Each year, among the world's top 500 companies, car-related companies account for a considerable proportion. Well-known auto makers like Toyota and VW are certainly familiar with each other. However, they alone can't support the auto industry's global economy. , Parts suppliers are often the industry's mainstay. In this issue, Xiao Bian will take you to find out what the industry giants behind these stations are doing. What applications are there in China?
● Robert Bosch - Germany
Bosch is the world's largest supplier of automotive parts and components. In 2017, it ranks 76 among the world's top 500 companies. It can be said that it is a pillar company of the German automotive industry. Accurately speaking, Bosch is not an auto parts supplier, a battalion of auto parts and components. Income accounts for only about one-half of its total revenue. We are familiar with engineering, tool vehicles, and Bosch can also have fun, covering construction sites, mines, airports, and even high-end toys. Basically, as long as they are powered by electricity, they can Finding key parts at Bosch.
In the field of passenger vehicles, Bosch mainly produces batteries, filters, spark plugs, brake products, sensors, gasoline and diesel systems, starters and generators, etc. The ESP vehicle body stabilization systems widely used in China are mostly from Bosch in the country. The factory, such as Bosch Suzhou, United Automotive Electronics. In addition, as a big player in the field of automatic control, Bosch is also in the global leader in the field of automated driving. It is just that the big brother is relatively low-key, and after all, people only need to make cars. Manufacturers feel that they are on the list. They do not care much about their influence in the minds of consumers.
ZF-Germany
ZF is also an important supplier of auto parts in Germany. In 2017, it ranked 263 among the world's top 500 companies. We usually call it 'ZF' for short. It is different from Bosch. ZF is best known for producing gearboxes, including BMW. /Audi's vertical 8AT, and Jeep, Land Rover, Honda used 9TA. In 2015 through the completion of the acquisition of the United States TRW Group, ZF became the world's auto parts giant.
The automobile transmission system is ZF's best. Apart from the planetary gears used in automobiles, it also includes various clutch modules, coupling modules of hybrid systems, power take-offs of various large-scale factory machines, torque converters, etc. This means that ZF is influential whenever it comes to power transmission and speed control.
● Continental Group - Germany
Speaking of the German mainland, everyone may not be familiar with it. But I don’t think anyone knows that horse tyres are not known. Horse tyres are continental tyres. The tires of the whole group are also involved in many areas of the automotive industry, including braking systems. Engine injection system, ESP, etc. Following the acquisition of Siemens VDO by the Continental Group, the automotive electronics underneath it - drive recorders, sensors and control systems - became important products of the company and currently ranks first in global sales.
Continental Group ranked 213 among the world's top 500 companies in 2017. The world’s No. 1 sales volume of caliper, safety electronic equipment, vehicle-mounted intelligent communication systems, automotive instrumentation and fuel supply systems; second largest sales volume of electronic brake systems and brake boosters worldwide. As with Bosch, the mainland has also developed an autopilot system that is also sold to manufacturers rather than to consumers, so it is very low-key.
● Magna - Canada
Magna is ranked 290 among the world's top 500 companies in 2017. It is the most diversified auto parts supplier in the world. What does this mean? It means that Magna's products involve all aspects of the automobile, and they use their own parts and components. Basically, a car can be pulled out. This is a breadth that many front-line car companies can't do. Magna's hand is so long. It's just that people are used to being behind the scenes.
Getrak double-clutch gearboxes widely used in autonomous vehicles, such as Geely, Chery, JAC, etc. Getrak is a German company, but this supplier was already acquired by Magna in 2015. It is said that Magna is a supplier with complete vehicle production capacity. Actually, it does so as well. Vehicle engineering and foundry manufacturing are the most profit-producing businesses. The most famous is the vehicle in Graz, Austria. Foundry factory, representative models BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz G-class, Jeep Grand Cherokee and so on. Yes! The world-famous off-road vehicle - Mercedes-Benz G-class is actually a component supplier works.
● Aisin Seiki - Japan
About Aisin, everyone is most familiar with the 6AT gearbox that is widely used in Japanese, French, German, and autonomous vehicles. As a supplier of components for Toyota, Aisin Seiki itself can be in 2017. Ranked 324 among the world's top 500 companies. In addition to 6AT we know well, most of the widely used CVTs in Japanese cars also have Aisin parts. In addition, Camry's horizontal 8AT, Crown's vertical 8AT, Prado's Vertical 6AT is also the work of Aisin.
Recently, Geely and Guangzhou Automobile have successively reached cooperation with Aisin to build a new gearbox factory in China. They will produce full-scale 6AT gearboxes, mainly for their own brands, including Geely Boyue and Chuanji GS8. , Do not rule out the future Changan Ford, Shenlong PSA, North and South Volkswagen will purchase gearbox from here possible, domestic Well, cheap.
● Denso - Japan
Japanese companies are generally called 'XX Co., Ltd.'. The above Aisin Seiki is said to be Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., and Denso is also the same. It ranked 236 among the world's top 500 companies in 2017, although its popularity in the country is not as good as it is in Japan. Aisin, but larger than Aisin. Including air-conditioning equipment, electronic control products, radiators, spark plugs, instrument clusters, filters, industrial robots, telecommunications products, and information processing equipment. Denso has a total of 21 products ranked in the world one.
Although in the domestic diesel common rail and aftertreatment system market, Denso has a lot of market share behind Bosch, but it also covers a wide range of fields. With its advantages in passenger car gasoline technology and ancillary products, Denso has installed electric vehicles. Has always been the top supplier of parts and components of the world's automotive systems. It profoundly interprets what is called breaking and there are also three thousand nails.
● Modern Mobis - South Korea
MOBIS supplies parts for Hyundai-Kia’s automotive products. Accurately speaking, MOBIS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyundai-Kia Group. As the biggest sniper for Korean cars, MOBIS also has nearly Magna. The breadth of the business, which is the key factor for the Korean car to go global, ranks 323 among the top 500 companies in the world in 2017 and is one place higher than the Japanese Aisin Seiki.
At present, the Hyundai 6AT gearboxes are all of MOBIS's works, including Sonata, Shengda, K5, etc., which mainly match the 2.0T engine, while the 1.6T engine is matched with a dual clutch gearbox, also from MOBIS. , Its factory is in Yancheng, Jiangsu.
● BorgWarner - United States
BorgWarner specializes in powertrains and transmissions, including engines, transmissions and four-wheel drive systems. It is also an absolute leader and monopoly in the turbocharged field. It can be said to be a unicorn enterprise in 17 countries worldwide. Established 62 manufacturing and technology bases, including the China Regional Coordination Center and R&D Center in Shanghai.
At the same time, BorgWarner is currently the leading company in the field of double-clutch gearboxes. Volkswagen's first-generation 6-speed wet dual-clutch transmission was developed by BorgWarner and Volkswagen Group, drawing on the previous production of dual-clutch gearboxes for racing cars. Concept, and the introduction of civilian, independent vehicles in the Great Wall, SAIC, Zhongtai DCT gearbox is also BorgWarner's dual clutch module; and now the public's latest generation of 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission by Schaeffler's LUK company which provided.
● Yanfeng Automotive Interior Systems - China
In 13 years, SAIC’s Huayu Automotive completed the acquisition of 50% of Yanfeng Visteon’s shares in China’s auto industry. Thanks to SAIC’s market share in China, Yanfeng has become the number one auto parts company in China, ranking 14th in the world. The company has also established a joint venture with a number of parts giants, such as Huayu Continental (Chongqing), Bosch Huayu, Huaji Pilborg and others.
●Summary:
Why the German, Japanese, American, and Korean brands really go global? The most critical reason is that these car companies are backed by globally renowned component suppliers. Bosch, Germany, ZF, Japan The Denso, Aisin, and even South Korea have MOBIS. The suppliers of Burdock will inevitably build the local car prices of Burdock. The two complement each other. The only difference is that Canada's Magna is a bit different and has full vehicle production capacity. , People are only subjectively reluctant to go into the pit.
We all hope that the national car brands can go abroad, like the autonomous car companies, can't develop locally, produce components with core technologies, and rely exclusively on outsourcing cars that come out of the car. Naturally, they cannot be recognized by the international community. After all, the things you used have long been used by people. If you change the shell and re-post a logo, how can you compete with the big brothers on the same stage?
