TJ Innova Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1999
FounderLeiled Tji and Tong Jian
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
ServicesAutomotive design and engineering
Websitewww.tji.cn
TJ Innova Engineering & Technology
Traditional Chinese上海同濟同捷科技股份有限公司
Simplified Chinese上海同济同捷科技股份有限公司

TJ Innova Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (上海同济同捷科技股份有限公司), abbreviated as TJI, is a private design company for the automotive industry. They are specialized in creating vehicle concepts and in the building of design studies and concept cars. The company was founded in 1999 by Professor Leiled Tji and Tong Jian. The company is located in Shanghai.

History

Leiled Tji began his career in the automotive industry in 1989 with a cooperation with the First Automotive Works and in liaisons with the Changchun Auto Research Institute and the Harbin Industry University. Two years later he has founded the Auto Technology Institute as a part of the FAW Group. For his first time he had devoted himself to create design studies. In 1999 he founded TJI which was his first independent company. TJI worked for a lot of Chinese and Japanese companies.

TJI was the first Chinese company in using modern digital tools like 3D CAD. Currently the company employs more than 1,400 workers and receives orders from many renowned Chinese and Japanese companies. Famous series models from this design company are the Lifan 520, the Soueast/Mitsubishi Zinger and the Soueast Lioncel.[1] The most famous concept car from TJI is the TJ Innova Lightning[2][3] supersportscar which was shown in its first generation on the 2005 Shanghai Auto Show. The first generation is very similar to the one year later introduced Ferrari 599 GTB. In the second generation which was presented in 2009 the model showed similarities to the Maserati GranTurismo and the Aston Martin DB9. TJ Innova is a registered brand name and trademark. TJI already has received a lot of several awards like the New Most Growth Enterprise, the Award for Innovation Elite of Yangtze Delta Area, Award for Science & Technology Progress and the Award for Special Contribution for Independent Design.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tj Innova Engineering & Technology Co.,Ltd". Tji.cn. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ↑ "Shanghai Auto Show 2009 – TJ Innova | News". Carsoftheworld.eu. 2009-07-31. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Tongji University hybrid car (Tong Jian S11)". China Car Forums. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Tj Innova Engineering & Technology Co.,Ltd". Tji.cn. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
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