Jia Ke: SAIC and GM Joint R&D is a major breakthrough

The cooperation between SAIC and GM has grown even further with the signing of a new generation of powertrain cooperation agreement. Before this, although the Chinese auto industry’s joint venture has already gone through 30 years, both Chinese and foreign parties have jointly developed advanced technologies. The power system is still the first time, and the cooperation also shows that the cooperation between SAIC and GM has entered a new height. In this regard, "Car Business Review" editor Jia Ke told reporters that SAIC and GM to develop a new generation of power systems Is a major breakthrough in the Chinese automotive joint venture.

When talking about the difference between this cooperation and the past Sino-foreign cooperation, Jia Ke believes that this cooperation shows that GM that has stood up has become more flexible and proactive than ever. Through more in-depth cooperation with partners, it can be even more effective. The good cost savings also indicate that they are still very rational in the development of new energy vehicles because the joint development of the power system still belongs to the upgrading of traditional energy engines. This is more practical than the Volt. Walking will be more secure.

As for whether the development of a general-purpose, high-performance and high-powered powertrain lags behind competitors such as Volkswagen and Ford, he believes that the time for launching cannot be said to have lagged behind. The significance of joint development lies in a win-win situation, whether it is universal or SAIC is able to save costs in cooperation, learn from each other, and play each other's advantages and effectiveness. After all, cars are technology and capital-intensive industries. It is difficult for a car to succeed on the whole industry chain alone.

When talking about the issue of whether SAIC and GM will jointly develop a new generation of powertrain system will create competition, Jia Ke believes that the global auto industry competition is not just a competition between GM and SAIC. Through such cooperation, it can leverage or complement each other. Regardless of whether SAIC and GM will jointly enter the overseas market in the future, cooperation is beneficial. Just as a company has multiple brands, although the product platform may be similar, due to the differences in positioning and branding, it is not necessarily true. There is tit-for-tat competition.

Through this cooperation, we can see that in the post-joint venture era, the cooperation between SAIC and GM has already surpassed the traditional mode of joint ventures, and from the current situation, SAIC clearly has a closer relationship with General Motors because of the two companies. Can effectively complement each other. In the current pattern of China's auto industry, such cooperation is unique and a major breakthrough.

From the perspective of the depth of this cooperation, the importance of China’s partners has become more and more important, and it is no longer a part of the cooperation of SAIC and GM. Accumulation of brand and technology of independent brands has laid a good foundation for success today, indicating that SAIC already has certain strength in terms of development capabilities.