In the downturn of the global auto industry, China has already surpassed the United States and has become the world's largest auto market. For automakers, the ability to keep up with consumer demand trends will have a huge advantage. Vehicle testing As an important part of the automotive R&D process, automakers around the world are working hard to build a test track in China to shorten the product development cycle and accelerate the launch of new products in the Chinese market. Recently, Ford's test center in Nanjing officially laid the foundation. Netcom found that five international auto companies, including Volkswagen and General Motors, have already built new test tracks in China. seamless boiler tube,carbon steel boiler tube,boiler steel tube,boiler riser tube Shandong Fengbao Metal Products CO.,LTD. , https://www.fbsteelpipes.com
At present, three international auto giants have built test tracks in China, namely Volkswagen, General Motors and Nissan. Volkswagen was the first car manufacturer to build a test drive in China. As early as August 8, 2003, Shanghai Volkswagen built the Shanghai Anting test track, which provided strong support for the development of the public in China. As a strong competitor of Volkswagen in China, GM also built the Guangde test track in 2012. The test site is also the largest and most advanced test site among the three car companies. Compared with the German and American brands, the Japanese brand has a late layout in the test track. However, in today's increasingly fierce market competition, Japanese big brothers have begun to catch up.
Volkswagen's three test tracks in China As the first test track for Volkswagen in China, the Shanghai Anting test site has invested 1.2 billion yuan and covers an area of ​​1.44 square kilometers. The test site includes various types of roads, such as high-speed ring roads, intensive tests, endurance tests, etc., and can carry out comprehensive professional tests on cars. In October 2014, Shanghai Volkswagen's test site in Xinjiang was also officially signed. The new test site will invest 100 million euros (about 800 million yuan). The new test site will be built in the southeast of the Shanghai Volkswagen Urumqi plant to test the models produced by Shanghai Volkswagen.
FAW-Volkswagen, another joint venture of Volkswagen in China, also hopes to strengthen the construction of independent research and development capabilities. In 2012, FAW-Volkswagen invested 1.3 billion yuan to build a test site covering an area of ​​14 square kilometers in the foundation of Nong'an, 60 kilometers away from Changchun. Upon completion, it will become one of the most advanced test sites for Volkswagen's major production sites around the world. It is reported that the test site will be completed this year.
Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. Guangde Branch (Guangde Test Site) is the largest and internationally leading test site in China. The total investment of the project is 1.643 billion yuan, and it was put into operation in September 2012. The Guangde R&D Test Center covers an area of ​​5.67 square kilometers and is one of the advanced test yards in China. It has many domestic first digits. For example, the test road is more than 60 kilometers long. Together with various auxiliary facilities, the Guangde R&D test center has advanced hardware that effectively tests the extreme performance of all aspects of the vehicle.
The high speed loop is the most important indicator of the level of a test track. The Guangde R&D Test Center has a high-speed loop of 9.036 kilometers, which is the largest in China. There are 4 lanes, and the outermost fourth lane has a maximum safe speed of 280 km/h, which is the highest in China. The increasingly fierce competitive environment puts higher demands on the localization research and development capabilities of joint ventures. For GM, the Guangde test site is an important support for enhancing its local R&D capabilities and strengthening its position in China.
Ford's test center in Gaochun District of Nanjing City was officially laid. The test center has a total investment of 109 million US dollars, or about 680 million yuan. When completed in 2017, the test center will have multiple test runways to simulate typical road conditions with different characteristics around the world, and can complete nearly 80 vehicle tests. The test center is approximately 90 kilometers from the Ford Nanjing Engineering Research and Development Center. The test range will cover compact to full-size passenger cars, SUVs and light commercial vehicles. A range of state-of-the-art laboratories will be built around the runway to test vehicle emissions, noise vibrations, and power and steering.
"After the completion of the Nanjing Test Center, Ford can complete a large number of vehicle performance experiments in China," said Trevor Worthington, vice president of Ford Asia Pacific products. "This will greatly enhance Ford's efficiency and ability to develop new products locally."
Toyota's test site in China is located in the Toyota China R&D Center. The R&D center is Toyota's largest research and development center in the world. The Toyota R&D center currently under construction covers an area of ​​2.34 million square meters, of which the test site is 740,000 square meters. It is reported that the test track consists of a variety of tracks, the road and road conditions are more abundant than the average track, including multiple curved asphalt tracks, spacious straight roads, cement roads, gravel roads, dirt roads, steep slopes, etc. Comprehensive testing of the performance of the car can be performed. It is reported that all types of Toyota models produced in China will be tested here before going public.
Toyoda Akio, president of Toyota Motor, said that building one of the world's largest test yards in China is to develop such a car that can be recognized and loved by consumers.
Honda, also a Japanese brand, is also building a new test track in China. Guangzhou Honda Automobile Test Site is an important part of Guangqi Honda R&D Center. The technology center covers an area of ​​6 million square meters, and the first phase investment is 2 billion yuan, covering the main areas of automotive technology research and development.
The Guangzhou Honda Automobile Test Site project started at the end of December 2013 and the main project has been completed. It is reported that the main project of the Guangzhou Honda Automobile Test Site project includes a high-speed ring road with a total length of 4.17 kilometers and a low friction coefficient road (basalt road), a bad road (stone road), a curved road and other more than 20 special test vehicles. pavement.
Few people know that Nissan also has a test track in China. The test site is located in the Dongfeng Nissan Dalian factory. It is known as "the most powerful test track of the Renault Nissan Alliance factory". The entire test site covers an area of ​​about 52,000 square meters. There are 16 kinds of test roads and a straight line test distance of 900 meters, which can fully test the dynamic performance of the vehicle.
The localization of the test track is conducive to speeding up the development of new brands of new cars. Today, automakers around the world are working hard to build larger, more comprehensive test sites and facilities in China to support sustainable development in the Chinese market. It is reported that Hyundai Motor has plans to build a new test track in China.