Chapter 284 Official signing, the automobile giant sets sail
“Everyone, after visiting Suzuki Motor’s production line this time, BMW Technology will formally sign a relevant contract with the other party to purchase one of their production lines.”
“In the next three months, all the equipment of this production line will be disassembled and transported to the port city, and then finally entered into our Shencheng factory.”
“So during this inspection, everyone must pay attention Study their production line and tell them anything you don’t understand at any time.”
“The relevant person in charge of the subsequent production line process design and confirmation will stay in Japan for a period of time to assist BMW Technology as soon as possible. Complete the disassembly of the equipment and supervise Suzuki Motors’ conscientious performance of the signed contract.”
After meeting with Austin, Jiang Hui immediately returned to the hotel and held an internal meeting with relevant personnel.
With so many people coming here this time, it is definitely not just a matter of visiting the Suzuki Motors production line.
Jiang Hui wants everyone to take this opportunity to understand the situation of the production line as clearly as possible. Otherwise, they will have to rely on Japanese engineers for everything in the future, and they will be easily manipulated.
Fortunately, Austin helped to say hello, and those Japanese engineers should be more restrained by then.
“Director, at this rate, won’t the equipment for these production lines be able to arrive in Shenzhen within this year?”
Hou Guoming is now looking forward to BMW more and more.
The BMW Light is obviously a very promising model. By then, BMW is likely to become the highest-selling automobile manufacturer in China in the shortest possible time.
As the head of BMW's R&D center, Hou Guoming's status in the Chinese automobile industry is bound to rise.
The most important thing is that I can finally study car design properly. Hou Guoming feels that his life is complete.
“Yes, by the end of this year, the Shencheng factory will give priority to the construction of the stamping workshop and welding workshop. By then, this part of the equipment will be slowly installed.”
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“The installation and debugging of various stamping equipment also takes a long time.”
“On the contrary, the various equipment in the final assembly workshop are relatively simple, and it is easier for everyone to get started.”
"We strive to assemble the BMW production line within the first half of next year, and complete all construction of the factory in the second half of next year."
The speed of Shenzhen City, this is not something that can be built.
From the first half of this year to the first half of next year, we can build the factory and assemble the production equipment in one year. It can definitely be done.
After all, for factory building construction, as long as the money is in place, the construction unit will work for you day and night, 365 days a year.
There is no need to worry about the lack of construction in Shenzhen City in winter, and the progress will naturally be very fast.
As for the equipment, it is directly disassembled and second-hand equipment, so naturally there is no need to worry about the cycle being delayed.
“Then it seems that our BMW Light design work will be accelerated.”
“Otherwise, the production line will have been built by then, but there will not even be a prototype car. It’s not a matter of just waiting.”
"If we can complete the design and finalization of the BMW Light within this year, we will prepare various prototypes in the first half of next year. In the second half of the year, we will combine several stages of prototype car production and train the workers on the production line. We will strive to have it by the end of next year or the year after With the official launch of BMW Light in the first half of the year, our factory is on the right track.”
Hou Guoming felt a little stressed at once.
Although when I cooperated with Jiang Hui to design the new BJ212, the schedule was actually very tight.
But the situation now is naturally different.
“After returning to China this time, the BMW R&D Center will devote all its efforts to the design of BMW Light. Let us create a miracle together and lead the rapid development of the Chinese automobile industry.”
"The mass production of BMW Light will be completed before December next year, so that some people can use our products during the Spring Festival next year."
Jiang Hui officially set a goal for everyone.
In December 1983, BMW Light was to be mass-produced.
This time is very rushed.
Although in later generations when various new energy car companies in China opened their books, it was considered industry practice to take one and a half, or even one year to develop a new model.
But in this era, various car companies are still not that volume.
Many companies are still stuck in the long-term approach of developing a new model that lasts four to five years.
The early design work of new models alone will take almost three years.
From the initial design prototypes to the production of prototypes for mass production, it is estimated that five or six prototypes will be produced.
Every time there is still a lot of testing work to be carried out, and it takes a lot of time.
For example, some important parts on the engine are basically determined by which manufacturer they will be produced four or five years before the vehicle is mass-produced, and then they are developed and tested with this manufacturer to meet the requirements of most international automobile giants. Development schedule.
This kind of speed is completely unbelievable to those new energy car companies in China in the future.
Many joint ventures in later generations have lagged behind in new energy vehicles. One of the important reasons is that the development speed cannot keep up with market changes.
The car model you are developing now has advantages in terms of configuration and performance compared with various competitors in the market. But it will take four or five years before you can mass-produce them. During this process, China's local new energy vehicle companies have already updated their products two or three times.
The configuration and performance that you thought were competitive in the past were completely unable to keep up with market demand when they were put into production.
The most obvious one is the various car-machine systems. In this regard, joint venture car companies have one company, and no one can compete.
Of course, there must be some problems when independent brands develop new models so quickly.
For example, some parts have been directly installed on the car without completing various technical verifications and tests.
If there is a problem, we will modify the design and produce normally at the same time.
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Austin still has a lot of respect. For such a matter of selling a Suzuki Motors factory to eliminate a production line, Suzuki Motors President Yuichi Iwata actually attended.
As a person who is not from the Suzuki family, Yuichi Iwata was under a lot of pressure after he became the president of Suzuki Motor.
If he cannot lead the company to continue to grow and develop, he will definitely not be able to keep his position under the butt.
He even took this opportunity to communicate with BMW Technology about the idea of setting up a motorcycle joint venture factory in China.
Of course, Fang Huihui would definitely not agree, but she would not refuse either.
Let’s make some contacts first, and then formally reject them after all the purchased production lines are assembled.
"Mr. Zhu is young and promising. He has not only invested in the motorcycle industry in China, but has also begun to enter the automobile industry. I am looking forward to your company's future development in China."
When Zhu Lin After signing the relevant contract on behalf of BMW Technology, Yuichi Iwata also communicated with her, Fang Huihui, and Jiang Hui.
Knowing that BMW Technology has a close relationship with Austin, the representative of General Motors' major shareholder, Yuichi Iwata's attitude is very good.
Of course, this may also have something to do with the overall harmonious relationship between China and Japan in recent years.
The United States needs China's help in controlling polar bears, and Japan, its little brother, naturally rushes in front and takes the lead to get closer to China.
Especially after the General Commander's visit to Japan, the two countries have increased cooperation in many aspects.
“Suzuki began producing motorcycles in 1952 and cars in 1955. It has developed to its current scale in just a few decades and has uniquely blazed its own path in the field of mini-cars. There are many places worth learning.”
“This time we also hope to use Suzuki’s automobile production line to try the water in the Chinese automobile market.”
"If this road works, it will be considered a new path for international colleagues."
Zhu Lin is now communicating with Iwata Yuichi as the person in charge of Port City Enterprises, and Port City Now it is under the rule of England.
Both England and Japan are followers of the United States, and to a certain extent Japan has many of the same positions as England.
In this way, Zhu Lin's words did not seem to be inconsistent at all.
“We at Suzuki have now arranged for several groups of people to go to China for inspections, and we have also received many Chinese inspection groups.”
"Next year at the latest, we will also start technical cooperation with some Chinese manufacturers. We hope that we can jointly explore the emerging market in China."
The information Iwata Yuichi said is not a company secret. A little investigation You can know it at once.
Besides, Austin, as the director, must know all of this.
Iwata Yuichi felt that the other party had probably shared this information with BMW Technology, so there was no need to hide it.
Signing a contract is just a formality, more content has been negotiated before signing the contract.
Therefore, after signing the contract, the teams of both parties can directly begin to perform their contractual responsibilities.
BMW Technology will immediately arrange for someone to transfer money to Suzuki's account to formally implement the contract.
That night, Suzuki also arranged a simple dinner to celebrate the cooperation between the two parties.
Taking this opportunity, Jiang Hui also asked BMW's technical team to have a good exchange with some people from Suzuki.
You can also take the opportunity to exchange some questions that I accumulated when visiting the production line a few days ago.
But if this happens, the translators hired will be very busy.
Even Jiang Hui, the factory director, is occasionally asked to go to Jianghu to provide emergency assistance.
This time BMW officially purchased a second-hand production line from Suzuki Motor, which means that China’s automobile giant has officially set sail.
Next, let’s see how Jiang Hui leads everyone to officially design and produce BMW Light, bringing a surprise to Chinese consumers.
(End of this chapter)