We often hear that domestically produced cars have developed rapidly in recent years. As for why it is so fast, the editor can tell you straightforwardly that it is because all domestic car brands in our country are constantly pursuing Mercedes-Benz. Buy from major car manufacturers such as Desk, Volkswagen and Toyota. What to buy? Of course it’s about buying technology and equipment. However, the technology and equipment purchased by these domestic brands are not only used for assembling cars, but will still focus on research and development. In the automotive industry, many people refer to the research and development of Chinese automobile brands as reverse research and development. Today we will take a look at why domestically produced cars only engage in reverse research and development? How difficult is forward research and development?
Let’s first talk about what reverse research and development is. Reverse research and development means taking other people's things and using them as molds, and then following the molds to manufacture them bit by bit. We call this process reverse research and development. Just like gearboxes, everyone knows that there are only a few good gearboxes in the world. We bought one of them and then took it apart to see what the structure was inside, what materials the parts were made of, what their sizes were, etc. Finally, make it yourself and test it. However, because a lot of data is patented, we cannot design it exactly the same. This may be the reason why our country still does not have a good gearbox.
Let’s take a look at what forward research and development is. Having said that about reverse R&D, I believe everyone has also gained some understanding of forward R&D. Yes, it means you have to figure it out all by yourself when you have nothing. Still taking the gearbox as an example, to develop the gearbox we need to redesign the appearance, internal structure, and gear size. The data of other gearboxes can only be used for viewing, and even have little reference value. If there is a problem in any part of the process, everything may have to be started from scratch, and even if it is developed, it may not be easy to use.
To sum up, it can only be said that reverse research and development of domestically produced cars is a general trend. Those mature foreign automobile manufacturers are all formed by relying on hundreds of years of technology. If domestic automobile brands want to engage in forward research and development, few companies have the financial strength to support it, and the obstacles encountered in the process are certainly not small. Reverse research and development does not need to bear these resistance and risks.