AITO asked Jiexin why the new M7 delivered the ＂vertical volume＂ Huawei Cyrus model successfully
One month after the launch of AITO’s new M7, the number of Dading exceeded 80,000, quickly becoming a strong dark horse in the new energy vehicle market. It is worth mentioning that in October, the AITO’s new M7 series delivered 12,700 new cars, of which 10,547 new cars were delivered by AITO’s new M7, and the delivery of a single model exceeded 10,000 in a single month, a record high. Recently, Cyrus Auto executives said in an interview that from supply chain to production and manufacturing, Cyrus Auto is going all out to achieve "vertical volume" of production and delivery.
The technological integration innovation behind the product boom
As the first sample to explore the new model of the industry, the successful creation of the AITO Q & A series is inseparable from the cooperation between Huawei and Cyrus, and what the two sides have come up with is basically the "baby" of the family.
According to sources familiar with Huawei’s cooperation with Sailis, Sailis has invested more than 20 billion yuan in the field of new energy vehicles in the past few years, and more than 12 billion yuan in the AITO project alone; Huawei’s research and development in automotive-related technologies began as early as 2009, with an annual R & D investment of about 10 billion yuan and direct R & D personnel exceeding 7,000.
Especially in terms of range extension technology, compared with Huawei, which has its own halo, Cyrus, which is not visible in cooperation, has applied its most advanced technology to the world series of products. For example, the core range extender in the power system, Cyrus Automobile has been developed to the third generation, with a maximum oil-electricity conversion rate of 3.44kWh/L and a thermal efficiency of over 41%. Cyrus’s intelligent range extension control system, which is the first in the industry, can independently identify more than 900 travel scenarios, perform accurate matching, realize the adaptability of the whole season, and continuously carry out OTA upgrades to improve AI learning ability. It has 1,000 + patents worldwide.
Since 2016, Cyrus Automobile has been focusing on the layout of multi-technology routes, pioneering pure electric range extension technology, and developing the Super Electric Drive Intelligent Technology Platform (DE-i), which has realized a multi-technology route solution suitable for pure electric and range extension, establishing a pioneer and leader position in the range extension route of new energy vehicles.
In terms of vehicle design, taking AITO’s new M7 as an example, Cyrus and Huawei invested 500 million yuan in upgrades. Cyrus re-matched the body and rebuilt the welding production line. The high-strength steel and aluminum alloy accounted for 80.6% of the vehicle, and the submarine-grade thermoformed steel accounted for 24.4%, far exceeding the industry level. A total of 100 + vehicle safety tests, 10,000 + simulation analysis times, and 1,000,000 + simulation analysis cores were invested in the development process, truly achieving a leading safety structure of the same level.
In the earlier AITO M5, the two sides carried out bold technological innovation, and the products adopted an all-aluminum alloy chassis to achieve a million-dollar luxury car configuration. Compared with the traditional steel chassis, it can bring the lightweight effect of the whole vehicle, with greater stiffness and strength, more stable and safe handling performance, and improved driving confidence and ride comfort.
In the process of developing the AITO M5 smart driving version, various components such as lidar need to be added. Relying on the improvement of the vehicle design, the industry-leading results such as no increase in vehicle weight, battery life improvement, and NVH improvement have been achieved. When the AITO M5 standard version was released, it caused quite a stir in the industry. The intelligent range extension technology jointly created by the two engines allowed the model to increase the cruising range again under the condition of unchanged hardware, reaching an astonishing 1455 kilometers, far exceeding other competitors in the industry.
Process innovation to create high-quality products
The deep integration of Cyrus and Huawei has innovatively created a complete set of intelligent development, intelligent manufacturing and testing systems. Starting from research and development, testing standards have been strengthened, the sample size of testing has been increased, and the testing time has been lengthened, which is 4 times that of the industry. In addition to the three-high test outside the field, it also simulates various climate environments in the field to do functional, performance and durability tests.
In terms of supplier factory inspection, power batteries, range extenders and other power core components are subject to special project control. Each component of the supplier’s factory must undergo 100% automated testing, and the test data is transmitted to the Saili Automotive Smart Factory in real time to ensure that every component shipped to Sailis Automobile is 100% qualified, and the whole process is automated to remove human factors.
After the vehicle is off the assembly line, it has achieved 100% full inspection of the vehicle, and through independent research and development of automated detection technology, a comprehensive physical examination of each car is carried out. Through the whole body "CT scan", more than 400 functions and more than 4,000 signal interactions of the vehicle are automatically tested, and the test data is uploaded to the cloud in real time to achieve "one car, one physical examination report" to ensure that every car that leaves the factory is 100% qualified.
In addition, Sailis Automobile has also completed the construction of the end-cloud integrated platform, covering the whole product life cycle. With the blessing of "digital intelligence productivity", the end-cloud integrated platform runs through the process of research, production, supply, sales and service, and opens up the "artery" of the network ecosystem to cover the whole life cycle. Continuously use big data, artificial intelligence and other technologies to upgrade the intelligent network ecosystem, and help all models to land with high quality and empower smart travel.
By seamlessly integrating Huawei’s industry-leading technology with the vehicle structure and various electronic and electrical architectures, and quickly introducing it to the market, the soft power of Sailis Automotive has been ignored by the industry for a long time.
Fully trust each other and lay a solid foundation for cooperation
Analysts believe that, as Huawei’s earliest cooperation partner with the most complete channels, the richest product line, and the most investment, the smart car model pioneered by Sailis Automobile and Huawei has fully verified the correctness of the cooperation model and the leadership of cooperation efficiency through the success of AITO’s products.
The smart car model is different from any previous model. It requires enterprises with super product understanding, super execution, and super fighting spirit to fully trust and cooperate closely. From the beginning of the development of the AITO series, the model design has fully covered the range extension and pure electric technology routes, creating a differentiated high-end smart luxury product matrix.
A little-known detail is that the bosses of Huawei and Cyrus often call in the middle of the night to discuss product details, and the R & D personnel of both sides can hand over the product improvement plan to the management’s desk the next day. In all aspects of R & D, products, services, etc., communication discussions at all levels of the two sides are also held regularly and irregularly. Before the new product is launched, the teams of both sides jointly test drive places such as Sichuan West more times to test the new car’s performance ability and strive to present the best product.
Relying on their leading advantages in their respective technical fields, Cyrus and Huawei launched three AITO Q & A series models in just one year. After the new AITO Q & A M7 detonated the market, the AITO Q & A M9, which combines the latest technical achievements of both parties, will be officially unveiled, triggering more expectations from users. At the same time, the "AITO Q & A Sales Service Joint Working Group" established by Cyrus Automobile and Huawei is fully responsible for end-to-end closed-loop management of marketing, sales, delivery, service, and channels. This mechanism further improves the management of Q & A sales, channels, and services, and enhances user experience.
From product definition to after-sales services, the whole process of cooperation has created the first explosion in the smart car business. Huawei’s intelligent advantage and the vehicle strength of Sailis Automobile have made the smart car model a phenomenon in the new energy automobile industry. The market value of Sailis has also risen all the way, ranking among the top three new energy vehicle companies in China. With popular products to drive the growth of enterprises, the cooperation between the two parties is also expected to create more new records in the industry in the future.
At present, Cyrus Auto and Huawei have formed a long-term, stable and solid cooperative relationship. Under the broader vision of each other’s empowerment, the persistent exploration and resilience shown by both sides will promote cooperation to continue to make new breakthroughs. (Photo: courtesy of Cyrus)