What is the core technology of automobile?

Speaking of core technology, I don't know if anyone will think of Dong Jie, the head of Gree air conditioning, holding a Gree mobile phone and saying, Gree, master the core technology ... forget Gree, what is the core technology of that car? Engine, chassis, gearbox, these three blocks will definitely not run, and the rest is the structural design of the body and so on. Today, Chage will talk to you about the core technology of domestic auto parts and see who holds it. Have China automobile enterprises really mastered these "core technologies"? The result may be a little emotional. ...

diesel motor

In terms of light diesel engines, Isuzu is undoubtedly the king. As early as 1984 and 1985, Japanese diesel engine and commercial vehicle giants set up Qingling Motors and jiangling motors in Sichuan, China, Chongqing and Nanchang, Jiangxi, respectively, and began to produce Isuzu pickup trucks, light trucks and Isuzu diesel engines. In terms of heavy-duty diesel engines, Cummins Company of the United States leads. This independent American engine manufacturer has established four companies in China, namely Dongfeng Cummins, Xi 'an Cummins, Chongqing Cummins and Futian Cummins, which almost monopolized the high-end heavy-duty diesel engine market in China.

Gasoline engine

The world-famous automobile gasoline engine manufacturers include GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi. , and Japan's Mitsubishi almost monopolized the supply of all independent brands of gasoline engines that could not independently produce engines. According to incomplete statistics, the domestic automobile brands that have used or are still using Dongan Mitsubishi engine are BYD, Brilliance China, Southeast, Hafei, Zotye, Dongfeng, Changfeng, Landwind, Great Wall and Geely. ...

EFI system

The EFI system technology for automobile engines is mainly produced by Bosch of Germany, Delphi of the United States and Denso of Japan (affiliated to Toyota Group), which monopolizes almost all the EFI market share in China, with Bosch of Germany taking the lead, exceeding 60%.

Automobile gearbox

Aisin Company, controlled by Toyota, is the world's largest automatic transmission manufacturer and the fifth largest auto parts company, and has extended its reach to every corner of China's auto industry. According to incomplete statistics, in addition to foreign brands and joint venture brands that use Aisin transmission, independent brands that use Aisin transmission are: BYD, Southeast, Great Wall, Brilliance, Chang 'an, MG, Roewe, FAW Pentium, Dongfeng Shen Feng, Guangzhou Automobile Chuanqi …

Heavy gearbox

Eaton in the United States and ZF in Germany not only control the research and development and sales of heavy-duty transmissions in the world, but also almost monopolize the heavy-duty transmission market in China. Now, two international transmission giants have set up factories in China. No matter how fierce the competition in the heavy truck market in China is and how the profit rate drops, Eaton and ZF, two foreign companies lurking behind the scenes, will snicker and reap the profits.

Interior and exterior decorative parts

Multinational parts giants represented by johnson controls, Delphi (formerly General Motors Parts Division), Visteon (formerly Ford Auto Parts Division) and Faurecia not only manufacture interior and exterior parts such as seats, dashboards, handrails, door interiors, roof interiors, bumpers, headlights, wipers and air conditioners for domestic automobile manufacturers, but also participate in the design of interior and exterior parts at the beginning of vehicle design. These companies design and manufacture interior and exterior parts for almost all domestic passenger car manufacturers.

skylight

From high-end Rolls-Royce and Bentley to low-end Chery and Li Xia, the skylight used in the car actually comes from the same company-German Webasto. Germany's Webasto 1936 obtained the first skylight patent, and now it occupies more than 70% of the global automobile skylight market. Webster supplies almost all domestic joint venture brands and independent brands.

tyre

From low-end South Korea's Kumho and Han Tai, to mid-end America's Goodyear, Italy's Pirelli, Britain's Deng Lupu, Bridgestone, Youke Haoma, and then to high-end French Michelin, there are foreign capitals. The domestic tire market is mostly limited to mini-cars and commercial vehicles, such as Zheng Xin Triangle.

appearance design

The four most famous automobile design companies in the world: Broadcom, Pininfarina, Giorgetto and India. These four Italian companies designed the exterior for all the major automobile companies in the world. 1996, Pininfarina successfully designed the "Sino-Italian" micro-surface for hafei automobile, which marked that the four largest companies in the world began to enter the China market. Pininfarina has successively designed Hafei Saibao, Lubao, Jianghuai Tongyue, Chery A3 and M 14, Changfeng Tengfei and so on. Giorgetto's works include Brilliance Zunchi, Jie Jun, FAW Pentium and Dongfeng Shen Feng H30. In Yidiya, the first generation Buick LaCrosse, Landwind Fashion, Changan CM8, Benben and Haima 3 came out one after another. ...

Engine design

AVL in Austria, FEV in Germany and Ricardo in Britain are three independent engine design companies in the world today. Together with Italy's VM, which is dominated by diesel engines, four companies monopolize the engine design of domestic independent brands.

Safety airbag

Everyone may know the recent airbag crisis in Takada. In fact, 80% of airbags are controlled by three international companies: Autoliv and TRW.

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Cha Ge Ping branch

As you can imagine from the above facts, when China's independent brand started to develop, the technology of core and key parts was controlled by foreign capital, and China's independent brand automobile company could only complete market research, product definition, appearance and interior design in the early stage, stamping, welding, painting, assembly and inspection in the middle stage, and dealer recruitment and sales management in the later stage ... Is it quite controlled by others? But then again, self-owned brand cars have made great progress in recent years, and the core three parts of many new models have adopted the results of independent research and development. Although we still have a long way to go before "complete independence", these visible advances are enough to make our people feel gratified and excited. Made in China, make persistent efforts, come on!