German auto parts manufacturers are also starting to see China

Release time: 2023-02-14

According to German TV One, the rapid development of China's auto sales market has not only brought the three famous German auto brands to focus on China, but also the German auto parts manufacturers have the same interest in China and further moved their production and manufacturing to China.

At the Shanghai International Auto Show, the stands of German auto parts manufacturers are generally smaller than those of auto manufacturers. But China is the most critical sales market for them. For example, ZF Friedrichshafen AG has opened another factory in China. The boss, Wolf-Henning Scheider, said in detail: "In the next 18 months, people will open four more factories, and there are already 32 factories."

Like auto manufacturers, German auto parts manufacturers are all dominated by China. This is not only related to the sales volume in China, but also related to the rapid development trend of the sales market in China.

The automobile has further become a software project. Therefore, unlike the large and medium-sized auto parts manufacturers in the past, today's auto parts manufacturers are more like the research center.

Parts manufacturers see the new wireless communication network as an opportunity. BOSCH (Bosch), the leader of German auto parts, has many business processes in China. The back and forth cars from BOSCH assembly line are equipped with touch screen machine equipment. Customers can place order information according to the smart machine. For another example, some components of the Chinese automobile shared resource transport team will be presented by BOSCH. BOSCH management expressed that BOSCH will take two ways in the future, one is to follow the continuous improvement of automobile market sales, and the other is to attach importance to the efficient application of automobiles, such as the operation of automobiles in 24 hours.

While many jobs in Germany depend on diesel engines, China is heading for the future. Schaeffler, a small and medium-sized competitor that produces and manufactures car discs and rotating shafts, further designs products for the Chinese market. Schaeffler currently has 1500 product R&D staff in China, and will increase by 1000. In Europe, Schaeffler has implemented the current policy of saving, and 55000 positions related to auto parts will be canceled, of which 600 involve the positions of Schaeffler in four factories in Germany.

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