The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Director Wang, what do you think?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. It is not convenient for him to say this kind of thing directly when facing the big leaders in the country. This is considered a surprise attack, and the big leaders cannot make it immediately. It was decided that, therefore, the most appropriate way would be to inform the top of the news through the people below, and then discuss it with the top in the Mainland. The same is true for Midea's Gigafactory.

"I can't make the decision on this matter, but I personally welcome AMC to continue investing in China. I think the central government should have the same attitude." Director Wang quickly replied, thinking that he was just accompanying Hong Kong businessmen on the A lap is just a very simple thing. I never expected that there could be such exciting news.

In fact, domestically, after the establishment of SAIC-Volkswagen, it does not mean that other car brands will not be introduced. For example, Guangdong Province is in contact with the French Peugeot brand. I heard that the talks have reached almost the same level, but because he is not in the project team , the specifics are not clear.

Who doesn’t know the role of cars now? Especially after the reform in the past few years, the domestic economy has obviously become much stronger than before. Government departments in some big cities have also made plans to purchase cars. In the past, they were all imported. Now with Yanjing Jeep and SAIC Volkswagen, then If you can save foreign exchange, you must buy one of these two. And through actual riding, these local officials obviously choose cars more than jeeps. This logic is naturally very simple, but the comfort is different.

This originally made the leaders of Yanjing City a little distressed. Jeeps also have their own advantages, but currently the largest group of domestic car buyers is the government department. Losing such a large market will have a huge impact on employment in Yanjing City. It's a big deal, but the deal is already done, so there's nothing we can do about it.

But if AMC also intends to introduce a car production line and introduce American cars to Yanjing for production, wouldn't it have the capital to compete with SAIC Volkswagen? Although it is the same from the central level, it has a huge impact on the local level.

"Okay, then Director Wang will report it to the superior. The terms of cooperation can be imitated by the previous jeep model. We will discuss other details later." Chen Zhiwen said again.

There has already been a cooperation. The legal department, commercial department, and technical quality department have been talking with the mainland for a long time. Basically, everything that needs to be discussed has been agreed. Anyway, the joint venture law in the automobile industry will basically not change in the next few decades. So just do whatever you want now. Quick success is the best choice.

Some other detailed issues, including conflicts and disputes that have arisen during the cooperation between the two parties in Yanjing City in the past two years or so, can also be optimized during this negotiation, as well as which car to introduce. , and both parties need to decide together. Although AMC is far smaller than the other three giants in the United States, it still has several sedans.

No matter how much you want to save time, you still need to finalize all the details before we can cooperate. However, it will definitely be much faster than when we introduced jeeps before, and what’s more convenient is that the supply chain does not need to be started from scratch, even when When the car project comes to Yanjing, more orders can be obtained and the industrial chain can be further developed. This will achieve multiple things with one stone.

This is also a basic manifestation of the difficulty in the early stage of large-scale industries such as the automobile industry and the ease in the later stage. As long as you work hard to make some achievements in the industrial chain and other issues, it will be much easier to invest later. Even if the models are different, they can do steering wheels, brakes, and seats. Companies that manufacture chairs and other parts can also make other models, and even some parts are shared.

"Yes, we will definitely welcome Chen Sheng to invest in Yanjing City." Director Wang said with a smile. Strictly speaking, he is actually a leader of the central government, but he has always been in Yanjing, so he naturally hopes that foreign investment will be large. When investing, Yanjing is the first choice. After all, if the economy of Yanjing City improves, it will be the most direct benefit to them.

Especially Chen Zhiwen in front of us. His industries involve food, electronic home appliances and automobile industries. They are all large-scale and have almost no pollution. Who doesn't love this? You know, Yanjing City, as the capital, is very strict in the selection of factories. Factories that are a bit polluting are not allowed. This has also resulted in many large projects having to be moved to other places.

"Okay, Mr. Tian will stay in Yanjing for a period of time. During this period, he will conduct preliminary communication with the Yanjing Municipal Government on behalf of AMC." Chen Zhiwen said.

"Director Wang, this is my business card." Tian Xuecheng also immediately handed over his business card. In fact, four years ago, when the first jeep was introduced to Yanjing, he was also responsible for the initial negotiations. Later, he returned to the United States. Later, Yanjing Jeep was established, and he stopped asking about it.

However, in Yanjing, many people may have changed their positions in the past four years. Director Wang in front of him may not be known to him. In subsequent negotiations, they may still be old acquaintances, or they may not be.

"Okay, this is my business card." Director Wang also handed over his business card. In fact, business cards were not popular in China before, but they were needed after the opening to the outside world. Officials like them also printed some, and sometimes they also need To foreign businessmen.

"Okay, Director Qian, let's take a look at Wuling?" Chen Zhiwen said again. The process and time required for the introduction of cars may not be any less than that of Midea's super factory. Therefore, now it is just a leak of information. That's it. There is no need to discuss this matter too much now. He only needs to express his wish to the mainland side. Professionals will naturally be responsible for the follow-up.

"Okay, Mr. Chen, Mr. Tian, ​​and Director Wang, please come over here." Director Qian said quickly.

Under the leadership of Director Qian, everyone came to a workshop in the northeast corner of Yanjing Jeep. Above the door of the workshop were written the four characters "Trial Production Workshop", and there was also a security guard guarding the door.

Seeing the factory director coming, the security guy immediately saluted and quickly opened the gate.

"Is the defense here so tight?" Director Wang also asked curiously.

Factory Director Qian said with a smile: "This is the first model of car currently developed by AMC in China. It is strictly guarded for confidentiality, and other people do not need to come here."

"The first self-developed car?" Director Wang's mind was moved. He had indeed heard that AMC has a unique feature in China that SAIC Volkswagen does not have. That is, AMC will be produced in China by both foreign and mainland parties. The engineering team worked together to design a new model, which is said to have attracted the attention of some international car companies. However, outsiders don’t know what kind of model it is, whether it is similar to a Jeep or a sedan.

"Guys, move forward." The security guy said quickly. At this moment, several people came into the trial production workshop and said, "Director Qian, I'm sorry, I was busy just now and didn't receive your notification."

The few people who came were senior executives responsible for the Wuling project. They actually knew that the big boss was coming, but they didn't expect that he would come to their side so soon.

"This is Chen Sheng, Chen Sheng, this is..." Director Qian introduced each other, and they were considered acquaintances.

"Let's take a look at the prototype first." Chen Zhiwen said. When he came to Yanjing Jeep this time, it didn't matter which production line he saw. These things were removed from the original old production line in the United States, refreshed, repaired, and replaced before being shipped to the mainland. After re-debugging, there will basically be no problems, and some have even been appropriately changed based on domestic conditions. For example, some locations require the use of some equipment in the United States, but domestic labor costs are low, so it may be more cost-effective to employ people. It was cancelled, which can reduce costs to the greatest extent and also create employment.

Of course, many jobs involving the handling of heavy objects are still based on equipment. It is important to add more positions, but we cannot use manual labor for everything.

As for the cars that have been produced for several years in the past two years, although there are some minor problems, there are basically no major problems, which is enough to prove that there are no major problems in terms of quality.

Since the establishment of Yanjing Jeep in Mainland China in 1981, the Wuling project has already started before the factory foundation was started. A team of hundreds of domestic and foreign engineers began to design this project based on the general shape and environmental usage requirements provided by Chen Zhiwen. Wuling Zhiguang car.

Under the leadership of insiders, Chen Zhiwen and others walked into the interior of the trial production workshop. Along the way, Chen Zhiwen saw many semi-finished car parts, such as chassis with tires, body, doors, etc., which were similar to what he had in mind. Wuling is very similar.

A few minutes later, everyone came to a corner of the workshop, and more than a dozen "vans" similar to the shape of later generations appeared in front of them.

"How high is this chassis?" Chen Zhiwen's first concern is the chassis, because currently, whether it is the mainland or Southeast Asia, where there may be a market, the road conditions are not very good, and the passability must be strong, otherwise it will encounter bad roads. Only food can be eaten.

"210mm is the same height as the chassis of a Jeep. We have also made full use of existing Jeep parts. However, the technical specifications will be slightly different, which can reduce costs." Factory Director Qian explained.

"Well, what about the engine? Does it use the technology purchased by Honda?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

Any car company, even Volkswagen and Toyota, will definitely share parts if they can. For example, many parts on Volkswagen cars in later generations will have parts with Audi logos, and some Audi cars will also have parts with Volkswagen logos. However, The technical standards may be completely different, after all, the price range is very different.

The current AMC does not have enough models. If it acquires other car companies in the future or develops its own, it will gradually develop in this direction.

"Yes, Honda's engine and gearbox are also matched. This technology is not very powerful, but it is very fuel-efficient, which is in line with our Wuling positioning." Director Qian said. .