DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE )--The "Global and China New Energy Vehicle VCU Industry Report, 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The VCU market size is related to the output of new energy vehicles. By 2025, China new energy vehicle VCU market size will hit RMB5.03 billion (including self-supply of automakers).
OEMs gradually realize independent supply amid the competitive landscape of VCUs for new energy passenger cars
The VCU is the `brain` of new energy vehicles. In the early development stage of China's new energy vehicle industry, VCUs were mainly supplied by foreign vendors. Afterwards, domestic automakers and automotive electronics suppliers have gradually mastered core technologies, so that their industrialization capabilities were greatly improved.
For example, BYD has fully realized independent supply of VCUs, Geely has continuously increased the proportion of self-produced VCUs to about 60%, almost 80% of Changan Automobile's VCUs are produced by itself, and Chery can produce more than 90% of its own VCUs.
The VCUs of some OEMs or some models are purchased from third-party suppliers like UAES, Bosch, Continental, Denso, G-Pulse Electronics Technology, Atech, Hefei Softec Auto Electronic, Hangsheng Electronics, etc. Suppliers can provide their own software and hardware directly to OEMs, or they can be the foundries of OEMs.
Lightweight promotes the development of `electric drive + electric control + VCU` integrated system
In order to cater to the development trend of electrified, intelligent and lightweight vehicles, VCUs will tend to be highly integrated in the future. OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers have launched `all-in-one` electric drive systems, containing VCUs.
To further reduce the weight of new energy vehicles, improve product performance and ride comfort, BAIC started to try highly integrated products, followed by GM, Huawei, BYD, etc.. `Electric drive + electronic control + VCU` integrated systems have become the focus of OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
In September 2021, FinDreams Powertrain under BYD launched the `eight-in-one` electric powertrain, which deeply integrates drive motor, motor controller, reducer, automotive charger, DC converter, power distribution box, VCU, and battery manager.
One of the main purposes of BYD's `eight-in-one` integrated system is to reduce the weight of electric vehicles. It can realize the sharing of external high-voltage filters, external interface filter circuits and high-voltage sampling, as well as the in-depth integration of system DC, OBC, power distribution, transformers, inductors and VCU/BMC/MCU chips, so that an H-Bridge, transformers and a lot of high-voltage wiring harness are unnecessary, the magnetic module size is reduced by 40%, the overall volume is cut down by 16% (which can expand the riding space or increase the battery capacity), and the weight is slashed by 10% (which can further reduce power consumption).
In July 2021, Changan Automobile released the second-generation electric drive integrated system, which combines seven components: VCU, high-voltage junction box, motor controller, DC converter, charger, motor, and reducer. Compared with the first-generation `three-in-one` (integrated motor, electronic control, and reducer) system, the second generation has been significantly improved in comprehensive performance, with the size reduced by 5%, the weight reduced by 10%, the power density increased by 37%, and the efficiency improved by 5%.
Changan Automobile expects to mass-produce next-generation super integrated electric drive in the second quarter of 2022, and which will be first deployed on C385, the first strategic model of the dedicated electric platform (EAP1).
The New Energy Vehicle VCU Industry Report, 2021 mainly studies the following contents:
1.1 Automotive ECU/DCU Controller Industry
1.2 VCU for New Energy Vehicles
1.3 New Energy Vehicle VCU Market Size
1.4 New Energy Vehicle VCU Market Pattern
2.2 The Upstream Core Component MCU in Short Supply
2.3 Midstream of Industry Chain: VCU Design and Development
2.4 Downstream New Energy Vehicle Industry
3.1 Impact of EEA Reform on VCU
3.2 From VCU Integration to Electric Drive System
3.3 VCU is Integrated in Domain Controller
3.4 Main Technical Direction of VCU under the Trend of Vehicles Control Domain
4.1 VCU Structure of Major Automakers (1)
4.2 VCU Structure of Major Automakers (2)
4.3 Layout of OEMs in the VCU Field
4.8.2 Vehicles Control System of GAC NE
5. VCU Solutions of Tier 1 Suppliers
5.16 Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute
5.19.1 Infineon's VCU for new energy vehicle & HCU Solution
5.19.3 VCU of Hefei Softec Auto Electronic
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