Honda's 2014 domestic hybrid new engine for next year

Honda China’s Minister Kurashiki Seiji has recently stated that Honda will accelerate the introduction of new powertrain technology into China and will accelerate the adoption of hybrid power technology through localization. Specifically, Honda will implement the localization of hybrid vehicles in 2014. Starting next year, all of the products in China will be retrofitted with a new generation of engines.

Two imported hybrid vehicles listed

Makoto Shiraishi said: "We will actively launch new models equipped with new hybrid systems." After the introduction of the Honda Hybrid CRZ on the market in the first half of this year, Honda announced two hybrid models - the Fit Hybrid The INSIGHT hybrid was officially launched and the two vehicles were sold in sales channels of Guangzhou Automobile Honda and Dongfeng Honda.

The Fit Hybrid is based on the petrol version Fit. After equipped with a hybrid system equipped with a 1.3-liter engine, the combined fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only 4.7 L. The market guide price for the Fit Hybrid is 179.98 million yuan; the other vehicle, INSIGHT, is Honda. The hybrid models that were introduced earlier are also equipped with a hybrid system equipped with a 1.3-liter engine. The combined fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is 4.4L, and the market price of INSIGHT is 209,800 yuan.

“How to make hybrid vehicles more acceptable to customers, we believe that one of the factors is the localization of production. Honda is actively promoting various tasks and hopes to start producing hybrid vehicles in China in 2014. We will fully promote hybrid power. Local production, R&D, etc., of the models," said Kuroshiki Seishi.

At present, Toyota has already achieved the local production of hybrid vehicles, but the core of the hybrid powertrain will not be realized until 2015. Kurosaki Makoto did not indicate whether the hybrid powertrain made in China in 2014 was made domestically.

Localization speed

Masahiro Shiraishi said that Honda is accelerating the process of localization in China. Next year, the production cars of Concept C and Concept S, which were built specifically for the Chinese market, will be officially made domestically. In addition, Honda plans to start shipping next-generation engines for all of its products from next year. The goal of Masahiro Shiraishi is "to achieve fuel economy performance No. 1 at all levels."

In terms of product design, Honda decided to establish a design center in China because it was often accused of new products not being close to Chinese consumers. At present, Honda China has started recruiting talent for the upcoming China Design Center. It is expected that the temporary studio will be put into use during the year. By then, Honda's new products will listen more and more to the voice of Chinese consumers.