Domestic parts companies should increase product development

After fierce competition in the market in recent years, the self-owned branded parts and components companies have made great progress in technology, but key spare parts technology is still missing, and some parts and components are still dependent on imports.

The quality of parts and components determines the quality and performance of a car to a large extent. Whether or not a high-standard component can be manufactured is an essential requirement for an automobile country to become a powerful automobile manufacturing country. At present, due to the lack of core technology components, there is still a big gap between China's spare parts technology level and the international advanced level, especially high-end parts and components are highly dependent on imports. Therefore, domestic parts and components companies must still accelerate the pace of research and development.

Although the self-owned brand parts and components are on the same starting line in the competition for new energy vehicles, compared with the advanced level in foreign countries, the capacity for independent development is weak, and the ability for innovation is insufficient. The high and new technologies still rely on foreign countries, and products with international competitiveness are insufficient. These have become the weaknesses of domestic parts and components companies.

In previous years, the main energy of domestic auto companies was focused on vehicle development and manufacturing. There was no energy to pay attention to or neglected the development and manufacture of parts and components. This resulted in the lack of technology for domestically produced key components. The good news is that, after intense market competition in recent years, autonomous parts and components companies have basically stood firm. At present, many companies and government departments have begun to pay attention to the development of key components. In the manufacturing of components and system integration, some domestic companies have made breakthroughs. Only by mastering the technology of key parts and components, can the gap between the overall technical level of domestically produced parts and the advanced level of foreign countries be narrowed, and it will be possible for China to produce parts and components that are internationally competitive.

At present, the state has given guidance and restrictions to parts and components companies in terms of policies. For example, the state stipulates that newly-established self-owned brand auto companies must have their own engine manufacturing capabilities and encourage established auto companies to increase their investment in component R&D and manufacturing. In 2007, the country also approved several new or expanded engine projects for self-owned brand auto companies, which has played a very good role in improving the overall technical level of domestic components.

The huge market demand in China has stimulated foreign auto giants to increase investment in new technologies for auto parts. Many car companies in China have accelerated the progress of spare parts research and development in China, which undoubtedly increased the overall technical level of domestic components. Each domestic main brand automobile has also accelerated the research and development of new parts and components. For example, FAW Group Technology Center has successfully produced the first homemade direct injection gasoline engine in cylinder.

The more independent domestic brands that can independently develop and manufacture engines, the stronger the foundation of the domestic auto industry and the stronger the ability to respond to rapid market changes, which is also more conducive to the healthy development of the Chinese auto industry. In addition, the improvement of the quality and technical level of key engine components in China will certainly promote the rapid development of China's engine industry.