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A year ago, Delphi stripped off six non-core businesses including brakes and chassis, catalysts, cockpits and dashboards, door modules and door locks, steering systems, and axle bearings, and Ford Motor Company’s auto component holdings sold Automobile glass manufacturing and other related assets attracted the attention of many Chinese companies including Dongfeng, Wanxiang, Weichai, and Fuyao.
Although no Chinese company has made substantial progress in the end, Jia Xinguang, a well-known automobile analyst in the country, said that whether or not the arrogant American automobile industry is willing or unwilling, accepting the selection of Chinese companies is already an unavoidable reality.
In fact, this phenomenon does not explain how great Chinese companies are. In fact, mergers and acquisitions and acquisitions in the global manufacturing industry have sprung up, especially in the parts and components industry.
A road that has already been specified for domestic companies is that by acquiring specialized companies related to their own main business, the company's technology can be developed toward a deeper level, thus enhancing its competitiveness in this business area. This is already a very common practice. The phenomenon. For example, BorgWarner acquired French Moss chain, making its power transmission technology even more profound; PPG continuously and generously acquired the Dutch-based macarons and other companies, making its coating business platform even broader. What is more impressive for reporters is that the IAC (International Auto Parts Group) company recently interviewed in North America was just established in October 2005, through the acquisition of Collins & Aikman's European assets, Lear Europe Interior Division and a series of actions. Quickly become a giant car interior and exterior decoration company with a turnover of 5.6 billion U.S. dollars.
If such considerations are taken into consideration, domestic Weichai can consider it more powerful by acquiring the Hunan Torch and its subsidiary Fast Transmission, Hande Axle, Zhuzhou Gear, and even Delphi giving up its non-core assets. In the direction of competition.
Independent innovation and entering new areas
If the goal of developing a business by acquiring other people’s valuable assets seems to be slightly more formal in its form, then new products will be introduced in a form of independent innovation or introduction, absorption, and re-innovation (integrated innovation) so as to occupy a larger proportion. Market share, this road has been seen clearly in the corporate practices of commercial vehicle parts companies in the past year.
Take engine companies for example. Although the relevant technology policies of the country are not very clear, in 2007, several major diesel engine companies successively launched products with Euro IV emission levels, of which Yuchai was the first to introduce an engine with Euro V emission levels in China. Shows the R&D capabilities of domestic commercial vehicle core components.
Similarly, the overall development of several major assemblies such as the engine, transmission, axle, and cab of FAW's sixth-generation product J6, Fast has 12-speed and 16-speed dual-shaft heavy-duty transmissions with patented technology. The independent development of the ABS series of products developed by the company, Dongjukyu’s airbags, and the Dongfeng Fengshi SUV’s overall system and components that won the first prize for scientific advancement in China’s automotive industry all reflect that China’s core component assembly technology has risen. A new height.
At the same time, various companies are not to be outdone in entering new energy vehicles and acquiring new market opportunities. As a veteran diesel engine company, Shanghai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd., although its product upgrading has not kept pace with the times in recent years, its natural gas engine, one of its top products, is arguably the most outspoken. It seems that I have seen some hope of dawn.
It is generally considered to be the universal group in the field of traditional transmission shaft manufacturing. After more than six years of independent innovation and research, it has developed a clean and efficient pure electric vehicle driven by a lithium ion battery. The maximum speed of Wanxiang’s electric cars and electric buses reached 126 km and 90 km respectively, and the maximum driving range at economic speeds was 380 km and 280 km respectively. The average power consumption per 100 km was 11 kWh and 70 kWh, respectively.
What is even more unexpected is that the State Grid Corporation, which has never participated in the automotive business, has also made major breakthroughs in the technology research of electric vehicles. At present, it has 21 technology patents. According to the internal information of the State Grid, the battery-capacitor hybrid electric vehicle that Guodian put into operation during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan†period will complete the replacement of about 2,000 engineering vehicles. The number of electric bus lines in the operating area will reach 420, and electric buses will be used. The number of cars reached 4200, and the number of electric taxis reached 535. By 2010, it will reduce the consumption of refined oil by approximately 75,245 tons, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 157,000 tons, reduce carbon monoxide emissions by approximately 2,104 tons, and reduce hydrocarbon emissions by approximately 252 tons. Instead of engaging in auto companies, it has made achievements in new energy vehicles. As Jiang Jian, a senior manager of market and public affairs at Delphi Corporation, put it, the foreign technology of traditional automobiles is already mature, and Chinese companies should look for more “parlance†areas.
In fact, new energy vehicles have not been considered “partialâ€, and parts companies are now rushing to “new†to do, and they can still get no small gains.
Supply chain competition is a battle for the enterprise group
Although the export of domestic parts and components companies is very promising in 2007, the country has also awarded several parts export bases and export companies, and the Ministry of Commerce has specially organized the auto parts equivalent to the national exhibition platform to integrate the resources of domestic parts and components companies. Exposition, but we should clearly see that most products of domestic export enterprises still belong to the traditional parts and components, such as castings, forged parts and plastic products, which are resource-intensive primary products with high pollution and high energy consumption in the production process. Is the first and second-tier suppliers of vehicle manufacturers, and the vast majority are OEM trades. Many parts and components companies have become the target of procurement for multinational corporations, which is the essence of this competition.
From the all-round procurement in China, to its implementation of the integrated China strategy, to the ultimate global advantage, the success or failure of a multinational company has become a factor that affects the structure and stability of its supply chain, and whether it can gain a foothold in the world. The key factor.
In 2007, the spare parts industry left a deep impression on us. General Motors, Ford, and other auto giants in North America have taken the lead in finding suppliers in China; in Europe, Fiat is also struggling to raise its purchasing power. Flag, although its original joint venture in China, Nanjing Fiat, has been misbehaving, but this does not affect its procurement actions in China. Having a procurement team with more than 200 people in China has demonstrated its future development attitude; always proud After experiencing the low point of development in China in 2005, Volkswagen seems to understand that Chinese goods are not completely unusable...
Compared with foreign companies' in-depth exploration of China's resources, domestic companies are tit for tat, not only integrating China's resources, but also in no way lost on foreign resources to other countries' enterprises.
As early as two years ago, Weichai had formed a strategic alliance with Bosch and Beiqi Foton. In the past year, Weichai has made brilliant achievements in integrating the “golden industrial chain†based on Weichai, Fast, and Hande. Achievements. Weichai's old rival, China National Heavy Duty Truck, is relying on another "golden industrial chain" - its own engine, transmission, and axles have also created the best historical results. Recently, the joint efforts of SAIC, Iveco, and Chongqing Heavy Duty Truck in the field of commercial vehicles have enabled us to see another commercial vehicle industry chain coming up.
Different from the "golden industrial chain" of several heavy-duty commercial vehicles, in order to get rid of too many factors that are limited by South Korean suppliers, Beijing Auto Holding Co., Ltd. has adopted a number of domestic and foreign industry leaders through the establishment of a parts and components industry platform. Formally, it has established joint ventures with companies such as Delphi, Asia Pacific Electromechanical, Far East Drive Shaft, Jiangnan Molding, Lear, Johnson Controls, etc., or has entered into a strategic cooperative relationship, which has made meticulous preparations for revitalizing the Beijing auto industry.
Whether it is to reduce the constraints of certain companies, or to strengthen the links between upstream and downstream companies, or to reduce the R & D and manufacturing costs from the system, domestic and foreign parts companies understand the truth: Who can To build their own stable supply chain, who will be able to gain a competitive advantage in the future battle of life and death.