Wuhan leads the domestic automotive R&D system

Xinhua News Agency, Wuhan, January 18. (Reporter Guo Jiaxuan) In recent years, with the rapid development of the automobile industry, many automobile industry giants in the world have established R&D facilities in Wuhan. Only Wuhan Automobile Development Zone has gathered 33 research and development vehicles. center. Wuhan City has thus established a domestic leading auto independent innovation R&D system.

The rapid development of Wuhan's automobile industry in recent years, coupled with the continuous improvement of talent reserves and scientific research capabilities, has attracted a group of world-renowned automobile R&D centers. The world’s automotive giant Cummins has established an “East Asia R&D Center” in Wuhan, using Cummins throughout the world7 The research and development network of each country is synchronized with European and American research and development of engine products and technologies. Valeo, the world leader in vehicle lighting, has set up its first R&D center in Asia; Dongfeng Honda has established a China R&D center; Dongfeng Limited R&D Center and Dongfeng Automobile Research institutes and other R&D institutions have followed up.

According to the introduction of Wuhan Economic Development Zone, at present, the district has gathered 33 auto R&D institutions at home and abroad, including 12 auto R&D centers with independent legal personality. Research areas include passenger cars, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, engines, and automotive lighting systems. Wuhan Development Zone also used this to develop the design and development capabilities of heavy-duty trucks, off-road vehicles, cars, electric vehicles, passenger cars and parts and components. It has become one of China's three largest automotive and parts manufacturing bases and has gathered tens of thousands of professional automotive R&D. Design talent.

With the country's leading automotive independent innovation system, in recent years, the number of patent applications filed by Wuhan auto companies each year ranks in the forefront of the country. The overall vehicle technology is basically synchronized with the development of international mainstream technologies. The technology and technology are at the domestic advanced level, and they basically grasped. Car body design, body mold fixture design and manufacturing, outflow air analysis system, independent suspension development, crankshaft design calculation program, GIMS application engineering and many other automotive product development technologies.