Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-10-14 11:20Core Insights - JD.com announced a collaboration with GAC Group and CATL to launch a new car, with official testing and public trials scheduled for late October and a formal announcement on November 9 [1][4] - The new vehicle, referred to as a "national good car," aims to achieve breakthroughs in safety, battery technology, charging services, and pricing [4] Group 1 - JD.com will primarily provide consumer insights and exclusive sales for the new vehicle, without direct involvement in manufacturing [4] - The collaboration integrates JD.com's resources in consumer insights and vehicle services with GAC's manufacturing capabilities and CATL's battery technology and battery-swapping ecosystem [4] - The vehicle will be exclusively sold on JD.com during the "Double 11" shopping festival, with users able to pre-book test drives through the JD app [4] Group 2 - CATL's subsidiary, Times Electric, focuses on battery-swapping solutions and has previously collaborated with GAC on electric vehicle models [6] - JD.com has a long-standing interest in the automotive sector, having invested in NIO in 2015 and established an automotive division in 2021 [6] - The automotive division of JD.com aims to create a complete automotive ecosystem, covering the entire lifecycle of vehicle ownership from purchase to maintenance [6]