Chery Becomes First Chinese Automaker to Earn EU UN/ECE R171 Certification for Intelligent Driving Safety Management

Chery Automobile has passed the audit by the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW) and obtained the UN/ECE R171 Declaration of Conformity for its safety management system, becoming the first Chinese automaker to achieve this certification. UN/ECE R171 is the world’s first unified technical regulation specifically targeting driver assistance systems and serves as a mandatory core standard for intelligent driving vehicles seeking market access in the European Union. It encompasses compliance requirements throughout the entire lifecycle of Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS). On June 4, Zhao Chongmin, Director of Transportation Services Greater China at TÜV SÜD, officially presented the certificate to Xie Baojun, Vice President of Chery Automobile. The certification process spanned six months, during which Chery assembled a dedicated team to complete multiple rounds of internal audits, specialized management reviews, and rigorous third-party external assessments, ultimately establishing a comprehensive management system that successfully passed RDW’s evaluation. RDW, an agency under the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, is a leading EU vehicle certification authority responsible for EU type approval (E4 certification), standard development, vehicle supervision, and registration management. Its certifications are widely recognized across the EU and UNECE member states and represent a critical gateway for automotive products entering the European market. This certification signifies that Chery’s intelligent driving system has received authoritative international recognition for its end-to-end management capabilities—from development and testing to mass production and operational maintenance—and marks a pivotal shift for Chinese automakers in the global compliance journey for intelligent driving technologies: from “product globalization” to “system globalization.”