Looking at the domestic automobile market, independent brands have sprung up like mushrooms, and today's Geely Automobile, Great Wall Motor, and Chery Automobile have grown into mature automobile companies, and listed cars are also popular with consumers, and their annual sales are among the best. The development time of domestic cars is not long, and it has only been a few decades now. The development speed of independent brands is very fast, but there is still a big gap from the joint venture brand, especially in some core technologies, the two are far apart, and there are still many independent brands that use the technology of the joint venture brand. A car is made up of tens of thousands of parts, but the core parts are the engine, transmission and chassis. That is to say, due to these three constraints, independent brands face huge challenges with each step.
The development of our domestic automobile engine technology is more than 10 years later than that of Japanese engines, and there is also a big gap compared with some countries in Europe and the United States. Now many friends say that the engine of independent brands now starts through imitation, without their own innovation. But, back to the point, didn't the engine that defeated Japan initially imitate Europe and the United States? At the beginning of the development of China's automobile industry, there was not enough technical support, and the first step could only be taken through their own groping and imitation. For that Geely car, the Geely car at that time used a Toyota engine. It is precisely because of the participation of toyota series engines that Geely Automobile was firmly based on the automobile market.
What engine does Geely Use now? Geely was small when it first entered the automotive market, but it has already shown its strength, so Toyota decided to provide technical support to Geely. Now Geely Automobile has taken the lead, not only mastering some core technologies, but also acquiring Volvo. According to the current Geely car, there is no need to worry about the engine problem. Now Geely Automobile is equipped with a self-developed engine, which is very good. Most of Geely's models are now equipped with engines developed by Geely itself.
Why does Toyota no longer offer Geely's engines? The question about Toyota not supplying engines to Geely cars is also very simple. One of the biggest reasons is the rise of Geely Automobile, which is now recognized in terms of sales and car quality. Such sales will certainly have some impact on Toyota's sales. Therefore, Toyota will certainly not give its "weapons" to its opponents. The engine is very important to the car, determines the performance and quality of the car, if there is no quality of the engine, even the most powerful car companies will decline.
In the end, it is also normal for independent brands to encounter such setbacks in the process of development. Speaking of Geely Automobile, if Toyota had not provided Geely Automobile with a reliable engine at that time, Geely Automobile would not have gained a foothold in the automobile market. On the contrary, there are no excellent automobile companies like Geely Automobile now. For Geely Automobile, this may be an opportunity on the road to development.