Volvo and Geely Open the World’s Largest Automotive Safety Testing Center, Setting Five New Guinness World Records

Geely marked the opening with a crash test involving two Lynk & Co 900 vehicles

December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM / News

Chinese automotive giant Geely Auto Group has officially opened its new Safety Center in Hangzhou Bay, Zhejiang Province, China. The facility is now the largest automotive safety testing center in the world and has been certified with five new Guinness World Records.

The complex goes beyond traditional crash safety concepts. In addition to physical impact protection, it offers comprehensive testing capabilities in emerging areas such as cybersecurity, data protection, and occupant health. This approach reflects Geely’s “Total Safety 2.0” philosophy, which aims for zero fatalities, zero health risks, zero property loss, and zero leakage of sensitive information.

During the opening ceremony, Geely conducted a high-profile crash test involving two Lynk & Co 900 vehicles. The center features multiple specialized laboratories, including facilities for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), pedestrian protection testing, and in-vehicle network security evaluations.

The Safety Center set five world records, including the largest automotive safety laboratory, covering approximately 882,000 square feet. It also houses the world’s longest indoor crash-test track at about 963 feet. Another record was set by the largest height-adjustable, climate-controlled automotive wind tunnel, spanning roughly 307,000 square feet.

The facility also includes the world’s largest arbitrary-angle vehicle crash-test zone, allowing impact angles from 0 to 180 degrees across an area of about 137,000 square feet. In addition, it offers the widest range of testing capabilities — 27 different test types available within a single automaker-operated safety facility.

According to Geely, the Safety Center will be open to the broader automotive industry, with the goal of raising safety standards across the global market.

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