Core Viewpoint - The 2026 New Year message from the national president emphasizes the importance of innovation for high-quality development, the significance of public welfare, and the need for openness to the world. The China Automotive Research Institute (CARI) is committed to these principles through its automotive index, focusing on innovation, responsibility, and a global perspective in 2025 [1]. Group 1: Public Release - CARI prioritizes "public release" as a key action to fulfill social responsibility, aiming to transform rigorous evaluation results into trustworthy consumer references. In 2025, the automotive index published results from 8 evaluation batches, covering over 60 popular market models, providing comprehensive and reliable guidance for consumers [2]. Group 2: Public Science Popularization - CARI is dedicated to creating a new ecosystem for public science popularization, introducing a science popularization IP character named "Little Lion Pointer" to bridge the gap between professional evaluation technology and public understanding. This character, inspired by a lion, aims to make technical knowledge more accessible and relatable [4][6]. Group 3: Public Welfare Activities - CARI's public welfare initiatives have reached various communities, including universities and schools, to spread knowledge. The "University Tour" engaged nearly 3,000 students through technical lectures on topics like automotive safety and intelligent driving evaluation, fostering innovation and talent in the industry [7]. - The "Campus Tour" provided traffic safety education to children through interactive methods, encouraging them to become "safety little supervisors" within their families. This initiative aims to influence entire families through the education of a single child [10]. - CARI participated in national science popularization events, such as the World Intelligent Industry Expo, showcasing the "Little Lion Pointer" and offering immersive evaluation experiences to the public, enhancing understanding of professional evaluation results [15][19].