On November 1, all light gasoline vehicles, buses, sanitation, postal services, and municipal construction vehicles in Shanghai will implement the National Phase IV emission standard for motor vehicles ahead of schedule. This is the implementation of China's National IV emission standards on March 1, 2009. After that, the national energy saving and emission reduction measures will be another force. At this point, the trend of the national IV market has become more obvious.

For many engine companies, the implementation process of the National IV emission regulations has been gradually tightened, as if it were a game of ball promotion. Behind this competition is the competition and re-division of engine companies by the market. Among them, in the first-tier cities where Beijing, Shanghai and other countries IV were first popularized, Dongfeng Cummins Engine's National IV products ranked first in the market with advantages such as ease of promotion, low upgrade cost, fuel economy, and environmental protection. In mid-October, Dongfeng Cummins' ISDe Series IV engines were again adopted by the 14 garbage trucks delivered by Dongfeng Special Vehicle Company to Beijing Sanitation Group. It is reported that these vehicles are currently operating well and users are quite satisfied with all aspects of the indicators.

Emissions upgrade, highlighting the advantages of Dongfeng Cummins

In recent years, the exhaust emission standards of China's autos have been on the rise year by year. On July 1, 2004, National II emission standards began to be implemented nationwide; on July 1, 2007, National III emission standards were implemented nationwide; in a flash, the test of national IV emissions regulations took a turn for the better.

Industry experts point out that every upgrade of emission regulations will trigger a "big earthquake" and technological change in the automotive industry. In this process, new customer needs may arise, the original market structure may be broken, and the old industrial chain's upstream and downstream cooperation model may be reconstructed. Some companies that do not have technical strength and are inadequately prepared are eliminated, and those who notice early changes in the market and prepare to deal with the situation will highlight their advantages in the reshuffle and stay in a favorable position in the competition. Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. is It is a representative of them.

After the engine entered the era of electronic control, due to the large number of electronic components in the engine, the matching of the entire vehicle was more difficult and complicated. Therefore, when vehicle manufacturers upgrade their products, in addition to the requirements on the quality of engine products, they are more inclined to choose mature and upgradeable engines because of cost control and risk reduction considerations. The Dongfeng Cummins electronic control engine adopts Cummins's world-leading electronic control platform. The base machines of the State III, State IV and even the future implementation of the National V adopt common product platforms. The engine's overall dimensions are the same. The application options of the vehicle system can all be Universal. Therefore, when the emission standards are upgraded from State III to State IV, the entire vehicle will only need to add a set of exhaust gas after-treatment devices, which will fully meet the national IV emission standards. This advantage makes the efficiency of upgrading and upgrading the entire vehicle manufacturer greatly improved; the matching does not make big changes, and the reliability of the product is also better.

In addition, the cost advantage of the Dongfeng Cummins IV engine is also very prominent: First, when the entire vehicle is upgraded, the engine matching does not need to make more changes, saving the cost of the vehicle manufacturer; Second, and the product more for the local market engine Compared with other companies, Dongfeng Cummins enjoys the procurement advantages brought by Cummins' purchase volume to the global market, supplemented by the cost advantage that Cummins' global resource allocation exerts, it will enable users to obtain better products at better prices and Service, which also allows Dongfeng Cummins to be in a more favorable position in the tide of this national IV.

Forward-looking technology and market reserves

The implementation of new emission standards, municipal vehicles such as postal services, public transportation, sanitation vehicles, etc. are often the first to bear the brunt. Relevant data show that in the municipal car market, Dongfeng Cummins Engine has an absolute advantage. It is understood that Dongfeng Cummins is currently one of the few engine companies in China that has achieved State IV technology products and has mature products in operation. The other National IV products of engine companies mostly belong to the prototype stage.

The market cultivation will be carried out as early as possible before the national IV market is popularized, thanks to the forward-looking technology and market reserves of Dongfeng Cummins. Manufacturers with forward-looking vision must not only pay attention to the current production and market conditions, but also predict the development trend of the entire industry and plan and develop the product line of the company. As is known to all, Dongfeng Cummins is the first company to produce electronically controlled engines in China. Dongfeng Cummins has introduced products before the country's IV emissions have been put on the implementation schedule, and has started to work together with Dongfeng, Futian, Hualing, and Yutong vehicle manufacturers. China IV products play a huge role in promoting product upgrades.

In terms of technical reserves, Dongfeng Cummins relied on the rich technical resources of its parent company and adopted a technology platform that was synchronized with Cummins global products. According to the needs of the domestic market, through localized secondary development and manufacturing, it produced more international products that meet the needs of domestic customers. . In addition, Cummins East Asia R&D Center, which has a stake in Dongfeng Cummins, provides strong support for Dongfeng Cummins' leading technology reserves from engine product development, emissions testing, and application engineering. All of these have enabled Dongfeng Cummins to stand on a higher level and provide support for the upgrade and replacement of vehicle companies' emissions, providing end-users with cleaner and more environmentally friendly products, and thus promoting the development of the entire automotive industry.

Industry insiders believe that the continuous escalation of automobile exhaust emission standards not only embodies the country’s increasing emphasis on environmental protection, but also brings a series of chain reactions to the domestic auto market. Technology upgrading will become the key to the success of the engine companies in the market. From this perspective, once the national IV market is fully started, Dongfeng Cummins's leading edge in the engine market will undoubtedly be further expanded.