Each year, Changan Automobile invests 5% of its annual sales revenue into product R&D and the total investment has amounted to $ 7.1 billion during the last 10 years. The company has invested $ 289 million to build the Dianjiang test track, an international standard vehicle testing facility which is 150 km long and spread over 2,240,000 m2, making it the 2nd largest such facility globally.

According to an assessment of the state-acknowledged National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Changan Automotive scored 93.6, ranking third in the Chinese automotive industry and its R&D capability has taken the first position in the industry continuously for ten years. Changan Automobile has applied for a total of 10,696 patents, including 3,042 patents of invention.

Changan in collaboration with Huawei unveiled the "Changan-Huawei Joint Innovation Center", whereby both sides will cooperate more comprehensively in more than 10 forward-looking technologies such as Level-4 autopilot, 5G car networking and C-V2X to provide users with a more intelligent experience.