The main independent brand is FAW Pentium. FAW Pentium's 2.0L engine is a reverse development of the Mazda ZF series engine. FAW and Mazda have cooperated to establish a joint venture. The Pentium X80 uses this engine; the 2.0T engine is based on the Volkswagen EA113 engine. There are no technical features, but the quality is quite stable.
Dongfeng’s independent brands mainly include Dongfeng, Fengxing, Fengshen, Venucia and other brands. Dongfeng mainly uses Peugeot engines. For example, the Dongfeng A9 uses Peugeot 1.8T engines;
Most of Fengxing uses old Mitsubishi engines, including 4A9, 4G1 and other series.
Vuca uses Nissan’s old HR and MR series engines.
Some of Fengshen’s models use self-developed engines, a series of engines called e-TECO, which refer to some technologies from Peugeot and Nissan. The performance is average, with no highlights.
SAIC’s own brands are mainly Roewe and MG, and most of them use independently developed engines, which mainly combine the technical characteristics of Volkswagen, General Motors, and Rover. They are 1.5T, 1 . 8T and 2.0T engines are installed in most Roewe models. SAIC's self-developed engine performs well in terms of parameters and is very close to the level of joint venture cars.
GAC’s main independent brand is Trumpchi. Now almost all models are equipped with self-developed engines, mainly referring to the technology of Alfa Romeo, a subsidiary of the Fiat Group. After more than ten years of research and development, GAC has finally It has made good results, and the technology has quickly reached the third generation, and it has many of its own patented technologies, so Trumpchi's self-developed engines are relatively fuel-efficient compared with engines of other self-owned brands. There are mainly 1.3T, 1.5T, and 2.0T engines. For example, the Trumpchi GS4 is equipped with 1.3T and 1.5T engines, and the GS8 is equipped with a 2.0T engine. Generally speaking, GAC's self-developed engine technology is very good and can almost compete with joint ventures.