The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 284: Officially signed, the auto giant sets sail

"Everyone, after visiting Suzuki's production line this time, BMW Technology will formally sign a contract with them to purchase one of their production lines."

"In the next three months, all the equipment for this production line will be disassembled and transported to the port city, and then eventually to our Shenzhen factory."

"So during this inspection, everyone should study their production line carefully and feel free to ask questions if there is anything they don't understand."

"The 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 in completing the equipment dismantling work as soon as possible and supervise Suzuki Motor to conscientiously fulfill the signed contract."

After meeting with Austin, Jiang Hui immediately returned to the hotel and held an internal meeting with relevant personnel.

This time, so many people came here in a grand procession, it must not be just to simply visit Suzuki's production line.

Jiang Hui wanted everyone to take this opportunity to understand the situation of the production line as clearly as possible, otherwise they would have to rely on Japanese engineers for everything in the future and would be easily controlled by others.

Fortunately, with Austin's help in saying hello, those Japanese engineers should be more restrained by then.

"Director, at this rate, won't the equipment for these production lines be able to reach Shenzhen within this year?"

Hou Guoming is now looking forward to BMW cars more and more.

The BMW Light is obviously a very promising model. By then, BMW is likely to become the best-selling car manufacturer in China in the shortest time.

As the head of BMW's R&D center, Hou Guoming's status in China's automobile industry is bound to rise.

The most important thing is that he can finally delve into car design. Hou Guoming feels that his life is complete.

"That's right. By the end of this year, the Shenzhen factory will give priority to completing the construction of the stamping and welding workshops. By then, we can gradually install the equipment."

"The installation and commissioning of various stamping equipment also takes a long time."

"On the contrary, the various equipment in the final assembly workshop are relatively simple and easy for everyone to use."

"We will strive to assemble the BMW car production line within the first half of next year and complete all construction of the factory in the second half of next year."

Shenzhen speed is no joke.

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. This is definitely possible.

After all, when it comes to factory 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 construction being unable to proceed in Shenzhen in winter, so the progress is naturally very fast.

As for the equipment, it is second-hand equipment that has been disassembled, so there is no need to worry about not being able to keep up with the cycle.

"It seems that we need to speed up the design of the BMW Light."

"Otherwise, by the time the production line is built, we won't even be able to produce prototypes. It's not a good idea to just sit there and wait."

"If we can finalize the design of the BMW Sunshine within this year, prepare various samples in the first half of next year, combine the production of several stages of prototypes in the second half of the year, train the workers on the production line well, and strive to officially launch the BMW Sunshine by the end of next year or the first half of the year after, our factory will be on the right track."

Hou Guoming suddenly felt a little pressured.

Although the schedule was actually very tight when I was working with Jiang Hui to design the new BJ212.

But the situation now is naturally different.

"After returning to China this time, the BMW R&D Center will focus on the design of the BMW Sunshine. Let us create a miracle together and lead the rapid development of China's automobile industry."

"We will strive to complete the mass production of BMW Light before December next year so that some people can use our product during the Spring Festival next year."

Jiang Hui formally set a goal for everyone.

In December 1983, the BMW Sunshine was to go into mass production.

This time is very tight.

Although in later generations, when various new energy vehicle companies in China started to apply, it was considered an industry practice to develop a new model in a year and a half or even a year.

But in this era, car companies are still not that competitive.

Many companies are still stuck in the long-term approach of developing a new model, which takes four to five years.

The early design work for new models alone takes almost three years.

From the initial design samples to the mass-produced prototypes, it is estimated that five or six prototypes will be produced.

Every time there is a lot of testing work to be done, which takes a lot of time.

For example, some important parts on the engine are basically determined to which manufacturer they will be produced four or five years before the vehicle goes into mass production. They are then developed and tested together with this manufacturer to meet the development schedule of most international auto giants.

This speed is completely unbelievable for China's new energy vehicle companies in the future.

Many joint ventures in later generations fell behind in new energy vehicles, and one of the important reasons was that their development speed could not keep up with market changes.

You are currently developing a car model that has advantages in configuration and performance compared to various competitors in the market, but it will take you four or five years to mass produce it. During this process, local new energy vehicle companies in China have already upgraded their products two or three times.

The configuration and performance that you once thought were competitive may no longer be able to keep up with market demand by the time they go into production.

The most obvious thing is the various car computer systems. All joint venture car companies are doing well in this regard, and none of them can compete.

Of course, there are bound to be some problems when domestic brands develop new models so quickly.

For example, some parts have not yet completed various technical verifications and tests, but have been directly installed on the vehicle.

If a problem arises, we modify the design while continuing normal production.

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Austin still has a lot of face. Suzuki Motor's president Yuichi Iwata was actually present at the event to sell an obsolete production line at one of Suzuki Motor's factories.

As a person who was not from the Suzuki family, Yuichi Iwata was actually under a lot of pressure after becoming the president of Suzuki Motor.

If he cannot lead the company to continue to grow and develop, he will definitely lose his position.

He even took this opportunity to discuss with BMW Technology the idea of ​​establishing a joint venture motorcycle factory in China.

Of course, Fang Huihui would definitely not agree, but she would not refuse either.

We will have some contact first, and then formally reject them after all the purchased production lines have been 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 the future development of your company in China."

After Zhu Lin signed the relevant contract on behalf of BMW Technology, Iwata Yuichi also started communicating with her, Fang Huihui, and Jiang Hui.

Knowing that BMW Technology has a close relationship with Austin, the representative of General Motors' major shareholder, Iwata Yuichi's attitude was very good.

Of course, this may also be related to the overall harmonious relationship between China and Japan in recent years.

America needs China's help to contain the polar bear, so Japan, the little brother, will naturally rush to the front and take the lead in getting closer to China.

Especially after the chief designer visited Japan, the two countries have cooperated more in many areas.

"Suzuki started producing motorcycles in 1952 and cars in 1955. In just a few decades, it has grown to its current size. In the field of mini cars, it has taken a unique path of its own. There are many things we can learn from it."

"This time we also hope to make use of Suzuki's automobile production line to test the waters in the Chinese automobile market."

"If this approach works, it will be considered as a new path for our international peers."

Zhu Lin is now communicating with Iwata Yuichi as the head of Gangcheng Enterprise, and Gangcheng is now under the rule of England.

England and Japan are both followers of the United States, and to a certain extent, many of Japan's positions are the same as England's.

In this way, Zhu Lin's words didn't seem at all inappropriate.

"We at Suzuki have already arranged several groups of people to visit China, and have also received many Chinese inspection groups."

"By next year at the latest, we will also start technical cooperation with some Chinese manufacturers. We hope that we can jointly explore this emerging market in China."

The information that Yuichi Iwata mentioned is not a company secret and can be found out with a little investigation.

Besides, as a director, Austin must be aware of all this.

Yuichi Iwata felt that the other party had most likely shared this information with BMW Technology, so there was no need to hide it.

Signing a contract is just a formality, and more content has been negotiated before signing the contract.

Therefore, after signing the contract, the teams of both parties can directly start to fulfill their contractual responsibilities.

BMW Technology will immediately arrange for someone to transfer money to Suzuki's account to formally implement the contract.

That evening, Suzuki arranged a simple dinner to celebrate the cooperation between the two parties.

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Hui also allowed BMW's technical team to have a good exchange with some people from Suzuki.

You can also take this opportunity to discuss some questions that arose when you visited the production line a few days ago.

But if this happens, the translators we hired will be very busy.

Even the factory director Jiang Hui was often asked to come over to help out in an emergency.

This time, BMW officially purchased a second-hand production line from Suzuki, which means that this giant Chinese automobile ship has officially set sail.

Next, it will depend on how Jiang Hui leads everyone to officially design and produce the BMW Light and bring a surprise to Chinese consumers.

(End of this chapter)