What is the core technology of a car? Engine, chassis, gearbox these three pieces certainly can not run, and the rest of the body structure design and so on.
So in the end China's car prices have really mastered these 'core technologies'? The results may be a bit disappointing.
For example, we buy a computer, although the brand, price, configuration and some special features vary, but the main chip products are from Intel, AMD and NVIDIA these few companies the same phenomenon Appeared in the domestic car, the engine, gearbox and other core components technology are a handful of foreign investment control.
1, petrol engine
There is no doubt that Japan's Mitsubishi has almost monopolized the supply of gasoline engines for all its own-brand cars that can not produce their own engines.
Mitsubishi Corporation, which had a low market share in China's auto market, was established at the time by China's auto giant Jerry Yang. In 1997, Mitsubishi Aerospace was established in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. In 1998, Mitsubishi Motors was established in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, And small displacement gasoline engine, for the then Hafei, southeast, Brilliance and other companies supporting.
With the rise of self-owned brands such as Chery, Geely, Brilliance, and BYD since 1999, the two engine companies Mitsubishi invested in China did not make their own engines at the beginning of their development. Less money.
According to incomplete statistics, the use of Dongan Mitsubishi engine models are: BYD F3, Brilliance Junjie, Southeast Lancer, Ling Yue, Xi Wang, Hafei race horse, race leopard, Zhongtai 5008, popular Jing Yi, Changfeng Feiteng ......
The use of Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Engine models are: BYD F6, Brilliance Zunzi, Junjie, Gold Sea Lions, Chery Oriental son, Ford Transit, JAC Bin Yue, Shanghai England TX4, Imperial EC8, Southeast Ling Yue, Jun Ge, Gelan, Jiangling Landwind, Hippocampus 3, Liu Feng popular MPV, Cheung Fung Cheetah, the Great Wall Hover, Jia Yu, Huatai Telaka, Beiqi domain wins, Knight, Futian Meng Parker, landscape, Nissan Odin, ZTE unlimited, Tiger, Dawn proud dragon, ...
2, diesel engine
Isuzu is undoubtedly the king of light-duty diesel engines, and the Japanese diesel and commercial giants set up Qingling Motors and Jiangling Motors as early as 1984 and 1985 respectively in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China and Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and began manufacturing Isuzu pickups, light trucks and With the matching 4JB1 engine.
With Ford Transit, Foton scenery and other light off the assembly line, Isuzu engine is blue sky found in the light market.Nowadays, almost all of China's pickup trucks, light trucks, light buses on diesel engines are purchased from Isuzu or Isuzu technology produce.
In terms of heavy-duty diesel engines, the United States Cummins is the champion.the US independent engine manufacturer in the machine production in China has established four companies: Dongfeng Cummins, Xi'an Cummins, Cummins Chongqing, Futian Cummins, the range is covered Dongfeng, Shaanxi Heavy Truck, Chongqing Tiema, Foton Auman and other heavy truck companies, Yutong, Jinlong, youth, and other passenger bus companies, as well as Sany Heavy Industry, Zoomlion, XCMG and other construction machinery enterprises.Can be said that Cummins almost monopoly China's high-end heavy-duty diesel engine market.
3, EFI system
In order to meet the increasingly stringent emission requirements, EFI systems must be installed on all cars currently produced domestically.
Germany Bosch, the United States Delphi, Japan Denso (part of the Toyota Group) almost monopolized all China's EFI market share, of which Germany's Bosch's market share alone dominant, more than 60% from independent brands to foreign brands, from cars to trucks From petrol cars to diesel cars, each Chinese consumer buys a profit of a thousand yuan from the three foreign companies mentioned above.
4, heavy-duty transmission
Eaton, Germany, ZF, Germany not only controlled R & D and sales of heavy-duty transmissions in the world, but also almost monopolized the market of heavy-duty transmissions in China As early as the 1980s China's reform and opening up, Eaton and ZF introduced heavy-duty transmission manufacturing technology Respectively paid for transfer to Shaanxi Automobile Factory and Sichuan Automobile Factory, supporting the Steyr heavy truck models introduced at the same time at the time, both of which later evolved into the two overlords of China's heavy-duty transmission market: Fast and Qijiang gear.
Now, the two international transmission giants have set up factories in China. The United States Eaton in Shanghai in 1997 set up wholly-owned plant to produce heavy truck gearbox, focusing on the high-end market; 2003 with Fast, Xiang Torch joint venture set up Eaton Gear ) Co., Ltd., for China National Heavy Duty Truck, Dongfeng, FAW, Fukuda and other manufacturers supporting; In 2004 and FAW joint venture to set up a steam valve Eaton Co., Ltd., mainly supporting the liberation of heavy truck.
ZF, Germany set up a wholly-owned factory in Suzhou in 1998 to produce passenger car transmission. In 2004, it set up a factory in SAIC to set up a car transmission. In 2005, it set up a wholly-owned factory in Hangzhou to produce truck transmissions. In 2010, it also cooperated with many years' To achieve a joint venture to further expand the low-end market.
No matter how tragic the competition in China's heavy truck market is, how profit margins will fall, and behind the scenes Eaton and ZF foreign companies will steal fishing profits.
5, car transmission
Toyota Controls Aisin is the world's largest manufacturer of automatic transmissions and the world's fifth largest auto parts company, has extended its reach to all corners of China's automobile industry. 1996 Aizhan Tangshan Aisin Gear Co., Ltd. production of manual transmission , And later became a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in 2003. In 2004, it set up a joint venture in Tianjin Aida Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd. to produce automatic transmission.
According to incomplete statistics, foreign brands using Aisin transmission are: Porsche, Hummer, Lexus, Volvo, Jeep, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Suzuki, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Isuzu, Hino, Daihatsu ...
The joint venture brands using Aisin Transmission are: Shanghai GM, Shanghai Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen, FAW Audi, Beijing Benz, Dongfeng Peugeot, Dongfeng Citroen, FAW Toyota, Guangzhou Automobile Toyota, Changan Suzuki ...
Use Aisin Transmission's own brands are: BYD, southeast, the Great Wall, Brilliance, Changan, MG, Roewe, FAW Pentium, Dongfeng Fengshen, Guangzhou Automobile Chuanqi ...
6, automotive interior and exterior parts
With the United States Johnson Controls, Delphi (the former General Motors Components Division), Visteon (Former Ford Motor Parts Division), France, Fergus represented multinational components giant, not only for the domestic automobile manufacturers manufacturing seats, dashboard , Handrails, door trim, interior trim, bumpers, lights, wipers, air conditioners and exterior and exterior parts are also involved in interior and exterior design at the beginning of the car's design.
These companies design and manufacture interior and exterior parts for virtually all domestic passenger car manufacturers.
7, skylight system
From the high-end Rolls-Royce, Bentley to the low-end Chery, Xiali, the skylights used in the car even came from the same company - Webasto, Germany Germany Webasto won the first sunroof patent in 1936, and now In the global automotive sunroof market share of over 70%. Webasto almost all of the domestic joint-venture brands, independent brands available.
8, tires
From the low end of Korea Kumho, Hankook, to the end of the United States Goodyear, Pirelli Italy, Britain Dunlop, Bridgestone, Youkemaoma, and then to the high-end Michelin, France, are all the same foreign investment.
