J.D. Power announced a strategic partnership with Bitauto Holdings Limited (BitAuto) to conduct joint research and develop big data and artificial intelligence. The collaboration will help leverage J.D. Power research and analytics capabilities and BitAuto's data and technology strengths across various business sectors. The partnership will strive to generate real-time data accuracy and new data analytics services, enabling Chinese automakers, dealerships and consumers to proactively and efficiently make effective decisions in an increasingly complex and dynamic market. Under the partnership, J.D. Power will publish its independently conducted Voice of Customers-based ratings across various BitAuto platforms. The system will provide Chinese customers with full access to J.D. Power's model-level ratings and scores, hence helping consumers make more informed purchasing decisions. Additionally, J.D. Power and BitAuto will work together to digitalize new research subjects and methods. In China's fast-evolving market environment, such joint research initiatives will help automakers navigate and understand latest market trends and disruptions. Looking at the future in China, J.D. Power and BitAuto intend to explore an automotive, strategic data collaboration focused on developing data collection, processing, analytics and artificial intelligence. The partnership will aim to build the most efficient automotive big data center and artificial intelligence platforms serving China's automotive industry.