China Passenger Car Electronic Control Suspension Industry Research Report, 2024
Research on Electronic Control Suspension: The assembly volume of Air Suspension increased by 113% year-on-year in 2023, and the magic carpet suspension of independent brands achieved a breakthrough
ResearchInChina published "China Passenger Car Electronic Control Suspension Industry Research Report, 2024", which combs Electronic Control Suspension industry chain and its applications, reflects the current market development situation and forecast future development trend.
Electronic Control Suspension can be divided into full active suspension and semi-active suspension according to whether it contains power source. Full active suspension contains power source, usually refers to as "active suspension"; Semi-active suspension or passive active suspension does not contain power source. Active suspension can adjust two parameters of suspension damping and stiffness, while semi-active suspension can adjust one of the two parameters.

1. In 2023, the assembly volume of Air Suspension exceeded 600,000 units, up 113.1% year on year
In 2023, the assembly volume of CDC hydraulic suspension is close to 1.3 million vehicles, with a year-on-year growth of 52.7%, and the assembly rate increases by 1.9 percentage points year-on-year. Driven by emerging auto brands, the assembly volume of Air Suspension in 2023 exceeded 600,000 units, a surge of 113.1%.

According to statistics, the starting price of Air Suspension carrying models in 2023 has dipped to the range of 190,000 yuan, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, Voyah, Zeekr and other brands have equipped with air spring as standard configuration, it is expected that in 2024, the air spring assembly will continue to double.

2. Domestic OEMS have achieved a breakthrough in magic carpet suspension
Magic carpet suspension was first carried on Mercedes-Benz models, which called it "MAGIC BODY CONTROL system". The system realizes the road scanning function through stereo camera on the upper part of front windshield. After calculating the data, the adjustment of active suspension system can achieve the purpose of making body always maintain horizontal posture.
Later, BMW also launched the magic carpet intelligent Air Suspension system, which is composed of dynamic vibration reduction control, overall active steering, intelligent four-wheel drive, four-wheel speed sensors, front and rear axle electric active stabilizer bar, binocular camera, Air Suspension and other components. The system can scan the road information for up to 14 meters in front of the vehicle, and it can raise the car body by 20mm on a bumpy road surface.
In addition to luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi, domestic OEMs have also made a breakthrough in the field of magic carpet suspension in recent years.
The "magic carpet chassis", carried by Voyah Zhuiguang which is available on market in December 2023, has key components including four CDC shock absorbers, air springs, and a shared ADAS front-view camera, etc. The front-facing camera scans the road data of 5-15 meters in front of the vehicle in real time, and transmits it to active suspension controller to adjust suspension status.
Voyah Zhuiguang PHEV magic carpet chassis can adjust mileage to 65mm, adjustment accuracy to 2mm. The system can judge the road surface condition and the vehicle state for 500 times per second, and the shock absorber can realize 100 times of real-time control per second.
In addition to Voyah, BYD's self-developed Yunnian-X also belongs to magic carpet suspension. The main components of Yunnian-X system include forward binocular camera, active anti-tilt rod, double valve shock absorber, air spring, height sensor, Yunnian intelligent computing center, etc. The system is based on damping control technology, height control technology, intelligent perception technology, stiffness control technology, four-wheel linkage technology and full active control technology. In addition to the traditional magic carpet function, Yunnian-X can still ensure that the vehicle continues to have driving ability when the single front wheel of the vehicle falls off. In addition, it also has the functions of camping leveling, four-wheel grounding, suspension 500mm/s height maximum adjustment speed.

3. The production capacity of local suppliers is released, and the scale effect drives to further lower the price of electronic control suspension
Baolong Technology expanded its production capacity twice in 2021 and 2023. It is expected that after the complete release of capacity under construction in 2028, 4.84 million air spring shock absorber assembly and independent air spring, 1 million air supply units (ASU), 1.04 million suspension controllers and 2.74 million gas storage tanks will be realized.
As of the orders disclosed in September 2023, the order value of Baolong Technology is more than 5 billion yuan, and it is expected to ship 3.16 million air spring shock absorber assembly and independent air spring, and 2.21 million gas storage tank and other products in 2026.

According to the forecast of Baolong Technology, the unit price of air spring shock absorber assembly in 2027 is 1120 yuan, compared with 2024, a decrease of nearly 9 percentage points, and the unit price of air supply unit in 2027 is 329 yuan, a decrease of nearly 8 percentage points.

In addition to Baolong Technology, KH Automotive Technologies has also obtained designated letters from more than 30 models of 14 mainstream OEMS, including Li Auto, Voyah, Zeekr, Lynk, Chery, BYD, Geely Englon, Avatr, Changan and others. It is expected that the total supply of models will reach 32 in 2024, and Air Suspension delivery volume of 0.8-1 million sets will be achieved within the year.
In September 2023, KH Automotive Technologies completed C round of financing of 300 million yuan, which will be mainly used for a series of capital expenditure such as plant and equipment involved in the new production capacity and supporting working capital support. At present, the annual capacity of KH Automotive Technologies is about 700,000 sets. In the future, new production lines will be opened in Suzhou, Chongqing and other places.
Robot Manufacturers’ Device-Cloud Collaborative Hybrid Computing Deployment Solution Research Report, 2026
EAI Device-Edge-Cloud Collaboration Research: How to Deliver After Layering, Summary of the Ranking for 12 Robot Manufacturers
China’s shipments of humanoid robots are projected to reach 50,000 unit...
China Passenger Car HUD Industry Report, 2026
HUD Research: Installation Rate Exceeds 25% as Entry Price of P-HUD-Equipped Models Falls to RMB130,000
The China Passenger Car HUD Industry Report, 2026 released by ResearchInChina combs through HUD...
Passenger Car Electronic and Electrical Architecture (EEA) and Technology Supply Chain Construction Strategy Research Report, 2026-2027
Passenger Car EEA: The Next-Generation AI EEA Is Gaining Momentum, Enabling Vehicles to Achieve "Autonomous Perception - Autonomous Decision-Making - Autonomous Evolution"
Vehicle Architecture Is Ev...
Next-generation Central and Zonal Communication Network Topology and Chip Industry Research Report, 2026-2027
Research on Zonal Communication Topology: New Architectures Including 10 BASE-T1S+RCP, AVB/TSN Ethernet Are Under Rapid Development
Vehicle communication networks are mainly divided into in-vehicle n...
Software-Defined Vehicles in 2026: Software Supply Chain Panorama and Business Models Research
Research on Automotive Software Business Models: Exploration of Token Economy, AI Service Revenue Sharing and Other Businesses
Under the Trend of AI Agents: Exploration of Business Models Based on T...
New Energy Commercial Vehicle 800-1000V High-Voltage Platform & Supply Chain Panorama Research Report, 2026
Research on 800V Architecture of Commercial Vehicles: New Energy Penetration Rate Exceeds 35%, and 800V Full-Domain High-Voltage Architecture Rapidly Penetrates Heavy-Duty Trucks
Explosive Growth in ...
ADAS and Autonomous Driving Tier 1 Suppliers Research Report, 2026 – Chinese Companies
Intelligent Driving Industry Leap: From Widespread L2.9 Adoption toward Physical AI and New Full?Domain Mobility Ecosystem
As vehicle intelligence advances, the installations and penetration rate of...
Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration and C-V2X Industry Report, 2026
Vehicle-Road-Cloud and C-V2X Research: with the three-tier promotion system of "top-level planning + mandatory pilot + evaluation binding", the industry turning point is approachingThis report focuses...
China OEM Data Capability Analysis Report, 2026
OEM Data Capability Research: 24 OEMs × 9 Capability Domains, Who Takes the Lead?
An L4 autonomous driving R&D and test vehicle can generate approximately 10TB of raw data per single day — data v...
Autonomous Driving Domain Controller and Central Computing Unit (CCU) Industry Report, 2026
Autonomous Driving Domain Controller (ADCU) Research: One-Chip CCU solutions are quickly available in vehicles
In China's passenger car market, autonomous driving systems involved in mass production ...
Automotive EMS and ECU Industry Research Report, 2026
Automotive EMS Research: The boundaries between EMS providers and Tier1 suppliers are becoming blurred, and the supply chain model is evolving from a linear chain to a networked structure
Mainstream ...
Automotive Microcontroller Unit (MCU) and Application Scenario Research Report, 2026
Automotive MCU Research: Increased demand for redundant security drives ASIL D-compliant MCU shipments to exceed 100 million units
In a vehicle EEA, MCUs are widely distributed in various functional ...
China Intelligent Cockpit Patent Analysis Report, 2026
Intelligent Cockpit Patent Research: Cockpit AI, In?vehicle Health, and Infotainment Are Upgrade to Scenario?based and Proactive Functions
From a patent perspective, this report explores the cutting?...
Research Report on Application of VLA Large Model in Automobiles and Robots, 2026
Research on Automotive and Robot VLA: Hybrid Architectures Become Mainstream, VLA Integrates with General World Models, and Reinforcement Learning Serves as Core Engine
Vision?Language?Action (VLA) m...
China Charging Infrastructure (Supercharging, Battery Swapping, V2G, etc.) and High-Performance Supercharging Battery Research Report, 2026
Charging and battery swapping research: as 5C+ supercharging vehicle models go into mass production, the pace of OEMs self-building supercharging networks quickens
800-1000V high-voltage platforms ar...
China Passenger Car Electronic Controlled Suspension Industry Report, 2026
Electronic Controlled Suspension Industry Research: As the First Year of Full Active Suspension Unfolds, Three Technical Routes Race Forward
1. Penetration Rate Surges Three Times, and Electronic Con...
Intelligent Driving SoC Research Report, 2026
Research on Intelligent Driving SoCs: Competition Focus Shifts to L3/L4 Embedded Hardware, and Computing Power of Flagship Vehicle Models Exceeds 1,000 TOPS
In terms of intelligent driving system in...
Automotive AI Large Model Technology Research Report, 2026
Automotive AI Large Model Research: Competition Shifts from "Who Has the Stronger Model" to "Who Boasts Higher Link Efficiency"
ResearchInChina released the Automotive AI Large Model Technology Resea...