On August 26, 2023, the FAW Jiefang Powertrain Business Unit released the world's first Jiefang Intelligent Power Domain product and evaluation standards, marking a milestone event for China's autonomous powertrain system to lead the new journey with "intelligence" and see the future with "domain".
Huang Zhen, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and academician of the CAE Member, Zhou Wendong, vice mayor of Wuxi, Hu Hanjie, assistant general manager of FAW, chairman and secretary of the party committee of FAW Jiefang, Xing Min, executive vice president and secretary-general of China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association, Zhou Zichuan, deputy secretary of Liangxi District Party Committee and head of the district, Zhang Guohua, deputy secretary of the party committee and chairman of the trade union of FAW Jiefang, Li Sheng, deputy general manager of FAW Jiefang and general manager and secretary of the party committee of Qingdao Complete Vehicle Business Department, Leaders and experts such as Qian Hengrong, Assistant General Manager of FAW Jiefang and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Powertrain Business Unit, unveiled the world's first smart power domain product. More than 20 media outlets, including Xinhua Daily and China Automotive News, as well as representatives of FAW Liberation employees, as well as representatives of vehicle manufacturers, dealers, and users, totaling over 100 people witnessed this shining moment on site.
The eldest son of CRRC bravely takes on the responsibility to usher in the era of powertrain "domain"
China FAW is the eldest son of the new Chinese automotive industry, and the first car made in China was born here. FAW Jiefang, as its independent commercial vehicle brand, has long adhered to innovation driven development, dedicated itself to tackling key core technologies, achieved many original and leading breakthroughs, created multiple industry "firsts", and promoted the research and development of complete vehicles and powertrain products to keep up with the times and constantly iterate and upgrade, becoming a leader in national commercial vehicle enterprises.
In line with the solemn commitment to creating greater value for users, FAW Jiefang closely follows the development trend of the industry and integrates advantageous resources in the powertrain field. Firstly, in 2017, it formed the Jiefang Engine Business Unit with two leading engine manufacturers, Xichai and Dachai. Then, in 2022, it merged the Engine Business Unit and Transmission Business Unit to establish the Powertrain Business Unit, focusing on improving product portfolio, Accelerating the epoch-making transformation from powertrain "localization" to "chain era" and then to "domain era" has inputted tremendous momentum into the innovative development of China's automotive industry.
The release of the world's first liberated intelligent power domain product will lead the acceleration of upgrading automotive powertrain and enter the era of "domain". In his speech at the event, Zhang Guohua, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of FAW Liberation, introduced that in July 2021, FAW Liberation officially released the "Liberation Smart Power Domain" brand, creatively proposing the concept of "Power Domain". After more than two years of dedicated exploration, he pioneered the establishment of evaluation standards that lead the development of the powertrain industry, and successfully created a smart power domain product with world-class hardware performance and the first in the software system industry, It once again demonstrates the determination and belief to expand and strengthen the independent cause of powertrain.
At the event site, a concept short film was used to provide people with a more intuitive and in-depth understanding of the masterpiece of the Liberation Intelligent Power Domain, showcasing the strong independent research and development capabilities of Liberation Power and highlighting the technological power behind the products of the Intelligent Power Domain. The continuous breakthroughs in these core technologies are the most powerful "weights" for liberating and breaking environmental constraints. From breakthroughs in points, to the control of chains, and to the intelligent evolution of the entire region, FAW Jiefang has built China's most powerful and complete independent research and development system, from forward-looking technology, engines, transmissions, axles, to the entire vehicle. The implementation of the world's first intelligent power domain product has pushed the liberation of independent cause to an unprecedented new height.
The product strength reaches its peak, creating the benchmark for evaluation standards
Over the past 70 years of development in China's automotive industry, the powertrain, as the core of automobiles, has also been continuously exploring the path of independent innovation, experiencing a huge leap from a follower to a leader. The event of FAW Liberation not only released the world's first liberation smart power domain product, but also pioneered the evaluation criteria for the first smart power domain product, allowing the world to appreciate the profound historical heritage and independent innovation strength of FAW Liberation.
Dr. Liu Jiangwei, Vice President of FAW Jiefang Commercial Vehicle Development Institute and Deputy General Manager of the Powertrain Business Unit, introduced the characteristics and advantages of the GD300-3.0 intelligent power domain. Jiefang Intelligent Power Domain is a collaborative architecture platform that integrates chassis bridge, satellite ground cloud, and includes four major platforms from bottom to top: power platform, controller platform, software platform, and cloud big data platform. The assembly platform is composed of CA6DV1 diesel engine, CA12TA300A integrated AMT, and lightweight 440 bridge, all of which are new generation products. The efficient integration of chassis and bridge provides users with a power domain product with a comprehensive efficiency greater than 49% for the first time. Based on this, we have built value growth points for users in six dimensions: intelligent efficiency, intelligent control, intelligent power, intelligent customization, intelligent monitoring, and intelligent services: leading the industry in fuel consumption by 3% to 5%, saving over 10000 yuan in annual operating costs; User insensitive gear shifting; 3000m plateau without reducing power, allowing users to enjoy a 15L driving experience; 2 million kilometers without performance degradation; Safe downhill at a speed of 80km/h; Achieve zero unplanned shutdowns and continuously provide users with green intelligent transportation solutions.
Qian Hengrong, Assistant General Manager of FAW Jiefang and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Powertrain Business Unit, introduced the evaluation standards for smart power domain products. This new standard is known as the "826 standard", which includes 8 intelligent benchmarks, 2 manufacturing benchmarks, and 6 design benchmarks. Among them, 8 intelligent standards, including intelligent collaborative control, intelligent perception, intelligent twin, intelligent diagnosis and repair, intelligent low-carbon, intelligent power, intelligent environmental protection, and intelligent maintenance, have reached benchmark level, which will save users 3% -5% fuel, reduce unplanned shutdowns by more than 90%, and achieve a lifespan of 2 million kilometers for B10. The two manufacturing benchmarks of lean machining and intelligent assembly have reached benchmark level, which will drive the key process capability index to be greater than 1.67 and lead the industry in processing accuracy level; Achieve a comprehensive efficiency of over 90% for the production line and a level of intelligent manufacturing greater than 4.0. Six design benchmarks, including comprehensive efficiency of the power domain, power TCO cost, combined braking of the power domain, reliability of the power domain assembly, lightweight assembly, and NVH of the entire vehicle, have reached benchmark level, which will make the comprehensive efficiency exceed 49%; The increase in user maintenance costs can be controlled below 3500 yuan per year; The vehicle's passing noise is less than 81 decibels; B10 has a lifespan of over 2 million kilometers; The total weight of the powertrain can be less than 5 kilograms per kilowatt; The maximum speed can exceed 70 kilometers per hour on a 6% slope.
The introduction of the "826 standard" has changed the traditional practice of designing and developing according to European and American standards, which is an important part of the transition from technology following to technology leading. According to this standard, the comprehensive score of Jiefang Smart Power Domain GD3.0 is 95 points, setting a benchmark for the first round of the smart power domain industry.
The automotive industry is adding momentum and surpassing the acceleration keys in Europe and America
Currently, the traditional commercial vehicle manufacturing industry is undergoing a new round of industrial upgrading centered on digitization and intelligence. The emergence of the world's first intelligent power domain product and evaluation standards is just at the right time. This is a happy event for FAW Liberation to deepen its transformation and achieve results, and also a major event for the high-quality development of China's automotive and internal combustion engine industries, which has attracted high attention from all sectors of society.
Xing Min, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association, commented that the release of GD300-3.0 products is of milestone significance for the development of China's internal combustion engine industry, marking a huge leap in China's independent powertrain products. With advanced product design concepts, it has pressed the accelerator button to surpass Europe and America, promoting China to truly achieve world leadership in the field of commercial vehicle powertrain; It has promoted the upgrading and transformation of China's internal combustion engine industry chain, integrated key resources upstream and downstream of internal combustion engines, and promoted the transformation of commercial vehicle powertrain from "chain" to "domain", marking the beginning of the "domain" era; The basic path for the development of China's power domain industry has been clarified, and intelligent technology has been integrated into the design architecture. Through highly coordinated software and hardware, industry leading and world leading product competitiveness has been built, establishing a benchmark for the development of the power domain industry, and opening a new chapter in the development of China's automotive industry.
Huang Zhen, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and academician of the CAE Member, said that under the background of the country's continuous deepening of the "dual carbon" strategy, FAW Jiefang has delivered a beautiful answer with a stunning smart power domain product, which fully reflects the responsibility of FAW Jiefang as "the eldest son of the national automobile", and fully reflects the profound accumulation of the independent innovation ability of Jiefang Power. He believes that the "826" standard is a successful exploration of internal combustion powertrain, clearly describing the development mode of commercial vehicle powertrain in the next stage, clarifying the basic path for powertrain to enter the "domain" era, and providing innovative solutions for the low-carbon development of China's automotive industry. At the same time, it also marks the transformation of China's internal combustion engine industry from following to leading, achieving transcendence.
Wuxi Vice Mayor Zhou Wendong stated that as the "eldest son of CRRC," FAW Jiefang, with its strong foundation, technological accumulation, and system capabilities, firmly shoulders the responsibility of revitalizing China's automotive industry and leads the Chinese commercial vehicle market with excellent results. The "Smart Power Domain Evaluation Standards" and the world's first "Liberation Smart Power Domain Product" released in Wuxi vividly illustrate that FAW Jiefang leads the industry The responsibility of entering the "world-class" market fully demonstrates the strength of FAW Liberation's Chinese national brand that adheres to craftsmanship and focuses on innovation. It will effectively expand the new value areas of China's commercial vehicle integration and development, and provide important opportunities for Wuxi's automotive and parts industry to climb and become stronger.
Deepening the Spectrum of Change: A New Chapter: Being a Good Leader in Industrial Revitalization
Behind every energy transformation and industrial upgrading, there is the sweat of countless independent and innovative enterprises like FAW Liberation. It is precisely this unremitting effort that drives China's automobile industry from small to large, from weak to strong, and from following to leading.
Hu Hanjie, Assistant General Manager of China FAW, Chairman and Party Secretary of FAW Liberation, introduced that during FAW Liberation's 70 years of independent research and development, he has always adhered to the original intention of revitalizing China's automotive industry, bravely shouldered the mission of becoming a bigger and stronger national automotive brand, and continuously promoted the advancement and iterative upgrading of FAW's complete vehicle and powertrain products with the times. Among them, as the core powertrain product of Jiefang Automobile, it has gone through stages 1.0 and 2.0 and officially entered stage 3.0. Not only does it signify significant achievements in the integration, transformation, and integration of the liberation and transmission industry, but it also marks a historic new breakthrough in the independent cause of the liberation powertrain. It has significant and far-reaching significance in supporting the continuous leadership of the liberation, promoting the international leadership of the national automotive industry, and promoting social prosperity.
Hu Hanjie also stated that FAW Jiefang has conducted in-depth research on industrial development trends and core pain points in the market, integrating cloud, software, controllers, and powertrain to provide more diversified solutions for users with the "Liberation Smart Power Domain". In the future, it will focus on the four major platforms of G, F, E, and H to comprehensively meet the power needs of commercial vehicles. Among them, the G power domain is composed of diesel, natural gas, hydrogen engines, AMT transmissions, drive axles Green low-carbon power domain products with domain controllers as the core; F power domain is a fuel cell engine, integrated electric drive bridge, and domain controller based zero carbon power domain product; E power domain is a pure electric zero carbon power domain product centered on batteries, integrated electric drive bridges, and domain controllers; The H power domain is a hybrid low-carbon power domain product centered on green low-carbon engines, power batteries, hybrid transmissions, drive axles, and domain controllers.
FAW Jiefang will also successively release G power domain products such as natural gas and hydrogen, and will launch the first products of F, E, and H power domain platforms in an orderly manner in 2024, providing users with richer and more diverse options. At the same time, we will continue to optimize the evaluation criteria for the smart power domain, providing more scientific guidance for promoting the independent development of China's power domain industry, and providing stronger support for the high-quality development of the national automotive industry.
A thousand sails race, and those who advance bravely win.
Facing the future, FAW Jiefang will continue to carry forward the spirit of struggle, bravely shoulder its independent mission, with extraordinary action and innovation, and strive tirelessly to become a "world-class automobile enterprise and a century old national automobile brand", contributing to the construction of a strong manufacturing and transportation country with liberation forces!
