The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 254: Quietly, the R&D team made a breakthrough
"It is inevitable that more other international motorcycle giants will enter China, and this is something that both the Fifth and First Machine-Building Ministry encourage."

“There’s a limit to what we can do in this regard.”

"Without fully understanding the Jialing Honda 70 product, it would be a waste of money to hastily introduce a new product, and the output ratio would also be uneconomical."

"After we have fully realized the localization of the Jialing Honda 70, we will consider new products."

Looking at it from this perspective, there is obviously nothing wrong with Yin Zhiguo's point of view.

However, this decision will sooner or later have a huge impact on Jialing Factory.

If you don’t start developing new products now, it will be too late when you find that something is wrong.

Of course, these are all things for later.

As the biggest beneficiary of BMW S's gift to National Day, Jiang Hui is currently in the factory listening to reports from various departments.

"Director, today the number of employees in our R&D center has officially exceeded 500."

After Hou Guoming said this, Jiang Hui was stunned for a moment.

Wasn’t there just over 200 people some time ago?

How come it became 500 people so quickly?

Although I have given the right to recruit technical personnel to Hou Guoming, Hou Guoming would not just randomly assign people to someone just to complete the task, right?
As if he had guessed Jiang Hui's question, Hou Guoming added: "The new technicians we brought in this time actually adopted the same approach as the previous batch of people."

"But this time we won't be asking for employee referrals, but waiting for those people to come to us on their own initiative."

"Since there have been more than 200 successful cases before, this time many people's enthusiasm and trust in our factory have been greatly improved."

"I saw that many of them had very good resumes, and the factory happened to be short of people, so I hired them all."

Hou Guoming knew that Jiang Hui wanted to build the Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant R&D Center into the largest motorcycle technology R&D center in China.

Not to mention 500 people, it is possible that the R&D team will become several thousand people in the future.

In that case, it would be unique among all the factories in China.

"The number of people coming this time is no less than last time. Haven't those factories complained to the Ministry about us?"

Jiang Hui definitely wouldn't mind having a few more technicians.

In an era of talent shortage, these people are willing to come to work, and Jiang Hui doesn't mind at all even if they are in their 40s or 50s.

There is no such thing as giving up after the age of 35.

For those who are engaged in technology, the age of 35 is when they start to show their power.

"When we recruited them, we specifically emphasized this point and asked them to handle the internal retirement procedures of their original factories."

"You need to take care of what needs to be done. Don't be afraid to spend money. I even communicated with the finance department and advanced them a month's salary so that they have money to give gifts to the personnel and related personnel in the original factory."

"They were doing things within the rules, everything was legal and compliant, there were no problems."

"With a little more care, there will be nothing to complain about."

"Besides, many people in the factory have already complained once before, and they know what the result will be."

"If they do it again, there will be no better gain except that they will appear to be incompetent."

"So although the scale of this recruitment is not small, the waves it caused are much smaller."

After Hou Guoming’s explanation, Jiang Hui immediately understood.

Although he is not afraid of complaints, the best thing is definitely if no one bothers him.

"After these technicians enter our factory, they must give full play to their professional level, make the best use of their talents, and contribute to the development of the factory."

“From today, we will start developing 70CC, 90CC and 125CC engines based on the existing 250CC engine.”

"We will strive to achieve breakthroughs in one or two engines within the next year to provide more powerful power for our new motorcycles."

In Jiang Hui's opinion, the most critical part of a motorcycle is the engine.

Whether it is output power or fuel consumption, they are areas that everyone pays great attention to.

As for the appearance, any creative ideas you come up with will be enough to keep the factory comfortable for the next ten years.

In fact, many of the technologies of motorcycle engines are similar to those of automobile engines.

Especially when researching super-large displacement motorcycle engines in the future, they can be used on some micro-cars.

Therefore, if we develop motorcycle engines as the most critical technology now, it will definitely contribute to the automotive business in the future.

Companies like Honda and Suzuki in Japan started out making motorcycles and only later began producing cars.

Even BMW produced motorcycles for a while before switching to cars.

Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant could obviously follow a similar path.

Of course, whether the subsequent cars should be registered under the name of Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant is another consideration.

"No problem. We now have a R&D team of more than 500 people, so it is no problem to develop several engines at the same time."

"In addition, we will also develop corresponding gearboxes and other parts, and try our best to keep all key components in our own hands." Hou Guoming is also a person with aspirations.

He knew that Jiang Hui was very ambitious and he had to keep up with the pace quickly.

Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to continue staying in the position of director of the R&D center.

"The production management department and the R&D center should also cooperate well, and the future production line configuration and planning should keep pace with each other."

"Like what Lao Hou said, the core components must be in our own hands. I completely agree with this view."

"Key components such as engines, gearboxes, and even brake systems are all produced in-house at our own factories."

"We only send some less important parts to external supporting factories for supply."

Whether it is motorcycles or cars, they all need to rely on the advantages of the industrial chain for overall development. It is not enough to rely solely on the factories themselves.

Of course, how to grasp the degree is also a very critical issue.

Different OEMs adopt different solutions, so it is difficult to say which one is the best.

For example, European and American car companies are now outsourcing the production of a large number of parts to external suppliers.

As for Japan, they prefer to produce most of the core parts by themselves or outsource the production to suppliers with whom they have a shareholding relationship, and only outsource the production of less important parts to other suppliers in the market.

As for China, it is very diverse.

At the beginning, many car companies had to purchase from outside because they had limited core technologies.

Later, car companies such as BYD realized that this approach was not feasible and began to increase their efforts in independent development, and gradually formed their own supply chain control capabilities.

However, many car companies still need to rely on suppliers to develop core parts.

"No problem. At that time, our several departments will hold a regular meeting every week to exchange some information and ensure that the overall progress of each project in the factory is carried out as planned."

Hou Guoming certainly also hopes that the development and production of core technologies will remain within the factory, so that it can better cope with various changes.

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"Xiao Jiang, your R&D center is now more powerful than our college. Is it necessary for the two sides to continue to cooperate in the development of motorcycle technology?"

When he returned home in the evening, Jiang Hui told Zhu Jiansheng about the situation in the factory.

Previously, Lin Guanyong hoped to promote cooperation between Capital University of Technology and Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant, and Zhu Jiansheng also supported it.

But now the situation has changed, and Zhu Jiansheng naturally has to adjust his strategy based on his son-in-law's needs.

"Of course it can continue. Our factory's own research and development focuses more on the application technology of specific models."

"But the research and development at the school can be oriented towards more forward-looking technological research."

“There is no conflict in this regard.”

Although the R&D team is growing rapidly, Jiang Hui will never complain about having too many R&D personnel.

The Capital University of Technology's School of Mechanical and Vehicle Factory not only has hundreds of teachers of various kinds, but also has a variety of student resources that cannot be ignored.

Besides, if we cooperate with the other party and achieve results, it will be beneficial to my father-in-law's future.

"Okay, since you think there is still a need for cooperation, I will arrange for someone to implement it."

"In the future, we can arrange for teachers from our college to visit you regularly for exchanges, and we can work together to determine cooperative R&D projects."

After listening to Jiang Hui's words, Zhu Jiansheng did not feel hesitant.

Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant is not short of money now, and Capital University of Technology also has sufficient funding this year.

There is not too much pressure on both sides, and instead both sides can be more free to achieve some results.

"I have recently assigned several key R&D projects to the R&D center. When the time comes, I can ask them to break down some small projects and we can start specific cooperation."

"For example, research related to shock absorption is one of the school's strengths."

"There are also some aspects of material selection where the two sides can work closely together."

As soon as Jiang Hui mentioned the new project, Zhu Jiansheng couldn't help but ask, "Can you really make the BMW S and BMW X motorcycles this year?"

“Time is important, but quality cannot be ignored. Otherwise, if the reputation is damaged, it will be very difficult to restore it later.”

Zhu Jiansheng was a little worried that Jiang Hui would act too hastily and ruin the current good situation.

"We will first put the BMW S into small-scale mass production. Anyway, the core parts such as the engine and gearbox are shared with the BMW 70, so there is no need to worry about their quality issues."

“Some of the other parts on the car body, even if they are handmade, won’t cause any major problems.”

"While the popularity of the National Day gift is still there, launching the BMW S first should be beneficial to our subsequent promotion."

Heat is something that will quickly decrease with the passage of time.

In an era when advertising is not so convenient, we must pay attention to changes in popularity.

Therefore, Jiang Hui has arranged people to prepare for the production of the BMW S as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)