The National Development and Reform Commission recently issued a notice and decided to raise the price of gasoline, diesel and aviation kerosene by 500 yuan per ton from the midnight on November 1. After conversion, gasoline and diesel will increase by approximately 0.4 yuan and 0.46 yuan per litre respectively.
At the same time, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) and the National Standardization Administration Committee recently promulgated the mandatory national standards for “Limits on Fuel Consumption for Light Commercial Vehicles†and they are scheduled to be formally implemented starting in February. The state’s policy on energy conservation and environmental protection in the automotive industry is being strengthened. Under the dual role, the speed at which China's auto consumption transitions to economic and energy-saving will further accelerate. Car energy-saving, no delay.
Energy companies face unprecedented challenges under the trend of energy conservation
With the approaching of the 2008 Olympic Games, China's advancement in the energy conservation and emission reduction of the automobile industry has obviously accelerated. This year, the emission of State III began to be fully implemented throughout the country. Many car companies are in a difficult situation, and the impact on commercial vehicle companies is even greater. On July 1st, before and after the National III limit, the light truck market experienced a wide range of oscillations. In addition to individual companies such as JAC, the share of major light truck companies such as Dongfeng fell sharply, and Nanjing Automobile and Harbin Airlines continued to decline. In the auto market where products are highly homogenized and prices are falling, in the face of escalating technical difficulties, technical barriers and costs are being digested during the process, causing countless light truck operators to suffer.
Today, the rise in the price of oil is undoubtedly worse for truck companies that make a living out of oil. The competitiveness of fuel-efficient vehicles is greatly enhanced, and the development and productivity of energy-saving products will become new pursuit targets for automotive manufacturers.
Experts said that under the trend of energy conservation and environmental protection, it is a major challenge for the survival of the fittest to be able to introduce products meeting the requirements of the first time and resolve the high costs associated with the upgrade.
Survival of the fittest’s R&D strength determines survival
Judging from the recent “Limits on Fuel Consumption of Light Commercial Vehicles†promulgated by the State, the country has started to control the consumption of automotive energy from external sources. Whether it is the limit of emission standards or the limit of fuel consumption, it is enough to see that the state has The determination of the energy-saving and environmental protection work in the automotive industry.
From the user's point of view, as a production tool, trucks are the main purpose of making money. Facing the rise in “food pricesâ€, it is unbearable for the users of trucks as means of production to increase their daily fuel consumption expenditures, which will inevitably reduce the economic benefits of trucks. In this case, fuel economy is also saving money. In other words, the proportion of energy saving in consumer decision-making will increase.
Ebb Tide, the survival of the fittest. Energy-saving and environment-friendly products have become the focus of a new round of competition in the light truck market. Since the implementation of State III in China, China’s light-duty card market has gone through a round of survival. So far, the only light truck manufacturers that have truly reached the country III are only Qingling, Jianghuai, and other few. In this round of competition, due to the rainy days of JAC, JAC light trucks have performed satisfactorily in this round of competition. Today, State III products have become one of the main models in the JAC light truck products. In countries such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, the major consumer cities of light trucks have maintained their absolute market share.
Experts said: “The energy saving and environmental protection of automobiles are the trend of the times, so JAC’s rainy days in this area have created great market opportunities. In the long run, the trend of energy conservation and environmental protection will inevitably increase the technological competition among automotive companies. As the core competitiveness of the company's sustainable development.
Actively adapt to innovation and promote development
For customers who have already bought cars, the rise in oil prices can be said to be a painful result. The rise in oil prices will inevitably lead to an increase in operating costs. How to reduce energy consumption has become an unshirkable responsibility of the majority of car companies.
Recently, JAC Light Trucks held a fuel-saving campaign with the theme of “Clean Fuels, Matching to Win†across the country, and pioneered the concept of “matching fuel economy†to deeply analyze the structure of cars for fuel consumption. In the process of impact, the method of fuel saving during the use of light trucks was taught, and users were exchanged and shared their fuel-saving experience.
The Minister of Industry of JAC Light Truck Technology Division introduced the introduction of the traditional concept that the level of fuel consumed by the vehicle is determined by the engine. In fact, in the entire vehicle structure, the drive system has the greatest impact on fuel consumption. Transmission system consists of clutch, gearbox, front and rear axles and other parts. The engines used by JAC are carefully matched with gearboxes. Each model has undergone rigorous road test and power economics test. The transmission efficiency is high, the layout of the vehicle is reasonable, the power loss of the transmission system is reduced, and the fuel consumption can be effectively reduced.
It is understood that, under the guidance of the concept of safe logistics, JAC pays great attention to the selection of main structures such as chassis and steel plates. JAC cab thickness is 0.4mm thick. It is known that the thickness of the steel plate determines the weight of the vehicle. Therefore, the entire JAC light truck is The quality of the car is slightly heavier than similar products, which is very similar to the German car. However, in terms of fuel consumption technology, JAC light trucks have not lost their quest for low fuel consumption because they focus on safety.
During the period of high oil prices, JAC light trucks created the first fuel-saving campaign in the truck industry to take the initiative of “fuel saving†and “matching†as the theme. On the one hand, it conveyed the correct fuel-saving concept to the masses of users and on the other hand displayed the JAC light trucks. Hungry advantages in vehicle performance can be described as double benefits.
Experts pointed out that energy conservation and environmental protection is a long-term task for the automotive industry, and in the long run, it will also be the long-term development direction of China's auto companies. Under the dual pressures of policies and markets, the light truck market will face a higher level of competition upgrades, and the product R&D capability and speed will become the key to its fate in the market game, and it will only be introduced step by step to meet market and policy requirements. The products have been continuously enriched and optimized core product lines in order to stand out in the market and become the lifeblood of leading the overall market, continue to dominate the market.