Company History

JOYNEXT launched China's first child left-behind monitoring product based on UWB technology and began mass production and delivery. The company continued to expand cooperation network, establishing strategic partnerships with companies such as Vinfast and Baolong Technology, coordinating the resources available both domestically and internationally. ​

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JOYNEXT’s new intelligent manufacturing center in Asia is put into operation. At the same stage, the company focused on product innovation, launching new product lines such as digital keys, autonomous driving data storage systems, and zonal controllers. The nAccess series – Digital Key Solution won the Gold Award for Body Systems at the 9th Lingxuan Awards for their technological foresight and application potential. JOYNEXT also extended the coverage of integrated vehicle-road-cloud collaboration, signing a strategic cooperation agreement with Jishi Media and working with China Unicom to create vehicle-road-cloud pilot sections.​

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JOYNEXT continued to expand its cooperation landscape, establishing strategic partnerships with companies such as Horizon Robotics, Elektrobit, and ORITEK Semiconductors.  In the same year, JOYNEXT established software subsidiary NESINEXT, officially venturing into full-stack software and hardware solutions across a broad range of technology sectors. The company also actively promoted industry standardization, participated in the drafting and formulation of industry and group standards, as well as white papers for intelligent cockpits and smart connectivity, contributing to the improvement of industry standards.​

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JOYNEXT established in-depth cooperation with Qualcomm and Huawei. In the same year, the company was selected among KPMG's Top 50 Leading Chinese Automotive Technology Companies and entered the list of 100 Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific, further enhancing our brand value and industry standing.​

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JOYNEXT obtained 5G-V2X orders from Ford's joint venture brand for a number of passenger and commercial cars, further increasing its share in the V2X market. 

With capital investment into key sensors needed for autonomous driving, the company joined hands with Innovusion for the development and production of high-performance laser radars, which were expected to be put into mass production by the end of the year.

Furthering strategic cooperation in China, Joyson Preh Car Connect co-founded a Strategic Alliance of C-V2X Eco-partners with seven partners, in a bid to deepen field in vehicle-infrastructure collaboration. Concluding a strategic cooperation agreement with Microsoft (China), for exploring the field of digital connected infotainment in vehicles. After breakthroughs in new products and services, the company obtained an order that is one of the world’s first mass-produced control systems, each integrated with 5G-V2X, high-accuracy positioning, and smart antennas. Starting working with Changan Ford on their navigation and infotainment platforms. 

Preh Car Connect launched MIB3 to deliver next-gen networking and integrated online servics, such as cloud-based navigation.It also put into mass production of Android-based navigation, and infotainment system for Audi. With a full range of products from underlying hardware and software, cloud services to OTA upgrading online inclusive, the company evolved from a software/hardware vendor to a provider of total automotive mobility solutions, incorporating cloud-based services.

Joyson Preh Car Connect won the order from SAIC-Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen for a platform-based, in-vehicle infotainment system project, with a 10 billion-level revenue for the first time. The global automotive platform was made available for operation on two systems concurrently: Linux+Android and Linux+Ali OS. 

Preh Car Connect expanded its business volume, supplying 4.7 million qualified products cumulatively to Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, and Audi, among other international OEMs, Preh Car Connect saw an ongoing expansion in its business volume.

China’s premier automotive parts supplier, Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. (Joyson Electronics), and its German subsidiary, Preh GmbH, took control of TechniSat's Automotive BU (JOYNEXT’s predecessor), founding Preh Car Connect. Later in the year, Joyson Preh Car Connect was incorporated in  Ningbo, China.

For its ground-breaking radio broadcast and navigation system, RN315, the company was named a “strategic partner of vital significance in the future of mobility” by the Volkswagen Group. It signified that our technological prowess and innovative capabilities were highly recognized. 

The company’s navigation system, designed and built in-house, achieved large-scale mass production in Volkswagen vehicle models for the first time. With stable performance and high-quality user experience, the company gained positive feedback on the products from the client and constantly receives bulk orders. The company’s technological advantages in the field of in-vehicle navigation were further consolidated.​

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The predecessor continued to grow. In response to surging customer demand for sophisticated wireless connection modules, the predecessor upgraded its automobile radio product with versatility, and started taking large orders from Volkswagen, Seat, and Skoda, among other international OEMs. Market recognition and business scale expanded at the same time.​ 

TechniSat Digital Dresden became the automotive satellite and digital technology research and development center of the TechniSat Group. JOYNEXT’s predecessor was founded upon existing capabilities, developing In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) with navigation, driver assistance, and networking features for world-leading OEMs.