On December 16, the "Auto-Tire Cross-border Development Summit Forum" was held in Beijing。
The forum is sponsored by the Automotive Economic Development Research Branch of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineering and hosted by the Tire World Network, which can be described as a "cross-border cooperation".。
Cars and tires, originally the relationship between the vehicle and parts, the two are inseparable, why will become a "cross-border relationship"？
This is the question raised by some guests on the forum site, and it is also the place where many readers of the Tire World network are curious。
There is a gap between the two industries
If you ask a Chinese auto boss one question: How much do you know about the tire industry？
Most bosses would probably answer: Very little。
If the same question were asked of tire executives, what would they say？
"We gave a certain vehicle enterprise supporting many years, I know the name of the car company boss, but I do not know him.。"This is the answer of a boss of a tire company。
He said that familiar with the car company, basically are technical research and development personnel, including the vice president in charge of research and development。
The boss of a parts company, responsible for all aspects of the company, does not know a business relationship with the boss of the company, it seems very normal。
But this is an important client, so it's a little unconventional。
What is the cause of this situation？
According to the tire world network, this is related to the state's block management mechanism of the industry under the planned economy many years ago。
At the beginning, the management of automobiles was under the Ministry of Machinery, while the management of tires was under the Ministry of Chemical Industry。The two departments work separately, with little interaction。
The boss said he often attended conferences held by the rubber industry, but hardly attended those convened by the auto industry。
This also validates a readership phenomenon in professional media。
After long-term observation, Tire World network found that tire industry readers are mostly concerned about changes in the situation of peers or the dynamics of competitors, and less concerned about changes in the automotive market or the dynamics of the automotive industry。
Deep integration is the trend
Wang Xigao, former chairman of Jiangling Motor, participated in the roundtable discussion of the "Cross-border Forum" for the second time。
When he had a face-to-face discussion with the tire related ceos present, he had a deep feeling about the "cross-border" of the two industries。
"Before, I really never paid attention to tire companies。After attending this forum for the first time last year, I began to care about the situation of some tire companies supporting Jiangling。”
Wang Xigao revealed that after understanding, he found that independent enterprises such as Triangle Tire are not worse than foreign tire brands in terms of product quality and technical level。
"Chinese auto companies should really use more Chinese tire brands。"He said forcefully。
Tire World network learned that in developed countries, parts companies have the opportunity to participate in the research and development process of automobile companies from the beginning of product development, and there is a very good communication mechanism between vehicle companies。
Through the development of automobile enterprises, the product technology level of these parts suppliers will be a great step up, and keep pace with the technology improvement of vehicle enterprises。
At the same time, through this correlation mechanism, automobile companies can ensure the overall quality of vehicles, but also greatly save unnecessary waste of process resources。
It is understood that in China, after the Ministry of Machinery and the Ministry of Chemical Industry were abolished for many years, the two industries slowly woke up and gradually moved closer together。
Today, when the China Rubber Industry Association organizes some forums, it often invites experts from the China Automobile Industry Association to give keynote speeches。
This is a welcome phenomenon。Through the gradual integration of the industry, one day in the future, the automobile and tire industry may be becoming an organic whole, rather than "cross-border".。
