Time:2026-10-06Reading:537Second
According to Nikkei Chinese website, Suzuki is expanding the use of Chinese made components. After pure electric vehicle batteries, Suzuki's next-generation ADAS advanced driving assistance system will also be equipped with semiconductor products from Chinese AI chip company Horizon Robotics.
It is reported that Suzuki's light electric vehicle "e-Sky", which will be launched in Japan in November, uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries produced by BYD's subsidiary. This is the second time that Chinese enterprise batteries have been used, following Suzuki's electric vehicle "e Vitara" produced in India.
After being equipped with BYD's battery, the e-Sky has a range of 310 kilometers and a starting price of about 2.12 million yen (about 90000 yuan), which is lower than the Japanese price of the BYD Racco (Sea Otter) in the same class.
In terms of intelligent driving chips, Suzuki's next generation ADAS will adopt products from Horizon Robotics. In the semiconductor field that determines ADAS performance, giants such as NVIDIA have higher product prices, and adopting Horizon Robotics can significantly reduce costs. Moreover, Horizon has accumulated rich experience in mass production applications in the Chinese market, and Toyota and Volkswagen are also adopting its chips.
In fact, Suzuki's choice is not an isolated case. With the rapid maturity of the Chinese electric vehicle market, the local supply chain is continuously improving in terms of performance and quality, in addition to cost competitiveness.
Japanese car companies are accelerating the introduction of Chinese components. Electric vehicles do not require engines and transmissions, and the number of components has decreased from about 30000 for fuel vehicles to about 20000. Toyota, Honda and other car companies are also increasing their procurement of standardized components from Chinese manufacturers.
And this poses a direct threat to local Japanese suppliers, who have relied on their advantages in engine related components to support the Japanese automotive industry in the past and are facing survival challenges.
In addition, although Suzuki plans to sell e-Sky in the European market, it will still produce it at its Huxi factory in Huxi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in the short term due to considerations such as maintaining employment.
