After visiting the Great Wall Motors, I was very excited. The deepest feeling is that we have great prospects for the future of our national automobile industry!' This is the unanimous view of experts from the 'World's Top Ten Transmission Selection Panels'. Sponsored by the Automotive Evaluation Institute. The 'World's Top Ten Transmission Selection Panels Into the WEY Technical Exchange Program' was held recently in Baoding Great Wall Motors. More than 20 experts and scholars in the automotive and related industries visited the Great Wall Transmission Factory, Xushui Factory, and the Technology Center Laboratory. Test drive by WEY VV5, VV7, Haval H4 model equipped with China's first wet 7DCT transmission, with Wei Jianjun, chairman of Great Wall Motors, Yan Si, CEO of WEY brand, Gerhard Henning, chief engineer of Great Wall Motor Drive module, etc. Senior corporate executives conducted in-depth exchanges.
Achieve the breakthrough of the independent brand in the drive system
As we all know, self-owned brand cars have always been 'soft' in terms of powertrain, especially in the technical breakthroughs and industrialization of automatic transmissions, and the wet 7DCT transmissions developed by Great Wall Automotive have achieved a breakthrough in the transmission system of independent brands. .
In December of last year, the 2018 'World Top Ten Transmission' selection results were announced. China's first wet 7DCT transmission equipped by WEY brand, a luxury SUV leader in China, competed with luxury brand products such as Audi and Mercedes-Benz to win the 'Top Ten Transmission in the World'. , Showcasing the strength of Chinese luxury in core technology R&D.
The “Top Ten Transmissions in the World” selection was sponsored by the Automotive Evaluation Institute. The participating products covered all excellent domestic and imported transmissions and models in the Chinese market. During the evaluation process, the wet 7DCT transmission equipped with the WEY brand displayed the world’s top technology level and was judged by the judges. The unanimous approval of the meeting.
Xu Xiangyang, professor of the School of Transportation Science and Engineering of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, chaired the 2018 'Top Ten Transmission' Jury, and highly praised Great Wall's self-developed wet 7DCT transmission. He said that the 7DCT transmission uses fluid-driven clutch engagement and Open, while using oil to cool the clutch plate, the stability is better, the greater torque can be tolerated, the maximum torque can reach 450N.m. In addition, the transmission performs very well in the transmission ratio range, the transmission efficiency is also very good, the transmission ratio With a range of up to 7.99, the transmission efficiency is up to 98.87%, and the response is exceptionally rapid. It is precisely matched with the engine at any time to provide a powerful acceleration experience. At the same time, 7-position design can effectively improve engine efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
At the conference, Gerhard Henning, Chief Engineer of Great Wall Automotive Drive Module, briefed the guests on the situation of the 7DCT transmission. He said that this transmission embodies the wisdom and sweat of more than 3,200 people in Great Wall Motors. It took four years to build. To enable consumers to obtain a high-quality, high-tech transmission product, Great Wall Motor has established a professional international technology development team to cooperate with world-class suppliers. In order to ensure high product quality, parts suppliers have selected the mainland. BorgWarner, Schaeffler and other international first-class component giants cooperated to build a world-class transmission laboratory, the most advanced and most automated transmission production plant in China. These provided Great Wall Motor’s independent research and development of high-quality transmissions. Powerful protection.
What is even more gratifying is that this wet 7DCT transmission was installed in VV7 and VV5 models in April and September last year. The year of assembly has already reached 140,000 units, becoming the core technology driving the development of high-end WEY brand. At the same time, the new Haval H61.5GDIT version listed at the end of last year was also fitted with this transmission. The new car responded with positive dynamics and smooth gearshifts. It also had dazzling performance in terms of fuel economy. The Ministry of Industry consumed only 6.8L. It is reported that Within this year, there will be nearly 30 models of new HAVAL and WEY brand new cars equipped with 7DCT transmissions. At that time, the production capacity of Great Wall Motor Xushui Plant will be fully released.
Do a Good Job of Tradition and Build a New Energy Vehicle Foundation
At the exchange meeting, all the experts couldn't hide their excitement and excitedly. They spoke and felt to make suggestions.
Li Qingwen, director of the Automotive Evaluation Institute, said that the success of the 7DCT transmission, the success of the WEY brand and the success of Great Wall Motor, benefited from the right direction, clear path and firm execution. Many independent companies have a direction but no clear path Some companies have established a development path, but they do not have a firm execution force. Great Wall Motor can take care of these three points. The DCT independently developed by Great Wall Motor is a product of a new type of international R&D, and it has achieved breakthroughs in marketization. The volume will reach 600,000 units. Its success not only lays the foundation for Great Wall Motor’s move towards high-end, but also contributes to the large-scale commercialization of China’s automatic transmission.
Under the busy work, Great Wall Motor Chairman Wei Jianjun also came to the exchange site to introduce the development strategy of Great Wall Motors. He said that Great Wall Motor started to pick up pickups and SUVs from small businesses and it is still these two major categories. , Great Wall Motor established a brand-new high-end brand WEY in the SUV category, so there are two brands, Haval and WEY, and the WEY brand is still in the growth stage. From the current domestic market situation, new energy vehicles are the best market. However, if we look globally, the life cycle of traditional fuel vehicles in certain areas where the underdeveloped areas and supporting facilities are not sound is still quite continuous. Therefore, Great Wall Motors is still unrelenting in terms of traditional fuel vehicles. Strength. Of course, while doing a good job of traditional cars, Great Wall Motors is also exploring the process of electric cars from shallow to deep.
He emphasized that in the eyes of the outside world, Great Wall Motor’s development in the field of new energy vehicles started relatively late, but in fact, Great Wall Motor also did a lot of work in new energy. Great Wall Motor did not want to do a technology without any content. Pieces of new energy products. At present, Great Wall Motors is still sticking to the basic work of new energy automotive products and laying a good foundation to produce good products.
City Motors is expected to start challenging foreign high-end markets in 2021. At the same time, in order to respond to the national 'Belt and Road' initiative, we must also take both sides into the emerging markets. At the same time, Great Wall Motor is changing its operating model and changing the mechanism. Great Wall Motors Plans are being made to include independence in terms of transmissions, engines, etc. If there is an outside investment, the transmission can also be transferred for technology; including power units, core technologies, batteries, FCVs, and hydrogen fuel cells, etc., can be conducted with interested parties. Cooperation.
Wei Jianjun stated that with the increasingly fierce market competition and the opportunities for high-quality development of the automotive industry, Great Wall Motor will be more open, change its thinking, create competition mechanisms in various fields, and be a leader in the development of independent brands.