After three years, Fengwo million gasoline engine superchargers rolled off the production line
Under the circumstances that new energy power has not yet been fully popularized, traditional internal combustion engine models continue to grow, and environmental protection, fuel consumption and emission regulations are becoming increasingly stringent, turbocharged engines have become a major trend.
According to the "Global Turbocharger Market Forecast" report released by Honeywell, the world's leading automotive turbocharger supplier, the penetration rate of turbocharged vehicles in new sales in China will be greatly increased. By 2020, this market will account for ratio will reach 47%.
For a long time, this market has been monopolized by multinational companies, and independent brand turbocharger manufacturers have little market share in this field. The addition of independent core component companies such as Ningbo Fengwo began to change this passive situation.
Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharging System Co., Ltd. was established in 2010. Its products are used in passenger cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles to help customers improve fuel efficiency, reduce exhaust emissions, and enhance vehicle power performance.
At the beginning of 2011, Ningbo Fengwohe seahorse Automobile (Zhengzhou) R&D team officially started cooperation on the 1.5T project. After more than 2 years of simultaneous development, Zhengzhou Haima 1.5T success The mass market broke the long-term monopoly of multinational technology in this field, and became the first domestic independent brand supporting OEM.
It took three years for Fengwo to go from the first successful SOP to the production of one million gasoline engine superchargers. Wang Yonghong, executive vice president of Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharger System Co., Ltd. said, "One million gasoline engine superchargers for Fengwo The accumulation of the number of units is not just an increase in numbers, but a comprehensive improvement in our overall operating capabilities, quality assurance capabilities, production capabilities, new product research and development capabilities, and supplier layout and management capabilities.”
Wang Yonghong, Executive Vice President of Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharging System Co., Ltd.
At present, Fengwo's turbocharging system products have successively ushered in auspicious car, Zotye car, southeast Automobile, Dongfeng Liuqi, Aerospace Mitsubishi, BYD, Dongan Mitsubishi and other car companies.
It is estimated that the annual output will be 2 million units in 2018, and the market share will rise to the fourth place in the industry
Chen Weide, general manager of Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharger System Co., Ltd. said: "Fengwo has achieved today's achievements. First of all, we must thank our partners, including our OEMs and supplier partners; secondly, we must thank our team for following Fengwo in the early days. The people of Wo and the current Fengwo team; of course, we would also like to thank the government for its strong support for Fengwo. In the future, the needs of customers will still be the only basis for our existence. We still have to meet the needs of customers in a down-to-earth manner, Even go above and beyond the needs of our customers.”
Mr. Chen Weide, General Manager of Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharging System Co., Ltd.
According to reports, it is expected that in 2018, Fengwo Company will have an annual production capacity of 2 million units, and its market share will rise to the fourth place in the industry.
As Fengwo's million gasoline engine superchargers come off the assembly line, Fengwo will continue to optimize and upgrade on the basis of the existing product series to provide customers with diversified products.
Ningbo Fengwo has established a number of gasoline engine turbocharging technology platforms, and stands at the forefront of technology. It has started the development of gasoline engine variable cross-section superchargers and electric superchargers almost simultaneously with foreign countries. It is expected to realize these two in 2018. The successful introduction of technology.
After the event, Wei Anli, Deputy Secretary-General of China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association, Wang Yonghong, Executive Vice President of Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharger System Co., Ltd., Chen Weide, General Manager of Ningbo Fengwo Turbocharger System Co., Ltd., Vice General manager Liu Jing accepted the reporter's interview.
The following is the transcript of the interview:
In the second quarter of 2018, a variable cross-section gasoline engine turbocharger will be launched
NetEase Automobile: When it comes to turbocharging, we may associate it most with our current environmental protection needs and laws and regulations. Here I would like to ask, the trend of energy saving and electrification is becoming more and more obvious. Turbocharging As a key component of traditional power, what opportunities and challenges are you facing now?
Wang Yonghong: First of all, we think that energy saving is one aspect, and electrification is another aspect, but I personally think that because we know that the turbocharger is a component that is accompanied by an internal combustion engine, that is, we should actually refer to an internal combustion engine as a diesel engine or a gasoline engine. For diesel engines, it is turbocharging and high-pressure common rail. The same is true for engine oil, that is, turbocharging and in-cylinder direct injection, which is a milestone contribution to gasoline engines, both in terms of deep power and energy saving. First of all, let me introduce the concept of taking the route of energy saving. I understand that what you call electrification is the pressure caused by the popularization of electric vehicles. Is that what you mean?
NetEase Auto: Yes.
Wang Yonghong: From my personal point of view, because of two aspects, my understanding is that the internal combustion engine, that is, adding a turbocharger, is a way to save energy and reduce emissions. There is still a long way to go in this way. Electrification means that in our country, especially in our country, we are actually electric vehicles, not real electrification. My understanding of electrification is just different from what everyone understands. My understanding of electrification is that internal combustion engines must To be combined with the electric motor, hybrid electrification. That's how I understand it. It's not the same as our Editor-in-Chief Xie's concept.
NetEase Automobile: Let me continue to ask about the variable cross-section supercharger for gasoline engines just mentioned, that is, can you introduce it in detail, and when will we start doing this? Or to what extent has it been achieved now, and when will it be launched?
Wang Yonghong: These two things are still in the reserve stage. If they are samples, you can see them in the afternoon. They are just performance samples and cannot provide reliability. In May of the second quarter of next year, we will produce gasoline engine turbochargers with variable cross-section for customers to use for performance matching . If we go fast, there will be projects from customers in 2019 or early 2020, because the matching of this thing is also relatively complicated. In terms of electric superchargers, it should be said that it may be a little later than this, because when Mr. Chen grasped more electric superchargers in this area, it was a little later than this.
Liu Jing: The priority level of market demand is also the variable cross-section. We put it first, followed by electronic supercharging. From the customer's project, we have to gradually sell all samples. Without the customer's project, it is useless.
It is estimated that the annual output of turbochargers will be 3 million units in 2020
Netease Auto: I watched the meeting in the morning. Secretary-General Wei also said just now that the growth rate in 2017 is relatively fast. Facing this market situation, what are its advantages? Combined with this market, why will it explode so quickly this year? Then there is another milestone to solve the one million off-line today. Do we have any goals or plans for the next step?
Chen Weide: After a relatively long period of precipitation, the original supercharger project started with reverse matching. There were three targets, one was high temperature, plateau and high cold, and it took a summer and winter, so from the very beginning It takes 12 to 18 months to make samples until all the performances are completed. In the past, people may have doubts about our family, but now basically this doubt has been eliminated, and they trust us more. Then we use platform technology to promote, so this is mainly due to the large market demand, so we spread it out, that is, fast.
The second question is, Our goal is to produce 3 million units per year, and it is expected to reach 3 million units per year by 2020.
Netease Auto: You also said just now that Fengwo has played a driving role in our turbo industry. From a macro perspective, it is the comparison between the domestic turbo market segment and international giants. What are the gaps, or are there any shortcomings?
Wei Anli: They are not comparable at all. These guys didn’t live up to expectations, so I was deeply moved. I talked about several fields in the morning. I want to create a tens of billions in each field, so I proposed the concept of 10 million units. This enterprise has helped it achieve 110 billion. If you think about it, its products will definitely lead the market demand, and its technology will definitely support its next-generation development. The management of its entire team can have an international reputation. Will a company with comprehensive competitive strength still care about it at that time? No matter, let's go, then our role is done.
Now the gap is too big, there is not even a prototype, there are still many professors who do not have the ability to innovate and develop, the manufacturing system of the complete industrial chain is not advanced and scientific, the manufacturing of the industrial chain is incomplete, and the ability of the innovation system is not enough. The final conclusion is that there is still a lot of gap between us and the international advanced level. We have not finished many things that we should do. We can calm down and finish the things at hand. I can say to myself that I am worthy of my own. Learned.
Netease Auto: I just mentioned the market problem. Now many Chinese brands have a lot of requirements for this T power. It doesn’t matter whether it’s 3 million, 5 million or 10 million. Compressor market grows nearly 200 It is expected to increase by 4-5 million units in 2022. If OnePlus produces 3 million units a year, it is already very large. Do you have any plans or ideas for the big T-powered market? Now they are all customers of Chinese brands, do you have any plans to enter into joint ventures or foreign brands? Any ideas?
Liu Jing: This is sometimes a personal opinion, because there are many judgments on the market, and there must be some differences. In itself, there are many uncertainties in this market, and many of them will change in the future. But generally speaking, That is to say, the ratio of supercharging increases every year. This is absolutely inevitable and can be guaranteed. The general rule is that it is no problem to maintain a growth rate of about 15% every year. . But in terms of absolute numbers, according to what we announced just now, the annual output will increase by 2 million now, and will increase to 4 million in the future. In terms of this absolute value, In general, entering 2021, the total demand for our new turbocharged engines for one year should be around 18 million.
In 2050, internal combustion engines and hybrid vehicles will still account for 60%-70% of the total
Netease Auto: The turbocharger has developed rapidly in the past three years. I would like to ask, what is the reason behind this supercharger? Can the reasons for the current growth support the development in the next few years? The second question is that everyone is advocating hybrid power now. Large parts cars like Bosch are all building hybrid supercharger factories. I would like to ask, have we predicted, or calculated, how big is the market prospect of the hybrid supercharger? Then where is the independent competitiveness?
Wang Yonghong: Why did turbocharging develop so fast in the first three years? In fact, to put it in a more professional way, what are the driving factors for the development of turbochargers? In fact, that's what it means. I want to answer you, it is actually very simple, the development of turbochargers, especially the development of turbochargers for gasoline engines, in fact, we often say that there are two driving factors, One is fuel consumption regulations and the other is emission regulations , For gasoline engines, I personally think that fuel consumption regulations are more significant than emission regulations, that is, the driving factors are greater. For diesel engines, the opposite is true, and emission regulations are more driving factors. For gasoline engines, this is the case. That is, due to our third- and fourth-stage fuel consumption regulations and our national five and national six emission requirements, miniaturization, GDI and turbocharging have become irreversible trends. Because our regulations are still in effect until 2025, turbochargers The trend of supercharged high-growth is absolutely unchangeable, and this will continue 100%, there is no doubt about it.
The second question, because after 2023, with the further tightening of fuel consumption regulations, we think that it is no longer possible to rely solely on internal combustion engines, and this is the answer. This means that electricity must be added, that is, a mixture of oil and electricity. Hybrid power, to further reduce fuel consumption and emissions, as for hybrid power and internal combustion engines, that is to say, as a forecast by the World Energy Organization , by 2050, vehicles driven by internal combustion engines plus hybrid power will still account for 60%-70% of the total , It will be 2050. At this time, we believe that 10-20% of fuel cells are fuel cells. This is according to the World Energy Organization, but this is adjusted every year, and their proportion will drop again after ten years.
Wei Anli: At the Shanghai meeting the previous year, the International Battery Association chairman It is said that by 2030, more than 2/3 of the vehicles in the world will still use internal combustion engines.
Wang Yonghong: This is for sure, because everyone knows that the proportion of gasoline engines or internal combustion engines T is increasing at a rate that is almost twice the growth rate of our vehicles, so the amount of our internal combustion engines is still increasing. Then you say supercharging Is the demand for devices growing? That is, in the simplest terms, we can see 2030, that is, the demand for superchargers is actually still growing.
Netease Auto: The last question, how about our R&D personnel and scale?
Wang Yonghong: Now we have less than 50 technicians. We will increase our investment and expand our enrollment this year. This is our plan to invest in CAE and CAM this year.
Chen Weide: On the R&D side, we have invested more this year. We have built the laboratory and we will increase investment. Then we will talk about Mr. Wang. We will expand the scale and recruit people. This is very important. But people like superchargers are a bit weird, that is, high-end people are basically impossible to find. I am very grateful to my team. If you take it to expand this scale, it may look good, but in fact it will not meet our expectations. The desired effect is that when I answered your question just now, he is the only one in our sales. What we want more is to be like Dr. Xiong, including when they followed me when I came to this company. Our requirements for people are not the same as those of other companies. We first talk about core values. Forget it early.