Beijing time on January 6, according to "Japanese economic news" report, for Japanese car component manufacturers operating in China, labor-intensive production has become a thing of the past.

Honda motor co. 's press parts maker H - One and some other Japanese suppliers through improve the level of automation, Chinese wages and labor shortages. The enterprise's goal is to achieve a better balance between human and machine, let a person to do the work of high added value, will be treated as simple task to the machines.

In November 2015, guangzhou Honda automobile components company (GH Auto Parts Industries, H - One Chinese subsidiaries) start for guangzhou plant introduction robot production, the robot can ship steel plate between four double stamping machine.

According to the guangzhou Honda automobile components company executives, spent 18 million yuan, the company replaced 48 workers with robots, completed three double embossing machine production lines two-thirds workload automation production. In addition, the factory 82% of the welding work was 166 robots take over.

H - One is continuously improve the automation level of guangzhou plant, mainly because of China's rising labor costs. Guangzhou minimum wage rose 20% in 2015 to reach 1895 yuan a month, or is the largest of China's major cities.

At present there are nearly 900 employees, factory in guangzhou was down more than 400 people in 2010 at the peak. By introducing more robots, H - One hope again cuts in 70-80 employees. At the same time of layoffs, plant management is to find a way to improve employee morale. Factory hanging banner on not to give up, not disappointed, do not pass the buck.

In China, people born in the 80 s and 90 s is not willing to work in a factory. In order to maintain the enthusiasm of workers, H - One that employees do the work of high added value, such as the improvement measures are put forward, and not let them do what robots can do.

H - One not only depend on the robot's factories in China.

Suspension parts producer in 2014, Japan F - Tech in zhongshan factory has introduced the 70 welding machine, to replace the 10 welding workers. F - Tech development and introduction of the automatic equipment of suspension parts. Adopt a new mode of production, zhongshan factory employees by the highest peak in 2013, 1160 people dropped to 900 people. The factory will increased the value of the average worker target by 5%.

In China, the threshold of the automobile production will become higher. Will decline, the average profit per car because consumers are demanding lower prices, the industry also faces the risk of excess supply. In this context, the car companies will continue to improve the level of production automation. If you do, in the near future China will become a stronghold of automobile manufacturing technology.

Some Japanese automotive components business has already started to adjust their own factories, their challenge is to balance the Japanese factory and China factory, to promote the reform of the company.