In fact, as early as 2065438+April 2009, Toyota shared a part of "THS" technology patents, totaling 23,740 pieces. These patents are "valid" until the end of 2030, and it also shared THS hybrid systems with Mazda and Subaru, but this is the first time Toyota has provided its core hybrid technology to foreign companies.
In this regard, in my opinion, the ultimate beneficiary of "switching to hybrid system" must be Guangzhou Automobile Group, which is understandable, but it is also imperceptibly promoting the pace of China automobile market, especially independent brands, to hybrid layout. Obviously, Toyota wants to make the mixed cake bigger, which is the fundamental reason why it chooses China market and Guangzhou Automobile Group.
It is better to be happy alone than with others.
Presumably, most people are curious about why Toyota suddenly gave up its "housekeeping skills" and "designated" candidates. What medicine is sold in Toyota's gourd
In fact, as early as 2065438+September 2009, Toyota signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on electrification and intelligent networking with Guangzhou Automobile Group and FAW Group respectively. In this agreement between Toyota and Guangzhou Automobile Group, the two sides clearly pointed out that hybrid vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles will be launched, and they will also be committed to launching pure electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with high quality and low price.
This "blue" is a joint venture between Toyota, Denso and Aisin Seiki. Nexus has not only reached a technology transfer agreement with Guangzhou Automobile Group, but even FAW Group may obtain the transfer of Toyota hybrid technology. Besides, blue? Nexus also discussed with BMW and Geely about providing hybrid vehicle technology. There is no designated candidate, obviously it is more flowering.
But there's no need to make a fuss. It's not a day or two since Toyota was so generous. For example, 20 15, more than one patent of hybrid oil and electricity 1000 is opened for free; For another example, from 2065438 to April 2009, we provided the patent right to use motor, electronic control, system control and other vehicle technologies for free.
Only this time, the whole THS hybrid system is shared, not some technologies and some patents. At present, there are many reasons for Toyota's generosity. The most direct one is the huge favorable policies in China's new energy vehicle market.
For example, in the Decision on Amending the Measures for Parallel Management of Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Car Enterprises and New Energy Vehicle Points issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in June, the concept of "low fuel consumption passenger car" was added to the scope of "traditional energy passenger car", from 202 1 to 1. In other words, passenger cars with low fuel consumption are included in the "double points" accounting. Isn't that what Toyota wants to see most?
More interestingly, on October 27th, 10/kloc-0, China Society of Automotive Engineering released the technology roadmap 2.0 for energy-saving and new energy vehicles. According to the road map, in the field of energy-saving vehicles, the average fuel consumption of new passenger cars and new energy vehicles will reach 4.6 liters, 3.2 liters and 2.0 liters respectively in 2025, 2030 and 2035. In the field of new energy, it is estimated that the annual sales of new energy vehicles will account for more than 50% of the total sales of automobiles by 2035. Even this coincides with Toyota's goal of always taking hybrid power.
I still remember that Toyota officially said that it would sell more than 5.5 million electric vehicles in 2025. It is very easy to understand what some operations of Toyota are like this time. Presumably, only the China market can help Toyota achieve the sales target of electric vehicles faster.
When the strong fall, the hungry camel is bigger than the horse.
However, there is still a voice circulating in the car circle, "GAC is the receiver", "Who wants Toyota's scraps?"
Everything happens for a reason. Some media reported that Toyota sold to GAC the first generation of Toyota hybrid technology. On the other hand, most of Toyota's current models are equipped with Toyota's fourth-generation hybrid technology. The key point is that the core patent of planetary gear, one of the basic patents of Toyota hybrid power system, expired in the United States and Europe in February 2065438+2007. There are 13 patents related to Toyota planetary gears in China, and the application time is from 2003 to 20 12 years. The first patents of "planetary gear set" will expire in 2023.
But so far, GAC and FAW have not responded positively to the transfer of Toyota hybrid technology, and we don't know the specific details about this technology transfer. Moreover, once the German Volkswagen was willing to spend "2 billion yen" to buy Toyota's hybrid technology, Toyota "scoffed", otherwise there would be no such paragraph. "There are only two kinds of hybrid cars in the world, one is Toyota and the other is others."
A thin camel is bigger than a horse. Since Toyota introduced the Prius in 1997, the cumulative sales volume of its electric vehicles in the world has exceeded150,000, while maintaining the record of zero battery accidents. This is an indisputable fact. Even for the first generation THS system, the fuel consumption of 28km/L given by Toyota at that time is unmatched now, which is about 3.57L/ 100km.
What's more, not to mention GAC, any car company that wants to "understand" the patented technology of this hybrid system, turn it into its own things and put it into large-scale commercial use still needs some thresholds. This is just like Zhang Wuji's "moving Kun and Kun" in the novel "Eternal Dragon Slayer". People with a good background can get started quickly, but even so, they should accumulate over time, slowly and steadily.
Therefore, for Guangzhou Automobile Group, although it has got the "true story" of Toyota, there are still many things to do in the face of future industrialization.
According to the latest sales data released by Guangzhou Automobile Group, in September, the Group sold 65,438+08.3110,000 vehicles, down 7.5% year-on-year. In the independent sector, GAC Chuanqi's terminal sales in September was 365,438+0.3 million units, down 28.2% year-on-year.
Once upon a time, GAC Chuanqi ranked in the top three in the sales of its own brands. Today, the status of Geely and Changan is still as stable as Mount Tai, while GAC Chuanqi was once surpassed by independent brands such as Wuling, Haval, Roewe, Chery and BYD, and fell to the eighth place. It is conceivable that Guangzhou Automobile Group has a long way to go in the future. I also hope that Guangzhou Automobile Group can brew its own "Guangdong characteristics" through good "digestion and absorption" and return to the leading position of its own brand one day.
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