China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) was established in 1985 for the need of supervision and control of the automotive industry. The center is now a research institute owned by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). CATARC is involved as a national authority, independent and impartial, for the automotive industry. In order to support the government, the institute carries out standards of the automotive industry, technical regulations, certification of products and quality systems, industrial planning and policy research, together with an outstanding team of technology research.