As we all know, the mainland is a coal-rich, oil-poor, and gas-poor country, which determines that coal will dominate the production and consumption of primary energy, and will not change in the long run.
Surrounded by the Loess Plateau and the Taihang Mountains, Shanxi has the largest coal reserves in the country and plays a pivotal role in the development of the national economy, not only as an energy and industrial base, but also as a key player in ensuring national energy security and promoting industrial transformation.
However, such a large coal province is strapped in the automobile industry, another pillar industry of the national economy. Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics released the first half of this year's provincial and municipal automobile production data, there are 28 provinces and cities with vehicle manufacturing capacity, the top ten are Guangdong, Chongqing, Anhui, Shandong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Shaanxi and Jilin, Shanxi only ranked 20th.
Compared with Guangdong, there are BYD, GAC, Xiaopeng, Chongqing has Chang'an, Sailis, Anhui has Chery, JAC, Weilai, Shandong has Sinotruk, Zhongtong, Shanghai has SAIC, Tesla, Zhejiang has Geely, Hubei has Dongfeng, Jilin has FAW, Jiangsu has Yueda...... Shanxi has neither the resources of new forces such as Wei Xiaoli, nor the background of central enterprises such as FAW, Dongfeng, and Changan, so it is indeed not successful in the field of car manufacturing.
But what is interesting is that there is a car company called "Chenggong" in Shanxi, which has been building cars in a low-key manner for 15 years. A few days ago, Chenggong Auto held a co-creation meeting in Changzhi, Shanxi Province to discuss how to achieve success, during which it quickly went out of the circle with the "Super Welfare Plan" of sending 7 cars a week.
A wealth-creating partner on the road to success
Such a "arrogant" car delivery plan directly pushed the successful car to the forefront. Why can successful cars become a wealth creation partner for users? What is the real super fan of the car circle? What are the unique late-mover advantages of Successful Auto?
The national wealth car is a natural success. It is not difficult to see that Chenggong Auto is a unique car brand that can help users start a business and get rich, through value-added benefits and intimate services, Chenggong Auto has unique advantages in improving user experience and helping users to start a business and get rich, and is a typical "user enterprise".
It is understood that Chenggong Automobile (Shanxi Chenggong Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) belongs to Chenggong Group (Shanxi Chenggong Investment Group Co., Ltd.), which was established in 1998 and is a comprehensive private enterprise, with business covering coal mining and shipping, automobile engine and vehicle manufacturing, general aviation services, real estate and petrochemicals.
Among them, energy, aviation and automobiles are the three important sectors of Chenggong Group. In terms of energy, Chenggong Group has 7 modern coal mines with a coal production capacity of 5.1 million tons and a shipping capacity of 8 million tons, forming a complete production, transportation and sales industry chain.
Compared to the well-known coal business, Berjaya Group's aviation business is not well known in the automotive industry. In 2002, Berjaya Group began to touch the aviation field; In 2010, Shanxi Chenggong General Aviation Co., Ltd. was established; In 2015, it became the first "new third board" fixed-wing general aviation enterprise in China; In 2022, it will be promoted to the "innovation layer" and become a leading enterprise in the industry.
After 22 years of development and operation, the aviation business has been promoted to the main revenue generating force of Chenggong Group, and now has CCAR-135, CCAR-91 and CCAR-145 operating qualifications, and operates a total of 37 aircraft of various types.
In terms of automobiles, Chenggong Auto is a full-industry chain car company integrating R&D, production, sales and after-sales service, including traditional fuel vehicles, methanol vehicles, CNG vehicles and pure electric logistics vehicles, and other micro-surface and micro-truck series, which are mainly used in urban logistics, urban and rural logistics and passenger transportation.
Dual-drive layout, flowering inside and outside
Founded in 2009, Chenggong Auto has been deeply involved in the commercial vehicle market for 15 years, with a vehicle production capacity of 500,000 units. Among them, the Shanxi Changzhi production base plans to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles, and the first phase will put into operation 120,000 vehicles; The annual production capacity of the Zunyi production base in Guizhou Province reached 200,000 units.
After introducing manufacturing processes and production lines from Germany, Japan and Italy, the product quality and production efficiency of Chenggong Automobile have reached the upstream level of the industry, with advanced automated intelligent stamping lines, robot welding production lines, Germany DURR automatic coating production lines and modern assembly production lines.
On July 31, the author came to the Changzhi production base in Shanxi Province to have a further understanding of the industrial layout and car-making strength of Chenggong Automobile. While deeply cultivating the fuel vehicle market, Chenggong Auto is also actively deploying the research and development of new energy vehicles, and has now realized the dual-drive development of fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles.
It is reported that Chenggong Auto has mastered the core development technology of "three electrics", has completely independent intellectual property rights of vehicle controller, motor controller, battery integrated development technology, and has 130 authorized patents and 6 copyrights. In addition, Chenggong Auto is also exploring research projects such as hydrogen fuel cell platform, VCU vehicle control system and BMS power battery management system.
The hydrogen fuel cell platform is the second-generation hydrogen fuel product independently developed by Chenggong Automobile, and has applied for 6 invention patents in terms of lithium-ion-hydrogen-electric hybrid control strategy, vehicle energy management and vehicle control system. The VCU vehicle control system has the main functions of driver intention recognition, power control, battery management control, motor control and range extender control. The BMS power battery management system adopts a lightweight packaging solution, which can effectively reduce the battery and vehicle curb weight.
Up to now, Chenggong Auto has launched a total of 33 models, of which 22 models are for the domestic market and another 11 models are for overseas markets. It is worth mentioning that in addition to the annual production qualification of 10,000 units issued by the Nigerian government, Chenggong Auto has also built overseas factories in Brazil and Myanmar, and obtained qualification certification in 23 countries and regions around the world, forming a global pattern of radiating the four major markets of Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and South America.
Success Zebra: More prominent than Glory Freight
Chenggong Zebra is a heavy-duty micro-truck developed by Chenggong Automobile that integrates a variety of advantages such as strong power, efficient bearing, safety and reliability and ultra-long warranty, suitable for logistics and transportation and daily commuting, no mess is the cab space, cargo box size, or vehicle power, fuel consumption, interior design and vehicle configuration, etc., are better than Rongguang small truck, but the price is only nine percent off Rongguang small truck, with a price range of 36,600 ∼61,800 yuan.
The car adopts a 2+3 seat layout, which is suitable for commercial use while also meeting the ride comfort. The inner size of the cargo box steeplechase reaches an astonishing 2900/1540/375m, and the size of the extended version of the cargo box reaches a shocking 3250/1540/375mm, which is like a convenient small mobile warehouse, which is about 20% larger than most models on the market.
Chenggong Zebra is not only equipped with a powerful power system, equipped with a 1.5L Huaihai engine, with a maximum power of 82kW, a maximum torque of 146N·m, and a fuel consumption of only 6.4L per 100 kilometers, but also has an excellent carrying capacity, equipped with a strengthened version of the 2T rear axle y and a unique 6-piece thickened leaf spring structure, the 235mm longitudinal beam section enhances the stability, and the front energy absorption area is lengthened by 7.5cm.
In addition, Success Zebra has also developed a variety of intercity logistics vehicles such as wingspan trucks, refrigerated transport trucks, van trucks, double-row trucks and stake trucks, which have a larger carrying capacity of the same class of vehicles, and are better in cargo transportation and can cope with the transportation needs of various bulk goods.
Successful wildebeest: more affordable than Kaicheng
Both are well-known domestic micro-truck brands, Chenggong Wildebeest and Changan Kaicheng have a certain guarantee in quality, but the former has obvious price advantages and is more suitable for consumers with limited budgets, with a price range of only 57,800 yuan ∼61,800 yuan.
As a rear two-wheel large micro truck, Chenggong Wildebeest innovatively front-mounted the engine, which is the first case among micro truck models, and the front overhang length has been increased to 950mm; It is equipped with Dongan Power's 1.6L naturally aspirated engine, with a maximum power of 90kW, a maximum torque of 158N·m, and a fuel consumption of only 6.4L per 100 kilometers.
Another highlight of the successful wildebeest, the use of 185/R14 rear double tires and 5 + 2 main and auxiliary leaf spring structure, with light truck level of stable bearing performance, with 3 tons of light truck rear axle and through girder design, the highest load of 3.5t, can be called the "king of cargo" in urban logistics, is a model with both power and energy-saving advantages, Dora fast run does not cost fuel, the width of the ultra-wide split cargo box is better than that of the same level of products, and the driving feeling is more comfortable.
Successful Camel: Safer than its peers
Chenggong Camel is a new generation of pure electric new energy urban logistics vehicle independently developed by Chenggong Automobile, and it is also the first product developed on the newly built non-bearing platform (VNB) of Chenggong Automobile, with high vehicle safety, NVH and ride comfort, with a price range of 119,800 yuan to 124,800 yuan.
The maximum load of the car can reach 1500kg, the body is made of 2mm thickened galvanized steel, and at the same time matched with the reinforced rear axle casing, thickened double-layer anti-collision steel beam, longitudinal beam energy-absorbing ribs and hood energy-absorbing ribs and other designs, the collision resistance and torsion resistance are stronger, and the front safety index far exceeds the same level.
The power system is equipped with CATL's lithium iron phosphate standard battery pack and Lishen battery pack, with a maximum power of 60kW and a maximum torque of 200N·m, which can meet the needs of users in various scenarios such as supermarket distribution, express transportation and furniture and home appliance distribution, taking into account both transportation and cargo pulling. Not only can it achieve a range of 300km in 1 hour, but also the energy recovery system has been upgraded, reducing power consumption by 15% compared with similar products.
Write at the end
To tell the truth, there are not many car manufacturers in Shanxi, and there are two well-known ones: one is called Universiade and the other is called Success, both of which are full of auspicious meaning, both of which are mainly commercial vehicles, and they are also transforming into passenger cars. Although Dayun Automobile has motorcycles, commercial vehicles, passenger cars and Yuanhang New Energy, and is still a listed company, Chenggong Automobile is the only fully qualified vehicle manufacturer in Shanxi, and its strength should not be underestimated.
However, despite the qualification of passenger car production, it is not easy for Chenggong Auto to realize business transfer, but fortunately, it is backed by the strong financial strength accumulated by Chenggong Group's coal + aviation business, which meets the main conditions for entering passenger cars, and looks forward to the success of Chenggong Auto.