SUV or fuel consumption compliance crisis

On October 21st, at the "Automotive Energy-saving Technology and Promotion Seminar" organized by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Director Wei Jizhen of the Department of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that due to the rapid growth of sales of SUVs, the average weight of passenger vehicles in China this year will increase. It will exceed 20 kilograms, and the ever-increasing vehicle weight led to no significant improvement in the average fuel consumption of passenger car companies in the first half of 2013 compared to 2013. Therefore, she doubted whether the average fuel consumption of passenger car companies in 2015 could reach the target.

According to the "Energy-saving and new-energy automotive industry development plan (2012-2020) announced by the State Council in 2012, by 2015, the average fuel consumption of passenger cars produced during the year will be reduced to 6.9L/100km, and energy-saving passenger cars will be produced. Fuel consumption fell below 5.9L/100km.

The reporter noted that in order to reach the red line of fuel consumption of 6.9L per hundred kilometers, on October 16, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other five ministries issued the Notice on Strengthening the Management of Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Vehicle Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as “ The "news notice") proposes five penalties for the "cannot reach the target value of vehicle fuel consumption, stop production, limit production".

Dong Yang, executive vice president and secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, revealed at the above-mentioned seminar that “Now the national energy sector is studying the link between fuel-saving assessment and total automobile control. In the future, if car companies’ automotive products can save fuel, 20 %, you can produce 20% more cars. If you fail to pass the fuel-saving assessment, you will have to pay for the reduction of car production. "

No significant improvement in passenger car fuel consumption in the first half of the year

“The Chinese auto market shows a trend of increasing the size of vehicles. In the past five years, China’s average vehicle weight has increased by 100 kg. With regard to the current increase in sales of SUVs, the average increase this year will exceed 20 kg.” Yan Weizhen said in his speech. The ever-increasing vehicle weight has resulted in no significant improvement in the average fuel consumption of Chinese passenger vehicles in the first half of this year compared to 2013.

Yan Weizhen disclosed that the average weight of passenger cars in China is 1,370.83 kilograms and the average fuel consumption is 7.28L/100km. "Daily Economic News" reporter noted that in September this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released an announcement that the average fuel consumption of 111 passenger car companies in 2013 was 7.33L/100km.

In 2012, the average weight of passenger vehicles in China was 1,295 kg, which was slightly higher than that in Japan and lower than that in the EU. However, the fuel consumption per 100 km was 7.4L, which is much higher than the 5.0L/100km in Japan and the 5.3L/100km in the EU.

“The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has accelerated the research and formulation of the “Administrative Measures for Average Fuel Consumption of Enterprises” to further improve the energy management system for China’s automotive products. “Weiwei Zhen said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has completed the “Standard for Fuel Consumption of Passenger Vehicles from 2016 to 2020”. The approval draft is planned to be released by the end of this year. This goal will directly target the fuel consumption value to 5L per 100 kilometers.

Wei Weizhen said that taking into account the average fuel consumption of passenger cars produced in 2020 was reduced to 5.0L/100km. The objectives set by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for enterprises are from tight to tight, and the average fuel consumption targets for production of passenger cars in 2015-2019 are 6.9L, 6.7L, 6.4L, 6L and 5.5L per hundred kilometers respectively.

She pointed out that this goal will become a "red line" for the continued production of car enterprises. According to the "Notice" issued by the five ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, enterprises that are not up to the standard will take public notice, limit the declaration of new products "Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products Bulletin", limit investment in expanding production capacity, and strengthen customs clearance, import inspection, and production conformity. Verification and other management measures.

Hybrid energy-saving advantages appear

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the average fuel consumption of 27 Chinese passenger car companies, including FAW, Huatai, and Brilliance Jinbei, did not meet the standard in 2013, and another 13 import car companies were also on the list of “not up to standard”. The fuel consumption problem is even more severe for automakers dominated by SUVs.

"According to the current forecast of the production vehicle fuel consumption level, Beijing Hyundai's average fuel consumption in 2016 will not be able to meet the fuel consumption standard of 6.7L in the fourth phase," said Ai Ziliang, director of Beijing Modern Product Development and Management Department. According to reports, Beijing's Hyundai Motor output was 1.04 million vehicles last year, of which the DS models accounted for 40.7%, and the average fuel consumption of enterprises was 7.23L per 100 kilometers. Therefore, Beijing Hyundai plans to launch three HEV models recently to reduce its average fuel consumption.

“Our preliminary estimate is that even if all models use in-cylinder direct injection and other technologies in 2020, the average fuel consumption per 100 kilometers will only reach 100 kilometers per 100 kilometers.” said Zhang Tong, general manager of Geely Group Electronic Transmission Co., Ltd., “If you want to reach 5L hundred At least 20% of the car's fuel consumption standards are mixed or even strong-mixed.

To this end, on September 19, Geely announced that it plans to establish a joint venture company with Keliyuan to jointly develop hybrid technology.

Ren Yong, general manager of Chongqing Chang'an New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. predicts that after 2018, the proportion of hybrid power will be even greater, "but only rely on new energy technology models, can not reduce the company's overall fuel consumption."

This is mainly because in accordance with the preferential policies for new energy vehicles, in the calculation of the overall fuel consumption of vehicle companies, from 2016 to 2017, the calculated fuel consumption of new energy vehicles in the company's sales is zero, and each new energy vehicle enjoys the following 5 In order to reduce the overall fuel consumption of the company, the preferential policies for the calculation of the vehicle, but by 2018 to 2019, the calculation ratio of this accounting discount was reduced to 3 vehicles. Therefore, only the introduction of more hybrid vehicles and other models can truly meet the low fuel consumption level required by national policies.

But when it comes to hybrid power, the cost is a real challenge for every company. "The cost remains high, and car companies are afraid to share the cost with a scale plan of 100,000 cars and 200,000 cars." Ren Yong suggested that "the government must refine the subsidy for energy-saving and people-friendly policies," which is lower than the fuel consumption regulations. 25 More than % of non-plug-in hybrid energy-saving vehicles are subject to higher subsidies.