Remanufacturing of parts and components "Thunder and rain is small"

In recent years, China's enterprises that have entered the remanufacturing of auto parts have mushroomed, and only the remanufacturers of engines and their parts and components have reached more than 30, but due to the poor recovery of old parts and the high cost of remanufacturing. , Market awareness is low, Remanufacturing technology threshold is higher, policy bottleneck is difficult to break through and other factors, China's auto parts remanufacturing market expansion has been in a stagnant state. From May 26 to 27, at the "6th China Remanufacturing Summit" held in Beijing, the State Key Laboratory of Remanufacturing Technology of China, APRA, relevant government officials and international authoritative associations Representatives of automakers, remanufacturers, and remanufacturers have discussed and discussed hot topics such as export inspection and quarantine, product standards, import and export, warranty, old parts recovery and reverse logistics, and marketing challenges for auto parts remanufacturing.

Old imports still subject to policy constraints

The supply of remanufactured products is the focus of many remanufacturers. Judging from the current situation, independent remanufactured companies are hindering the recovery of old parts from the market. The recovery costs are high and there are many policy restrictions. Therefore, many companies look to import old ones. When it comes to remanufacturing old parts and the import and export of products, Shanghai Customs official Min Huading gave a detailed introduction of the latest developments in the import of pilot remanufactured products at customs ports and the import and export policies of mechanical and electrical products. He believes that in the issue of import and export of old parts required for the remanufacturing of auto parts, follow-up government policies have yet to be broken.

However, the difficulty of importing old parts of auto parts cannot be solved in the short term. Representatives from Cummins, SAIC General Motors and Volvo believe that the more realistic solution to the current problem of remanufactured old parts is to rely on the supporting channels of OEMs. "We believe that not only should this channel be used for the recycling of old parts, it should also become the main channel in the process of later remanufacturing products to the market." Lin Jing, general manager of Cummins parts business, said that the auto parts Remanufacturing is a systematic project, and all parties on this supply chain need to work together to advance smoothly.

Shanghai Lehman Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. has carried out 7 years of market exploration in the recycling of used parts. Zhang Yugang, manager of Shanghai Liman Auto Parts Co., Ltd., believes that the old parts of the original factory are mainly concentrated in repair shops, 4S shops, insurance companies, auto scrapping and dismantling companies, and imported old parts. “There are three major distribution centers for old automobiles in China: North (Hejian, Zhangzhou, Hebei), South (Guangzhou and surrounding cities), and Eastern (Shanghai); with the development of the domestic remanufacturing industry and the clustering effect of similar companies, A certain category of products will flow more to specific areas.” He said that the construction of reverse logistics channels is a long process, and the gradual expansion of old model databases is also a cumulative process.

Warranty issues for remanufactured products are equally important

In the maintenance market, how to allow consumers to accept the quality of remanufactured products and ensure that consumers do not harm their rights when using remanufactured products is also a problem that many remanufactured parts and components companies must face.

Yao Jianxun, director of remanufacturing business of Dusit (Shanghai) Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd., believes that companies need to make a thorough analysis of the risks and impacts of using remanufactured products during the warranty period, and they must consider the actual use requirements of remanufacturing during the warranty period from multiple perspectives. Achieve reasonable use.

The definition of the quality of remanufactured parts is also the focus of everyone’s attention. Regarding the argument that the quality of remanufactured parts and components should be equivalent to new parts, the participating guests believed that the quality here should emphasize the performance index rather than the product life, because the life of remanufactured products does not need to be the same as the new ones. "But the best way to re-manufacture a product that wins the market's final acceptance in quality is to have the original supplier engage in the remanufacturing of this part, because it knows more about the key technologies and performance indices in the development and use of the product. "One vehicle company representative said. Another vehicle company representative stated that it is necessary to strengthen the promotion of mainstream after-sales service channels such as 4S stores and large-scale service stations in order to increase consumer awareness of remanufactured products.

Engine and its parts

Remanufacturing is more successful

In recent years, the remanufacturing and promotion of engines and their parts and components in China has been proceeding smoothly. Weichai, China National Heavy Duty Truck, Xichai, Yuchai, FAW and other companies have invested a large amount of funds for the remanufacturing of engines. Currently, in this field, the company has formed a line of technical development at all levels and effective recycling and marketing. Operation mode.

Ge Hong, the deputy general secretary of the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association, who is in charge of the remanufacturing business, introduced that, in recent years, the association and the relevant ministries and commissions and related companies have cooperated and coordinated, and the engine remanufacturing work is proceeding in an orderly manner in accordance with the “Recommissioning Plan for Internal Combustion Engines”. . She said that from the perspective of future development goals, during the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, internal combustion engine remanufacturing will rely on the diversification of cooperation models and diversification of industrial capital, in the areas of efficient green cleaning technology equipment, surface engineering technology, nondestructive testing and life assessment, “Oil-to-gas” emissions upgrades, as well as key developments in several internal combustion engine remanufacturing projects such as fuel injection systems, superchargers, and aftertreatment systems. "At the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the entire industry will form a production capacity of 500,000 units of remanufacturing machinery. The industrial scale will reach 45 billion yuan, and the supporting service industry will reach 15 billion yuan, saving 600,000 tons of metal annually and saving 500,000 yuan. Ton of standard coal, reducing the cost of end-use consumer 15 billion yuan." Ge Hong said.

At present, China's auto parts remanufacturing industry still cannot develop rapidly in the short term, but with the continuous support of national policies and the drive of circular economy-oriented economy, as the world's largest automotive consumer market, China's auto parts remanufacturing market The growth is still expected by all parties in the industry.