Manufacturing Logic Behind Homogeneous Car Models: From Scale Dividends to Value Competition

The most valuable insight from this article is that the issue of "model homogenization" raised by Fu Bingfeng at the 2026 China Auto Forum appears on the surface to be converging designs, but is fundamentally the inevitable result of overcapacity in manufacturing and insufficient innovation efficiency. If automakers continue relying on the old model of "stacking configurations and competing on price," more than 30% of models will fall into losses within 12 months of launch over the next three years. Those who can truly break through are enterprises that achieve a closed loop of "flexible manufacturing + AI quality inspection" on the production line side.