Energy conservation and environmental protection have gradually become the technological development orientation of the automotive industry

In response to the development of the automobile industry, the government departments respectively issued industrial development policies in 1994 and 2004. In the last two years, the internal and external environment of domestic and foreign automobile industry development has undergone tremendous changes. The former industrial policies have obviously not adapted to changes in the automotive industry both externally and externally.

It is reported that the key planning for the development of new energy vehicles will be an important part of consideration by the relevant state departments when they revise their automobile industry policies.

From dependence on introduction to independent innovation

During the "Eighth Five-Year" and "Ninth Five-Year Plan" period, China's automobile industry introduced funds and products through joint ventures, but the government and enterprises have paid insufficient attention to the development of product development capabilities, ignoring the ability to cultivate independent technological innovation while introducing technology. The contribution of technological progress to the economic growth of the automotive industry is very low.

During the “10th Five-Year Plan” and “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” period, the contribution rate of technological progress has greatly improved. During this period, China’s automobile industry’s technological policies have undergone a major transformation, and the steady increase in domestic market demand and industrial investment The diversification laid the foundation for the transformation of China's automotive industry from the introduction of imitation to independent innovation.

Starting from the “Auto Industry Industrial Policy” in 1994, encouraging independent research and development by auto companies has always been the focus of China’s automobile industry policy. The 1994 version of the industry policy stated that the state encourages and supports auto industry enterprises to establish their own product development and scientific research institutions, and to develop independent product development capabilities by digesting and absorbing foreign technologies. The 2004 version of the industrial policy mentioned insisting on the principle of combining the introduction of technology and independent development, tracking international frontier technologies, actively conducting international cooperation, and developing advanced and applicable technologies with independent intellectual property rights. Both industrial policies place independent research and development at the top of the list. The state also supports the development of R&D policies that conform to technology policies.

Driven by the encouragement of industrial policies and market demands, China's independent research and development of key parts and components technologies will continue to promote the use of advanced technologies and upgrading of self-owned brand automobiles, such as CNHTC's inline pump + EGR (electronically controlled exhaust gas recirculation system). State III heavy-duty commercial vehicle diesel engine, Yuchai's YC6L-50 V diesel engine, Chery's 1.8T turbocharged engine, Geely 's CVVT engine, FAW's AMT tiptronic transmission, Zhejiang Wanan's ABS, Zhejiang Asia Pacific The brakes, Hunan Rongda's continuously variable transmission (CTV) and the National Development and Reform Commission organized a total of 12 domestic companies to jointly develop DCT (dual clutch automatic transmission), Geely's BMBS (tire monitoring and safety control system) and so on. However, there is still a big gap between the core technologies of electronic parts and information technology of China's auto parts and foreign countries.

Guide the development of energy saving and emission reduction technologies

In the 1994 industrial policy, the issue of energy conservation and environmental protection did not receive much attention. It only proposes that the state encourages and promotes the use of automotive electronic technology and new processes and materials, supports the production of energy-saving and low-pollution vehicles, and researches and develops new types of fuels and new-powered automobiles.

In 2004, the industrial policy for the first time clearly proposed that the state should guide and encourage the development of energy-saving and environmentally friendly small-displacement vehicles. The automobile industry and related industries should pay attention to the development and application of new technologies and improve the fuel economy of vehicles. It is clearly stated that before 2010, the average fuel consumption of new passenger vehicles will be reduced by more than 15% compared with 2003. It is necessary to establish a system for publicizing the fuel consumption of automobiles based on the mandatory requirements of the technical specifications for energy conservation. Actively carry out research on new automotive materials such as lightweight materials, recyclable materials, and environmental protection materials. The state will promptly propose the minimum renewable material utilization requirements.

With the rapid rise of China's auto consumption market, energy conservation and emission reduction are increasingly becoming a social problem that needs to be solved. To guide the consumption of small-displacement vehicles and to develop energy-saving technologies is a responsibility that the auto industry must assume. At the end of 2006, the National Development and Reform Commission began regularly publicizing the automobile fuel consumption data verified by authoritative departments. The publicity system of fuel consumption of automobiles is an important part of the management of fuel economy of automobiles. Through the government's release of objective and standardized data information to the society, consumers can choose more energy-efficient products, thereby promoting the development of energy-saving products and technological advancement of enterprises.

In the “Auto Industry Adjustment and Revitalization Plan” released earlier this year, the purchase tax for passenger vehicles with 1.6L or less emission is halved and the policy is obviously inclined to small-displacement vehicles. This will play a major role in guiding companies to develop energy-saving technologies and to develop more technologically advanced small-displacement vehicles. According to the statistics of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in the first seven months of this year, passenger cars with a displacement of 1.6L or less accounted for 70% of the total sales of passenger cars, which represents a substantial increase over the same period last year.

Actively promote new energy technologies

The industrial policy in 2004 clearly pointed out that the automobile industry should actively carry out the research and industrialization of new types of power such as electric vehicles and vehicle power batteries in accordance with the requirements of the national energy structure adjustment strategy and emission standards, and focus on the development of hybrid vehicle technology and diesel fuel for passenger cars. Engine technology. The state has taken measures in scientific research, technological transformation, new technology industrialization, and policy environment to promote the production and use of hybrid vehicles. The state supports the research and development of new vehicle fuels such as alcohol fuels, natural gas, mixed fuels, and hydrogen fuels, and encourages auto manufacturers to develop and produce new fuel vehicles. For the first time, the development of new energy vehicles will be written into the industrial policy.

Ministry of Science and Technology's “863” Plan, Major Projects of “10th Five-Year” Electric Vehicle, Clean Car Project of “Tenth Five-Year Plan” and Implementation of Major Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Projects of “Eleventh Five-Year Plan”, and Development Strategy of China’s Automobile Energy Power System The implementation of this promotion has attracted the attention of automobile companies and all walks of life. They have formulated planning goals and concrete schedules and achieved preliminary results in recent years. For example, it provided 350 energy-saving and new energy vehicles for various types of vehicles for the Beijing Olympic Games and is currently conducting trials of urban electric buses in the “Ten Cities in Thousand Cities” (later increased to 13 cities). Pure electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles lead the way, and other energy-saving and new energy vehicles such as methanol fuel have been independently developed, developed and tested in a systematic manner, and industrialization work is also progressing.