GWM Showcases Full-Spectrum Powertrain Strategy at Global Automotive Forum

GWMOTOR recently participated in the 6th International Forum on Vehicle Powertrain Systems, engaging in technical exchanges with industry peers and experts. Against the backdrop of global automotive industry transformation and diverse market structures, the company comprehensively presented its full-spectrum powertrain technology layout and innovation development path under its global strategy, alongside its robust capabilities in applying artificial intelligence to automotive powertrain design to support global mobility.

**Full-Spectrum Powertrain Layout Precisely Adapts to Global Market Diversity** Currently, the global automotive market ecosystem is characterized by diversified energy structures, varying environmental policies, and region-specific consumer demands, creating a complex and multifaceted landscape. A single powertrain technology route is no longer sufficient to meet the demands of global development. Tailoring solutions to local conditions and specific needs has become a core direction in powertrain R&D. At the forum, Zhan Jincheng, Head of Powertrain Control System R&D at the GWM Technology Center, and Wang Zhouzhao, Chief Engineer for Big Data in the Powertrain Domain, introduced GWM's powertrain design philosophy and total powertrain solutions within the context of globalization.

Riding the wave of global energy innovation, GWM, leveraging its mature "Forest Ecosystem," has deepened its in-house R&D of core automotive technologies. It has achieved independent control over more than 150 types of core components across key areas such as powertrain, chassis, and intelligent systems. Based on policy standards, energy conditions, and mobility needs in different global regions, GWM has successfully established a comprehensive powertrain technology portfolio covering ICE (internal combustion engine), BEV (battery electric), HEV (hybrid electric), PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric), and FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle) technologies, creating a multi-dimensional, all-encompassing powertrain technology matrix.

Building on this foundation, the introduced **"Origin Platform"** is fully compatible with five powertrain forms: ICE, PHEV, HEV, BEV, and FCEV, truly enabling "one vehicle, multiple powertrains; one vehicle, multiple categories; one vehicle, multiple postures; and one vehicle, multiple markets." Adhering to an R&D philosophy of "rooted locally, serving locally," and relying on differentiated mobility demands across global markets, GWM can precisely adapt different powertrain combinations to the same vehicle model, creating highly tailored mobility solutions for users worldwide.

**Meeting User Mobility Needs Across All Scenarios: Super Hi4 Redefines Premium Mobility Experience** Under the Origin concept, GWM continues to iteratively upgrade its Hi4 technology system, focusing on PHEV and HEV. It leverages advantages in standardization, modularity, and scalability to comprehensively cover vehicle products of different sizes, categories, and usage scenarios. Currently, the Hi4 family includes Hi4 for mainstream family vehicles, Super Hi4 for premium family vehicles, Hi4-Z for light off-road models, Hi4-T for robust off-road models, and Hi4-G for commercial vehicles. This establishes a differentiated technology ecosystem defined by scenarios and adapted to needs, comprehensively addressing the mobility demands of users from different circles.

For instance, in the premium family mobility sector, users have stringent, all-around requirements for vehicle range, power performance, energy replenishment efficiency, and comprehensive safety capabilities. GWM has redesigned the fundamental logic of vehicle architecture to create the **Super Hi4** focused on premium mobility scenarios. It consists of a 1.5T/2.0T engine, an 800V platform, a 4-speed DHT (dedicated hybrid transmission), a 13-in-1 high-performance electric drive axle, and an 80 kWh large-capacity battery pack. Through comprehensive evolution of core components and intelligent control systems, the basic performance advantages of "optimal efficiency across all operating conditions, worry-free driving across all scenarios" are upgraded to AI-driven, advanced multi-dimensional driving capabilities, achieving comprehensive evolution in range, energy consumption, performance, energy replenishment, and safety dimensions.

Regarding safety performance, a key user concern, Super Hi4 establishes a comprehensive safety architecture system, building an all-scenario, all-condition, systematic driving and riding protection system from three dimensions: driving safety, crash safety, and extreme safety. For example, addressing four-wheel-drive performance in deep battery depletion scenarios, GWM specially developed the **H-idle Extreme 4WD Technology**. Even when the vehicle is in an extremely low state of charge, the engine can directly drive the front axle while simultaneously generating electricity to power the rear axle, ensuring stable and powerful four-wheel-drive output across the entire state-of-charge range, guaranteeing drivability and driving safety in all scenarios.

To ensure the vehicle remains drivable under extreme conditions, such as collisions or other unexpected events leading to high-voltage system failure, Super Hi4 innovatively developed a **Limp-Home Mode**. Even if the high-voltage battery fails, Super Hi4 can still enable normal vehicle operation. Furthermore, if the rear axle motor fails, Super Hi4 can achieve parallel driving across the entire speed range via the 4-speed transmission, ensuring peace of mind regarding both acceleration performance and maximum speed.

GWM has also developed an **"AI Vehicle-Cloud Control" system**. Based on a multi-dimensional traffic large model, it provides "four-dimensional pre-judgment" capability. It integrates data such as navigation routes, frequently traveled road sections, and speed limit changes in real-time in the cloud. Combined with the AI six-mode system, it allows for seamless switching to the optimal operating state, simultaneously improving both economy and power performance.

**Technological Accumulation Empowers Global Core Competence, Expanding the Global New Energy Track** GWM has long adhered to independent technological innovation, meticulously iterating powertrain system technology across all aspects from core architecture and assembly R&D to software strategies and control algorithms. To date, Hi4-related patent applications exceed 827, and the technology has received multiple prestigious industry honors, including the Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from the China Society of Automotive Engineers, earning authoritative industry recognition for its R&D capabilities.

Relying on a comprehensive global validation system and the capability to conduct over 2,000 stringent tests, GWM has completed nearly a thousand specialized calibration tests overseas. Multiple vehicle models have gained significant recognition in regions including the EU, North Africa, Thailand, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, further advancing the global layout of GWM's intelligent new energy vehicles.

Currently, global sales of vehicles equipped with the Hi4 series powertrain systems have reached nearly 700,000 units. Leveraging mature, stable, and reliable product strength, GWM continues to provide global users with high-quality, highly adaptable intelligent new energy mobility solutions, helping Chinese automotive brands lead the new global track in powertrain technology.