Globally, the most famous C-NCAP crash test is an important standard for testing vehicle safety. The C-NCAP collision originated from China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd., referred to as China Automotive Research Institute. C-NCAP is the first professional third-party evaluation organization in China, which became an important reference for people to judge vehicle safety when the information was not particularly developed at that time.
In recent years, a new collision detection agency has mushroomed, and domestic well-known car companies seem to be exposed at once. The performance of some models is surprisingly poor. Yes, it's the China Insurance Research Institute, which has been in the limelight recently.
China Insurance Research Institute was initiated by insurance institute of china in March 2065438+2005, provided with technical guidance by China Automobile Research Institute, and jointly funded by eight property insurance companies in the industry and Jingyou Century Company * * *, and became a shareholder in the original "Beijing China Insurance Automobile Technology Research Institute". At present, RCAR is the only official member of an international organization (the authoritative international alliance of automobile research institutions) in China, and has been recognized by CNAS Laboratory.
It can be said that China Insurance Research Institute is the most professional, credible and rigorous institution in China at present, which is also an important reason why China Insurance Research Institute can convince consumers.
In fact, many people will confuse the concepts of China Automotive Research Institute, China Automotive Research Institute and China Insurance Research Institute and their relationship, especially China Automotive Research Institute and China Automotive Research Institute. Without this concern, it is easy to think that this is the same organization, but it is not.
China Automobile Research Institute, full name: China Automobile Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., was established in March 1965, formerly known as Chongqing Medium-sized Automobile Research Institute. It is a national first-class scientific research institute, which mainly undertakes the important base and technical support institutions for product development, experimental research and quality inspection of Chinese enterprises. These include: technical services include automobile research and development and consultation, automobile inspection and evaluation; The industrial manufacturing business includes the manufacturing business of special purpose vehicles, key parts of rail transit, automobile gas system and its key parts.
For consumers, China Automobile Research is recognized by most people because it publishes four authoritative evaluation indexes of the automobile industry every year, including China Insurance Automobile Safety Index (C-IASI), China Automobile Health and Safety Index, China Smart Car Index and China Consumer Car Ride Index.
C-IASI refers to the test standard formulated by IIHS in the United States, which appeared around 1980s and has been devoted to testing vehicles sold in the United States. Moreover, IIHS has the most stringent test standard in the world-25% offset collision, as well as roof strength test, lighting test and child safety seat test that NCAP standard does not have. IIHS test method was introduced into the C-IASI test in China, and some adjustments were made according to the national conditions of China. It can be said that the C-IASI test is the most stringent automobile safety test in China. Therefore, C-IASI is not an arbitrary standard, but a well-founded standard, which has important reference significance for consumers in China.
In fact, C-NCAP and C-IASI are not antagonistic, but complementary. Both of them have different data bases and testing emphases, so they can't be simply compared with the level of requirements. Taking frontal collision project as an example, compared with C-IASI's 25% overlapping non-deformable obstacle collision, C-IASI tests the collision scene closer to the limit, and further explores the ultimate safety capability of vehicles.
To sum up briefly here, China Insurance Research Institute was jointly initiated by China Automobile Research Institute and China Insurance Association, which together constitute what we commonly call "China Insurance Research Institute Collision Test", and the most famous collision test of China Automobile Research Institute is C-NCAP.
As mentioned above, China Automobile Research Institute is an important base and technical support institution that mainly undertakes product development, experimental research and quality inspection of China enterprises, and has always made important contributions to the development of China automobile.
1965 or so, technicians, graduates from Changchun Automobile Research Institute and No.1 Automobile Factory, and technicians from Yibin High-pressure Kai Guanchang met at the Jinsha River in the southwest, and started the establishment of the heavy-duty automobile research institute.
From 1965 to 1988, the Automotive Research Institute independently developed more than 20 types of vehicles, including CQ26 1 military off-road vehicle, Hongyan 26 1 off-road military tractor and CQ30290 road truck. 1984 developed CD632 bus, and 1985 introduced MTS material testing machine.
In order to better serve the development of China automobile industry? 1988 Chongqing medium-sized automobile research institute moved to Chen Jiaping, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, with a total investment of 29.96 million yuan and a construction area of 45,000 square meters. The new base has many first-class laboratories, such as automobile rolling experiment, high and low temperature experiment, lighting laboratory, three-coordinate measurement laboratory, transmission system laboratory and steering gear laboratory.
After the Millennium, it was transformed into an enterprise owned by the whole people and renamed as "Chongqing Automobile Research Institute"; In 2003, Chongqing Automobile Research Institute was placed under the management of the State Council SASAC; In 2006, it was merged into China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd. ..
The overall design of 20 10 was changed to "China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd." and was listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange on 20 12.
In 20 13, the new R&D and test base of China automobile research institute was completed and put into use. It is located at No.9 Jinyu Avenue, North Chongqing New District, with a total investment of about 654.38+0.5 billion yuan, covering an area of 550 mu, which has laid a solid foundation for China Automobile Research Institute to have world-class comprehensive capabilities in automobile technology research and development, testing and evaluation.
Official website 20 18 shows that the company has 208 products and equipment in the fields of complete vehicle, engine, powertrain, transmission system, steering system, braking system and new energy, which fully guarantees the development, experimental research and quality inspection of automobile products in China.
In recent years, the fundamental purpose of carrying out crash tests in cooperation with the insurance industry is to increase the safety of vehicles in China. However, it is undeniable that China Insurance Research Institute C-IASI is to help insurance institutions realize the later maintenance cost of vehicles, so there is a unique place in the test of China Insurance Research Institute: crashworthiness and maintenance economy index, which represents the maintenance cost of vehicles in serious accidents and will determine whether some vehicles need to increase their premiums.
To put it bluntly, in order to judge the premium level more clearly, China Insurance Research Institute needs a reference standard, a standard that can take into account extreme situations. It is not difficult to find that the interests of China Insurance Research and car companies are just the opposite. Car companies want to reduce costs and maximize profits, and the body safety required by China Insurance Research Institute needs high cost support, so the test of China Insurance Research Institute will be more objective. In addition, unlike C-NCAP, C-IASI mainly tests low-priced vehicles in the market and does not accept the inspection of enterprises, which can effectively prevent the materials and safety configuration of the tested vehicles from being inconsistent with the market. In other words, the vehicles tested by China Insurance Research Institute are the same as those bought by our consumers, which further enhances the credibility and credibility.
As mentioned earlier, C-NCAP, C-IASI and IIHS have different standards. According to the chart, the speed of the side crash test and the weight of the crash test vehicle will be slightly different except for the different crash test items. For example, the collision speed between C-NCAP and C-IASI is 50km/h, while IIHS is 64 km/h; The impact test vehicles of IIHS and C-IASI both weigh 1500kg, and the weight of C-NCAP is only 1400 20kg. C-IASI test is closer to IIHS, which is the most stringent collision test in the United States. If car companies want to achieve good results, they must work hard on the body safety level, and the ultimate benefit is naturally the consumers themselves, which has a stronger reference significance for car purchase.
From the macro perspective of the automobile market, the right way is the continuous upgrading of products and technological progress, so the birth of an insurance research system similar to China is the inevitable result of development. Car companies that have always been accustomed to the C-NCAP test standard will inevitably be embarrassed when they are suddenly tested by the C-IASI standard. Just like a chef who cooks Hunan cuisine, he should learn to cook Cantonese cuisine and Hakka cuisine at the same time, and ask car companies to be more comprehensive in safety, rather than just passing the exam-oriented education.
C-IASI is like a catfish in the automobile market, which can obviously stimulate those sardines who are already lazy to become active. Judging from consumers' high attention to the results of C-IASI, car companies can no longer ignore this car evaluation system.
From the consumer's point of view, establishing stricter, more comprehensive and more systems can obviously increase the safety of vehicles in all dimensions. For example, C-NCAP needs 40% offset collision, while C-IASI needs 25% offset collision. Only by achieving good results in both aspects can vehicles have a good reputation among consumers and ensure the safety of consumers' cars to the greatest extent.
Back to the basics, the core purpose of safety crash testing is to make consumers buy safer vehicles, which is also the initial intention of China Insurance Research Institute to do crash testing. It is hoped that under the supervision of testing institutions, car companies can pay more attention to vehicle safety, and the vehicles bought by consumers will be safer.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.