What are the new changes in the heavy truck industry in 2014? And will these changes continue? The author concludes that the heavy truck industry in 2014 has three new normal conditions: engine-made, steyrified, and high-speed on-load logistics (HIWAY).

The following first talk about engine self-made. It is the trend of heavy-duty companies to create their own engines for the past two years, but this is particularly evident in 2014. This is reflected in: Fukuda and Cummins joint venture heavy-duty engine surfaced; Valin's Hanma engine passed two years of examinations; Shangfei Red engine occupied more than one-third of the supporting share of Red; FAW Liberation Qingdao base increased within the group Supporting ratios, as well as Shaanxi Auto's new model X3000, pushed Shaanxi Automobile Cummins' engines.

Futian Cummins ISG turned out

At the beginning of this year, the heavy truck industry kicked off a major news - the joint venture of Foton and Cummins heavy-duty diesel engine IGS was born and fitted to the Auman GTL models.

 

Foton Cummins ISG listed in the United States


This news is undoubtedly a blockbuster, setting off a wave of waves in the heavy truck industry.

In the heavy-duty truck industry, Weichai engines once played the absolute king's image. Even if Dongfeng and FAW Group own heavy-duty diesel engine companies, they must also use Weichai engines, not to mention the Steyr Series or those closely related to Steyr: Shaanxi Auto, Auman, Hongyan, and Waring , JAC, Universiade, and Beiben, which does not have a close relationship with Steyr.

From 2009 to 2010, when the heavy truck industry was blowout, Weichai had a hard time finding a machine. Numerous heavy-duty trucks must sit in front of Weichai in order to secure some engine resources for their own homes. It was also at that time that many heavy-duty truck companies made a determined effort and embarked on a self-made engine.

It was at that time that Auman and Valin resolutely started their own engine projects after suffering from no engine shortage. Compared with Dongfeng, Liberation, CNHTC and Shaanxi Automobile Group, which have their own engines, these two companies have been greatly affected when their heavy truck engine resources are in short supply. So that over a long period of time, the head of the Futian Auman, Wu Yuejun, mentioned that the sales volume affected by the engine all seemed to be a little bitter: "If it is not the bottleneck of the engine..." "If we also have our own engine," " If we can also use the same engine resources as our competitors...” Similarly, Liu Hanru even went to Weifang at that stage to personally supervise the team in order to obtain more engine resources.

In 2010, competing for the Weichai engine can even be described as "crazy". When everything has reached its peak, it may be the beginning of a decline. Fukuda is sitting on the title of China's commercial vehicle boss, of course, will not be constrained by the engine's problems, it is up to people. Valin Liu Hanru is even a dare to dare to do the boss. Both companies started the engine project from 2009. The difference is that Foton chose to rely on existing joint venture company - Foton Cummins to complete the research and development of heavy-duty diesel engines, while Valin chooses to start from the stove, independent research and development and manufacture of engines.

In addition to the timing of the engines being launched and the “fuse”, the two companies’ strategy of “keeping the plank road clear” is very similar. Before the engines were officially equipped, they kept the “dawn here is quiet”.

As a result, the industry has been shocked by the introduction of its own production engines. In particular, Futian Cummins' ISG engine is a joint venture between two giants, China's largest commercial vehicle company and the world's largest independent engine manufacturer. Moreover, Auman is also the largest supporting vehicle company outside Weichai. As a result, this engine will have an important impact on the supporting pattern of the industry.

Since the ISG engine is a product that both Futian and Cummins have invested heavily in R&D, the future fit at Futian Auman will, of course, increase further. It can be said that the Foton Cummins engine from 2014 will be a new normal for Futian Auman.

Valin Hanma Power Passes Test

The Hualing Hanma Engine made its debut at the Shanghai BMW Exhibition in November 2012. This engine, while "shocking" heavy trucks and the engine industry, also gave the industry a question as to how the "Hua Ling self-produced engine" was.

After two years passed, many vehicles passed through more than 100,000 kilometers. The Hanma engine did not have any systemic problems, eliminating many people's doubts about "Waring can not dry the engine." The Hammar engine not only did not have the problems of reliability that the industry was concerned about, but also had a good performance in terms of power and fuel economy. It can be said that in 2014, the Hanma engine passed the two-year exam.

"The Hanma engine passed the test," and industry expert Tan Xiuqing evaluated the Hanma engine.

Obviously, this Waring self-produced engine, which has passed the two-year test, will be fitted in a larger range of Valin's models in the future. Hualing’s large-scale deployment of the Hanma Power will also be the new normal.

Corso as the main force on the Red

When SAIC Iveco Hongyan was established in 2007, it was established together with the engine company SAIC Fiat Hongyan. However, after the establishment of Shang Fei Hong, its Corso engine has always been a slow-heat type for the support of Shang Yihong products, and its supporting share has not increased dramatically.

However, by 2014, the Corso engine had become the main force of the Shanghai Yishang Red Fitting. In the quantity of Shangyue Red's annual sales of 25,000 vehicles, Corso Power's number of fittings on the Yiyinhong reached 8,000, more than three. One part of the supporting ratio. In addition, in 2014, the Philippine Red's Corso products also added a brand new Corso 13 from a single Corso 9, and in the foreseeable future, Corso 9 and Corso 13 will have a two-pronged approach. Will increase further.

In addition to the Philippine Reds' more fittings to Shang Yihong's products, and becoming the new normal, Shangchai's products will be a new norm on the heavy-duty products of Shang Yihong. Since the beginning of this year, the synergy of SAIC's commercial vehicle segment has increased significantly. Shangchai's engine is not only the first to go with Nanjing Iveco's high-end light trucks beyond the series, but also increased the supporting efforts of Shang Yihong. Of the 25,000 heavy-duty trucks sold by Shang Yihong this year, there are about 1,000 units for Shangchai.

According to Cao Zongqiang, general manager of Shangyinhong Sales Division, this year is a year of significant increase in shangchai fitting. In the future, shanghong will continue to increase the share of shangchai and increase the synergy between SAIC's internal vehicle and engine companies. .

FAW Qingdao Adds Support for Xichai

The trucks manufactured by FAW's Changchun headquarters base are basically equipped with either Xichai or Dachai engines within FAW Group. FAW Qingdao's products, in addition to the FAW Group's engine, are also equipped with a large number of Weichai engines. In 2014, the relationship between FAW Group and FAW Qingdao Base was even closer. This can also be seen as the “new normal” of liberation.

First of all, this year's FAW Jiefang brand-new development model JH6 was placed on FAW Qingdao to liberate production; in addition, the liberation of this year's business conference was also held in Qingdao. In addition, FAW Qingdao Liberation has increased its support for FAW Xichai since 2014, and has reduced its support for Weichai. In the future, FAW-Qingdao Liberation will continue to increase the number of matching engines for Xichai, and reduce the amount of engine brands that are sold outside the Group. Therefore, using more group engine resources and increasing the matching ratio of the engine within the group will also be the “new normal” for liberation.

Shaanxi Automobile X3000 reuse Cummins

At the 2015 annual business conference, Shaanxi Automobile launched a new X3000 high-end model. After entering the main venue, 10 X3000s were placed on both sides, and the left car was powered by the Weichai engine. The right car was powered by the Shaanxi Automobile Cummins ISM11 engine. Also, when the X3000 was introduced at the show, the configuration introduced was the Cummins Engine Fast Transmission Gearman Axle.

Duron X3000 equipped with Shaanxi Automobile Cummins Engine


In fact, since the second year after the establishment of Shaanxi Automobile Cummins in 2005, Shaanxi Automobile has been controlled by Weichai Group with 51%. After the listing of Shaanxi Automobile Cummins, there is very little support for Shaanxi Automobile. In 2013, 80% of Shaanxi Automobile Cummins sales were "contributed" by Futian Auman. However, the introduction of new products, Shaanxi Automobile Cummins fitted models not only in the exhibition with the Weichai engine division, but also the recommended configuration of the main models.

In the future, will Shaanxi Automobile Cummins be more equipped with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Trucks? This business conference may be a new starting point.

In addition, the engine company jointly invested by JAC and Navistar will also produce heavy-duty engines in the future, and JAC may also adopt the “home-made” engine.

In any case, many heavy-duty truck companies will increase the proportion of "home-made" engines, which will be a "new normal" for the heavy-duty truck industry.