Industry dynamics
J.D. Power and 58 Auto released 2021 China Automobile Retention Rate Research
J.D. Power (Jundi) and 58.com new car business 58 Auto released the "China Automobile Retention Rate Research Report" (October 2021), showing the current status and value retention rate of the domestic used car trading market in the past year from multiple perspectives such as manufacturers, countries, brands, etc.
Report shows that most used car transactions in 2021 are concentrated in the two major models of compact sedans and compact SUVs, and SAIC Volkswagen is the car manufacturer with the highest used car transaction volume. In terms of vehicle value retention rate, Japanese manufacturers continue their consistent advantages, with Dongfeng Honda, GAC Honda and GAC Toyota respectively ranked among the top three auto manufacturers' value retention rates. Luxury brands performed well, half of the top ten brands with value retention rates were luxury brands, and Lexus led the way. The value retention rate of independent brands is rising, leading the American and European brands other than Germans with a slight advantage. At the brand level of
, the retention rate of luxury brands is still far ahead, with Lexus ranking first, with retention rate of 68.14%, with Porsche and Honda following closely, with retention rates of 64.54% and 62.02% respectively. In the list of car manufacturers' value retention rates, Dongfeng Honda ranked first with a clear advantage of 63.4%, while GAC Honda and GAC Toyota ranked second and third respectively. Competition among independent brand manufacturers is relatively anxious, with the top three being SAIC-GM-Wuling, Beijing Off-Road, and Dongfeng Nissan Venucia, with the difference in value retention rates of less than 1%.
Dongfeng Honda won 5 firsts in total: first in automobile manufacturers, first in small SUVs (Honda XR-V), first in compact cars (Honda Civic), first in compact SUVs (Honda CR-V), first in MPVs (Honda Elysen).
GAC Toyota and Lexus won first place in two models: Toyota Camry (medium size car) and Toyota Highlander (medium size SUV); Lexus ES (luxury car) and Lexus RX (luxury SUV).
2021 Ward's top ten power systems were announced, including 4 pure electric drive systems
2021 Ward's top ten engines and power systems were announced. Unlike in the past, 4 pure electric systems appeared this year, and the remaining awards were 1 oil-electric hybrid system, 2 plug-in hybrid systems, 2 gasoline engines and 1 hydrogen fuel cell driving system.
Among them, the two gasoline engines are 1.3T inline three-cylinder engines from Chevrolet and Hyundai 2.5T inline four-cylinder engines, and the two plug-in hybrid systems are from BMW 2.0T plug-in hybrid systems and Jeep 2.0T plug-in hybrid systems.
4 pure electric drive systems are Ford electric drive system, modern electric drive system, Polestar electric drive system and Porsche electric drive system. The only hydrogen fuel cell system selected comes from Toyota.
Top Ten Technology Trends in China's Automobile in 2022
Research results of the annual evaluation of the energy-saving and new energy vehicle technology roadmap organized by the China Automobile Engineering Society - the top Ten Technology Trends in China's Automobile in 2022 are released in Shanghai.
Top ten automotive technology trends in 2022 include: 1.100TOPS or above automotive-grade computing chips will be mass-produced and loaded
2. The third-generation semiconductor motor controller will realize mass production and application of multiple car companies
3. The improvement of security technology will promote 300W h/kg high-specific energy power battery realizes loading application
4. The long-life fuel cell system will realize multi-scene application for commercial vehicles
5. The market share of pure electric passenger cars based on a dedicated platform will exceed 65%
6. Domestic high-performance pure electric passenger cars will use more than 800V electricity Pressing platform
7. Intelligent thermal management technology greatly improves the low temperature adaptability of new energy vehicles
8. Domain controller will achieve a breakthrough in the transition from single domain control to cross-domain fusion form
9. Vehicle information security protection technology will achieve a jump from boundary defense to active deep defense system
10.DHT hybrid system loading scale will double
Foxconn officially released three electric vehicles
At 10:18 am on October 18, 2021 Hon Hai Technology Day (HHTD21) officially kicked off. At the event, Hon Hai Foxconn founder Terry Gou showed the outside world three independently developed electric vehicles. Foxconn's three electric cars are named Model C SUV, Model E sedan and Model T electric bus respectively.
Among them, Model E is a luxury flagship sedan jointly developed by Foxconn and Italian design company Pininfarina. It is positioned as mid-to-high-end consumer groups and business people. The power output can reach 750 horsepower, and the acceleration by 100 kilometers takes only 2.8 seconds. The range is claimed to reach 750 kilometers.
Model C is the first car built by Foxconn based on its electric vehicle platform. It follows a simple design style and allows consumers to have an electric vehicle with a range of 700 kilometers at a price close to the same level of fuel vehicles.
Model T is a smart city transportation bus with a range of more than 400 kilometers. This car has completed the acceleration and durability test of 200,000 kilometers and rigid strength test of more than 1,000 hours. Its high rigidity body protection design has been verified.
Editor's comment: A year ago, during Hon Hai Technology Day, Foxconn officially announced its electric vehicle strategy and released the MIH EV electric vehicle platform. In general, Foxconn is promoting electric vehicles very fast, but there was no information disclosed at the press conference. In addition to the positioning and parameters of the three models, there are also doubts from the outside world. Is it too fast to advance?
Parts News
BorgWarner and Honeycomb Transmission provide Great Wall Motors with hybrid system
BorgWarner and Honeycomb Transmission once again reached an important cooperation with Honeycomb Transmission to provide P2 hybrid three-clutch drive module and P2 hydraulic control module for Great Wall’s Haval and WEY brands, suitable for Honeycomb Transmission’s world’s first 9-speed P2 9HDCT hybrid transmission. Among the many parts manufacturers that are studying P2 solutions, BorgWarner can be said to be one of the earlier layouters. With the growth of demand for P2 hybrid systems, BorgWarner is also constantly increasing the research and development and mass production application of related technologies.
It is reported that the coaxial P2 hybrid drive module of BorgWarner matched with honeycomb transmission directly places the motor between the internal combustion engine and the transmission, which is compatible with the existing vehicle platform and achieves cost-effective power mixing. This innovative P2 drive module is axially compact and has outstanding performance, enabling integration of up to three clutches, including one disengagement clutch. It allows the transmission system to be separated from the engine for pure electric driving, allowing the vehicle to always provide abundant power performance when the engine is not working or in an inefficient zone. The normal pressure P2 hydraulic control module provided by BorgWarner for honeycomb transmission adopts a new generation of low leakage design to further improve the efficiency of the hydraulic system.The latest solenoid valves are also designed to optimize clutch and shift characteristics to help improve the efficiency and performance of the vehicle's drivetrain.
Nether released an innovative modular column electric power steering system
Nether Automobile System has expanded its electric power steering system product portfolio and released an innovative modular column electric power steering (mCEPS) system. The cost-effective and modular design of the innovative system provides Nexteer with more scalability and more flexibility to meet the wide range of vehicle manufacturers.
According to reports, Nexteer mCEPS system has three models: standard model, enhanced model and flagship model, and the full series supports customers' needs for a variety of assistance. For example, the mCEPS flagship model supports level 2 to 5 autonomous driving defined by SAE, supports OTA upgrades and fully guarantees network security. All three Nexteer mCEPS models are developed based on AutoSar's fourth generation electrical/software architecture. In addition, the high-performance torque and angle sensor independently developed by Nexteer shows excellent NVH performance and smoother and more accurate steering feel, giving the driver a more realistic road feeling.
Continental Group Changzhou Factory is committed to providing high-quality surface solutions to the Chinese automobile market
Continental Group recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of the establishment of its second joint venture company jointly invested with Jiangsu Changshun Group in China, the Changzhou Factory. Since its opening in 2016, the Changzhou factory has been committed to providing the Chinese automobile market with environmentally friendly, low-emission, and non-allergenic first-class automotive interior materials, and has continuously written success stories of continuous transformation and innovation. Currently, the Changzhou factory has 350 employees and produces about 25 million square meters of surface materials each year.
Since the Changzhou factory was put into production, Acella surface material production capacity in China has doubled. Due to strong market demand, the Changzhou factory was expanded in 2018. Through the further increase in production capacity, the factory can now fully meet the huge demand for the company's surface materials in the Chinese automobile industry. Today, Changzhou factory produces two pioneering products: one is the interior material Acella Eco with excellent environmental protection performance, mainly used in car seats and armrests; the other is the translucent material Acella Hylite, which can help car interior achieve special lighting effects.
Hela Shanghai Electronics Factory doubled its production capacity
Hela doubled its production capacity at its Shanghai Electronics Factory to meet the growing demand for electronic solutions. To this end, Hella renovated the existing space and built a new building at the original factory site. Currently, the factory covers a total area of about 50,000 square meters, making it the largest electronics factory in the world's Hla network. The investment in the entire project is as high as tens of millions of euros. Hela has about 1,600 employees and a R&D center at the Shanghai factory. The number of employees will increase to 2,200 in the next three years.
Currently, the total area of the factory is about 50,000 square meters, making it the largest electronics factory in the world's Hela network. The investment in the entire project is as high as tens of millions of euros. Hela has about 1,600 employees and a R&D center at the Shanghai factory. The number of employees will increase to 2,200 in the next three years.
Horizon and mainline technology cooperation help autonomous trucks accelerate mass production
Horizon announced a strategic cooperation with autonomous truck service provider Mainline Technology. Based on their respective leading technologies and advantageous resources, the two parties will jointly carry out cooperation in the R&D of L4-level autonomous driving technology to accelerate the mass production process of autonomous driving trucks, and at the same time cooperate to explore the commercialization scenarios of autonomous driving trucks and promote the establishment of a new generation of artificial intelligence logistics network.
In this cooperation, the two parties will build a new generation of commercial vehicle autonomous driving technology solutions for mass production and automotive regulations based on the research and development and design capabilities of the L4-level commercial vehicle autonomous driving domain controller based on the research and development and design capabilities of the Horizon Journey series automotive intelligent chips and the main technology L4-level commercial vehicle autonomous driving domain controller, jointly create a new generation of commercial vehicle autonomous driving technology solutions that are oriented towards mass production of autonomous trucks, laying a strong software and hardware platform foundation for achieving large-scale mass production of autonomous trucks.While promoting mass production, the two parties will also jointly develop the market around the smart logistics industry scenarios, collaborate with external strategic resources such as commercial vehicle owners and suppliers to carry out in-depth cooperation, and jointly build an intelligent logistics industry ecosystem.
Hesai Technology and Qingzhou Zhihang jointly promote the large-scale implementation of autonomous driving travel services
Lidar company Hesai Technology and autonomous general solution company Qingzhou Zhihang announced that the two parties have officially reached a strategic cooperation. According to the agreement, Hesai Technology will join the Qingzhou Zhihang’s autonomous driving super factory partner circle and continue to provide it with the lidar products it needs. The two parties will cooperate to explore the research and development and iteration of autonomous driving technology, vehicle-road collaboration and other business scenarios, and work together to promote the development of autonomous driving travel technology and the large-scale implementation of safer intelligent network-connected shared travel services.
The "Driven-by-QCraft" autonomous driving solution launched by Qingzhou Zhihang includes three major modules: in-vehicle software, in-vehicle hardware and data flow field. In terms of on-board hardware, in order to achieve the purpose of universal, stable and redundant, Qingzhou Zhihang's sensor suite adopts an easy-to-deploy modular design, combining the characteristics of a variety of advanced high-precision sensors including Hesai LiDAR, ensuring the stability and real-time nature of environmental perception. This is also the first 360-degree blind spot-free perception system to be implemented in China. Hesai LiDAR has the advantages of high performance and high reliability such as strong remote measurement capabilities, anti-interference, and good accuracy, which can further enhance the core perception capabilities of Qingzhou Intelligent Aviation autonomous driving solution.
Currently, Qingzhou Zhihang, equipped with Hesai LiDAR, has carried out testing and operations in eight cities including Silicon Valley, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Suzhou, China, and deployed eight autonomous vehicle models, which can perfectly deal with various scenarios such as downtowns, heavy rains, and tunnels.
