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When many traditional car companies unanimously say that they are optimistic about the development prospect of electric vehicles, the road of enterprise transformation has been opened one after another, and adopt the mode of self-built platform. But Toyota, one of the largest traditional car companies and with deep technological expertise in the new energy sector, has been revealed that its new energy vehicles in China are not built by themselves.

According to Wu Pei, a well-known auto blogger, BYD is providing Toyota with the design, development and production of electric vehicles. In other words, the brand's future pure electric new cars from the underlying technology, electronic control systems, motors and batteries and other core technology, will be fully responsible for and independently completed by BYD, the latter will only "change the standard." At present, the first stage of the model has been basically completed and the road test has been carried out.

In fact, as early as November 2019, BYD signed a joint venture agreement with Toyota to set up a research and development company for pure electric vehicles. After the formal establishment of the joint venture, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and BYD Co., Ltd. will each hold a 50% stake in the joint venture. The joint venture company is mainly engaged in the design and development of pure electric vehicles and their components, import and export and sales of pure electric vehicles and components, components and assemblies, after-sales service and related consulting services.

According to the agreement reached between Toyota and BYD on the establishment of a joint venture research and development company for pure electric vehicles, the new company established by the two sides will carry out the design, research and development of pure electric vehicles and the platforms and parts used for the vehicles.

According to an official document from BYD, the cooperation includes the joint development of pure electric models for cars and low-chassis SUV, as well as power batteries for these products. Future products will use the Toyota brand and are scheduled to be launched in the Chinese market by 2025.

Judging from the current revelations, the new car will be fully responsible and independently completed by BYD in terms of underlying technology, electronic control system, motor, battery and other core technology, causing heated discussion among many netizens. If it is only because the BYD model is marked Toyota, the change in positioning obviously can not be recognized by consumers.

Of course, in addition to Toyota brand BYD, there are also joint ventures with many multinational car companies to build new brands and new models, the most typical of which is the momentum car in cooperation with Daimler-Benz. Although the new car as a whole appears to be based on BYD models, at least it is not the Daimler Mercedes-Benz brand, but the new brand jointly created by both sides.

However, by virtue of its own continuous development, BYD has been promoted to the technology leader in the domestic and global new energy vehicle industry, and has been able to cooperate with many multinational car companies such as Toyota and Daimler. established its position in the new energy market.

In addition, Wu Pei leaked information also mentioned that in addition to BYD will be "contract manufacturing" Toyota, another independent Chery is also carrying out "contract manufacturing" for a German car company. Some analysts pointed out that the German car company is actually a Skoda brand. However, these revelations have not been replied and confirmed by the relevant enterprises.

Perhaps when the development of domestic new energy vehicles continues to accelerate, as well as the reasons for double integration, many car companies still developing pure electric platforms accelerate the layout of domestic new energy vehicles. Compared with self-research, OEM is undoubtedly the fastest and most time-saving mode.

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