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dongfeng motor's new energy vehicle sales doubled year-on-year in the first seven months

technological innovation enables new development tracks

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from traditional components to smart cockpit controllers, and then to integrated die-casting... dongfeng motor, which recently established a parts business unit, continues to focus on intelligence and electrification, and its plan to transform its parts business into high-tech and high-value ones is becoming clearer.

"dongfeng motor has established a parts business department to coordinate the management of its parts business and concentrate its resources to promote the transformation and upgrading of new energy." yang qing, chairman and party secretary of dongfeng motor, introduced that in order to adapt to changes in the industry, market and products, dongfeng motor has vigorously promoted reforms, accelerated the development of new energy business, and achieved initial results.

in the first seven months of this year, dongfeng motor sold 1.413 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%; among them, dongfeng motor's sales of self-owned brand vehicles were 768,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 45.9%; dongfeng motor's sales of new energy vehicles were 456,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 113.6%, showing a good development trend of transformation and breakthrough.

in the new energy laboratory building of dongfeng motor r&d center, a black suv is undergoing bench testing in the four-wheel drive powertrain laboratory. "this is the fengshen l7, which was launched at the end of may. it is undergoing a sliding resistance test on the test bench." zhu haibo, the head of the laboratory, said that the system will simulate various road conditions such as uphill and downhill, load different resistances, and the test data obtained will be compared with the actual road test data to provide a reference for optimizing the matching strategy of the mach power hybrid system, so as to further reduce the fuel consumption, emissions and other indicators of the new model.

in the powertrain test building across the road, the next generation of high thermal efficiency engines are also being tested. "the mach power super range extender system is equipped with a hybrid engine with a thermal efficiency of 45.18%, and the maximum comprehensive range measured with full fuel and full battery is over 2,100 kilometers. the next generation of hybrid engines is being tested on the test bench, and the project goal is to increase the thermal efficiency to 47%." said zhou mengxiang, the person in charge of the test.

"whether it is driven by an internal combustion engine or electric drive, the powertrain is very important." yang yanding, director of dongfeng r&d institute, introduced that the mach power released in 2021 has now developed a number of technical solutions such as pure electric, hybrid, and extended range. among them, the mach power ten-in-one ultra-high-speed electric drive system integrates a number of advanced technologies, with a maximum speed of 25,000 revolutions per minute and an energy efficiency ratio of 95%.

dongfeng motor's independent passenger car power brand mach power's latest product mach e - the next generation 800v ultra-high-speed electric drive system

mach power is one of the many achievements dongfeng motor has made in deepening its research and development. focusing on the two major tracks of new energy and intelligent driving, dongfeng motor has built a "1+n" research and development system with the r&d headquarters as the center and the r&d forces of various business units working together to continuously improve the strategic layout of new energy brands, platforms, key technology resources, etc. in the first half of this year, dongfeng motor added 1,117 authorized invention patents and accumulated 23,925 valid patents, including 8,837 invention patents.

the white hoist moves forward slowly, and the new energy suvs that have just been launched and delivered enter the tire tightening station of the assembly workshop of the lantu digital factory one by one. in less than 10 seconds, the five-axis automatic bolt tightening system completes the tightening of the front tires on both sides. the lcd screen on the line side presents every step of the production line in real time with 3d animation. the measurement data such as the model vin code, torque strength, bolt offset angle, etc. are also uploaded to the cloud platform simultaneously, and quality inspection is automatically completed.

"when transforming our new energy factories, the company planned informatization, digitalization, and intelligence. through digital intelligence empowerment, we improved work efficiency and product quality and created a high-end new energy brand," said lu fang, ceo of lantu auto.

dongfeng lantu digital factory new energy high voltage safety testing

brand high-end, technological innovation is the foundation. lu fang introduced that in the three years since its establishment, the company has independently developed core technologies such as my country's first native intelligent electric architecture, the tianyuan electronic and electrical architecture of "software-defined cars", and the new generation of intelligent multi-mode hybrid technology lanhai power. in the fields of key components such as motors, reduction gearboxes, air suspensions, and vehicle intelligent units, it has driven upstream and downstream companies to consolidate, supplement, and strengthen the chain, thereby improving the resilience and security of the industrial chain and supply chain. as of the end of june this year, lantu has cumulatively applied for 3,420 patents, 939 authorized patents, and 92 overseas patents, ranking at the forefront of the new energy industry. in the first seven months of this year, lantu's cumulative deliveries increased by 97% year-on-year.

the rapid development of the lantu brand is just an important part of dongfeng motor's efforts to improve its brand structure in all fields. in addition to the high-end new energy market, dongfeng motor has also launched the "mengshi" brand for the luxury electric off-road market and the "dongfeng" brand focusing on the mainstream market, working together to provide users with rich and diverse new energy products.

dongfeng's luxury off-road brand mengshi technology assembly and intelligent manufacturing factory

in 2023, dongfeng motor launched the "leap action" for passenger car new energy, integrating the three independent passenger car brands of dongfeng fengshen, dongfeng yipai and dongfeng nano, which will be directly operated by the group headquarters, reducing the management level and realizing the concentration of business enterprises, manufacturing and marketing. since the beginning of this year, dongfeng motor has accelerated the launch of new energy products, launched nearly 10 new products, and further improved its new energy product lineup.

"in the next three years, dongfeng motor will invest more than 60 billion yuan to launch 30 new passenger car new energy products and 14 commercial vehicle new energy basic models," said zhou zhiping, general manager and deputy secretary of the party committee of dongfeng motor.

on the test track of dongfeng xiangyang test track, more than 10 dongfeng honda lingxi l test vehicles are undergoing real vehicle tests such as vehicle handling stability, nvh, power, and air conditioning performance. "to ensure the high quality of the models launched in september, we have to complete small-batch production of four batches totaling about 100 models before mass production, and complete multiple rounds of real vehicle tests," said li zhishuai, a research and development engineer at dongfeng honda.

different from the traditional model of introducing new models, the prototype of lingxi l did not come from its partner honda. instead, it was the first complete vehicle product that was led by the chinese r&d team of the joint venture under the participation and guidance of honda technical experts, including product definition, interior and exterior styling design, parts supplier selection, vehicle integration, testing, and production.

"both the longitudinally extended luminous trim on the front hood and the five-screen design in the cockpit are very novel." pan jianxin, executive vice president of dongfeng honda, said that the greater breakthrough of lingxi l in terms of dongfeng honda's local r&d capabilities is that the joint venture has broken the restrictions of the original parts suppliers and independently selected the most competitive domestic suppliers in the fields of three-electric, smart cabin and smart driving. "in the face of the current fiercely competitive new energy market, enhancing cost competitiveness is also the focus of all car companies. choosing a mature and efficient domestic supply chain is a better solution to break the deadlock," said pan jianxin.

dongfeng honda's third plant hybrid vehicle production line

as the first localized new energy vehicle model of the nissan brand, how can it create cross-level competitiveness in terms of styling, sensory quality, intelligence, comfort, etc. in guangzhou huadu, dongfeng nissan's full value chain team launched a tough battle.

"based on nissan's global technology and manufacturing quality, and further integrating china's local new energy research and development advantages, dongfeng nissan has created a 'glocal (global + local) new model.'" zhou feng, vice president of dongfeng motor corporation and deputy general manager of dongfeng nissan passenger vehicle company, introduced that dongfeng nissan is racing against time to install many mainstream "black technologies" in the industry on new cars with a more agile development model, faster development cycle, and intelligent equipment that is more in line with the needs of chinese customers.

new energy vehicles are being assembled at dongfeng passenger vehicle manufacturing headquarters

according to reports, dongfeng nissan will invest more than 10 billion yuan in research and development in the next three years, focusing on core control, powertrain and platform technology of new energy vehicles, intelligent architecture, core software and ai large model applications, and will launch 7 new energy vehicle models by 2026. among them, battery chassis integration technology, 800v ultra-fast charging, ultra-integrated electric drive, large model cockpit and intelligent chassis will be mass-produced and installed one after another, and the next generation of axial flux motors, distributed drives, semi-solid/all-solid batteries and other technologies will also be explored in depth.

to this end, dongfeng nissan will recruit 600 new r&d technical talents this year. its medium- and long-term goal is to increase the size of the development team to more than 4,000 people, truly empower vehicle r&d with local teams, local standards, and local ecosystems, achieve the advancement of new energy technologies, accelerate the implementation of product-side technologies, and promote the company to achieve high-quality development.(people's daily reporter wang zheng, pictures added by the editor)

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