Reporting on automobile information from the perspective of people's livelihood / Left and right car viewing Haikou report on January 13——
Car recall is a common topic, some people say that the recall is a manifestation of the responsibility of car companies, some say that the recall is the competent department according to the actual situation requires the car companies to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities, and some say that some car companies are not willing to recall, but forced by market pressure, had to do it ... In either case, the recall is particularly important and necessary because it involves every owner.
Car recall, generally in the design defects or the same problem concentrated on the same model, the car company will implement the recall action according to the situation. In fact, many car companies still have the problem of "centralized defects" in their operations, but they have not implemented recall treatment, so it is difficult to associate these companies with "responsibility" and "self-discipline".
In this way, left and right car viewing calls on car companies to self-discipline, in view of the concentration defects, should take the initiative to take recall measures to reduce the possible safety threats and other losses, so that the owner can worry and rest assured.
Next, let's take stock of the 2021 Car Recall in the Chinese market.
According to the 2021 car recall statistics released by the State Administration for Market Regulation, a total of 44 car brands in the domestic passenger car market issued 155 recall announcements in 2021, with a total of 8733735 passenger cars recalled, an increase of 31.88% over 2020.
Annual recall champion: Mercedes-Benz
In 2021, Mercedes-Benz's standard recall occurred on March 12, 2021, due to the problem of communication module software, recalling some imported and domestic A-class, B-class, C-class, E-class, S-class, GLA SUV, GLB SUV, GLC SUV, GLE SUV, GLS SUV, EQC vehicles, a total of more than 2.6 million vehicles, which is also the largest recall of Mercedes-Benz in the year, and finally with the title of "recall score" of 2781204 vehicles, "achievement" It is "the king of annual recall".
There are two more words to say here. In recent years, we have obviously felt that Mercedes-Benz cars are not good enough in quality control, and what we see on the surface is that they are recalled due to centralized defects, but what many cannot see is that many Mercedes-Benz owners encounter quality problems that are difficult to solve and manufacturers are unwilling to be responsible, and have to complain everywhere, and related reports are not uncommon in the media and the Internet. Perhaps, quality issues do affect Mercedes-Benz in 2021.
According to mercedes-benz sales, Mercedes-Benz's annual sales in 2021 were 2.093 million units, down 5% year-on-year. Last week, BMW, which is also a first-tier luxury brand, announced that its annual sales were 2.2 million units, although detailed data has not yet been released, in the luxury car field, BMW's global sales surpassed Mercedes-Benz for the first time. Faced with such a result, It is time for Mercedes-Benz to reflect.
Annual recall runner-up: SAIC-GM-Wuling
SAIC-GM-Wuling recalls are second only to Mercedes-Benz. On July 16, 2021, due to the insufficient wear resistance of the forced ventilation valve spool of the engine crankcase, which may cause engine damage in extreme cases and unreasonable emission risks, SAIC-GM-Wuling recalled a total of 1436997 cars, which is also the largest recall of SAIC-GM-Wuling in the year, and finally 1456677 cars in total throughout the year, ranking second in the recall list.
Third place in annual recall: Joint venture Toyota brand
Toyota, which doesn't break, is just a legend, or rather, you didn't really meet Toyota.
According to the recall sales list, the Toyota brand has recalled 1.285 million vehicles in the whole year, ranking third in the list.
Like Mercedes-Benz and SAIC-GM-Wuling, Toyota also had a large-scale recall in 2021. On December 10, 2021, Toyota Joint Venture reported a recall plan to recall nearly 900,000 vehicles, including toyota brands and Lexus brands, involving camry, Asian Dragon, Veranda, RAV4 Rongfang, Lexus ES200, Lexus ES260 and other best-selling models. The reason for the recall is that the internal components of the engine exhaust gas recirculation valve (EGR valve) of the vehicle within the scope of the recall may be corroded by the higher concentration of chlorine in the fuel, resulting in poor valve movement, which may cause the engine to run poorly, and in extreme cases, the vehicle will be turned off at low speed, increasing the risk of collision accidents. In addition, in June and July 2021, Toyota Motor launched two recalls, with a total recall of more than 200,000 vehicles, also involving a number of popular models.
Autonomous vehicle recalls: 22.77% of total recalls
In terms of autonomous vehicles, in addition to SAIC-GM-Wuling, the car brands recalled during the year also include Jacques, Chery, BAIC New Energy, BAIC Senova, FAW Besturn, Cheetah, BYD, Euler, etc., with a total of 1989023 recalled during the year, accounting for 22.77% of the total recall.
Some people may say that the proportion of independent brand recalls is not high, and the overall quality is better than that of joint ventures? I have to say that the quality of independent car brands has indeed improved in recent years, but we believe that only from the perspective of the number of recalls throughout the year, the above figures should not truly reflect the recall, the specific reason we sell a close, let's guess it.
New energy vehicle recall: involving a number of new power brands
Among the new forces of car manufacturing, Tesla recall is the most conspicuous. In 2021, Tesla conducted a total of 6 recalls in China 543811 electric vehicles, far exceeding the level of recalls in 2020. We can look at the number of this recall this time, in 2020, Tesla's annual sales are close to 500,000 vehicles, that is, the number of recalls in 2021 is more than the number of cars sold in 2020.
In addition, Xiaopeng Motors and PoleStar Motors have also taken recall actions in China. In January 2021, Xiaopeng Automobile recalled 13,399 G3s due to the tinned terminal connected to the copper row screw on the dc bus capacitor of the inverter, which may cause a short circuit between the positive and negative poles of the high-voltage DC power due to the tin whiskers, and the vehicle may not be able to start again when it is parked, and the vehicle is in a driving state may cause the vehicle to lose power. This is also the only recall of Xiaopeng Motors throughout the year. In 2021, Polar star automobile recalled a total of 2031 vehicles, and the recalled model is the first version of pole star 2.
Left and right car viewing short comment——
Automobile recall is not only a problem of quality control, but also a deeper problem of research and development and technology.
Car recalls, almost will happen to every car brand, which shows that exploring the truth of automotive technology is not an overnight thing, and it is necessary to invest heavily in research and development to "make the technology better", make the quality more excellent, and make the recall less and less.
If the recall is caused by self-discipline, such a car brand is worthy of praise, if it is forced by pressure, afraid of causing worse effects and recall, playing the "self-discipline" of the edge ball, although this situation is worth affirming, but has deviated from the original intention.
May responsibility and self-discipline become the spring breeze of the automotive industry, blowing on the heart of every car owner!