search
HomeTechnology peripheralsIt IndustryVolkswagen becomes the car company with the highest research and development expenses in the world. Chinese car company BYD surpasses Tesla

Major automakers around the world are increasing investment in the research and development of new cars to attract more consumers. The latest data shows that the research and development expenses of major global car companies will hit a new high in 2023.

According to the editor’s understanding, according to statistics from the Nikkei Business News, the research and development expenses of the world’s 17 major car companies are expected to reach approximately 11.8 trillion yen, a year-on-year increase of 13%. This includes 7 Japanese car companies including Toyota, Honda, Nissan Motor, Suzuki, Mazda, Subaru and Mitsubishi Motors, as well as the US General Motors, Ford Motor, Tesla, Germany's Volkswagen, Europe's Stellantis, Germany's BMW, Car companies from 10 other countries including France's Renault, South Korea's Hyundai Motor, China's Geely Holding and BYD.

Data show that the top ten car companies in the world with R&D expenses are Volkswagen, General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Honda, BMW, Stellantis, Nissan, BYD and Tesla.

大众成全球研发费用最高车企 中国车企比亚迪超越特斯拉

The ranking shows that in addition to Japanese car companies, car companies from other countries perform significantly at the forefront. With an estimated investment of approximately 2.26 trillion yen, Volkswagen ranks first in the world, accounting for nearly 20% of the world's 17 car companies. General Motors ranks second, with R&D expenses expected to reach 6.2% in 2023. Ford ranked fourth and BMW ranked sixth. In addition, Japanese car company Toyota plans to invest 1.24 trillion yen, ranking third in the world; Honda's R&D expenses account for 5.4% of operating income, second only to General Motors.

It is worth mentioning that the growth momentum of Chinese car companies is significant. BYD's research and development expenses in 2023 will reach US$3.78 billion, 18 times that of 10 years ago, surpassing Tesla, and research and development expenses The ratio of revenue to revenue also reached 4.2%. In addition, Geely Holding plans to invest approximately US$1 billion.

大众成全球研发费用最高车企 中国车企比亚迪超越特斯拉

According to the 2023 R&D expense forecast, it is expected that, except for Japanese car companies, the R&D expenses of the other 10 car companies will increase by 16% year-on-year, reaching 60.147 billion U.S. dollars (equivalent to RMB approximately 428.8 billion yuan), while the R&D expenses of Japan's seven car companies will increase by 8% year-on-year to approximately 3.4 trillion yen (equivalent to approximately RMB 173.05 billion).

Innovation and competition in the automotive industry will be further promoted as global car companies increase investment in research and development and launch more attractive new models. The landscape of the global auto market will undergo a series of changes as Chinese auto companies are rising and increasing their investment. What is of great significance in promoting the development of the entire automobile industry is that in the future, more technologically advanced, environmentally friendly and efficient cars will be launched, which consumers can look forward to.


The above is the detailed content of Volkswagen becomes the car company with the highest research and development expenses in the world. Chinese car company BYD surpasses Tesla. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!

Statement
This article is reproduced at:ITBear科技资讯. If there is any infringement, please contact admin@php.cn delete
Top 21 Developer Newsletters to Subscribe To in 2025Top 21 Developer Newsletters to Subscribe To in 2025Apr 24, 2025 am 08:28 AM

Stay informed about the latest tech trends with these top developer newsletters! This curated list offers something for everyone, from AI enthusiasts to seasoned backend and frontend developers. Choose your favorites and save time searching for rel

Serverless Image Processing Pipeline with AWS ECS and LambdaServerless Image Processing Pipeline with AWS ECS and LambdaApr 18, 2025 am 08:28 AM

This tutorial guides you through building a serverless image processing pipeline using AWS services. We'll create a Next.js frontend deployed on an ECS Fargate cluster, interacting with an API Gateway, Lambda functions, S3 buckets, and DynamoDB. Th

CNCF Arm64 Pilot: Impact and InsightsCNCF Arm64 Pilot: Impact and InsightsApr 15, 2025 am 08:27 AM

This pilot program, a collaboration between the CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation), Ampere Computing, Equinix Metal, and Actuated, streamlines arm64 CI/CD for CNCF GitHub projects. The initiative addresses security concerns and performance lim

Building a Network Vulnerability Scanner with GoBuilding a Network Vulnerability Scanner with GoApr 01, 2025 am 08:27 AM

This Go-based network vulnerability scanner efficiently identifies potential security weaknesses. It leverages Go's concurrency features for speed and includes service detection and vulnerability matching. Let's explore its capabilities and ethical

See all articles

Hot AI Tools

Undresser.AI Undress

Undresser.AI Undress

AI-powered app for creating realistic nude photos

AI Clothes Remover

AI Clothes Remover

Online AI tool for removing clothes from photos.

Undress AI Tool

Undress AI Tool

Undress images for free

Clothoff.io

Clothoff.io

AI clothes remover

Video Face Swap

Video Face Swap

Swap faces in any video effortlessly with our completely free AI face swap tool!

Hot Tools

Atom editor mac version download

Atom editor mac version download

The most popular open source editor

SecLists

SecLists

SecLists is the ultimate security tester's companion. It is a collection of various types of lists that are frequently used during security assessments, all in one place. SecLists helps make security testing more efficient and productive by conveniently providing all the lists a security tester might need. List types include usernames, passwords, URLs, fuzzing payloads, sensitive data patterns, web shells, and more. The tester can simply pull this repository onto a new test machine and he will have access to every type of list he needs.

Dreamweaver CS6

Dreamweaver CS6

Visual web development tools

SublimeText3 Chinese version

SublimeText3 Chinese version

Chinese version, very easy to use

DVWA

DVWA

Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) is a PHP/MySQL web application that is very vulnerable. Its main goals are to be an aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal environment, to help web developers better understand the process of securing web applications, and to help teachers/students teach/learn in a classroom environment Web application security. The goal of DVWA is to practice some of the most common web vulnerabilities through a simple and straightforward interface, with varying degrees of difficulty. Please note that this software