The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 171: A car is hard to come by, and the benefits of reform begin to be released

In 1979, when various units wanted to purchase vehicles, they not only needed money, but also had to have the relevant tickets.

Overall, under the situation of supply exceeding demand, the products of various car manufacturers are very popular.

After the new BJ212 went into mass production, the situation became even more different.

The production tasks assigned to the Capital Automobile Works by relevant departments have not changed. However, as a pilot factory for the factory's power expansion reform, the Capital Automobile Works has issued 1000 more production arrangements than planned each month.

This is basically the maximum production capacity after the production line transformation.

If there are more, even if the supporting manufacturers can cope with it, the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant’s internal production capacity will not be able to handle it, and new production lines will need to be built.

However, the 1000 extra new BJ212s compared to the original plan have been targeted by many factories and units.

"Xiao Jiang, our new BJ212 is very popular now. Even if we increase the price by yuan on top of the normal transfer price, there are still many factories willing to buy it."

"But it's difficult to increase our factory's production capacity in a short period of time. Do you have any ideas?"

Zheng Haiming has gradually gotten used to asking Jiang Hui whenever he encounters any issues related to the new BJ212, and most of the time he can get satisfactory answers.

In the past few days, many people have come to him to ask for the new BJ212, which makes him secretly happy but also annoyed.

Especially since he had never encountered such a thing before, and now he was suddenly bombarded with calls from so many people, he felt a little overwhelmed.

"Zheng Factory, the higher authorities have agreed to our factory's management reform. They want to expand the factory's own management rights and let the factory itself be responsible for its own profits and losses. Then we can make some adjustments to the sales price based on changes in market demand."

Jiang Hui had long anticipated the situation where the new BJ212 would be in short supply.

According to the original system, everyone produced according to plan, and there was no particular motivation to increase production.

But now it’s different. The extra products can be sold by ourselves, and the price is higher than that of the allocated products.

This can bring additional income to the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, and at that time, more benefits can be distributed.

"Price increase?"

Zheng Haiming didn't expect Jiang Hui to come up with such a simple and crude solution.

But it sounds feasible.

"Yes, if the price is raised by 10,000 and the demand still cannot meet the supply, then we will raise the price by 20,000. If that is still not enough, then we will raise the price by 30,000."

"The higher the price, the more impact there will be on sales, and we will eventually find a balance."

"Of course, in addition to raising prices, the factory can also consider taking some flexible measures to deal with it."

"For example, if someone can provide some welfare materials for our factory, we can consider trading them at a discount in the form of barter."

Jiang Hui made some further additions.

“Will this approach cause some problems when the superiors review it?”

Zheng Haiming asked a little worriedly.

For him, stability is the most important thing now.

"The factory committee can consider coming up with a clear charter. Then we can handle various matters within the charter, and we can also report to the higher authorities when they review it."

Jiang Hui immediately gave a solution.

Many companies in later generations are actually quite experienced in dealing with matters such as review.

Anyway, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

As long as the process can stand up to scrutiny, I will follow it.

Whether this process is the most appropriate is another matter.

"Okay, let's try it as you said."

Zheng Haiming is not stupid, so he can quickly realize the benefits of this approach.

The First Ministry of Machine Building was also very concerned about the changes in the situation of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

After all, this is the first batch of manufacturers to reform, and it has attracted a lot of attention recently.

"Leader, I have roughly understood that if the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant continues to develop as it is now, the profit for the whole year will increase significantly compared to last year, and doubling the profit will not be a problem."

“This is definitely an excellent example that can be used as a year-end summary.”

It was Qin Hao who handed the reform application of Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant to Zhou Jian.

Now that the other party has started to achieve results in such a short period of time, it is considered to be a relatively outstanding one among the eight pilot reform manufacturers.

This result is also a good thing for him.

After all, if the demonstration effect of Capital Automobile Manufacturing is very poor, he will actually have to bear some joint liability.

"I had a meeting with the Ministry of Metallurgy a few days ago, and they boasted to me that Shougang had already started working on various plans, and the results were very good."

"Next time I see them, I will explain the situation of the Capital Automobile Factory to them and let them know that there are always people better than you."

Zhou Jian had already anticipated that the reform of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant would be successful when he attended the new BJ212 production line roll-off ceremony.

But expectations are expectations, and now they are slowly becoming reality, which is naturally the best thing.

"The new BJ212 is hard to come by right now. Even the tickets for the planned ones are very popular, not to mention the ones outside the plan." "Some factories in Shanghai are willing to pay an extra 5 yuan to buy the new BJ212 outside the plan."

"As this trend gradually takes shape, it will bring huge benefits to the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant."

“Maybe by then they will have raised enough money to build a new production line within their own factory.”

Qin Hao knew that the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant was already planning to build a new production line.

This is also a preparation for further expansion of market demand for the new BJ212.

Normally, this kind of funding application would definitely require the help of the Automobile Bureau for coordination.

Often due to various reasons such as funding, approval is delayed.

If the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant could raise funds on its own, many things would be easier.

"So this is the benefit of the reform, stimulating the production enthusiasm of each factory through economic benefits."

"With more money earned in the factory, workers' benefits and bonuses are also increasing, so everyone's enthusiasm is naturally higher."

Zhou Jian is considered a relatively open-minded leader, and he is also very sensitive to changes in the wind direction.

Although a small number of people have expressed opposition and concern about the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Company's approach, more voices are in support.

He naturally has to stand on the side of the majority voice.

"Yes, that's exactly what happened."

"To vigorously develop economic construction, we must naturally stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for work, and to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, we must naturally see tangible benefits."

Qin Hao planned to report the situation of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant to Zhou Jian every now and then. Zhou Jian would definitely be very interested.

A company that is also very interested in the changes in Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is FAW.

After Geng Weidong attended the mass production ceremony of the new BJ212, he arranged for someone to keep a close eye on the movements at the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

"I heard that the new BJ212 is hard to find, especially the unplanned models, which may not be available even if you have money."

"Should we apply to the First Ministry of Machine Building as soon as possible to see if we can be included in the second batch of pilot factories for factory expansion reform, and then produce a batch of unplanned trucks."

It is difficult for a normal automobile manufacturer to enjoy the benefits of hot sales, regardless of the quality of its products.

This is also an important reason why factories have no motivation to upgrade.

Seeing that the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant was enjoying a good life that was unimaginable, everyone was naturally envious.

"It is certainly something we can consider, but our system is more complicated than that of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant. It may be difficult to make adjustments so easily."

Yu Jiang didn't get too excited, as he knew that this matter was not that easy to handle.

If that were really the case, with so many automobile factories across the country, everyone would have rushed in long ago. Why would they have waited until now?
"Or can we consider using Hongqi sedans as a pilot?"

"I think there are still many factories and local governments that want to buy sedans."

Hongqi cars are the pride of FAW, but their sales are really not that good.

"Our Hongqi sedans are positioned at a high end, with higher costs and therefore higher sales prices."

"Relatively speaking, people prefer Shanghai-brand cars produced by SAIC. Last year, they produced about 7,000 to 8,000 cars, accounting for more than 95% of the country's car production."

This kind of decision cannot be made on a whim, as it will bring about a series of troubles.

Geng Weidong may not be in any trouble, but Yu Jiang, who participated in the discussion, may become the scapegoat.

Realizing the risk, he immediately took the initiative to point out the inappropriateness of this plan.

As far as China is concerned today, SAIC is the leading company in passenger cars, and FAW is just a little brother in front of it.

Over the past few decades, due to various reasons, the country has invested limited resources in the production of trucks and SUVs, and the production of cars has been almost negligible.

However, the situation will definitely change significantly in the future, and the sales of sedans will continue to increase.

But the price must not be too exaggerated.

The disadvantage of Hongqi is that its price is too high.

"This won't work, and that won't work. Are we just going to sit there and watch the Capital Automobile Factory flourish?"

Geng Weidong said very unhappily!

It’s so sad to see that my former younger brother is now living a better life than me.

The key point is that when having meetings with other units, FAW personnel are easily ridiculed for BJ212.

This made Geng Weidong very dissatisfied.

"If we want to make sedans, we need to make products with more affordable prices and more mature technology."

"At that time, we can also consider cooperating with international automobile giants."

After Yu Jiang said this, Geng Weidong also began to think seriously.

However, seeking cooperation with an international automotive giant is certainly not something that can be decided in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)