AMT market competition tends to become fierce

At present, the global market has more than 1.4 million units of heavy-duty AMT automatic transmissions. More than 50% of commercial vehicles in the European market are equipped with AMT systems, and 20% of commercial vehicles in the United States are equipped with AMT systems. In 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China issued the “Directives for Investment in Technological Advancement and Technological Transformation of the Automotive Industry (2010)”, which encourages the development of automatic control mechanical transmissions (AMTs) for commercial vehicles and specifies specific technical conditions for the future development of AMT. The tone.

AMT is called Automated Mechanical Transmission, and Chinese is called mechanical automatic transmission. It has the advantages of high transmission efficiency, low cost, easy manufacturing, etc., as well as automatic transmission function with convenient operation. Moreover, as the price of domestic refined oil products continues to climb, how to reduce operating costs in order to minimize the losses caused by rising oil prices is the most important issue for commercial vehicle operators. Therefore, the transmission purchasing standards involving the fuel economy index are extremely important. AMTs that are easy to operate and have low fuel consumption are attracting more and more attention. All transmission manufacturers are aware of the broad market prospects of AMT, and they all want a share of the market. The competition is also heating up.

Foreign brands take the lead

Most of the Chinese users' initial knowledge of AMT originated from ZF and its technology is relatively mature. 10 years ago, ZF headquarters began to research and develop AMT transmissions. Today, the ZF series AS Tronic has a wide range of applications in the commercial vehicle sector. Prior to the small-batch application in Shanghai and other places, the advantages of AMT's high fuel economy, low maintenance cost, safety and comfort, and ease of operation have been brought into full play. Wolfgang Schilha, chairman of ZF Transmission Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., said that “in countries that have adapted to AT, it is difficult for AMT to seize the market, but China and Brazil, which are commonly used in manual boxes, will be the largest market for AMT in the future.” ZF Indeed, China is also one of the most important markets in China and spare no effort to promote AMT in China. It is reported that ZF AMT products will begin to be used in large quantities in the Chinese market in 2011 and will be gradually domesticated in the future.

ZF heavy truck 12 files AMT
ZF Heavy Duty Truck 12-speed AMT

Da Wenkai, president of Eaton Vehicle Group, believes that Eaton AMT's strength lies in its "better fuel economy and durability." According to reports, there are currently more than 300,000 Eaton AMTs operating in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and China. Obviously, they also hope to extend the successful experience of other countries to the Chinese market. The Eaton AMT has a long history of development. The development of AMT products began in 1985, but it was not long before it was introduced to the Chinese market. In 2009, JI 2010 introduced medium-sized 6-speed AMT and heavy-duty AMT. Eaton told reporters that "heavy AMT and the two domestic well-known heavy truck OEMs complete the project."

Eaton UltraShift® PLUS Automatic Transmission (AMT)
Eaton UltraShift® PLUS Automatic Transmission (AMT)

After the independent brand is not willing to be

As the leader of large and medium-duty commercial vehicle transmissions, dental caries have taken the first step in the development of AMT. The research and development of dental carousel AMT products began in 2007 and was introduced to the market in 2008. The caries AMT is based on manual mechanical transmission MT. Through the TCU control selection, shift and clutch operation, automation. As the Lujiang brand mechanical transmission has been used by hundreds of thousands of users at home and abroad, its reliable, durable, fuel-efficient and easy-to-manage quality has won high recognition from the industry. Therefore, the user base and cost-effectiveness will be their biggest advantage in promoting AMT.

Dental caries 16 series
Dental caries 16 series

Fast, who has been dominating the domestic heavy-duty vehicle transmission market, teamed with WABCO to jointly announce the FAST heavy-duty AMT transmission at the 2011 Shanghai International Auto Show, officially announcing its entry into the AMT market. It is reported that FAST heavy-duty AMT automatic transmission (F-shift) has undergone many years of development and has completed various conditions such as high temperature, plateau, alpine and mountainous areas, various road conditions and various load tests in 500,000 kilometers, and Trials were carried out on test cars of some main engine factories. At present, FAST heavy-duty AMT automatic transmissions have been formed with an annual production capacity of 10,000 units. Fast chairman Li Dakai stated that “With the upgrading of China’s auto market, AMT’s application prospects are getting wider and wider, and it is expected that the market coverage will reach 20% in the next five years.”

The multinational parts and components group is carrying its advanced technology. The domestic brands rely on the price advantage of the Jedi to fight back. It is foreseeable that the competition in the AMT market will intensify in the future. Whoever will gain in this, and who will lose out, we will wait and see.

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