Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 158 The industry is shocked and independent brands are flocking to

Changan Ford has been established for half a year.

Naturally, personnel from various departments of the company are already in place.

Now we are preparing for the mass production of the Carnival in January 2003.

As the purchasing department, it is natural to determine the suppliers of various parts.

As Changan Ford's first model, it is inevitable that many parts of the Fiesta will be imported from the United States.

However, if imported parts exceed 40%, they will be treated as imported cars and subject to tariffs, so the pressure for localization still exists.

Of course, the most critical thing is that the price of imported parts is high, which will make Carnival uncompetitive.

Therefore, Changan Ford's purchasing department is relatively active in the localization of various parts.

Parts such as nut plates, bolts and bearings are originally made by Nanshan.

This time Nanshan naturally also obtained further orders for related parts.

But this is not the most important thing. Nanshan's 6AT is equipped with Fiesta, and this has a greater impact than other parts.

It can be said that Nanshan has instantly become the supplier with the largest order amount from Changan Ford.

This news naturally spread quickly within Changan Ford.

There are no secrets in the automotive industry.

If the people at Changan Ford know about it, the people at Changan Automobile will also know about it.

And everyone has his own classmates and friends, and many of these people are also people in the automotive industry.

In this way, the news that Nanshan will supply 6AT to Changan Ford has completely spread.

"Yu Xing, have you heard about Nanshan's supply of 6AT automatic transmissions to Changan Ford?"

As soon as Wang Huiliang went to work, he called Yu Xing over.

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The original export of nut plates to domestic sales impressed him deeply.

That is something that will directly affect his future from the group leadership.

Later, the bearing almost did something like this, so he was more concerned about Nanshan-related matters.

He also knew that Cao Yang from Nanshan had a good relationship with the purchasing director of General Motors.

After all, Zhang Fugui had revealed the news before, intentionally or unintentionally, in front of people in Shanghai General Motors.

"Mr. Wang, I've also heard about this. Zhang from Nanshan told us before that they can produce gearboxes, and they also said that they would recommend it to General Motors headquarters."

"But I haven't received any news yet that they have entered the General Motors headquarters."

Yu Xing naturally knew very well why Wang Huiliang asked himself this question.

What leaders value is the most important work.

He saw this very clearly.

"Ask the people in Nanshan to see if they have any information. Let them share any information with us as soon as possible."

Wang Huiliang didn't want to cause such an important part as the gearbox to be exported to domestic sales.

Then he would really feel uncomfortable.

"Well, it just so happens that they have a new sales manager who will come to visit us in a few days. I will find out more about him then."

"However, it is really surprising that their 6AT can be supplied to Changan Ford for matching."

Wang Huiliang finally found himself talking to, so Yu Xing naturally wanted to brush up on his presence.

Otherwise, Wang Huiliang would be so busy that he would never have time to care about what Yu Xing is doing.

"I have always felt that Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd. is rather evil. It seems that my intuition is right."

"But if they can really produce a qualified 6AT, it will be a good thing for us."

"The people at ZF are not good birds either. So far they haven't given us a penny reduction."

Wang Huiliang is obviously a little unhappy with ZF, and feels that it would be acceptable if his gearbox could be switched to Nanshan.

As for technical issues, isn't it the responsibility of the American headquarters?

"Indeed, so far, there has not been a single quality issue with the parts Nanshan has supplied to us."

"Everyone's worries can basically be put aside gradually."

"If there were more parts companies like Nanshan in the country, our cost reduction work would be easier to advance."

When Yu Xing was talking to Wang Huiliang, many people in many other companies were discussing this topic.

"Minister Wei, is Aisin still unwilling to sell 4AT to us?"

Great Wall Motors, General Manager Wang Ying called several heads of procurement and R&D to his office to discuss new projects.

"They are willing to sell 4MT, but they are not willing to sell 4AT gearboxes to us unless we sign a one-time order of [-] units."

"The most important thing is that their prices are also very expensive. Even if they are only installed on high-end models, the price will be at least an additional 1 yuan higher."

"This should be difficult to accept."

Wei Qiang was very angry with Aixin, but he had to beg her.

Because ZF and Schaeffler's gearboxes are more expensive, they simply can't afford them.

"Spring City Toyota's models are now equipped with 4AT. Before their models upgrade the transmission to 5AT or 6AT, they definitely don't want to sell 4AT on a large scale."

"Otherwise, it will have a certain impact on their models."

"In addition, these transmission giants have been cooperating to limit the outflow of automatic transmission technology."

"If Aisin's 4AT is to be equipped with our models, it will need to announce some technical parameters to us, and they probably don't want to do that."

Zhu Jianbo, the owner of the research center, added his own opinions.

As a R&D staff member, he also wanted Great Wall Motors to use its own-developed gearbox.

But it is obviously unrealistic in the short term.

Getting some other relatively simple parts has already taken a lot of energy from the research center.

Now the gearbox must be considered outsourced.

"I saw a report on the NetEase Auto Channel yesterday, saying that the 6AT developed by Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd. in Yangcheng has already received an order from Ford Motor."

"Have you heard about this? Has the purchasing department contacted Nanshan?"

Although Wang Ying is only a woman, she has a very strong aura.

Otherwise, we would not be able to suppress those ministers.

"Mr. Wang, that's it."

"Of course we have heard of this company in Nanshan."

“But they used to mainly make parts like nut plates, wheel bolts and hub bearings.”

“Since our vehicle structure is Japanese style, we don’t use nut plates.”

"As for wheel bolts, we already have domestic suppliers, and the cost is still very competitive."

"As for wheel bearings, the domestic Wanxiang Group is also supporting us, and the cooperation in all aspects is pretty good."

"So although they have approached us, they have never entered the system."

"As for the gearbox, this is the first time I heard about it in the past two days. I have never heard them introduce that they are studying the gearbox before."

Wei Qiang can serve as the director of the purchasing department, which is naturally related.

Therefore, he did not panic in response to Wang Ying's questioning.

Originally he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

"There are indeed not many domestic companies researching automatic transmissions, and everyone has relatively little accumulation in this area."

"However, Nanshan has been approved by Ford Motor Company. I think their 6AT should still have some quality."

"Minister Wei, can the purchasing department find a way to ask Nanshan to hand over a few 6AT samples to us, and the R&D center can also confirm what their 6AT is like."

"Is Nanshan's technical strength really that powerful, or is their 6AT just imitating another manufacturer's product?"

Zhu Jianbo is obviously also very interested in Nanshan's 6AT.

People engaged in research and development have a better understanding of how difficult automatic transmissions are.

Not to mention the gearboxes developed by ourselves in China, even if they are plagiarized, they still don’t understand.

In Zhu Jianbo's opinion, Nanshan most likely has already figured it out.

This alone makes me want to confirm it myself.

"If Nanshan 6AT can really be used, it would be the best."

“Then you won’t have to be angry with Ae-shin anymore.”

"I'll contact the people in Nanshan later."

Naturally, Wei Qiang doesn't want to deal with suppliers like Aisin every day.

With such a strong attitude, it is difficult to negotiate price and supply conditions.

This kind of supplier is the one the Purchasing Department dislikes the most.

"I think it would be more efficient to go directly to the other party's factory to visit and communicate."

"If we ask them to cooperate with us in testing, they probably won't refuse."

Wang Ying gave his opinion on the side.

The boss has said so, so Zhu Jianbo and Wei Qiang naturally have no objection.

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Zhang Sheng from Ji Er Machine Tool Factory has a good relationship with Changan Automobile.

In the [-]s, Jier provided stamping lines for Changan Automobile, so we have good relations with many of the other party's leaders.

When Jier and Nanshan jointly won the stamping line order from Changan Ford, some personnel from Changan Automobile also helped.

This time I heard that Nanshan actually received an order for Changan Ford's 6AT gearbox, and even exported it to the United States.

Liu Yanjie, the director of Changan Automobile's purchasing department, immediately couldn't sit still.

However, he had not had much dealings with Nanshan before. This time, in order to successfully negotiate the 6AT automatic transmission, he directly invited Zhang Sheng to follow him to Nanshan.

"Mr. Cao, Nanshan is the pride of China's auto parts industry and an excellent enterprise that masters core technologies."

"We really need more excellent suppliers like you, so that our cars can slowly catch up with their international counterparts."

Zhang Sheng brought them along, and Liu Yanjie naturally met Cao Yang and Ji Hua smoothly.

As a joint venture partner of Changan Ford, Changan Automobile naturally has more information than other car companies.

Liu Yanjie, who is very confident in Nanshan 6AT, well, or in other words, very confident in Ford's judgment, came this time to lock in the direction of cooperation with Nanshan.

"Minister Liu is too polite. Compared with companies such as Bosch, Continental and Denso, we still have a big gap."

"There's still a long way to go."

Cao Yang really meant what he said.

But in the eyes of others, it is just a modest statement.

After all, there are not even a few domestic companies that can surpass 6AT.

Now Nanshan has broken this situation. Whether it is various independent brands or some government agencies, they are actually very interested.

As long as this matter is confirmed to be true, the technology of Nanshan 6AT is definitely developed by itself, and there is no problem with the quality.

Then more benefits will be waiting to be given to Cao Yang immediately.

"The engine and gearbox are the two most critical component assemblies of a car. There is a huge gap between domestic technology in this area and international technology."

"Now Nanshan has made breakthroughs in gearboxes first, and has caught up with international peers such as SKF and NTN in terms of bolts and bearings."

"This means that our engines will have the opportunity to slowly catch up in the future."

"If there are any new parts in Nanshan later, please share them with us as soon as possible."

"Changan Automobile is willing to cooperate with Nanshan in all aspects to jointly make China's independent brands bigger and stronger."

When Liu Yanjie came to Nanshan this time, he naturally reported it within the company beforehand.

It can be said that he came here to explore the way.

As long as Nanshan is willing to cooperate, leaders from the research institute and the group will come to visit immediately.

Only then will we enter the true cooperation mode.

"Liu Bu, I take your words seriously."

"In addition to gearboxes, Nanshan has really done a series of research in other fields."

"When the Nanshan Industrial Park is completed next year, a batch of new parts will be put into production immediately."

Nanshan's transmissions can get some orders from General Motors and Ford.

But when we continue to expand ABS, ECU and other businesses, I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

In these fields, whether it is General Motors, Ford or Volkswagen, they all have their own traditional partners.

And the relationship between these partners and car companies is relatively complex and special.

Even if Nanshan can grab an order, at most he can only drink some soup.

In this way, it becomes necessary to open up the market for China's own brands.

Especially for some parts on the ECU and engine, independent brands will gradually develop their own engines in the future.

This is Nanshan’s best opportunity.

"No problem. If it's convenient, Nanshan can come to Changan Automobile to hold a technology exhibition."

"At that time, people in our research institute and various departments will be able to fully experience Nanshan's strength."

"This will be beneficial to strengthening cooperation between the two parties in the future."

Liu Yanjie's proposal was still very sincere.

Going directly to other people's research institutes to showcase products is the best way to promote your products.

If the matter is so big, it will be partly due to the results of the department.

It will definitely be a win-win situation then.

"No problem. Minister Zeng from our sales department will personally follow up on this matter and see how to launch this event later."

Thinking about the Nanshan Research Center, there are already more and more products.

It is also important to contact the OEM in advance to obtain opportunities for simultaneous research and development.

Otherwise, if you don't catch up with other people's new model development schedule, it will be even more difficult to switch to mass production.