Research on collaborative innovation system of automobile manufacturing supply-demand network

The economic crisis broke out in 2008 has strongly impacted global automotive industry. Whereas, under the support of Chinese automotive industry rejuvenation program, Chinese automotive industry has obtained giant favorable turn in 2009, and becomes the only country which could increase the automobile production and sales volume and get satisfied profits in the whole world. The program also emphasizes that Chinese enterprises should carry out self-brand strategies and improve independent innovative abilities. On the basis of systematic investigation to several Chinese self-brand auto enterprises and joint venture companies, this paper firstly reveals the common problem of current automotive R&D system, and then establishes automobile collaborative innovation management model based on lean design thinking. Finally, it makes analysis to mutual relationship and collaboration factors of enterprises´ internal departments and enterprise external organizations in R&D process. Only to put lean design thinking through the total product lifecycle from product conceptual design to the product after-sales service, could Chinese automotive industry achieve the overall collaborative independent innovation.