According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Toyota will provide the core system of hybrid vehicles to Guangzhou Automobile Group, and it is not authorized by some technologies and some patents, but a complete set of hybrid systems, that is to say, the hybrid models launched by Guangzhou Automobile Group in the future will directly adopt Toyota's complete set of hybrid systems.
it is understood that BluE, a Japanese company that develops and supplies hybrid electric systems for Toyota? Nexus has reached a technology transfer agreement with Guangzhou Automobile Group, and the independent sector of Guangzhou Automobile Group may launch Toyota THS system (Toyota? Hybrid? System) hybrid products.
Don't ask why Toyota is suddenly generous and sharing its core technology. It's not the first time for Toyota to do this. For example, Toyota Motor announced on the eve of the opening of CES International Consumer Electronics Show in 215 that it would open the right to use hydrogen fuel cell technology patents. In the future, automakers and parts suppliers around the world will be able to use Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell technology patents for free.
Take the hybrid shared by Toyota as an example. In April 219, Toyota announced that it would provide Toyota's patent rights (including the items under application) on vehicle electrification technologies such as motor, electronic control and system control for free. The total number of patents is about 23,74, and the term is until the end of 23. Other enterprises can use the above technology for free as long as they negotiate with Toyota and sign a contract.
in the past, BluE? Nexus has also shared hybrid technology with other Japanese partners of Toyota such as Mazda and Subaru. But the cooperation with Guangzhou Automobile Group is BluE? Nexus shares technology with non-Japanese companies for the first time.
As we all know, Toyota hybrids are leading the world. Some people even say that "there are only two kinds of hybrids in the world, one is Toyota and the other is others". Even though Toyota has opened some patents before, it is not easy to achieve the same or better results as Toyota hybrids.
As the first non-Japanese car company shared by Toyota, GAC has a reason in my opinion. First of all, GAC is an important partner of Toyota in China, and it makes sense to provide technical support for cooperation activities; Secondly, GAC has strong R&D strength in the field of new energy. Toyota provides core hybrid technology for GAC, and GAC can also provide core new energy technology for Toyota. For example, the iA5 model launched by GAC Toyota before is the result of their cooperation.
what does the whole hybrid system include? Take Camry as an example, newly developed THS? II? The hybrid power system consists of 4 parts: 2.5L engine, E-CVT electronic stepless gearbox, PCU power control unit and Ni-MH battery. If the whole power system needs to be imported from Toyota, the price of new models launched by GAC in the future will naturally not be low.
here comes the question: if the positioning and price of the Toyota hybrid model launched by GAC are higher than that of Toyota, people will still choose Toyota products; If the price and positioning are low, it will be difficult for GAC to control the cost, and Toyota will not be willing if the price is too low.
Therefore, the author believes that the hybrid system that Toyota will provide to GAC in the future is not a joint engine, but a sharing of core technologies and parts. In this way, it will help Guangzhou Automobile to reduce costs, and at the same time, it will also help to differentiate the product advantages of the two companies.
of course, Toyota is also ambitious.
in September, Wang Binggang, the leader of the national expert group on innovative engineering projects of new energy vehicles, disclosed "2.? Several core messages in the Technical Roadmap for Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicles: It is not recommended to set a timetable for banning fuel vehicles, and it is not recommended to put forward the slogan of banning combustion in China; In the next 15 years, China's energy-saving vehicles and new energy vehicles will develop simultaneously. 235? Each year? 5%； Energy-saving vehicles will be' mixed', and the' no-burning schedule' will be replaced by' comprehensive electric drive plan'.
in a word, the 2. version of electrification replaces the 1. version of electrification.
At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments have reviewed and approved the new version of the Measures for the Parallel Management of Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Car Enterprises and New Energy Vehicles, and put forward the concept of "low-fuel-consumption passenger car" for the first time, and defined the preferential rules for the integral accounting, which will be implemented from January 1, 221. With the introduction of this policy, hybrid vehicles will be positioned as "low-fuel-consumption vehicles" and given preferential policies.
In other words, the hybrid system with policy support will be more popular in the future. Although Toyota's hybrid system is fierce, it can't be played on a large scale by itself. Now bringing GAC in to play together will help Toyota fully explore the hybrid market in China, so as to expand Toyota's hybrid market share in China and promote its products, and at the same time deepen its cooperation with GAC.
It is a good thing for Toyota and Yuguangqi to share the hybrid system with GAC. Of course, it is also a good thing for consumers. If the cooperation is reached, it means that Toyota's hybrid system can be enjoyed with less money in the future. Why not? Of course, all this still depends on how Toyota and GAC cooperate and enjoy it. If the products are put on the ground, what positioning and price will the products be put on the ground?
let's look forward to it!
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