Although the time to implement the third-stage limit of the light vehicle exhaust emission standard (hereinafter referred to as “National IIIâ€) is still a variable, many companies have realized that this is only a matter of time. Regardless of their reluctance, vehicle companies and engine companies must prepare for the country III.
So, how much money does the company have to invest in order to meet the National III standard?
Engine upgrade technology is not a problem
It is not technically difficult for a gasoline engine to upgrade from the second stage limit ("Country II") of China's light vehicle exhaust emission standards to the country III.
Xu Pullin, senior engineer of China Automotive Technology and Research Center, told reporters: "As far as gasoline engines are concerned, the National III standard can be met by adding catalytic converters and on-board diagnostic systems (OBD) and recalibrating engine operating conditions."
He told reporters that the biggest difference between the National III standard and the National II standard is that the National II standard specifies that the exhaust gas is measured 40 seconds after the cold start of the engine, while the National III standard specifies that the exhaust gas is measured immediately after the cold start.
"The three-phase catalytic converter has a light-off temperature of about 280 ° C. It does not work below this temperature. In the national III stage, the three-way catalysis installed in the rear of the exhaust pipe within 40 seconds after the engine is cold-started. The device will not work for a certain period of time due to insufficient working temperature." Xu Gong explained in detail, "In order to solve the exhaust emissions within 40 seconds, it is necessary to add a catalytic converter in front of the exhaust pipe before use. The high temperature of the part is catalytically converted."
It is reported that in addition to this, another technical improvement is OBD, which is costly.
"On the OBD system, it is roughly a few million yuan." Xu Pullin said, "mainly the cost of system matching."
Speaking of this part of the cost, Wang Jinhui, a senior engineer of Shanxi Yuci Xintiandi Engine Co., Ltd. said: "If you want to match, you have to calibrate the engine and the whole vehicle. The OEM will not bear this part of the cost. It is about 2 million yuan."
However, compared with investment in the field of production equipment, the investment in research and development is not high.
Lian Shikang, chief representative of AVL China, said: "The gasoline engine from country II to country III is not a technical problem, mainly cost. For example, from mechanical control systems to EFI systems, the investment here is very large."
Careful calculation: less than 300 million yuan
“The machining workshop needs to be rebuilt, and the initial investment in land, plant and equipment is about 200 million yuan.
If the sales volume comes up, you need to increase the production capacity and then spend money to buy equipment. "Wang Jin will pull his finger to the reporter one by one. "The equipment line is not ready for new construction, and it will take about 5 million yuan to renovate the existing production line. If you build a new one, you will get more than 10 million yuan. â€
What Wang Jinhui said is that the company needs to convert the production of the country III engine, and the annual production capacity is 30,000 units. This is only a part of the cost. He told reporters that because the company changed its production to meet the National III standard 465Q engine, it outsourced a lot of work to component suppliers, greatly reducing its capital investment.
“By utilizing the existing parts and components system, the initial investment in conversion should be less than 300 million yuan.†Wang Jinhui said, “This is very rare. We make the most of the social resources. We will need redesigned parts. It was handed over to the production of professional parts companies, such as the improvement of the cylinder head and the outsourcing of the mold."
According to his estimation, if you abandon the original supporting system, if you start from scratch, your investment may double. “If you build a production line with five major assemblies (cylinders, cylinder heads, crankshafts, connecting rods and camshafts) and rebuild a foundry, the total expenditure will be more than 400 million yuan.â€
The deviation estimated by Wang Jinhui is not large.
Since 2003, Baoding Great Wall Motor Co. has been preparing for China III. Based on the original internal combustion engine production base, the company has expanded two production lines, including cylinders, cylinder heads, tile covers, crankshafts, connecting rods, camshafts and seven automated production lines. To this end, the company has an additional investment of 300 million yuan and an annual production capacity of 200,000 units.
Although it is calculated at “100 million yuanâ€, the cost of conversion or reconstruction is relatively small compared with the new engine factory at the current stage.
New engine plants need billions of dollars
The original construction of an engine factory required about 560 million yuan of investment, but if you want to use advanced equipment, investment is like a "bottomless hole", and more investment is also filled. Especially in the country III stage, the investment in the engine factory is even more than a billion yuan.
Shenyang Huachen Automobile Group's new engine plant plans to invest 1.8 billion yuan in its self-developed 1.8T "Linda" engine in order to achieve an annual production capacity of 200,000 units.
"The 1.8T engine is based on the National IV platform during research and development. The current production is mainly based on the country III." Zhao Fuquan, vice president of the company, introduced the reporter. It is reported that this engine factory is built in three phases according to the concept of one-time planning, step-by-step implementation and rolling development, with a total investment of 1.8 billion yuan. The first phase of the project has an investment of 1.49 billion yuan and an annual production capacity of 100,000 units.
According to Li Hongqi, assistant to the president of the company, this production line is modular in layout and uses a large number of fully automatic equipment.
Compared with foreign companies, Brilliance's investment can only be considered to be small. Volkswagen's investment in two new engine plants in China reached 530 million euros, and the investment in the first phase of the Ford Nanjing engine plant reached 480 million US dollars.
The production line that invests billions of yuan seems to be luxurious, but from another perspective, as an engine platform, it meets the needs of the company for the next 15 years. In addition, huge investments can effectively reduce daily production costs, so it is understandable.
So, how much money does the company have to invest in order to meet the National III standard?
Engine upgrade technology is not a problem
It is not technically difficult for a gasoline engine to upgrade from the second stage limit ("Country II") of China's light vehicle exhaust emission standards to the country III.
Xu Pullin, senior engineer of China Automotive Technology and Research Center, told reporters: "As far as gasoline engines are concerned, the National III standard can be met by adding catalytic converters and on-board diagnostic systems (OBD) and recalibrating engine operating conditions."
He told reporters that the biggest difference between the National III standard and the National II standard is that the National II standard specifies that the exhaust gas is measured 40 seconds after the cold start of the engine, while the National III standard specifies that the exhaust gas is measured immediately after the cold start.
"The three-phase catalytic converter has a light-off temperature of about 280 ° C. It does not work below this temperature. In the national III stage, the three-way catalysis installed in the rear of the exhaust pipe within 40 seconds after the engine is cold-started. The device will not work for a certain period of time due to insufficient working temperature." Xu Gong explained in detail, "In order to solve the exhaust emissions within 40 seconds, it is necessary to add a catalytic converter in front of the exhaust pipe before use. The high temperature of the part is catalytically converted."
It is reported that in addition to this, another technical improvement is OBD, which is costly.
"On the OBD system, it is roughly a few million yuan." Xu Pullin said, "mainly the cost of system matching."
Speaking of this part of the cost, Wang Jinhui, a senior engineer of Shanxi Yuci Xintiandi Engine Co., Ltd. said: "If you want to match, you have to calibrate the engine and the whole vehicle. The OEM will not bear this part of the cost. It is about 2 million yuan."
However, compared with investment in the field of production equipment, the investment in research and development is not high.
Lian Shikang, chief representative of AVL China, said: "The gasoline engine from country II to country III is not a technical problem, mainly cost. For example, from mechanical control systems to EFI systems, the investment here is very large."
Careful calculation: less than 300 million yuan
“The machining workshop needs to be rebuilt, and the initial investment in land, plant and equipment is about 200 million yuan.
If the sales volume comes up, you need to increase the production capacity and then spend money to buy equipment. "Wang Jin will pull his finger to the reporter one by one. "The equipment line is not ready for new construction, and it will take about 5 million yuan to renovate the existing production line. If you build a new one, you will get more than 10 million yuan. â€
What Wang Jinhui said is that the company needs to convert the production of the country III engine, and the annual production capacity is 30,000 units. This is only a part of the cost. He told reporters that because the company changed its production to meet the National III standard 465Q engine, it outsourced a lot of work to component suppliers, greatly reducing its capital investment.
“By utilizing the existing parts and components system, the initial investment in conversion should be less than 300 million yuan.†Wang Jinhui said, “This is very rare. We make the most of the social resources. We will need redesigned parts. It was handed over to the production of professional parts companies, such as the improvement of the cylinder head and the outsourcing of the mold."
According to his estimation, if you abandon the original supporting system, if you start from scratch, your investment may double. “If you build a production line with five major assemblies (cylinders, cylinder heads, crankshafts, connecting rods and camshafts) and rebuild a foundry, the total expenditure will be more than 400 million yuan.â€
The deviation estimated by Wang Jinhui is not large.
Since 2003, Baoding Great Wall Motor Co. has been preparing for China III. Based on the original internal combustion engine production base, the company has expanded two production lines, including cylinders, cylinder heads, tile covers, crankshafts, connecting rods, camshafts and seven automated production lines. To this end, the company has an additional investment of 300 million yuan and an annual production capacity of 200,000 units.
Although it is calculated at “100 million yuanâ€, the cost of conversion or reconstruction is relatively small compared with the new engine factory at the current stage.
New engine plants need billions of dollars
The original construction of an engine factory required about 560 million yuan of investment, but if you want to use advanced equipment, investment is like a "bottomless hole", and more investment is also filled. Especially in the country III stage, the investment in the engine factory is even more than a billion yuan.
Shenyang Huachen Automobile Group's new engine plant plans to invest 1.8 billion yuan in its self-developed 1.8T "Linda" engine in order to achieve an annual production capacity of 200,000 units.
"The 1.8T engine is based on the National IV platform during research and development. The current production is mainly based on the country III." Zhao Fuquan, vice president of the company, introduced the reporter. It is reported that this engine factory is built in three phases according to the concept of one-time planning, step-by-step implementation and rolling development, with a total investment of 1.8 billion yuan. The first phase of the project has an investment of 1.49 billion yuan and an annual production capacity of 100,000 units.
According to Li Hongqi, assistant to the president of the company, this production line is modular in layout and uses a large number of fully automatic equipment.
Compared with foreign companies, Brilliance's investment can only be considered to be small. Volkswagen's investment in two new engine plants in China reached 530 million euros, and the investment in the first phase of the Ford Nanjing engine plant reached 480 million US dollars.
The production line that invests billions of yuan seems to be luxurious, but from another perspective, as an engine platform, it meets the needs of the company for the next 15 years. In addition, huge investments can effectively reduce daily production costs, so it is understandable.
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