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Chapter 36: Surprise at the Capital Gear Factory
Tang Riyue had originally planned to go to the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant to discuss the drawing of the new generation of wheel hub bearings with Jiang Hui after lunch today.

Unexpectedly, I received a phone call near noon and was asked to attend a meeting.

Fortunately, the meeting place was also the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, so he could continue to look for Jiang Hui after the meeting.

Many other supporting factories on the "Automobile Industry Street" also received calls from the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant and rushed over for the meeting.

Although the topic of the meeting was not mentioned on the phone, many people actually knew that the Ministry of First Machine Industry required the BJ212 to be upgraded.

As expected, most people could guess that the theme this time would be related to the requirements of the Ministry of First Machine Building.

Before this meeting, a small meeting was also held inside the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

After the design department reported their ideas to the factory director and chief engineer, they unsurprisingly received support.

Then the director of the technical department was called over by the leader for a talk.

This was a major event that concerned the future of the factory, and the design department was using an open conspiracy, and the technical department had no way to resist.

Therefore, even if the Technical Department is unwilling to get involved in the upgrade of BJ212, it can only agree with a pinch of its nose.

Of course, Liang Yi is not stupid. Although he stated that the Technical Department will fully support the work of the Design Department, the daily work of the Technical Department is also very busy, and he can only arrange a part of the staff to cooperate.

Jiang Hui, who is being targeted by others, will definitely not be able to escape.

In the end, Hou Guomin, the backbone of the technical department, and Jiang Hui and Chen Chenxing were thrown out as the first batch of personnel from the technical department to support the design department.

After all, the reason why the Technical Department was being kept in mind by the Design Department was because Jiang Hui and his team caused quite a stir when they went to the supporting factory for an audit last week.

"The Design Department has contacted the factory director and chief engineer, and the factory director just had a talk with the director."

"The upgrade of BJ212 is now led by Chief Engineer Chen Qi, and the military representative stationed in the factory, Huang Wenbin, is the deputy leader."

"The Technical Department and the Design Department are both members of the project team, and other departments must also fully cooperate."

"The Quality Department and the Vehicle Quality Department have little overlap with parts development, so the coordination of this work naturally falls to the Technical Department."

"The director wants you, Hou Guomin, and Chen Chenxing to join the project team and start working at the design department tomorrow to assist with the BJ212 upgrade."

Liao Chengwen did not beat around the bush. After learning the news, he immediately called Jiang Hui over and told him the arrangements in the department.

There is obviously no room for bargaining in this matter.

Fortunately, he is still in the technical department and is only temporarily involved in the BJ212 upgrade project.

At least Liao Chengwen could accept this arrangement.

"Okay, I'll go to the design department tomorrow to see what arrangements are made."

I already showed off my skills last week, so now is not the time to hide my shortcomings.

This project has attracted a lot of attention from all sides. As long as some results are achieved, Jiang Hui will be able to make a name for himself in the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

By then, promotion and salary increase will naturally be a piece of cake.

Become famous as early as possible!
This is true not only for artists, but also for technical personnel.

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In the large conference room of the Design Department, representatives from major supporting factories such as the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory, Capital Gear Factory, and Capital Automobile Accessories Factory were arranged to attend the meeting.

Chen Qi, chief engineer of Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, made an opening speech and told everyone about the requirements of the First Ministry of Machine Building and some arrangements of Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

The implicit meaning is that all supporting factories are required to fully cooperate with this major project and work together to complete the BJ212 upgrade. Otherwise, everyone will suffer the consequences.

"Chief Engineer Chen has just introduced the overall background and spirit. I will share with you the specific implementation plan."

"According to the requirements of the First Ministry of Machine Building and the military representatives stationed at the factory, our new BJ212 needs to improve the engine's power performance and reduce fuel consumption."

"This requires the gearbox to be upgraded as well."

"It may be difficult to upgrade directly to a 3AT or 4AT automatic transmission, but upgrading from 3MT to 4MT is the minimum requirement."

"In terms of chassis and interior and exterior decoration, the comfort level needs to be further improved so that passengers can have a better experience."

At this point, Lu Jianqiang recalled the scene of riding on the BJ212 in the middle of winter. There were air leaks everywhere in the car, and it was particularly bumpy when the road conditions were bad. The experience was really not very good.

Especially now that BJ212 is widely used in many provinces and cities, the riding experience is far superior to that of a few imported cars.

It is no wonder that the relevant departments have such strong opinions.

"In combination with the overall requirements, the design department will set some overall performance indicators, and we hope that each supporting manufacturer can also provide their own solutions within the next three months."

"We will try to finalize the specifications within this year, produce a prototype in the first half of next year, invite relevant departments to test ride, and then finalize the model and start production as soon as possible."

As Lu Jianqiang spoke, he looked at the reactions of the participants.

Many people looked quite serious, especially those at the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory. They felt overwhelmed at the thought of increasing the power of the engine while reducing fuel consumption.

These two indicators are completely contradictory.

However, just when many people were a little worried, Ji Hua, the chief engineer from the Capital Gear Factory who came to attend the meeting, raised his hand with a relaxed expression and said, "Chief Engineer Chen, Director Lu, our 4MT design has been verified, and we are currently preparing samples. We will be able to produce the first sample next month. We will definitely not lag behind!"

Hearing Ji Hua say this, Lu Jianqiang was stunned for a moment.

Has the design of 4MT been finalized?

What's happening here?
I haven't heard any news about it before.

Besides, the task assigned by the First Ministry of Machine Building was only issued last week. It is impossible for the Capital Gear Factory to have completed it so quickly, right?
You know, among the three major parts of a car, although the gearbox is the least noticeable, it is the part with the highest threshold.

In later generations, mainstream domestic car companies were able to produce their own engines, and their performance in all aspects was also quite good.

In terms of chassis design, by learning from other people's designs, we can make some breakthroughs relatively quickly.

However, in terms of gearboxes, even after another forty years, there is still a big gap with the international advanced level.

Most domestically-owned car companies still use gearboxes from international auto parts giants.

Aisin, ZF, JATCO...

As for China's own gearboxes, except for Fast Gear, which focuses on commercial vehicle gearboxes and performs relatively well, the others are not well-known.

For example, the Capital Gear Factory had been producing 3MT manual transmissions, but this product was completely eliminated in later generations.

But it is a product that is now commonly installed in various passenger cars in China.

Although 4MT only has one more gear than 3MT, there are huge differences in both structure and performance.

Capital Gear Factory, this is a big surprise for me.

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