I heard that Jianghuai and Cummins want to establish a joint venture? fake! !

Recently, a news report about Jianghuai Automobile’s joint venture with Cummins has attracted the attention of the author.

According to the report, “In recent days, industry insiders have reported that Cummins will establish a new engine manufacturing enterprise with a joint venture with JAC. Its main product will be a large-displacement heavy-duty engine. This is undoubtedly a domestic commercial vehicle industry. "Big news." If the news is true, what does this mean for Cummins and JAC? Why do the two sides cooperate?" ("If the news is true," this statement itself deviates from the objective principle of news. Author note)

The report seems to be said: "Heavy-duty trucks have Man, liberated there is Xichai, Shaanxi Automobile has Weichai, Dongfeng and Futian have Cummins. Therefore, there are not many excellent cooperative partners left for Cummins, and JAC is currently The most appropriate in the market, the same reason, Jianghuai optional cooperation partners are not many, if not limited to exclusive agreement, or simply do not want to joint venture. So JAC and Cummins cooperation can be said to be the best combination."

The first commercial vehicle network for the first time to call the Cummins (China) relevant person in charge. The person in charge clearly told the reporter that the contents of the report were completely untrue. “The cooperation between Jianghuai and Cummins is very large. The two sides are also exploring the possibility of further deepening the cooperation. However, the joint venture to build factories has so far not been put on the agenda.”

The first commercial vehicle network learned that the cooperation between Cummins and JAC has been in-depth for many years. The products of JAC's commercial vehicles have been assembled with Cummins engines in series, including ISF2.8/3.8 series light engines and ISG series heavy-duty trucks. Engine and so on. In particular, Cummins's ISF2.8/3.8 series light diesel engines are widely installed on JAC light commercial vehicles (including JAC light trucks and Jianghuai-Singapore Europe-based light passengers), and their market reputation is very good.

However, although the cooperation between Jianghuai and Cummins is very large and the cooperation is relatively tacit, the analysis of the first commercial vehicle network believes that the possibility of joint ventures between the two parties is actually very small (at least for now). JAC already has a joint venture engine company, namely Anhui Jianghuai Navistar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Navistar, which mainly produces 2.8L, 3.2L and 4.8L diesel engines. (7.2L engine is still in the prototype stage. ). In the joint venture between Jianghuai and Navistar, it was hoped to introduce Navistar heavy-duty truck technology and heavy-duty engine products, but the National Development and Reform Commission has not passed the approval (heavy truck vehicle joint venture + heavy-duty engine introduction project); if it is built with Cummins again At the plant, Jianghuai is equivalent to “hands” two Chinese and foreign engine joint ventures. Under the current national policy of strictly controlling the production capacity of automobiles and engines, can this be confirmed through national approval?

"The matter of establishing a joint venture has not been put on the agenda at all." The above-mentioned person in charge of Cummins reiterated to the reporter of the first commercial vehicle network.