1.6T domestic wing tiger delayed listing

2013 Escape recall half a year overseas four times, three times involving 1.6T engine "engine problem" has not yet made in China, domestic Escape equipped with imported engines <br> <br> Changan Ford is studying the 1.6T engine solutions to problems

The domestic Mie Tiger debuted at the end of October. The pre-sale price was announced at the Guangzhou Auto Show in late November. The dealers collected orders in December and formally went on the market in January of the next year... The domestically-made Mavericks listing process, which appeared to be a matter of course, was recently accidentally hit by a “recall”. Chaos. New Express reporter recently learned that the 1.6T domestic Maverick will be delayed until after the spring listing. The reason is related to the recent recall of 73,320 Mavericks overseas due to the risk of overheating due to the overheating of the 1.6TEcoboost engine. The fourth and four recalls were related to the 1.6T engine.

As Changan Ford has not yet realized the Ecoboost engine domestically, the future domestic Tiger will still be equipped with imported engines. This recall event has forced Changan Ford to wait for the 1.6T imported engine defect to be resolved before the 1.6T domestic Mavericks can be listed. Therefore, the 2.0T domestic winger had to "combat alone" and was listed separately from the 1.6T version. “We are studying the final solution for the 1.6T engine, and we will continue to launch the 2.0T Mavericks launch event.” The relevant person in charge of Changan Ford's public relations told Xin Express reporter.

Domestic Mavericks have been dragged down by overseas recalls

The pre-sale domestic tiger at the Guangzhou Auto Show was originally scheduled to be listed in January next year. During the auto show, a senior executive from Chang An Ford revealed to reporters: “After the general pre-sale price is announced, it will be listed in about a month.” Xin Express reporter later learned from the organizer of listing activities that the domestic Mikko listing activity has been selected next year. January.

The latest "recall" incident has added domestic Mavericks' time to market. An executive from Changan Ford said in an interview with reporters that the show car will arrive at the exhibition hall before the Spring Festival, but it is not willing to disclose the specific listing time. Later, the reporter interviewed dealers learned that the Wing Tiger car will indeed arrive at the store next month. Dealers predict that the new car will be listed after the Spring Festival.

Afterwards, the reporter once again called the organizer of the listing activity. The relevant person in charge stated that it had not been notified by the Changan Ford to reschedule, and the listing activity will still be held in Xiamen at the end of January. In addition, the relevant person in charge of Changan Ford's public relations, although not willing to disclose the specific time to market during an interview, but also made it clear that in the study of the 1.6T Maverick engine final solution, will still be held as scheduled 2.0T Maverick's listing activities. Comprehensive multi-party information can be basically judged, 2.0T Maverick will be listed before the Spring Festival "solo", 1.6T Maverick was forced to delay due to engine recall, the final time to market depending on Ford to solve the 1.6T engine defects may be.

In September of this year, the 2013 Mighty Tiger launched its third overseas recall. In the same month, the Mutalisan missed the list of the 240th batch of new MIITs that were subsequently announced. Instead, the listing of domestic Wings listed behind the Tigers entered the list. In mid-October, when the new car catalogue of the 241st Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was announced, the Escape Tiger finally entered the list. After wishing to enter the catalog, the domestic M-Tiger's listing process began to be smooth, and the recent recall has forced the domestic M-Tiger to postpone its listing again.

Chang'an Ford dealer told the reporter that originally it was good to have a show car at the end of November, but it is not until now that it will take until January. Dealers also revealed to reporters that if it is not because of problems with the accessories that need to be adjusted, for the manufacturers to produce hundreds of display vehicles, there is no problem with time, and there is no need to delay.

Domestic Mavericks have solved the first three recalls

"The problems that have occurred in the past have already been resolved. Faced with this problem that has just occurred, (China-made Tigers) will also be resolved." An executive who does not want to be named by Chang An Ford told reporters that the three previous recalls revealed the defects, the domestic tigers Already resolved. He said that Ford's products will be subjected to special rigorous testing in home-grown countries. "(Ford's models) problems may not occur in some countries, for example, after we find out here, we will solve it before going public."

The first recall of the 2013 Maverick in July this year was due to the improper position of the carpet mat, which may affect the brake system. The domestic Mugger only needs to redesign the carpet mat to solve the problem. The second recall that occurred in July was due to a defect in some of the 1.6T engine compartment fuel lines, which could cause rupture and lead to fuel leakage, posing a risk of fire. The problem was that Mighty Tiger purchased the defective fuel pipe produced by Bondi Automotive. It was reported that Bondi Automobile had repaired the defect of the fuel pipe and continued to supply the wing tiger. Whether or not domestic Mavericks continue to use the fuel pipes provided by Bondi is still unknown, but it is no longer a problem. The third recall occurred in September of this year. The reason is that the water plugs on some 1.6T engine cylinder heads are not properly installed and may loosen, causing loss of engine coolant and engine overheating. Glycol in the coolant may also burn. . It is understood that this problem is not due to the quality of spare parts. It is due to an erroneous installation. The domestic wing tiger can solve this problem by adjusting the method of component installation.

The fourth recall problem is more difficult to solve

Unlike the previous three recalls, which were caused by parts quality problems and improper installation methods, the fourth recall was due to the defects of the 1.6TEcoboost engine. Compared to the previous three recalls, it was more difficult to solve the problem, and the number of recalls was greater. From the point of view, the number of vehicles involved in the fourth recall is also more than double that of the previous three, which is almost half of the 2013 Maverick North America's total sales.

It is reported that the fourth recall was due to the overheating of the 1.6TEcoboost engine on the 2013 Maverick, which may cause leakage of flammable liquids. After exposure to high-temperature exhaust systems, it may be ignited or lead to fire risk. A spokesman for the Ford headquarters stated that at present, the company has not established a repair procedure and is working on solutions to prevent liquids from contacting high-temperature components.

The reporter learned that although the Mondeo domestic winner also has a 2.0TEcoboost engine, the Ecoboost engine is not yet domestically manufactured at Changan Ford, but it is only assembled with imported parts in China. Only when the Changan Ford Motor Co., Ltd., which is located in Chongqing, will be put into operation in June next year, it will officially supply the domestic Ecoboost engine. Different from the previous three times through the replacement of parts or adjustment of the installation method, the domestically-developed winged tiger with a 1.6T engine can be listed on the market, depending on when the Ford headquarters can solve the problem of “preventing liquid from contacting high-temperature components”. Or is one of the important reasons why Chang An Ford has been slow to disclose its specific time to market.

Capacity tight quotas are low

Although domestic Mighty Tigers were plagued by "recall" news before they were listed, their sales in the sub-sectors and their abundant configuration still caused their attention in the consumer sector. Xin Express reporter learned from Changan Ford dealers in Guangzhou that at present, a store can receive about 100 orders. “Now people who subscribe to Mighty Tigers will have to mention the car after July and August next year.” It is reported that people who are also booking Mighty Tigers need to increase their fares by 10,000 yuan if they want to offer cars earlier than others. In addition, Xin Express reporter also saw at the owners' forum of Mouton Tiger that in other cities across the country, distributors did not accept deposits from customers, and they directly increased their sales after listing.

Although Changan Ford has not officially announced the capacity planning of Mouton, Xin Express reporter learned from the dealer channel that Changan Ford has set a target of selling 2,000 vehicles next year for a distributor, of which Mouton’s sales ratio is 10%. The dealer told the reporter: “According to the task of 200 vehicles a year, we can only get close to 20 Wing Tigers every month, which is about the same as the volume of sharp imports. We have a lot of stores, and generally quotas. There is more, that is to say, the average number of shops in the country is estimated to be only 15 quotas. "According to such quotas, next year's sales of Mighty Tiger is likely to need to increase the price of queuing with the same as sharp imports.

The reporter also learned that Wing Tiger will jointly produce with the new Fox of the same platform at the second plant in Chongqing in the future. Due to the rapid sales situation, the new Fox production capacity is currently tight, and there will not be much room for production capacity left for the future tiger.

In addition, the Maverick Ecoboost engine is required to purchase imported parts and assembly, which will impose certain restrictions on its capacity increase. It is estimated that until the Chongqing engine plant is put into production in June next year, the production capacity of domestic Mugger Tigers will likely undergo major changes.

2013 Wing Tiger's four-time overseas recalls and reasons

On July 15, 2012, 10,000 cars were recalled. The position of the carpet mat was not correct and there was a possibility of affecting the brake system. On July 20, 2012, 11,500 vehicles were recalled. The 1.6T engine compartment had defective fuel lines in the engine room, which may cause rupture and lead to fuel leakage. There is a risk of fire. On September 5, 2012, 7,600 vehicles were recalled. The water plug on the 1.6T engine cylinder head was not properly installed, and it may be loosened, causing the loss of engine coolant and causing a fire. On November 30, 2012, 73320 vehicles were recalled, 1.6 Excessive overheating of the T engine, flammable liquids may leak and there is a risk of fire