The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 310: The birth of Shouqi Jeep, the competition in the automobile industry intensifies

"I have also discussed this matter with some academic committee members, and the Fifth and Seventh Ministries of Machine Building also support me."

"As long as we can successfully assemble the prototype of the intercontinental missile launcher this year, and if it has the opportunity to be unveiled at the military parade next year as I told you, then my position as a member of the academic department will be basically secure."

"It will be confirmed by the year after next at the latest."

If someone discussed this topic with Zhu Jiansheng, he would definitely not say anything more, but would just humbly say that he still needed to work harder.

But Jiang Hui is different.

To a certain extent, Zhu Jiansheng was qualified to be awarded the title of academician of later generations, and the main credit goes to Jiang Hui.

Otherwise, although his level is not bad, he is still far from becoming a member of the academic department.

Now with the Hummer military vehicle project and the influence of the intercontinental missile launcher, there is no expert in the domestic automobile industry who has a greater influence than him.

"The Capital University of Technology's school-run factory has been growing and developing slowly based on the Hummer military vehicle project."

"During this process, I also think we can cooperate with FAW, Second Automobile, Capital Automobile Manufacturing and other manufacturers, and even participate in the project of the Shanghai Volkswagen Santana localization community."

"This will greatly speed up the development of the school-run factory and make it a domestically influential auto parts manufacturer."

"In the future, these school-run factories will be separated into specialized companies, and they will also have a place in the domestic parts industry."

"And the profits from these factories can also provide more sufficient funding and internship positions for the school, so that our professors and students can keep up with the most cutting-edge technology in the industry."

“Whether it is publishing papers, increasing industry influence, or improving students’ adaptability after work, it is very beneficial.”

"At the same time, we can also consider expanding the scale of our vehicle engineering major."

"There is only one class for each major now, and the scale of training 30 people each year is completely unable to keep up with market demand."

"I think we can expand it to two classes next year, and further expand it to three classes, or even five or six classes in the future."

To expand the influence of the industry, the number of students trained must be sufficient.

By then, among the managers of various domestic automobile factories and parts companies there will be alumni of the Automotive Engineering Department of Capital University of Technology. Then both the influence of the school and Zhu Jiansheng will be greatly enhanced.

At present, Capital University of Technology has the most advanced technology and concepts in the automotive industry in the country. As long as it seizes the opportunity, it can become the best vehicle engineering major in the country.

In the future, let alone having one or two more academicians like Zhu Jiansheng, it is not impossible.

Besides, in addition to vehicle engineering, other majors such as mechanical design and automation also have the opportunity to produce one or two academicians.

The number of academicians in a school, to a certain extent, represents the school's scientific research capabilities and influence in the country.

"Your proposal is quite timely. Some teachers have already called for expanding the scale of the vehicle engineering major."

"I will then formally discuss this at the school committee meeting, and will gradually expand enrollment starting in the second half of this year."

What Jiang Hui said made a lot of sense, and Zhu Jiansheng agreed without any hesitation.

Only with more disciples and followers could Zhu Jiansheng go further and further on the path of becoming a "scholarly tycoon".

His current research gives him enough confidence.

……

Just when Jiang Hui finished various things in the capital and was preparing to return to Shenzhen to continue moving forward with BMW cars, the cooperation between Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant and AMC was officially confirmed.

The two parties established a 50:50 joint venture and built a new factory in the suburbs more than ten kilometers south of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant to produce AMC's Jeep models.

Naturally, this news caused quite a stir in the domestic automobile industry.

"Xiao Jiang, some people in the department and the factory think that cooperating with AMC to produce Jeep vehicles can give Shouqi a greater advantage in the field of off-road vehicles."

"By then, BJ212 and Jeep will complement each other and occupy the domestic off-road vehicle market, and then simultaneously develop the sedan market, allowing Shouqi to replace FAW and become the largest automaker in China."

On the evening of the day when Capital Automobile Manufacturing and AMC signed the contract, the two parties held a large-scale celebratory dinner at the Capital Hotel.

Jiang Hui was naturally invited to participate as well.

After seeing Jiang Hui, Chen Qi couldn't help but tell him about the background of the establishment of Shouqi Jeep.

After all, he had taken the initiative to talk to Jiang Hui about this topic some time ago, and now that a formal conclusion has been reached so quickly, it would definitely be better if he could explain it.

"Congratulations, Director Chen. By then, Capital Automobile Manufacturing will be able to walk on two legs, with joint ventures and independent brands developing simultaneously, and become the king of the domestic automobile industry."

Although Jiang Hui does not support the development and growth of joint venture car companies, Shouqi Jeep has already been established, so there is no point in him saying anything else.

He cannot stop the rolling trend of history.

After all, attracting foreign investment is a top priority now, and many factories are very positive about such joint ventures.

Objectively speaking, the cooperation plan between Capital Automobile Manufacturing and AMC is still fair.

However, it is hard to say what technology Capital Automobile Manufacturing can ultimately learn from this cooperation.

But at least it is possible to learn some management-related things, which is more or less meaningful.

"Then I'll borrow your good wishes. I hope that our Shouqi Jeep can also grow rapidly."

Chen Qi was very busy today. After a brief greeting with Jiang Hui, he went to greet other guests.

On the contrary, Jiang Hui came here just for fun today so that he could have a good exchange with other guests.

"Director Jiang, I heard that you encountered some problems in the development of your 1.5L engine. The assembled prototype is still significantly different from the designed specifications."

"Why don't you consider using our mature mass-produced products?"

At the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory, Cheng Tao, the chief engineer who used to deal frequently with Jiang Hui, has now become the factory director.

He naturally hopes that the factory's business will prosper.

With the gasoline engine previously developed for the BJ212 and the diesel engine for the Hummer military vehicle, the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory is now the largest engine company in the country.

This is also the reason why Cheng Tao has the confidence to come and discuss this topic with Jiang Hui.

"I would like to think that it would save trouble, but the BMW is just a van, and the engine compartment can't accommodate your 2.5L gasoline engine."

Regardless of whether the other person has good intentions or ulterior motives, there is no need for Jiang Hui to argue with Cheng Tao.

Although their engines have undergone their own improvements and have been greatly improved compared to contemporary domestic products, there is still a certain gap with the international advanced level.

Besides, as a car company, if it can't even produce its own engines, it would be too unreasonable and it would definitely not be able to survive in the long run.

Therefore, BMW will definitely produce its own engines in the future, and has no plans to purchase them from outside. Even for gearboxes, only the 4MT manual gearbox will be purchased from the Capital Gear Factory, and other more advanced products will be developed by itself in the future.

Under Nanshan Technology, a special Nanshan Gearbox will be established to develop and produce various types of gearbox products.

In the future, it will not only be supplied to BMW cars, but also sold externally.

Based on domestic gearbox technology, the future of BMW gearboxes is definitely worth looking forward to.

"As long as certain adjustments are made to the engine compartment, there is still a chance that it can be stuffed in."

Cheng Tao doesn't want to give up so easily.

If it were other car manufacturers, it would be fine if they weren't interested, because their current production capacity is quite tight anyway, so they don't have to worry about sales.

But Jiang Hui is in charge of BMW cars, and Cheng Tao knows Jiang Hui's strength too well.

He had a hunch that BMW might bring about huge changes to China's automobile industry.

If the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory fails to seize this opportunity, it will definitely regret it in the future.

However, BMW chose to develop and produce such an important part as the engine on its own, which put Cheng Tao in a rather passive situation.

As factories located in the same automobile industrial street, Capital Gear Factory, Capital Automobile Accessories Factory and other factories are cooperating with BMW, but Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory is the only one that does not cooperate.

Not to mention anything else, this point alone is hard to accept.

By then, the leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building might wonder if there was something wrong with the attitude of their Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory, which was why BMW refused to cooperate with them.

"Replacing the engine is not as simple as plugging it in. All parts of our exhaust system need to be redesigned."

“And because of the different weight of the engine, we need to make significant changes to the structure of the vehicle and the tuning of the chassis.”

"I was thinking of getting the BMW Sunshine into mass production this year. If the engine is changed, I think it will be impossible this year."

After Jiang Hui said this, Cheng Tao had no way of refutation.

After all, what Jiang Hui said was true.

The engine is very important, which means that after the engine changes, many related parts need to be changed synchronously.

This takes a lot of time.

"Director Jiang, I heard that you are also developing a sedan. This car should not use a 1.5L engine, right?"

"Do you think there is any possibility for us to cooperate on this project?"

Since there is no possibility of cooperation on BMW Light, let's see if there are any opportunities in other projects.

Cheng Tao will definitely not give up so easily.

"BMW is indeed developing a second model. If there is demand later, we will definitely contact your factory."

"By the way, Director Cheng, you are a domestic expert in internal combustion engine technology. Your monthly salary is more than 300 yuan, which is not low."

"But if you are interested in working at BMW to develop engines, I can help you communicate with them and ask them to add a zero to your current salary."

As soon as Jiang Hui said this, Cheng Tao was stunned.

I just wanted to develop new customers for the factory, so why did Jiang Hui want to poach me?
But add a zero after the salary...

The impact is still very great.

As a factory manager, Cheng Tao certainly has no shortage of money. Even in his daily life he doesn't have many opportunities to spend money.

The factory provided a house, a car, a secretary, and even the clothes were work uniforms. All kinds of daily necessities were also distributed by the factory.

Combined with some other income, he is definitely one of the people with the highest living standard in this era.

But even so, his annual income is definitely not as much as 30,000 or 40,000 yuan.

Unless he is a black heart, he will take any money.

But if that were really the case, it wouldn't be long before he was put in jail.

"Director Jiang, you are such a joke."

Cheng Tao didn't know how to answer Jiang Hui's words, so he responded a little awkwardly.

"I'm not kidding. BMW can really offer you that high a salary. We think you're worth it."

In the past year, BMW has also poached many people from the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory. Even Hu Shuiwen, the original director of the design department, was poached by Jiang Hui.

However, BMW has to develop many engine models, which are technically difficult, and relying solely on a technical expert like Hu Shuiwen is not enough.

If we can invite more top domestic experts, and with Jiang Hui's help, the effect will be very worth looking forward to.

Otherwise, we will have to wait until the polar bear collapses before we can introduce international talents on a large scale, which will somewhat delay the development of BMW.

Jiang Hui didn't want to wait that long.

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of leaving the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory for the time being."

"Shouqi Jeep was established today. I'm going to recommend our engine to Director Chen to see if Jeep will use our engine products in the future. Excuse me now."

After Cheng Tao finished speaking, he left in a panic.

He was worried that if he continued to talk with Jiang Hui, he would probably not want to work at the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory anymore.

But he had finally gotten the position of factory director, and it was very difficult for him to give up easily.

"Xiao Jiang, you are too cruel. Do you want to poach all the elites from the factories of the First Ministry of Machine Building?"

Part of the conversation between Jiang Hui and Cheng Tao was overheard by Qin Hao who was standing next to them. After a quick analysis, he knew what had happened.

"Leader, under your leadership, the entire industry has undergone tremendous changes. This year's domestic automobile production will definitely set a new record."

Jiang Hui did not talk to Qin Hao about the previous topic. The content seemed a bit inappropriate no matter how he talked about it.

In that case, let’s change the topic to something Qin Hao likes to hear.

"Production has increased, but the competitive landscape has also changed, and the pressure on each factory is not small."

(End of this chapter)