Recently, Toyota's hybrid company BluE? Nexus has reached a technology transfer agreement with Guangzhou Automobile Group, the former will sell THS hybrid technology to the latter. This news caused quite a shock on the Internet, which is also the first time for Toyota. Although in 20 19, Yuan Keli, the core component supplier of Toyota, acquired THS technology from Toyota, it was only a part of it. Toyota's export of a complete set of technology to GAC will also make it easier for GAC to commercialize and mass-produce models on a large scale and get faster returns. In fact, GAC Chuanqi GS8 equipped with Toyota THS hybrid technology is currently in the road test and is expected to be listed next year.
But don't be too happy. Toyota, which seems generous, actually has its own selfishness.
First, Toyota sold to GAC the first generation THS, with outdated technology. You know, Toyota's THS has developed to the fourth generation. Second, in recent years, Toyota's patent protection related to hybrid technology has gradually expired. To put it bluntly, the first generation of THS hybrid technology is Toyota's leftovers. In the final stage, I not only made another fortune, but also earned personal feelings. I have to say that this Toyota is very smart.
Third, and most importantly, it is urgent for Toyota to promote its hybrid technology to other manufacturers.
Although abundant patents have established a solid technical barrier for Toyota and gained a lot of profits, the technical blockade has also made it lose part of its right to speak. Most of the patents related to hybrid vehicles are held by Toyota, and many other manufacturers can only find another way to develop pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. However, oil-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid will only be a short-term transition, and pure electric drive is the main development direction in the future, which has formed a global understanding. More importantly, for example, in the China market, the policy directly bypassed the oil-electricity mix and did not enjoy the green license plate, lottery, subsidies and other related preferential conditions. At present, the influence of Toyota hybrid technology in the market is not ideal.
Binding its own hybrid technology to GAC will also help to expand the share of hybrid vehicles, truly expand the influence of Toyota hybrid technology in the market, and even attract more cooperation, and also win more time for Toyota to develop pure electric vehicles and reserve confidence for future competition. In the long run, it is good for Toyota.
At the same time, starting from 202 1, 1, domestic policies will eventually tilt towards hybrid vehicles, which is an excellent opportunity for Toyota, and it will be faster than Honda, and will also encourage future independent manufacturers to prefer Toyota when choosing hybrid vehicle technology partners.
In terms of GAC, after absorbing Toyota's hybrid technology, although the R&D threshold has been lowered a lot and the starting point is higher than that of other autonomous vehicles, in order to avoid being led by the nose, we can't give up R&D and don't repeat the mistakes of autonomous vehicle companies in the field of internal combustion engines decades ago. We are full.
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