According to reports, Daimler and Volvo are considering joint development of engines, in order to reduce development costs.
According to the German Automobilwoche report No. 6 this month, the two companies are considering joint development costs internal combustion engine. But this is just the beginning of a dialogue, a statement from the official announcement is premature.
If the two companies to jointly develop powertrain, they will be able to reduce the investment burden and economies of scale. Perhaps you see this message would be very surprised, why should Benz and Volvo jointly developed it?
1. Daimler has been jointly developed the traditional internal combustion engine
[ 123] in the field of research and development of automobile, Daimler has been the tradition in cooperation with other manufacturers, such as Daimler remains before a good working relationship with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Nissan’s premium brand Infiniti on used Mercedes-Benz 2.0T engine, while the 1.3T engine used on the cash-Benz a-class is a product of cooperation between the two companies, so Mercedes-Benz in fact, has been the tradition to develop engines with other companies.
2. The engine is a spent force, need strong combination
current, conventional internal combustion engines already a spent force, the future is certainly pure electric vehicles, new energy vehicles in the world, and therefore the cost of internal combustion engine manufacturers to develop large, high-risk thing alone. Earlier, Volvo has announced that no development of diesel engines, engine cash will be officially discontinued in 2023, will increase investment in the automotive sector in favor of new energy.
But now, in an internal combustion engine to the transition phase of the new energy vehicles, in order to maintain the competitiveness of their products, there must be strong enough strength of the internal combustion engine, and therefore Mercedes-Benz chose to partner with Volvo to develop, but also a powerful combination things are beneficial to both sides.
3 between Daimler and auspiciousPartnership
As we all know, Geely Holding has acquired a percentage of equity Volvo 100, while Geely Group has acquired a 10 percent stake in Daimler, Daimler’s largest single shareholder, and therefore bilateral cooperation there is a good foundation. And the two sides have expanded cooperation in the field of electrification, such as the two sides each hold 50 percent of electric Smart.
4. future, Volvo, Ruths, collar grams or will be equipped with Mercedes-Benz engines paragraph [ 123] reported that Volvo and Mercedes-Benz co-developed engine, in addition to Mercedes-Benz, Volvo use, perhaps even with a gram on the collar, and the Ruths’s model, if that’s the case, then the Chinese consumers will be blessed, g collar can buy Mercedes-Benz models with engine bargain prices.
5. Cooperation between automobile manufacturers will be more closely
In fact, in recent years, we found that cooperation between the automobile manufacturers are getting closer. In addition to Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover also began working with electric car batteries, engine shared. Therefore, cooperation powertrain business is expected to become more active in the age of electricity.