Why did Chery choose CVT and DCT instead of Aisin 6AT gearbox? Is it related to the cost?

Aisin 6AT gearbox is used when no one wants to use it. According to my understanding of foreign brands in recent years, it is generally the items that are about to be abandoned that are used by domestic brands, and so is the transmission industry. The early transmissions were 4A and 5AT, and Aisin 6AT transmission was more advanced, with more gears, and the smoothness and comfort of shifting between gears were also improved obviously. However, the Aisin 6AT transmissions used by car companies in China are only 4A and 5AT, and Aisin 6AT transmissions are only allowed for German cars, French cars and Japanese cars. Its purpose is obvious, that is, it doesn't want the rapid development of China Automobile Company.

In recent years, a new energy automobile wind has blown up in the automobile industry, and all foreign-funded automobile enterprises have begun to tilt towards the new energy automobile industry. At this time, the traditional 6AT and 8AT transmissions have naturally been abandoned. At this time, they thought of China Automobile Company, and Aisin transmission began to supply China Automobile Company in large quantities. Sorry, Chery has its own transmission now.

Although Aisin Seiki supplies 6AT and 8AT transmissions to China car companies, not all China car companies can enjoy this honor. Strong and skilled enterprises have the right to choose. Aisin Seiki chose to cooperate with Changan, GAC, Geely and FAW. These four brands account for almost half of their own brands, among which Changan and GAC have the strongest dependence on Aisin transmission. Chery automobile, on the other hand, has great backbone. Chery claims to be one of the few auto companies in China that engage in automotive R&D in a low-key manner. I develop what enterprises lack, which has caused such a situation. The three core parts of the car (engine, transmission and chassis) are all independently developed by Chery, which also makes Chery get rid of the shackles of joint venture brands. There are two types of transmissions developed by Chery: CVT and DCT, both of which have their own transmissions.

The project of Chery CVT transmission began in 2003, and it took 15 years to recruit people everywhere, from zero foundation to writing code, designing transmission, formulating test standards, and finally going public. It can be seen that the development of the pure machinery industry is not rapid, and it can't be done in three months and five months. Industrial upgrading, talent reserve and technology precipitation. Like Volkswagen's DCT transmission, Toyota's CVT transmission and Toyota's hybrid/ Honda hybrid system, they have not gone through more than 20 years, which is what the industry should look like.

After the CVT transmission is developed, Chery will definitely match the transmission on a large scale. So we can see CVT transmissions in Chery's Arrizo series and Tiggo series. Even with the 1.5T turbocharged engine, some Chery models still match CVT transmissions and have their own transmissions, so Chery naturally does not need to introduce Aisin transmissions. Therefore, the development of Chery Automobile depends entirely on itself.

Although Chery has its own CVT transmission, its core technology still depends on foreign countries, such as the steel belt of CVT transmission, which is a patent applied by Bosch, and Chery cannot leapfrog it. At this time, the automobile industry attracted a DCT transmission boom, and Chery will certainly join the ranks. Chery is not alone in the development of DCT transmission. It was developed in cooperation with Gertrak. As we all know, CVT transmission is easy to slip and carries limited torque. Therefore, CVT transmission is a bit stretched in high torque engines, and DCT transmission can make up for this vacancy perfectly.

Maybe only your own wings are covered with wings, so you don't need to look at other people's faces. Chery Automobile is growing itself in constant development and is a typical representative of self-reliance and hard struggle.