Recently, a video has been spread widely in the off-road vehicle circle, in which, an off-road vehicle rolls down from a 50-meter hillside, but neither of the driver and the vehicle is hurt or damaged, and the vehicle can still run. After the video goes viral, many people questioned its authenticity and the high safety performance of the vehicle. Soon, more information on this matter is searched by netizens. It turns out that the owner is an enthusiast for off-road vehicles. His car is a BAIC BJ40 off-road vehicle that has been driven for 2 years.

As the saying goes, “the amateurs pay attention to its enjoyment while the professionals pay attention to its technology”. According to the analysis of relevant experts, the safety performance of this vehicle is so outstanding that apart from the very scientific overall design of the vehicle, a very important reason is that the off-road vehicle body uses high-strength steel. It is said that the self-made components of this type of off-road vehicles, including side panels, door sheets, engine cover, wheel fenders and other large outer covering components are all made of Shougang’s automobile sheets, and its safety components such as anti-collision beams are also made of Shougang’s high-strength steel.

It has been 10 years since Shougang established a cooperation relationship with BAIC in 2008. Through the establishment of a joint R&D center for automotive materials and a joint laboratory for EVI technology with BAIC, Shougang’s material production is closely integrated with the application of BAIC materials to achieve the mutual benefit and win-win results for both parties. In response to the new BAIC models jointly optimizing material selection, technology cost reduction, and component process design, the Group actively promoted the design, application and simultaneous development of high-strength steels and hot-formed steels in new models to ensure vehicle safety while achieving light weighting.

Since Shougang’s first cold-rolled automobile sheet was put on the market in January 2009, Shougang’s automobile sheets have developed rapidly. What’s more, its market share ranks second in China, and the products have achieved the full coverage of 1,180 MPa grade and below. Shougang is the largest automobile sheet supplier for BAIC.

In the future, Shougang will speed up the R&D of strategic products represented by automotive sheets and market development, continue promoting Shougang’s unique technical products and leading-edge technological innovations and share the green development with automobile sheet users.