Recently, the news of the official offline production of concept S1 came, and will be formally put on the market in April. The BAUUN 630 of GM Wuling will also be on the market soon, and Dongfeng Nissan’s joint venture brand Qichen will gradually have the trend of mass production. . After seeing the two joint ventures' own brands at the Guangzhou Auto Show booth, some issues have been swirling in the head of the editors, most of them worrying about the development of the joint venture's own brands.

As a joint-venture independent brand, the editors do not know how to define this upcoming S1, the appearance of the vehicle to the engine group can clearly see the old style of Sidi, just in the headlights, front grille and tail Subtle adjustments. From the R&D team of S1, it seems that Japan also has the decision-making power. The S1 R&D team is composed of China and Japan. Chinese R&D personnel are responsible for most of the R&D work. The Japanese experts are responsible for guiding and monitoring. The main reason is that the Chinese R&D personnel are still young and have 50 years of R&D experience. Compared with Japanese experts, their capabilities and experience are still insufficient.

According to some news, the main R&D parts of the entire S1 R&D process are interiors, lighting, and appearance. The engine is equipped with Honda's 1.3L and 1.5. The gearbox is also the same 5-speed manual and 5-speed automatic as Fit. This really makes Xiao Bian always have doubts, this is a new joint venture model or an independent research and development.

In China, it is not uncommon for independent brands that have always been committed to development. Chery, the Great Wall, Jianghuai, etc. are also growing up step by step in the process of independent research and development. However, in the overall automotive market, joint venture brands have been steadily occupying a dominant position. However, if you think about it, it is understandable. In previous years, due to the immaturity of technology, there has been no shortage of complaints about independent brands, and their reputation has only improved in recent years. Through joint venture research and development, taking the stone from other hills may be a new way for the development of independent brands.

Take GAC as an example, in the past three years, through the vehicle design, parts procurement and production process, the company has gradually accumulated experience in building a vehicle. It has occupied a considerable part of the market share and accumulated a large amount of funds through car sales. It has been established in recent years. A set of independent research and development system has gradually cultivated a mature team to lay a solid foundation for future research and development. It is quite difficult to take the road of independent research and development. After all, we have started more than 50 years later than the level of the automotive industry in neighboring developed countries. This gap cannot be made overnight. The joint ventures such as Guangqi Honda follow similar "three-step" routes: technology introduction, digestion and Absorb - joint development - independent development. In fact, this is also the original intention of the country to promote the joint venture in the automotive industry. We hope that China can learn advanced technology from foreign countries through joint ventures, and use it for my own purposes, and eventually develop its own vehicle development capability.

Perhaps S1 disappointed us, but the second and third models developed in the future may see significant progress. The path of joint venture autonomy undoubtedly gave a brand-new road to the development of the domestic automobile industry. However, it must be borne in mind that the stones of other hills can be used to erode jade, but if they are too dependent on them, they will always live under the snort of his mountain.