実は、中国国内では、「速成車」が問題視されている(´・ω・`)
(※)開発期間を極端に圧縮(18カ月前後、場合によっては1年未満)し、実車検証を省いたりシミュレーションで代替したりするやり方が問題視。
つまり、前田氏が指摘する「日本のプロセスは品質を最初から正しく作るために長い検証と多くの承認がある」という点は、まさに中国が今、「速成車」を反省・修正しようとしている部分と重なります。
Japanese carmakers take four to five years to develop a new model. Chinese rivals do it in under two.
Kyodo reports every major Japanese maker now has a plan to close that gap. Honda wants to halve cost, time and workload with AI and digital tools, Nissan is building SUV families on shared platforms, and Suzuki is aiming for about two years.
The targets are right. But China's speed isn't a project-management trick. It comes from software teams that ship every few weeks and suppliers that keep the same pace.
Japan's process was built to get quality right the first time, with long validation and many sign-offs. That made great cars for decades. Cutting it in half means changing who gets to say no, and that's a cultural change more than a technical one.
The first real test will be Nissan's new SUV, planned at 3 years and 1 month for North America in 2028.