Jiangsu Changshu Automotive Trim Group (CAIP)

The cockpit module is a cockpit interior assembly that CAIP delivers to vehicle manufacturers as a modular supply, covering the integrated installation of the instrument panel, centre console, air vents and surrounding trim parts. Modularised cockpits are the company's core development direction; CAIP focuses on automotive interior and exterior trim and non-metal parts and supplies green, low-carbon, lightweight, environmentally friendly and low-VOC products and solutions to OEMs worldwide. Together with door panels, pillars, seating, soft trim and exterior modules, it forms the company's system of six product modules.

Modular integrated supply; supports simultaneous engineering and pre-assembled module delivery; covers instrument panel, centre console and air vent sub-parts; ambient lighting and smart touch functions can be integrated; low-VOC environmentally friendly materials

• Passenger car cockpit interiors
• New energy vehicle interiors
• Premium brand vehicle programmes

The door module centres on the door inner trim panel assembly and integrates sub-components such as window regulators, inner release handles and wrapped trim, supplied to vehicle manufacturers as a module. The company's core CAIP-brand car door inner trim panel has been awarded the title of Jiangsu Famous Brand Product, and door products are supplied to mainstream OEMs including FAW-Volkswagen, Beijing Benz and BMW Brilliance. Series-production light-permeable skin door trim panels already combine concealed ambient lighting with touch keys and are supplied in volume for new energy vehicles.

Door inner trim panel assembly; integrates window regulator and inner release handle; supports integrated light-permeable skin, concealed ambient lighting and touch keys; multiple surface gloss levels (high gloss, matt, imitation electroplating); low VOC and lightweight

• Passenger car door interiors
• New energy vehicle interiors
• Joint-venture and premium brand vehicle programmes

The pillar module covers A/B/C pillar interior panels and rocker sill trim assemblies and is one of the company's flagship product lines. High-precision injection moulding and wrapping processes guarantee appearance and assembly quality, and intelligent functional parts such as ambient lighting and hidden speakers can be integrated. The high-gloss B pillar is produced by high-gloss injection moulding, achieving mirror-grade surface quality without painting.

A/B/C pillar assemblies; rocker sill trim panels; paint-free high-gloss injection moulded high-gloss B pillar; ambient lighting and hidden speakers can be integrated; low-VOC environmentally friendly materials

• Passenger car pillar interiors
• New energy vehicle interiors
• Premium brand vehicle programmes

The seating module provides seat-related assemblies and functional parts for smart cockpit scenarios, including front-row swivelling seats, rear-row zero-gravity seats and headrest speakers. The zero-gravity seat was developed on the basis of Chinese ergonomics research and NASA seat standards and can actively release pressure and distribute body weight evenly. Front seats rotate outwards by 90 degrees for welcome entry and exit and complete a 180-degree rotation in four-person face-to-face mode to create a conversational layout.

Front seat 90-degree welcome rotation and 180-degree face-to-face rotation; rear zero-gravity mode; seat ventilation, heating and massage; headrest-integrated speakers with adjustable opening angle; pressure distribution and ergonomic design

• Smart cockpit seating systems
• Premium MPVs and passenger cars
• Autonomous driving rest scenarios

The soft trim module covers parcel shelves, luggage compartment trim, main carpets, underbody panels and sunroof sun visors as well as other vehicle soft trim and boot system products, offering customers an integrated soft trim solution from the front carpet to the complete luggage compartment assembly. The products emphasise sound insulation and noise reduction, low odour and recyclability, and the company's core CAIP-brand car sunroof panel has been awarded the title of Jiangsu Famous Brand Product.

Parcel shelf assembly; luggage compartment interior assembly; full vehicle carpet; underbody panel; sunroof sun visor assembly; sound absorption and low VOC/low odour; recyclable environmentally friendly materials

• Passenger car boot and soft trim systems
• New energy vehicle interiors
• Sound insulation and NVH improvement

The exterior module focuses on the lightweighting and modularisation of non-metal automotive exterior parts, mainly front and rear bumpers, front end modules, plastic tailgates, wheel houses and window and door trim strips. Through a modular, integrated one-piece design the plastic tailgate effectively reduces part weight and offers a better design structure and quality while cutting OEM in-line production hours. The products widely adopt lightweight technology routes such as plastic-for-steel substitution and continuous fibre composites.

Front and rear bumpers; front end module (FEM); modular integrated one-piece plastic tailgate design; wheel houses and wheel arches; window and door trim strips; plastic-for-steel lightweighting; non-metal injection moulding and multiple surface finishes

• Lightweight exterior parts for new energy vehicles
• Passenger car front and rear exterior systems
• OEM modular pre-assembly

The instrument panel and console family is one of the company's core product lines and includes the instrument panel assembly and the centre console assembly; the smart sliding centre console is a flagship product built on the company's third-space concept. The console has a travel of up to 1 metre and can slide from the driver's position to the rear centre, with the rail embedded directly in the vehicle floor and concealed by the carpet. It integrates an electric table and an electric pop-up cup holder, and together with 180-degree swivelling front seats it switches between office and entertainment modes.

Instrument panel and centre console assemblies; concealed rail embedded in the vehicle floor and covered by carpet; sliding travel of about 1 metre; electric table 1000 x 400 mm, 30 kg load capacity, full-size and half-size modes; electric pop-up cup holder detects objects above 150 g

• Passenger car instrument panel assemblies
• Smart cockpit third space
• Face-to-face office and leisure scenarios

The air vent range covers conventional air conditioning outlets and smart electric air vents and is an important sub-part of the cockpit module. Electric air vents precisely control air circulation and flow distribution and support automatic or manual adjustment of air direction and speed. Their adaptive control system adjusts cabin temperature and humidity in real time and, combined with a high-efficiency filter system, rapidly removes particles, bacteria and viruses.

Automatic and manual air direction and speed adjustment; adaptive temperature and humidity control; high-efficiency filtration of particles, bacteria and viruses; integrated cockpit styling; support for smart scenario linkage

• Passenger car air conditioning outlets
• Smart cockpit air management
• Healthy cabin scenarios

The door trim panel (door inner trim panel) is the company's founding and core single product; since the plant was built in 1996 the company has focused on door interior trim manufacturing and entered the domestic joint-venture vehicle supply chain. The range covers injection moulding, wrapping and light-permeable skin processes and can deliver high-gloss, matt, high-gloss UV and imitation electroplated surface effects. The company's joint venture with Antolin, Wuhu Antolin Smart Cockpit Systems Co., Ltd., further develops door panels and other interior and exterior trim systems.

Injection moulding, wrapping and light-permeable skin processes; low-VOC environmentally friendly and renewable modified materials; high gloss, matt, high-gloss UV and imitation electroplated finishes; concealed ambient lighting and touch keys can be integrated

• Passenger car door interior trim panels
• Door panel supply for new energy vehicles
• Joint-venture and premium brand vehicle programmes

The window regulator is a functional sub-part of the door module listed in the official product navigation and is supplied as a module after integration with the door inner trim panel assembly. The product allows vehicle manufacturers to install the module directly on the final assembly line, shortening assembly hours and improving assembly consistency.

Integrated with the door inner trim panel assembly; modular pre-assembled supply; supports simultaneous engineering and vehicle validation

• Passenger car door systems
• OEM modular assembly lines

Pillars and sills are a sub-series under the pillar module, covering A/B/C pillar trim panels and rocker sill trim panels. The products focus on assembly accuracy and the overall harmony of the interior and can be integrated with intelligent functional parts such as ambient lighting and hidden speakers.

A/B/C pillar trim panels; rocker sill trim panels; can be integrated with ambient lighting and hidden speakers; low-VOC injection moulding and wrapping processes

• Passenger car pillar and sill interiors
• Smart cockpit ambient lighting integration

The seat product line provides seat-related assemblies and functional parts for passenger car cockpits and, together with the seating module, forms the company's cockpit product system. The products support zero-gravity reclining, swivelling face-to-face seating, ventilation, heating and massage, and can integrate headrest speakers. Rear seats can recline fully, effectively distributing body pressure to improve comfort.

Zero-gravity and swivel function configurations; ventilation, heating and massage; ergonomics and NASA seat standards as reference; optional headrest speakers; can be linked with the electric centre console to form a face-to-face layout

• Passenger car seating systems
• Smart cockpit rest scenarios
• Business and family travel

The parcel shelf assembly is one of the company's main products; it is installed behind the rear seat and combines load carrying with sound insulation and noise reduction. The company's core CAIP-brand car sunroof panel has been awarded the title of Jiangsu Famous Brand Product, and soft trim products continue to win new programme awards in the company's new energy vehicle orders.

Rear parcel shelf assembly; load carrying plus sound insulation and noise reduction; lightweight structural design; low-VOC environmentally friendly materials

• Passenger car boot soft trim systems
• New energy vehicle interior supply

Luggage compartment trim (the luggage compartment assembly) is one of the company's main product lines and covers luggage compartment side trim panels, floor panels and front bulkhead parts. The products emphasise low VOC, environmental friendliness and assembly accuracy and are an important part of the company's soft trim system.

Luggage compartment side trim panels; luggage compartment floor and sill trim panels; low-VOC environmentally friendly materials; sound absorption and noise reduction; lightweight structure

• Passenger car luggage compartment interiors
• New energy vehicle boot systems

The main carpet is an important part of the company's soft trim system and is explicitly listed in the official product navigation. It offers sound absorption and noise reduction with low odour and low emissions, and recyclable environmentally friendly materials can be used to meet vehicle low-carbon requirements.

Moulded full vehicle carpet; sound absorption and noise reduction; low odour and low VOC; recyclable environmentally friendly materials; coordinated covering for concealed console rails

• Passenger car vehicle carpets
• New energy vehicle interior noise reduction

Front and rear bumpers are a flagship product of the company's exterior module, offering lightweight bumper attachments and non-metal exterior modules for new energy vehicles. Plastic-for-steel substitution combined with lightweight technologies such as continuous fibre composites reduces weight. Surfaces can be finished in high gloss, matt, high-gloss UV and imitation electroplated effects.

Non-metal injection moulding; plastic-for-steel lightweighting; high gloss, matt, high-gloss UV and imitation electroplated surface finishes; environmentally friendly coating on a fully waterborne automatic paint line

• New energy vehicle exterior parts
• Passenger car front and rear exterior systems

The front end module (FEM) integrates front compartment structural parts such as the radiator frame and bumper beam and is a key element of the company's exterior and structural parts line. The modular design helps vehicle manufacturers simplify final assembly operations and shorten assembly hours.

Integrated front end frame; modular pre-assembled supply; lightweight structural design; supports simultaneous engineering and vehicle validation

• Passenger car front compartment structural modules
• OEM modular assembly lines

Through a modular, integrated one-piece design the plastic tailgate effectively reduces part weight while providing a better design structure and quality and cutting OEM in-line production hours. It is one of the core products of the company's lightweight exterior range, developed with environmentally friendly materials and plastic-for-steel substitution technology. CAIP continues to advance lightweighting through hemp fibre, carbon fibre and plastic tailgate products and plastic-for-steel technology.

Modular and integrated one-piece design; significant weight reduction, in the 20-30 percent range; reduces OEM in-line production hours; environmentally friendly recyclable materials; plastic-for-steel technology

• Lightweight exterior parts for new energy vehicles
• Passenger car tailgate systems

The high-gloss B pillar is a component with demanding appearance requirements in the exterior and pillar lines listed in the official product navigation; high-gloss injection moulding achieves paint-free mirror-grade surface quality. The product combines weatherability with scratch resistance and meets the high standards that premium brands set for visible exterior parts.

High-gloss injection moulding; paint-free high-gloss surface; weather resistance and scratch resistance; high-gloss level control for visible parts

• Passenger car high-gloss exterior parts
• Premium brand vehicle programmes

The wheel house (including wheel arch covers and wheel arches) is a non-metal shield part around the vehicle exterior and chassis with mudguard, noise reduction and lightweight characteristics. In its public replies to investors the company explicitly lists wheel arch covers as one of its main products.

Non-metal injection moulded parts; mudguarding and noise reduction; lightweight design; weather resistance and impact resistance

• Passenger car wheel houses and wheel arches
• Lightweight exterior parts for new energy vehicles

The underbody panel is one of the company's main products; it protects the underbody structure and improves vehicle aerodynamics and NVH performance. The product uses lightweight non-metal materials and offers impact and corrosion resistance.

Lightweight non-metal materials; impact and corrosion resistance; improved aerodynamics and NVH; modular integrated installation

• Passenger car underbody shields
• New energy vehicle underbody protection and lightweighting

CAIP set up a smart cockpit R&D team in 2015 and has now iterated to a third-generation smart cockpit, launching the iX-2024 concept show car. The iX-2024 is a premium MPV that integrates wood-grain LED, light-permeable PU leather, light-permeable fabric and smart touch surfaces into holistic trim panels and supports multimodal interaction including ambient lighting, a voice assistant and health monitoring. The product won the 2024 Red Dot Design Concept Award in the Cars and Motorcycles category, and the company offers customers one-stop smart cockpit hardware, software and customised solutions.

Premium MPV concept cockpit; holistic trim panel integrating wood-grain LED, light-permeable PU leather, light-permeable fabric and smart touch surfaces; multimodal interaction with ambient lighting, voice assistant and health monitoring; gesture and voice control; winner of the 2024 Red Dot Design Concept Award

• Turnkey smart cockpit solutions
• Joint development and concept show cars with OEMs
• Intelligent upgrading of new energy vehicles

Smart surfaces use smart touch control and light-permeable skin to switch part surfaces freely between multi-colour, multi-mode backlighting. Series-production light-permeable skin door trim panels are already supplied in volume for new energy vehicles, integrating concealed ambient lighting with touch keys. The door ambient lighting is made up from top to bottom of wood-grain LED, light-permeable PU leather and light-permeable fabric, with the wood-grain LED using an embedded vibration-sensing mechanism for custom virtual touch control.

Smart touch control and light-permeable skin; multi-colour, multi-mode backlight switching; integration of concealed ambient lighting with touch keys; wood-grain LED with embedded vibration-sensing mechanism; multilayer light-permeable PU leather and fabric structure; already in series production

• New energy vehicle door trim panels
• Smart surface human-machine interaction
• Smart cockpit ambience and touch integration

Natural fibre composites are produced on a domestically leading one-step process line and achieve a 20-30 percent weight reduction compared with conventional injection moulded parts. Hemp fibre reinforced parts cost about 5 percent less than glass fibre reinforced parts and meet the automotive industry's requirements for lightweighting, environmental protection and sustainability. CAIP advances new material applications through hemp fibre, carbon fibre and plastic tailgate products and plastic-for-steel technology.

One-step process production line; 20-30 percent lighter than conventional injection moulded parts; hemp fibre reinforced parts about 5 percent cheaper than glass fibre parts; low-carbon, environmentally friendly and recyclable; suitable for interior trim applications

• Lightweight automotive interior parts
• Environmentally friendly materials for new energy vehicles
• Plastic-for-steel structural parts

CFRT composites replace metal parts with continuous fibres and achieve a 45-50 percent weight reduction, making them suitable for exterior parts and structural functional parts. The CFRT battery box addresses new energy vehicles and balances structural strength with lightweighting requirements. This line is the representative structural functional product among the company's new lightweight technologies.

Continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites; 45-50 percent weight reduction versus metal parts; suitable for exterior parts; usable for structural functional parts such as battery boxes; suitable for new energy vehicles

• Battery box structural parts for new energy vehicles
• Lightweight exterior parts
• Plastic-for-steel structural functional parts

RePET CORE uses a recyclable PET foam layer as a filling core material and achieves a 40 percent weight reduction together with a 59 percent reduction in carbon emissions. The product fits the company's dual-carbon strategy of lightweighting and environmental protection and is a core achievement in the new materials and new processes field.

Recyclable PET foam filling core; 40 percent weight reduction; 59 percent lower carbon emissions; environmentally friendly and recyclable; suitable for interior trim filling structures

• Lightweight filling parts for automotive interiors
• Low-carbon environmentally friendly components
• New energy vehicle interiors

The automotive-grade smart refrigerator lets users view or adjust the temperature directly through a portable main control screen and uses enhanced semiconductor cooling technology for high efficiency and energy savings. It has a 1000 ml capacity with dedicated storage space for drinks and wine glasses, making it suitable for sharing in four-person face-to-face mode.

Automotive-grade design; enhanced semiconductor cooling; 1000 ml capacity; temperature control via portable main control screen; separate storage for drinks and wine glasses

• Smart cockpit comfort features
• Four-person face-to-face sharing scenarios

The roof electrochromic glass adjusts light transmission from 5 to 80 percent within 0.5 seconds, meeting shading and dimming needs, and has built-in ultraviolet blocking and thermal insulation functions. The product uses a double-curved forming process and complies with the manufacturing standards of next-generation roof glass.

Adjustable light transmission from 5 to 80 percent; switching completed within 0.5 seconds; built-in UV blocking and thermal insulation; double-curved forming process; can darken automatically in cinema mode

• Smart cockpit roof glass
• Shading and thermal insulation control scenarios

The overhead large screen uses a 32:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio with a 3440 x 966 high-definition resolution and weighs only 2.5 kg; it opens up to 90 degrees and includes an anti-mistouch mechanism. The product runs on an Android system, supports voice control and has no built-in camera in order to protect privacy.

32:9 ultra-wide screen; 3440 x 966 resolution; 2.5 kg total weight; opening angle up to 90 degrees; anti-mistouch mechanism; Android system and voice control; no built-in camera

• Smart cockpit rear-seat entertainment
• Cinema mode scenarios

The retractable speaker rises automatically on one-touch start and lowers automatically when the vehicle is switched off, creating an even sound field; it is compact and highly adaptable, and its lighting is synchronised with the vehicle ambient lighting and pulses to the music. The company also offers hidden hole-free audio distributed across the vehicle pillars and even concealed in the headrests, with up to 25 sound sources delivering a three-dimensional immersive experience.

Automatic rise and lower on one-touch start; compact size and high installation flexibility; lighting synchronised with the vehicle and supporting 256-colour rhythm; hole-free hidden audio in pillars and headrests; up to 25 sound sources; surround sound

• Smart cockpit audio systems
• Immersive entertainment scenarios
• NVH and acoustic experience optimisation

The 256-colour ambient lighting offers 256 colour choices, each supporting multiple brightness levels, with a service life of more than 30000 hours and stable operation over a wide temperature range. The product uses micro-control technology for precise colour tuning and supports control from smart devices. The company co-developed NearLink immersive ambient lighting with Huawei and PATEO and exhibited it at the NearLink Alliance industry summit.

256 adjustable colours; multiple brightness levels per colour; service life over 30000 hours; stable operation across a wide temperature range; micro-control technology for precise colour tuning; supports smart device control

• Smart cockpit ambient lighting
• Human-vehicle interaction and welcome scenarios
• Music rhythm linkage

The smart health monitoring steering wheel has a retractable and folding function; a smart gesture swipe triggers automatic deployment for manual driving. In autonomous driving or four-person face-to-face mode the steering wheel folds away and blends into the dashboard, maximising the interior space of the cockpit. The product can also monitor heart rate, blood oxygen and blood pressure in real time and, combined with in-cabin air quality management, creates a healthy cockpit.

Retractable and folding mechanism; gesture-triggered deployment; automatic stowage and blending into the dashboard in autonomous driving mode; real-time heart rate, blood oxygen and blood pressure monitoring; long-term health tracking and management; combined with in-cabin air quality management

• Healthy cockpits
• Autonomous driving human-machine interaction
• Smart cockpit integration solutions

The portable main control screen controls all in-cabin functions including seat adjustment, air conditioning, audio, windows and roof shading while also providing entertainment and navigation, enriching the smart experience of the third space. The product supports magnetic wireless charging to ensure convenient continuous use.

Integrated control of seats, air conditioning, audio, windows and roof shading; entertainment and navigation functions; magnetic wireless charging; portable and detachable

• Smart cockpit central control
• Rear-seat entertainment and interaction

CAIP exhibited new technology products at Auto China in Beijing, including laser projection, holographic imaging and a medium-free aerial imaging voice holographic robot. Laser projection casts information such as vehicle speed and mileage directly into the driver's optimal field of view, ensuring the driver maintains the best driving posture. The medium-free aerial imaging voice holographic robot comes in 5-inch and 10-inch sizes, presents vehicle-related information using holographic technology and supports gesture or voice control.

Laser projection displaying speed and mileage; projected into the driver's optimal field of view; medium-free aerial imaging; voice holographic robot in 5-inch and 10-inch sizes; gesture and voice control support

• Smart cockpit head-up display
• Holographic human-machine interaction
• New technology showcases at motor shows and cooperation with OEMs