligentization Center having been established for less than a year, and it may affect the pace of technology unification and full-stack in-house development.
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Xie Baojun entered the Chery system in October 2024, initially working at its subsidiary Dazhuo Intelligent, responsible for intelligent driving-related R&D work.
50%UnverifiedLion Tech is an intelligent connected business entity incubated internally by Chery, and in its early days undertook independent R&D of software such as vehicle networking and intelligent cockpits.
50%UnverifiedDazhuo Intelligent is an independent company established by Chery for intelligent driving, focusing on autonomous driving algorithms and mass production implementation.
50%UnverifiedAs of the time of publication of the report, Chery Automobile had not responded to the rumor of Xie Baojun's resignation.
50%UnverifiedThe timing of Xie Baojun's suspected resignation coincides with Chery having just completed the release of the Falcon intelligent driving product series and the Intelligentization Center having been established for less than a year, and it may affect the pace of technology unification and full-stack in-house development.
50%UnverifiedIn May 2025, Chery integrated Lion Tech, Dazhuo Intelligent and related businesses of the R&D General Institute to establish the Chery Intelligentization Center.
50%UnverifiedChery released intelligent driving product series such as Falcon 500, 700 and 900 at its 2026 AI Night, and launched AI capabilities such as Lingxi Smart Cockpit and Xiaoqi Tongxue.
50%UnverifiedXie Baojun, vice president of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. and head of the intelligentization center, is suspected to have resigned, and his internal Feishu status shows suspended use.
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