Same part
Common part is a term that is mainly used in machine and vehicle construction. Common parts (COP = Carry Over Parts) are components that can be used unchanged in different products, but are not standard parts . A high proportion of identical parts is the core of the platform concept .
Same parts from the predecessor
The same parts can be from the predecessor, the so-called carry-over principle. These can be individual components such as brake systems, airbags, pedals or controls, but also larger components such as side windows or even entire floor assemblies. Here, the distinction between a facelift and a successor model can be lost.
Same parts with other series
The components can also come from other series or use several series of identical parts. These components can also be individual components, or the entire construction is based on so-called platforms, where care was taken from the start that the entire product can be designed in different versions.
advantages
The use of identical parts in motor vehicles reduces development costs and shortens the development time of a new model. In addition, the production costs decrease as a result of larger possible series and the storage costs for spare parts .
disadvantage
Every change to identical parts requires checking whether this change can be used for all applications. Products that are no longer included in the current product range but still have to be recorded in the spare parts production must also be taken into account. The requirements for the development of identical parts are therefore much higher than for product-specific solutions.
Identical parts in vehicle construction
Many vehicles would not have been built in the first place if emphasis had not already been placed on a high proportion of identical parts in the design phase (e.g. Porsche 924 using parts from VW and Audi shelves).
The IFA products had a remarkably high proportion of identical parts .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Not every new model is really new . Accessed online on July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Marketing strategy: When is a car new? on Spiegel Online accessed on July 12, 2013.