Chapter 457: The automobile industry is about to be reshuffled
Until the end of the entire assembly roll-off ceremony, Secretary Liu's mind was still echoing what Lin Haijun said before.
“It costs millions of dollars to import a tractor-trailer like that...”
It was hard for him to imagine why that kind of ordinary-looking car could be sold for such a high price. The price is nothing more than reasonable, and the other party will never be able to stop him on this issue.
Therefore, after the celebration banquet at noon, he was a little drunk and went to find Lin Haijun before getting in the car and leaving:
"Old Lin, as you said this morning, it costs millions of dollars to import a car. Why is it so expensive?"
The latter actually drinks less than Secretary Liu, but he doesn't drink well. , at this time it was already a bit unsustainable.
However, you don’t need to be sober to answer this kind of question:
“Although this car is not big, its technical content is not low...One is...it requires a particularly large torque to Drag those...large aircraft of dozens or hundreds of tons."
Lin Haijun's words are not very clear, but fortunately he can still be understood:
"Furthermore, the driving of the vehicle must be guaranteed to be smooth. The precision of the chassis, wheels, etc. is very high. In addition, in order to avoid vibration of the engine, electricity and hydraulic equipment are generally used, which is also... also a big problem..."
After talking about a few questions intermittently, he paused slightly.
Just when Secretary Liu thought that the other party had finished speaking, Lin Haijun suddenly continued:
"Actually... none of these are important. Originally, this car shouldn't be so expensive. Still... It’s not because we can’t make it that they dare to... dare to ask for exorbitant prices..."
This is exactly in line with what the former wants to ask next:
"Lao Lin, do you think that with our technical level, it is impossible to build this car? Even if we use some imported parts?" They are all sealed...not to mention imported and assembled. Even if the tractor we bought breaks down...it must be repaired by someone from the manufacturer. We are not allowed to have access to the repair process at all. Fuck, especially the Germans. As for Goethehoff’s car, I heard from friends who work on the ground at the airport that it costs hundreds of thousands to repair a wheel..."
Lin Haijun, who was half-drunk and half-awake, took the opportunity to vent. Not satisfied at all.
Although Secretary Liu next to him also felt that the foreigner was a bit bullying, he was about to return to the provincial capital for a meeting. He really had no time to continue listening to these contents. He watched as the other party's topics became more and more crooked. I had no choice but to interrupt:
“Well, Old Lin, you haven’t said yet whether we can build it ourselves. Our province also has a special vehicle factory under the Aerospace Corporation. Can you try to do it? , look at how we can build airplanes and rockets..."
In this era, the military-industrial system itself was a small society, and although the barriers between it and the local areas were weaker than before, they were still quite obvious.
This is why the higher authorities are eager to carry out de-administrative and group-based reforms.
In short, even Secretary Liu is sometimes not clear about the relationship between the head offices under the Science and Technology Commission, especially the Aerospace Industry Corporation and the Aviation Industry Corporation. It sounds like there is not much difference.
Lin Haijun did not answer the question immediately, but just showed a strange expression.
After hesitating for a while, he said:
"It's difficult... It doesn't mean that running on the ground is necessarily easier than flying in the sky... I guess..."
He originally wanted to say that there was basically no possibility of it being developed within ten years.
But as he spoke, he saw Sun Huizhong, who had just had a round of drinks with the workers in the assembly workshop, and a young man next to him, who also seemed to have the surname Lin.
Even last year, Lin Haijun would not have dared to think that his Yunma Factory could build an aircraft that looked so advanced and modern.
And as a second-level company leader under the Aviation Industry Corporation, he has no direct subordinate relationship with Secretary Liu, but after all, the other person is a whole level higher and is still hanging around in the other party's territory, so It’s not easy to speak too directly.
So I changed my words when I said it:
"The specific technology of the vehicle...I don't know much about it. I guess it will be difficult...in a short time. You'd better be cautious...be more cautious." .”
The original intention of this sentence is to pour a basin of cold water on it.
Even if this thing can be produced in China, there is a high probability that developed regions will be the first to eat this crab. It’s not like our Yunma Factory has never built cars. To put it mildly, that thing is called a backward product, and if it has a low EQ, it is industrial waste. As for The aerospace industry system and we are not the same family at all. We really don’t know the situation, but you should still think about it...
Under normal circumstances, Secretary Liu would probably be able to hear the implication, but it was just during the offline ceremony. After speaking some heroic words and drinking some wine, he directly took Lin Haijun's words as encouragement - it was a bit difficult in a short time, doesn't that mean it can be done?
As for the so-called "be cautious", it means to do research before doing anything.
After getting in the car, he said directly to the secretary in the passenger seat:
"Xiao Hou, remember, look for the machinery industry when you get back. Over at the office, ask them to summarize the overall development of the national automobile industry and report to me as soon as possible."
Although Secretary Liu did not fully understand Lin Haijun's hint, he was very concerned about his own area. The level of industry on the ground is still somewhat virtuous.
Even if you really want to build special vehicles, you will definitely have to find suppliers from developed areas to cooperate and make money for assembly here. It is absolutely a fool's errand to keep the entire industry chain in the province.
“Hey, okay, I’ll do it this afternoon.”
……
In fact, at this time, the Chinese automobile industry, although it still seems calm on the surface, But there is already an undercurrent under the water.
However, this impact has not yet been fed back to the vehicle manufacturers.
As for users, the level of perception is even lower.
Shanghai, Japan Seiko (NSK) Bearing Office in China.
Sales supervisor Qing Jingbin held a folder in his hand and knocked on the office door of the office manager Haneda Shunsuke.
"Mr. Haneda, our forecasted order quantity for October and November is not quite right. It is almost the same as the same period last year."
Among many companies responsible for the bearing business, NSK has entered China. market, and the time to take the Chinese market as the main direction of attack was relatively early.
It has been several years since Huaxia was set up as a separate region and an office was established. Although it still bears the name of an office, it is actually at the level of a headquarters.
It’s just that NSK only has sales and after-sales business in China, so its scale is still relatively small.
"How could it be? In the first half of this year, only two new brands were built and put into production. All wheel bearings are our products. Logically speaking, starting from May this year, there should be at least 3- A 5% growth rate is appropriate.”
Haneda Shunsuke has been assigned here since the first day the Chinese office was established. He speaks Mandarin better than many Chinese people, and he has also worked his way up from a sales representative. Those who came up knew all about these data.
The technology sources and cooperation methods of Huaxia Car Manufacturing these days are like eight immortals crossing the sea. Not all companies that use NSK bearings will purchase through their Huaxia office, so the impact of the two new customers is actually quite obvious. .
The two brands he mentioned are Jiangling Ford, a joint venture, and Qirui, China's independent brand.
The latter is said to be independent, but in fact it also purchased second-hand technology from Ford, so both companies also use NSK bearings.
With the current growth rate of China's automobile market, relying on these two companies, they should not worry about performance issues in the next 1-2 years.
“I took a look and found that our two major customers in the past, Bingfei Motors, which specializes in mini-cars, and Jinling Iveco, which specializes in commercial vehicles, have significantly reduced their orders from us. Especially the former, the order quantity was cut by three-quarters."
Qing Jingbin put the folder in his hand on Haneda's desk.
"Bingcheng Motors..."
The latter opened the document and took a look at it:
"I have an impression of this company. It should be... Suzuki's carry, right?"
"Yes, the annual output in the past two years has been at the level of 50,000 to 60,000, and it is very popular in northern China."
Qing Jingbin nodded.
"That shouldn't be the case. Carry is different from Ford. We are the only one making their wheel bearings. Whether it's Daewoo from South Korea or Wanxiang from China, the imitation ones are useless..."
Feeling a little troubled, Haneda Shunsuke lowered his head and thought for a while, but still had no clue:
"Ice City is too far away from us. Go to Jinling immediately and find a way to find out where they got it from. A substitute!”
(End of this chapter)