Analysis of the Midstream Industry of Car Body Stamping Parts

The midstream industry is a branch of the automotive parts industry and is located at the front end of the vehicle production process.

Auto body stamping parts often need to change with the changes in vehicle models, so stamping parts products have the characteristics of a wide variety and a long development cycle. However, unlike tires, brake pads and other consumable parts, body stamping parts products generally do not need to be replaced within the service life of the vehicle if they are operated correctly and maintained reasonably. Once the product is successfully developed and mass-produced, the product life cycle follows the life cycle of the vehicle and changes in market supply and demand, and the market demand is relatively stable.

In recent years, with the introduction of new models and the replacement of old models, the market space for auto body stamping parts has continued to expand.

At present, my country's auto body stamping parts industry has obvious cluster development characteristics. Following the development of the automobile industry cluster, it has formed regional industrial clusters such as the Yangtze River Delta, Southwest, Pearl River Delta, Northeast, Central China, and Bohai Rim, and has driven the development of upstream and downstream industrial chains. At the same time, companies in the industry have begun to focus on niche markets, such as large and complex product forming, small precision and high-speed product manufacturing, etc., giving full play to technical characteristics, taking advantage of each other, and taking the path of professional development. As the product positioning of enterprises becomes more professional and sophisticated, the products and technologies in certain segments have reached the international advanced level. For example, the key stamping parts inside the engine and gearbox have long relied on imports in the past. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Chinese enterprises began to make breakthroughs in this regard. The parts of some models have been successfully localized and started mass production and export.

Apply computer simulation to stamping product design, mold design, and process design to improve the design and manufacturing level of stamping molds, and improve the manufacturing quality and processing accuracy of stamping molds; 2) Improve the automation, digitization, and informatization level of stamping production, develop towards automation and unmanned production, and improve production efficiency; 3) Stamping forming equipment keeps up with the development trend of world stamping technology, and increases technology research and development and talent training.

Although there are many types of automotive body hardware stamping parts and the market space is large, the market is relatively fragmented and the industry concentration is low. From the perspective of the market structure, there are mainly three types of enterprises: the first type is the joint ventures of foreign automobile giants in China, which have relatively advanced production technology and occupy the leading position in the early market; the second type is the large-scale domestic private hardware stamping parts manufacturers represented by Huada Technology, Lianming Co., Ltd., Changqing Co., Ltd., etc., which have formed a certain scale, have independent stamping die design and manufacturing capabilities and cost competitiveness; the third type is a large number of small and medium-sized hardware stamping parts manufacturers, whose R&D capabilities, production technology, etc. are relatively weak, and the stamping die development capabilities are insufficient, and the benefits are relatively low.

At present, the main companies in my country's automobile body stamping parts market include Chuzhou Duoli Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., Huada Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Lianming Machinery Co., Ltd., Hefei Changqing Machinery Co., Ltd., Xiangxin Technology Co., Ltd., etc.