Internal combustion engine or become China's auto parts to catch up with the world's pioneers

The ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes once said: “Give me a fulcrum and I can shake the earth.” Now, the fiery Chinese internal combustion engine market can also confidently say: “Give me a little time, I can catch up with the world. "In the context of the fact that China's auto parts and components are lagging behind those of Europe and the United States, the internal combustion engine will become a pioneer in the Chinese auto parts industry, catching up with the rest of the world.

The data from the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association also proves that the internal combustion engine market is huge. The association predicts that in 2012, the Chinese internal combustion engine industry will continue to grow steadily. Driven by the equipment manufacturing industry, the internal combustion engine industry will maintain steady growth this year. According to the data of the association, from January to November 2011, the total output value of the entire internal combustion engine industry was 274.76 billion yuan, an increase of 21% over the same period of last year; the export delivery value was 17.75 billion yuan, an increase of 27.53% over the same period of last year. At that time, the vitality of the internal combustion engine market continued unabated.

Insiders pointed out that in 2011 the industry's total output value has exceeded 350 billion yuan, and the export delivery value will exceed 18 billion yuan. From the perspective of specific categories, the production and sales of automotive engines still occupy an important position. From January to November 2011, 56 domestic automobile engine companies included in the statistics cumulatively produced 15.7171 million engines, accumulatively selling 15.5493 ​​million engines, a decrease of 0.21% and 0.48% respectively from the same period of 2010. This is in contrast with the high growth rate of engine production and sales growth of about 30% between January and November 2010, which is of course directly related to the decline in the production and sales of automobiles. In other areas such as construction machinery, agricultural machinery, and single-cylinder diesel engines, there has been relatively steady growth in 2011. Regarding the trend of the industry this year, the Association pointed out that from the perspective of the international situation, the recovery of the world economy is a difficult and tortuous process, but there is a low probability of a big ups and downs. From the domestic environment, China has the basic conditions and advantages for further economic development. While the scale of economic aggregates continues to increase, the competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry has increased significantly. Therefore, insiders optimistically predict that, driven by key users such as automobiles, engineering machinery and agricultural machinery, the internal combustion engine market will continue to develop steadily and rapidly. It is expected that the total output of internal combustion engines will maintain an increase of 8%-10% in 2012.

On the other hand, the turbulent international market has caused the manufacturers of internal combustion engines to be full of worries and hesitations. On the other hand, it is maintaining a high-speed and steady growth of the domestic market. The Chinese internal combustion engines that have taken off have surpassed capital and confidence.

Interpretation of the Status Quo of the Development of Internal Combustion Engines in China in Two Sides

The output and sales volume of internal combustion engines in China ranks first in the world, which lays a solid foundation for China's equipment manufacturing industry. However, if China's auto parts and components are placed on the international stage, it is undoubted that the level of internal combustion engine technology is too low. According to statistics, under the same power, China's internal combustion engine fuel consumption is 20% higher than the foreign advanced models, with an average of 220-350g/kWh. If the level of domestic internal combustion engines is raised to the same level of technology as that of foreign countries, it will save more than 30 million tons of crude oil, accounting for almost one-sixth of the country’s oil consumption. From the perspective of the coverage of the internal combustion engine, the biggest drawback at this stage is that it cannot support large-scale development of excavator products in the equipment manufacturing industry and other medium and high-end machine products. According to Xing Min, the secretary general of the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association, 400,000 of the 800,000 units of China's construction machinery are matched with imported internal combustion engines. Judging from the category of internal combustion engines, in terms of hybrid power, China also has a considerable gap with foreign advanced technologies. As for the promising pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid power, it is still in a phase of exploration. There is not even a clear technical line.

From the market point of view, as environmental protection regulations have become increasingly stringent, the prices of energy and raw materials have also shown a rising trend. Together with the vicious competition in the low-end, decentralized internal combustion engine market, these have become a barrier to the development of internal combustion engines in China. Do not face the dilemma.

Concurrent with these unfavorable factors is the seven major advantages of the development of Chinese internal combustion engine companies. First, the sustained and rapid growth of the equipment manufacturing industry has made the industry scale and major economic indicators show a good momentum. Sales revenue and industrial output value have maintained growth for eight consecutive years. Second, the government actively participates in the formulation of rules and regulations, strengthens the supervision of the industry, and expresses the mission of energy conservation and emission reduction very firmly, which directly promotes the improvement of the overall technical level of the industry. Third, the internal combustion engine industry is constantly improving its own independent innovation capability in order to obtain higher benefits and stronger market competitiveness, and new products continue to emerge. Fourth, the demand for China's internal combustion engines with relatively low prices in the international market has increased. Internal combustion engine companies have been constantly adapting themselves to adapt to the needs of the international market. Fifth, although the profit margin of internal combustion engine companies is slowing, the amount continues to increase. Sixth, a small number of enterprises have taken the lead in the industry and have taken the lead in new energy, hybrid power and other technologies, and have achieved remarkable results. Seventh, the single-cylinder engine industry that represents the low-end level has shrunk, and high-end engines have begun to appear in small quantities.

Finding weaknesses and implementing catch-up plans

First, in terms of industrial structure, after the efforts of two five-year plans, the number of enterprises in the internal combustion engine industry has been reduced from more than 50,000 to more than 5,000. Currently, more than 1200 are registered in the IC Industry Association, but this The number is still too much for the internal combustion engine industry. According to industry insiders, the “three largest” giants in the US auto industry have brought about a higher concentration of the internal combustion engine industry. The Chinese auto industry is too loose, and the concentration of the internal combustion engine industry is necessarily low, which affects the development of the entire industry. In the future, the development direction of the internal combustion engine industry must be globalization and internationalization. It is certainly not feasible to develop domestically only. Globalization and internationalization rely on industrial concentration. For example, Cummins has factories all over the world so that it can achieve global And internationalization. At present, domestic internal combustion engine companies have not yet been able to do this. Therefore, the "12th Five-Year Plan" of the internal combustion engine proposes a phased goal to increase production concentration: the top three companies in the industry have a production concentration of 30% to 40%, and the top 8 must reach 60%.

In terms of product structure, through the adjustment, internal combustion engine companies must develop a series of product platforms and at the same time promote the development of supporting platforms. For example, Weichai's P series has formed a complete technology platform. The plan also emphasizes the importance of the development of supporting platforms, such as basic components, basic components and internal combustion engine control systems. Wei Anli said that only when the supporting platform is developed can the industry be left in China, otherwise, with the development of emerging economies such as India and Brazil, when the cost and manpower advantages of China are not so obvious, the supporting industries will follow them. Transfer.

Second, in terms of development goals, we must focus on energy conservation and emission reduction. Whether it is the national policy of energy-saving and emission reduction, the seriousness of energy security issues, or the requirements for the development of the industry, it all points to energy conservation. And from the perspective of the world's development goals, it is also pursuing lower energy consumption and continuously improving the efficiency of traditional internal combustion engines. Therefore, energy conservation will be the focus of the internal combustion engine industry during the “12th Five-Year Plan” period. Open source mainly refers to the development of suitable alternative fuels. Work in this area is being done all over the world. From alcohol fuels to natural gas to biodiesel, countries choose the appropriate path according to their own conditions. According to reports, the Ministry of Transport plans to promote natural gas commercial vehicles on passenger and freight lines. In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plans to carry out pilot operation of the use of methanol fuel for motor vehicles in parts of Shanghai, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

The throttling mainly depends on energy-saving technologies developed and applied by various companies to reduce the fuel consumption of the engine. For example, the United States has developed innovative technologies such as engine thermal cycling. Efficiency includes the improvement of engine thermal efficiency and overall efficiency. During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, the internal combustion engine industry will give priority to the development and application of technologies to reduce engine fuel consumption. These technologies include optimized advanced combustion technology, high pressure fuel injection technology, booster technology, exhaust gas aftertreatment technology, high filtration filtration technology, and the control system technology in conjunction with the above five parts. At the same time, the application of high sealing technology and low friction technology for components is also a top priority.

In short, only by recognizing their own deficiencies and pinpointing their own weaknesses, and relying on the market power and existing advantages brought by the industry's confidence, it is worth looking forward to China's internal combustion engines surpassing world standards.