On January 12, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Notice on Further Strengthening the Production and Registration Management of Light Trucks and Small and Micro Passenger Vehicles, and the long-awaited "Blue Brand New Regulations" finally landed. The arrival of this new policy means that the light truck market is about to usher in a new era. And some companies have long been looking forward to the arrival of this new era. O'Conn Power is one of them.
Recently, the first commercial vehicle network interviewed Yang Zhiheng, vice president of R&D of Oukang Power. What kind of ambition does Aucom Dynamics in the new era have?
Yang Zhiheng, Vice President of R&D of Oukang Power
Five years of research and development of the F2.5 engine The new regulations are a rare opportunity for Aucon
Yang Zhiheng said that the emergence of the new blue card regulations will intuitively bring two impacts. On the one hand, it is the impact on users, after the implementation of regulations, users can only buy blue light trucks that meet the requirements of tire load is not greater than 1.4 times the total mass, engine displacement is not more than 2.5L, and the internal width of the cargo box is not more than 2100mm, and heavy-duty and overload transportation will lose its foundation. On the other hand, it is the impact on enterprises, enterprises to produce products that meet the requirements of laws and regulations, on the basis of which they should perform better in terms of lightweight and reliability as much as possible. And these, the advantages of formal Ocon Power.
"Our F2.5 engine, from 2017 began to develop, that time is the time when companies develop national six products, but the light truck ecology at that time is very different from now, most of the companies developed light truck power products displacement is about 3L, and at that time we decided to develop a 2.5L displacement products, now the new regulations require that the displacement of blue light truck engines is not greater than 2.5L, this is our opportunity." Yang Zhiheng said.
He also said that the requirements of the new regulations are not more than 2.5L, and the displacement of Aucom F2.5 is exactly 2.5L, there may be an element of luck here, but more importantly, Foton Motor as the hegemon of the light truck market shows the forward-looking product strategy: In 2017, Foton Motor determined that the future light truck market will be bound to be compliant, the treatment of ultra-governance limits will gradually become stricter, lightweight, miniaturization, energy saving and emission reduction will be the core competitiveness of the traditional power of China VI and even the future of China VII, although the displacement is small but the power density is high. The realization therefore planned ahead of time for the 2.5L displacement product.
Ocon F2.5 engine
Earlier planning, more time and resources invested in research and development, so that the Aucom F2.5 engine has more advantages over competitors. For example, in terms of self-weight, the Aucon F2.5 engine is about forty kilograms lighter than the same displacement products in the industry. In terms of power, the Oukang F2.5 engine has a maximum output of 180 horsepower, a maximum torque of 475 Nm, and a torque of up to 330 Nm at a low speed of 1000 rpm, which is very powerful.
In terms of fuel consumption, The Aucon F2.5 adopts double-eddy current layered combustion technology, electronically controlled exhaust gas bypass boosting technology and the latest generation of 2000 bar high-voltage common rail system of Bosch in Germany, with a power increase of 46.4Kw/L, and the circulating fuel consumption is 10% lower than that of similar products. In terms of reliability, Aucom F2.5 has withstood various stringent verification challenges, B10 life can reach 700,000 kilometers, and there is an investment of 1 billion yuan in accordance with the "Made in China 2025 Plan" and German Industry 4.0 standards to build an automated, intelligent, digital factory blessing, reliability and product consistency to a higher level. In terms of comfort, the application of cylinder bore eccentricity technology and hydraulic tappet technology makes the idle noise of The Aucom F2.5 is 69dB, which is lower.
The Oukang F2.5 engine, which has a number of advantages, has just ushered in the implementation of the new blue card regulations, what kind of performance will this engine achieve in 2022?
The 2022 F2.5 target is 61,000 units The annual sales volume is expected to exceed 100,000 units
Yang Zhiheng revealed that before the official promulgation of the new blue card regulations, the Aucom F2.5 engine has been sold for about 1 year, collecting a lot of feedback information, from these feedback information, users are very satisfied with the Aucom F2.5 engine, concentrated in 3 aspects.
First of all, the fuel consumption, on the whole, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the 100 km of Oukang F2.5 engine is 10.2L, and the user is very satisfied with this. The second is high efficiency, with super high reliability and strong power, Oukang F2.5 engine can maintain high attendance and ensure timeliness, coupled with The forward-looking layout of Oukang Power's service system, which can make users use the car worry-free. The third is comfort, as mentioned earlier, the Idle Noise of the Aucom F2.5 engine is 69dB, which is very quiet and can provide users with a better driving experience, which is especially loved by young users.
The Oring Express BUFF version equipped with the Aucom F2.5 engine
The excellent performance of the Aucom F2.5 engine has given Aucom Power full confidence in its performance this year. Yang Zhiheng said that in 2022, the sales target of The Aucom F2.5 is 61,000 units, and with the addition of the Aucom F2.0 engine, the sales volume of Aucom Power is expected to exceed the 100,000 unit mark in 2022.
Conclusion
In 2022, the first year of the implementation of China's new blue card regulations, will the pattern of the light truck market change in this year? Can Oukang Power take advantage of the policy to successfully complete the breakthrough of 100,000 units? The first commercial vehicle network will continue to pay attention.