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Chongqing factory uses AI and automation to check car quality
A car factory in Chongqing's Liangjiang New Area uses robots and automated systems to check vehicles as they are made.
Its AI inspection robot scans each car's underbody and can stop the production line if it finds a problem.
The line also stops if a screw is not tightened correctly, preventing faulty parts from moving to the next step.
One production line can make four models in more than 90 configurations, switching between them without a gap.
The factory aims to combine large-scale production with consistent quality, a challenge in making premium cars.
China produced 34.53 million vehicles in 2025, including more than 16 million new energy vehicles, and ranked first in car production for the 17th straight year.
Automation and precise quality checks are part of the capabilities supporting China's car industry as it seeks to move from being a major producer to a stronger one.
A factory in Chongqing uses an AI inspection robot and automated systems to check vehicle quality and stop production when faults are detected.
The factory has an annual production capacity of 700,000 vehicles and more than 3,000 industrial robots.
Its AI inspection robot scans a vehicle’s underside and can report faults within seconds.
The factory says its production line can make four vehicle models with nearly 90 configurations.
The article describes these systems as part of efforts to ensure consistent quality in vehicle manufacturing.
- Who
- A factory in Chongqing’s Liangjiang New Area; its name is not stated.
- What
- It uses an AI inspection robot and automation to detect vehicle defects and halt production when problems are found.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- A factory in Chongqing’s Liangjiang New Area, China.
- Why
- To prevent defective parts or vehicles from moving to the next production stage and to ensure quality.
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- Annual production capacity
- 700,000 vehicles
- Industrial robots
- More than 3,000
- Robot inspection
- Reports faults within seconds
- Paint mirror index
- 96.4 to 96.5
- Part-gap tolerance
- No more than 0.5 millimetres
- Production flexibility
- Four models and nearly 90 configurations on one line