The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 384 Just emerged, then retreated

"Xiao Jiang, you are really brave. You signed such a large equipment purchase order within a week."

When Jiang Hui returned to China from the United States, he did not go directly back to Shenzhen, but went to the capital first.

After arriving in the capital, I naturally returned to the courtyard and lived with my father-in-law and his family.

Zhu Jiansheng was also quite surprised when he learned what Jiang Hui did during his trip to America.

Does this son-in-law now negotiate business in units of billions of dollars?
You should know that last year the entire China's foreign exchange reserves were less than 100 billion US dollars.

There should be a substantial increase this year, but it will definitely be at the level of more than 10 billion US dollars.

In this case, BMW uses up almost one percent of its technology at one time, and the relevant departments will definitely have objections.

Even if this money was earned by BMW Technology itself, there is no way to avoid certain things from happening.

"We started to learn about various machine tools and equipment around the world last year. When we purchased five-axis CNC machine tools for hot stamping mold processing from Japan at the beginning of the year, we conducted a comprehensive investigation and understanding of the machine tool industries in the United States, Germany, Japan and other countries."

"In addition, this time the three airport manufacturers in the United States have provided a relatively complete list of equipment, and these equipment are all products that are being mass-produced by the other party."

"We just need to make targeted selections."

"The worst case scenario is buying the wrong equipment, but you can easily find other manufacturers in China to transfer it to you."

After Jiang Hui said this, Zhu Jiansheng opened his mouth, but really had no way to refute.

The demand of domestic manufacturers for advanced imported machine tools and equipment is a bottomless pit.

Not to mention that BMW Technology could get back $1 million worth of machine tool products, even if they bought $10 billion, it would be easy for them to transfer them to other domestic manufacturers if they didn't want them.

The only thing you spend on buying it is US dollars, but when you transfer it out you can only get RMB.

But it shouldn't be a loss. The worst that can happen is that the selling price in RMB will be set a little higher.

Anyway, for most manufacturers, what they need to worry about when purchasing equipment is not that the RMB price is too high, but that they cannot get the foreign exchange quota.

The production equipment of many domestic factories has not been updated for more than ten years, and the equipment used by many key manufacturers is even provided by Polar Bear.

It is conceivable how much homework the domestic equipment industry has to do.

This is also one of the reasons why Jiang Hui focuses on supporting the development of Nanshan Equipment.

The development of the BMW Group requires a large amount of equipment, which cannot always be in the hands of overseas giants, otherwise they will be at the mercy of others.

Domestic manufacturers also have great demands for equipment. If Nanshan Equipment can provide advanced products, there will be no need to worry about sales in the next ten years.

It can be said that if you are engaged in the equipment industry in China at this time, as long as you really make good products, you don’t need to worry about losing money.

"I'll take you to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange to negotiate in person. You're familiar with the Ministry of First Machine Building. I won't be in charge of that."

The matter is done, and Zhu Jiansheng doesn't want to say anything more to Jiang Hui.

If the BMW Group wants to further develop and grow, it does need a variety of advanced machine tools and equipment.

As an expert in the automotive industry, Zhu Jiansheng knows this very well.

Even some of the projects he led in research and development could improve the performance of some products to a higher level with the availability of high-precision machine tools.

Especially when it comes to the two products of engines and gearboxes, the precision of parts cannot be overemphasized.

The same two parts may look the same in appearance, but if the precision is different, the performance of the assembled product will be very different.

Whether it is service life or product stability, there is a world of difference.

Like the engine, its structure and working principle are actually no secret at all.

However, there are only a few companies that can really make good engines.

Especially for large-displacement engines, the processing accuracy of all parts is even more important.

Without these advanced machine tools, Nanshan Engine's current 3.5L V6 engine would basically be the top of the range.

If we want to continue developing engines with larger displacement, the performance will definitely be very unsatisfactory.

Maybe they will develop a W8 engine whose output power will not be as good as that of the 3.5L V6 engine.

"No problem. I will visit Director Qin and Leader Zheng tomorrow, and then I will personally report to Leader Zhou."

"The First Ministry of Machine Building is very clear about the development of the BMW Group in recent years, and the leaders are also very clear about our next plan."

"The foreign exchange you spend today can be exchanged for dozens or even hundreds of times the return in the future."

The First Ministry of Machine Building is like Jiang Hui’s in-laws, and several leaders are very fond of the BMW Group.

In recent years, Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant and BMW Group have almost become a business card among the enterprises managed by the First Ministry of Machine Building.

Especially after Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant and BMW Group grew and developed, many parts were handed over to factories under the First Ministry of Machine Building for processing. These supporting factories are now living a good life.

Even some manufacturers that were originally making losses have now turned a profit.

This alone made everyone in the Ministry of First Machine Industry have a very good impression of Jiang Hui.

As long as Jiang Hui does not do anything illegal, the leaders will provide him with tremendous support.

"The Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory has not been very satisfied with the precision of parts produced by some supporting factories. I will ask the purchasing department to contact Nanshan Technology to see which parts can use your new equipment to achieve a significant improvement in precision."

"Some parts for our heavy truck project can also be handed over to Nanshan Technology and Nanshan Transmission for production."

"If you can even handle the high-power oil extraction machines used on heavy trucks, you can let Nanshan Engine do it."

As Nanshan Technology and other supporting factories are the most technologically advanced auto parts manufacturers in China, Zhu Jiansheng is not worried about gossip after he gives the order to them.

Data don't lie. If other supporting manufacturers can do better than Nanshan Technology in the three aspects of QCD, Zhu Jiansheng will naturally let people use them.

"We have already arranged for people to start research and development of large-displacement engines and gearboxes for heavy trucks. In particular, a special R&D team has been established for gearboxes, and we expect to see some results next year."

In later generations, engines and gearboxes seemed to have become sunset industries due to the development of electric vehicles.

But now it is definitely the time when Chaoyang cannot rise.

If the BMW Group wants to grow and develop, it must make breakthroughs in the technologies of these two core components.

After sorting out all aspects of the situation with his father-in-law, Jiang Hui went to the First Ministry of Machine Building to visit the leaders the next day. Although the BMW Automobile Group is a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, it is not a subsidiary factory of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

However, under the existing system, the Ministry of First Machine Building is still a direct management department of the BMW Group. There is no harm in having a good relationship with the Ministry of First Machine Building.

Anyway, the BMW Group has already been labeled as a member of the Ministry of First Machine Building among the personnel of many ministries and commissions.

"Xiao Jiang, you have given us a difficult problem."

"After this news spreads, I estimate that many factories will send in applications for the purchase of imported equipment like snowflakes to the ministry."

Zheng Haiming looked at Jiang Hui with a helpless expression on his face.

He could understand Jiang Hui's approach. After all, the BMW Group was developing so fast that it had achieved large-scale export earnings for both complete vehicles and parts.

Now there are two new products with great potential waiting for mass production.

In this case, it is an inevitable choice for them to build new factories and expand the scale of existing production lines.

To produce high-end products, it is not possible without supporting equipment.

The fact that BMW Group purchased more than 1 million US dollars worth of equipment in one go will definitely stimulate other manufacturers.

In particular, many factories have submitted applications countless times for equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but have never been approved.

As a result, BMW Group's orders worth more than 100 million US dollars were quickly queued up and all approved.

It would be a lie to say that no one has any ideas.

"Leader, I think this is a simple matter. Whoever can earn foreign exchange on their own will have their purchase applications approved first."

"This is also in line with some of the ideas of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange."

After Jiang Hui said this, Zheng Haiming really found it difficult to refute.

After all, when factories apply to import equipment, they will indeed be affected by these factors.

"That being said, it will still have a relatively large impact. It would be best if your export earnings could be increased as soon as possible."

"We will also do our utmost to prevent everyone from discussing this topic, and your factory should not publicize this content."

Handle this matter in a low-key manner. This is the response strategy Zheng Haiming came up with.

As for rejecting the equipment purchase order, he didn't even think about it.

Top students will always receive attention no matter when.

Whether in terms of export earnings or new technological breakthroughs, the BMW Group is an outstanding student among the outstanding students. How could Zheng Haiming stand up and stop its development speed?
"No problem, we will definitely keep it low-key, and all these devices are purchased from BMW Technology in Hong Kong City."

“Even if some factories find out about this, we can still say it was the parent company that helped.”

Jiang Hui would definitely not refute Zheng Haiming on the details, and he should still give face to his leader.

Now that we have dealt with the Ministry of First Machine Building, the remaining key issue is the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

With the personal help of Zhu Jiansheng in this regard, and Jiang Hui was also a well-known figure in the bureau, the matter was resolved relatively smoothly.

However, this information could not be kept completely confidential, and some manufacturers still got the news.

"Director, our joint venture with Toyota Motor needs to build a brand new factory and import a full set of production lines from Japan. Only in this way can the Crown sedan we produce become synonymous with high-end cars."

"I think the previous plan of purchasing half of the equipment from China and importing the other half from Japan can be adjusted?"

Zhao Guangming was in charge of FAW's Beijing office and was the first to learn that BMW Group had imported a large number of high-end equipment from the United States.

He also knew something about the BMW Group's plan to expand its various factories.

Considering the development of the FAW-Toyota joint venture during this period, he immediately felt a little unbalanced.

Why should they be so stingy when they want to use some foreign exchange, cutting here and there, while BMW Group can do whatever it wants?
This is not fair!
As the first automobile manufacturer in the country, they have always been the only one who treats other manufacturers unfairly.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy. The higher authorities have objections to the production lines we purchased from Japan. They think that since these equipment were purchased from Toyota Motor instead of directly from the equipment manufacturer, Toyota Motor is making a lot of money for us."

"If we propose a new plan now, it is estimated that this procurement plan will be affected."

Although Geng Weidong was very unhappy, he had a clear understanding of the current situation.

In particular, he also knew that BMW Group had established Nanshan Equipment specifically to develop equipment used on various production lines.

Only Nanshan equipment or equipment that cannot be purchased domestically will be imported from abroad.

In this regard, FAW is not as good as others.

If I go to the department and cause trouble at this time, I might be brought up as an object of complaint.

This is not the situation Geng Weidong wants to see.

"The BMW Group is now the largest automobile manufacturer in China. If it acquires so many advanced machine tools, its strength will grow by leaps and bounds."

"It will probably be even more difficult for us to surpass them in the future."

Zhao Guangming was used to being the boss, and now he was surpassed by others. He must be unwilling to accept this.

He still fantasizes about surpassing BMW Group, but Geng Weidong knows the answer clearly.

"Our future goal is to become the No. 1 domestic commercial vehicle company and No. 2 in passenger vehicles."

"In the passenger car sector, BMW has already sold 20,000 vehicles a month, and it still has two models that have not been launched yet."

"It is unlikely that we will be able to surpass them in the short term."

When you are in a high position, it is obviously very important to correctly understand your own strength.

Geng Weidong has been able to hold the position of FAW factory director for so many years, so he does have this ability.

Just when FAW and other manufacturers were making a fuss about the BMW Group's large-scale import of equipment, another blockbuster news came from the BMW Group, which never disappoints anyone.

At this point, those manufacturers who had been thinking about taking advantage of this opportunity to ask the ministry for policies or to import equipment immediately retreated.

(End of this chapter)