Great Wall Motor and Baosteel Establish Joint Automotive Steel Laboratory

On September 6, the unveiling ceremony for Great Wall Motor and Baosteel to establish a joint laboratory for automotive steel was held in Baoding, Hebei. The laboratory will carry out the technical and pilot projects involved in the lightweighting of the Great Wall passenger car, as well as the application verification and evaluation of Baosteel's new materials and new steel grades. Wei Jianjun, chairman of Great Wall Motor, and Dai Zhihao, general manager of Baosteel attended the unveiling ceremony.

It is understood that the two parties have already cooperated in various fields such as the EVI technology of several new models such as Haval H8 and H2, the technology of ultra-high strength steel, hot stamping technology, and the application of new materials. With the establishment of the Automotive Steel Laboratory, the two sides will carry out technical cooperation in the near future on the development and application of three generations of high-strength steel plates, the development and application of common technologies, and the development and application of typical parts thickened plate VRB materials.

According to reports, the joint laboratories will be located at Great Wall Motor and Baosteel, and the technical committees of all parties will form technical committees and work together. Both parties rationally allocate talents and test capability resources to jointly accumulate and share automotive steel materials data and application parameters to give full play to their technological advantages, promote the application of advanced high-strength steel and automotive lightweight technologies, and develop and apply advanced automotive manufacturing technologies. .

During the unveiling ceremony, Great Wall Motor Chairman Wei Jianjun expressed his gratitude to Baosteel for supporting the Great Wall for many years. He also hoped to receive technical support from Baosteel in terms of automotive high-strength steel, light weight, safety, and corrosion protection. He will pay more attention to Baosteel in the future. Long-term cooperation.

Dai Zhihao, general manager of Baosteel, stated that the core of the competition among future OEMs is supply chain competition. Baosteel will concentrate its technical advantages to promote cooperation with Great Wall Motor in new materials, new processes, new technologies, and new models. Great Wall Motor will also provide a "package" service model for steel procurement, processing and distribution, and information services to achieve win-win cooperation.

It is reported that as the largest and most modern steel complex in China, Baosteel has more than 50% market share in its steel plates for automobiles. It has strong capabilities in the early stage of intervention of new models, material selection, and supply of trial materials. Mercedes-Benz and other automotive companies important car plate supplier.