Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 261 The dilemma of the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine and the renewed topic of car building

There are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends.

Bosch cannot defeat Nanshan, and Nanshan cannot defeat Bosch.

Then the only option is to compromise in the short term.

Therefore, Cao Yang's meeting with Bosch and United Electronics was naturally neither a surprise nor an accident.

The two sides have a tacit understanding to shelve disputes, discuss what can be discussed, and push back if they can't.

However, although there are no surprises in this regard, there are new achievements within Nanshan.

"Mr. Cao, the prototype of our 3.0T turbocharged engine has been successfully developed, although some parts need some design changes to better enter mass production."

"But this technology has no big threshold for us."

Cheng Tao is the general manager of Nanshan Engine. The 3.0T turbocharged engine was the first to achieve a breakthrough. Naturally, he came over to report to Cao Yang as soon as possible.

"Oh? How are all the parameters? Have they met the design goals?"

Cao Yang put down his work and happily chatted with Cheng Tao.

The engine and gearbox business will be the group's main source of profit in the next few years.

Although domestic independent brands want to develop these two things themselves, there is definitely no way to surpass Nanshan in a short time.

This business can continue to contribute a lot of profits to Nanshan.

"After adopting twin turbochargers, the maximum power of our 3.0TV6 engine can reach 280kw, and the maximum torque can reach 520 Nm."

"So far, the parameters of our engine are definitely far ahead in its class."

"Not to mention that domestic independent brands do not have products in this area at all. Even their international peers generally use large-displacement naturally aspirated engines, and there is no competitor that can match them."

"On this parameter, it is completely comparable to the 4.5L naturally aspirated engine, and even compared with the data of some 5.0L naturally aspirated engines."

"The most important thing is that we have passed the test and it is estimated that if this car is mounted on a model weighing about 2 tons, the comprehensive fuel consumption per 7 kilometers can reach about [-]."

"Even on actual road conditions, it can achieve within 9 fuel consumption. It definitely achieves a perfect balance between fuel consumption and power."

Cheng Tao has participated in the entire development of this engine and is naturally very familiar with various parameters.

"In addition to these performance parameters, our prototype should have passed durability testing and no major problems were found."

"The next step will be to find a car for actual vehicle mounting testing to further verify the relevant data."

"On this engine, we try our best to share parts with the 1.5T to reduce its production cost."

"Judging from the current situation, it is expected that 2.0% of the parts can be shared, and the other [-]% is expected to be shared with the [-]T turbocharged engine under development."

"Although it has not officially entered mass production, our Nanshan Engine's financial and purchasing personnel jointly made a cost estimate. The bare metal cost of this engine can be about 5000 yuan."

"Even if you add accessories such as a starter and generator, the cost will not exceed 5000 yuan."

"If the output can reach a certain amount, the cost can even be controlled within 3 yuan."

Cheng Tao continued to explain.

However, Mi Ying next to her couldn't help but interjected and said: "Mr. Cheng, is this engine of ours used by any OEMs?"

"This one……"

Cheng Tao suddenly became hesitant.

It's not like he hasn't communicated this issue with the sales department, but so far, no customer has shown any interest in this aspect.

After all, for most domestic car companies, the 1.5T turbocharged engine is enough.

At most, it can be upgraded to a 2.0T turbocharger. If it is higher, there won't be much market.

Especially when the displacement reaches 3.0T, consumption tax and other things are also different.

It is impossible for OEMs not to consider these issues.

Besides, today’s independent brands are still competing on price.

Obviously no one would choose to build a large-displacement engine whose cost is more than double that of 1.5T.

Ten years from now, maybe the situation will be different.

"Mr. Cao, no matter whether anyone chooses to buy this engine now, after we master the technology of the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine, it will be very beneficial to improve the level of our entire company."

"We can even regard this engine as a focus of external publicity and build a few prototype vehicles to use it, so that everyone can fully understand the technical level of Nanshan Group."

When Cheng Tao said this, he felt that this proposal seemed very good.

He immediately added: "Mr. Cao, how about we make a few prototypes ourselves, specifically for use in external technology demonstrations."

"Our group now has various parts such as engines and gearboxes, and Nanshan Auto Parts also has some new parts technologies under research."

"If there is a special model to carry and display our parts technology, it will definitely be very convincing at various auto shows and technology exhibitions in the future."

The more Cheng Tao talked, the more excited he became.

He seemed to have seen the scene of the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine shocking the world.

He even fantasizes about whether this engine can win international awards.

"Mr. Cheng, if we just make a few prototypes just for technical demonstration, the cost seems a bit high."

"The tooling molds for various parts will cost hundreds of millions, not to mention that it will require a lot of manpower and material resources to specifically design and produce such a few prototype cars."

"If you really want to do this, you might as well just build your own car!"

When Mi Ying said this, Cao Yang was a little touched.

But Cheng Tao's reaction next to him was even more exaggerated.

"Mr. Cao, actually I think the group can get involved in the production of complete vehicles and launch some products that are better than the models produced by the joint venture, so that they can know that the Chinese people are not incapable of producing good models."

"Isn't Nanshan Transmission studying an 8AT automatic transmission?"

"I heard that the progress is relatively smooth. When the new car is equipped with a 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine and an 8AT automatic transmission, it will definitely surpass all domestic models."

"Such a car can also directly avoid the production range of BYD, Geely, Great Wall and other independent brands, so as to avoid competition with them."

"We can even avoid the models produced domestically by joint ventures and directly compete with some large-displacement imported models."

"When the time comes, we will be leading in all parameters and the price will be cheaper than imported cars. We will definitely be able to attract a group of consumers to buy it."

"The F6 model created by BYD, an amateur, is so popular. There is no reason why we can do worse."

Cheng Tao said all his thoughts in one breath.

The more he talked, the more excited he became, and the more he talked, the more he looked forward to it.

Build a car!

This is his dream!

There are even many people in Nanshan who actually dream of building cars.

It's just that the group has never established a project, so everyone can only hold it in for now.

"Mr. Cheng, did you come up with the idea of ​​building a car on the spur of the moment or have you thought about it before?"

This time, Cao Yang did not directly deny Cheng Tao's car-building proposal.

The development of Nanshan Group has now begun to enter a bottleneck stage.

For example, some key parts will not be easily used by others.

It has even begun to attract the attention and fear of many international auto parts giants.

The things Bosch did some time ago are definitely just the beginning, not the end.

In this case, can the statement that I have always mentioned before about not building a car within three to five years be flexible?

"Mr. Cao, although the idea of ​​producing a prototype car equipped with a 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine was just proposed."

"But the topic of group car manufacturing has been discussed by various companies in the group."

"When I was chatting with Mr. Ji from Nanshan Gearbox, Mr. Pan from Nanshan Equipment, Mr. He from Nanshan Mold and others, we all mentioned the topic of car building. In fact, everyone is looking forward to it."

"China's automobile market is now in a stage of rapid development. This year, it will definitely exceed 500 million units in sales. In the future, it will surpass the United States and become the world's largest automobile market, which is within ten years."

"Under this situation, we focus on the parts and equipment business, and of course we can continue to grow and develop."

"But that kind of growth rate should still be slower than building your own car."

"Let me give you a random example. If we produce a car with a price of 15 yuan, as long as the sales volume is 10 units a year, the turnover can increase by 150 billion yuan."

"The group's turnover target this year is 500 billion. Although it is very challenging at present, it is still possible to achieve it."

"But it will be very difficult to continue to increase rapidly on this basis next year."

"I even have a not-so-good prediction. If the company continues to develop like this, it may not be able to reach a turnover of 1000 billion in the next five years."

"Nanshan has accumulated deep experience in the field of auto parts. No domestic independent brand car company has more powerful technology than ours."

"In this case, if we don't build a car, it would be a waste of resources!"

Cheng Tao felt Cao Yang's loose tone, so he naturally tried his best to persuade Cao Yang to consider building a car.

No matter how powerful Nanshan Group is, if it doesn't build cars, its influence will still be limited.

After all, all customers are TOB, and there is no way to compare with TOC.

Just like Warwick Company, not many people know about it now.

But after people started manufacturing TOC products such as mobile phones and computers, their popularity immediately began to skyrocket.

"Mr. Cao, I think what Mr. Cheng said makes sense."

"The group can really consider building its own cars now!"

Mi Ying was very moved and added a fire next to it.

"I also know that you are worried that after the group enters the vehicle production business, our customers will give up using Nanshan products."

"This concern is very necessary, but in fact the situation is far from that serious."

"First of all, there are no other domestic substitutes for our engines and gearboxes. Unless they choose products with worse quality and more expensive costs, they will continue to buy from us in the short term."

"Then there are various parts such as ESP. The monopoly of these parts is very strong."

"Either car companies choose international parts giants such as Bosch, Continental, and Denso, or they buy from us."

"Not to mention that our parts technology is better than others, the difference in cost alone allows many independent brands to continue to choose to cooperate with us."

"Besides, the models produced by independent brand car companies such as BYD and Geely are almost all products priced under RMB 15 or even RMB 10."

“Not to mention very low profit margins, competition is still fierce, and we basically rely on price to win.”

"We can completely miss this part of the market and compete directly with joint venture car companies or even imported models."

“特别是刚刚程总提到的3.0T双涡轮增压发动机加上8AT自动变速箱的搭配，完全可以跟进口的宝马5系甚至宝马7系的动力竞争，到时候人家卖100万，我们卖50万。”

"With your genius in styling, Mr. Cao, there is no need to worry that no one will buy it."

"The production of this high-end model as the first model can also allow BYD's partners to temporarily let go of their wariness about us and continue to have in-depth cooperation with us in the parts business."

Mi Ying knows Cao Yang very well.

Cheng Tao could feel the change in Cao Yang's attitude.

As a secretary, she can naturally feel it even more.

So she directly analyzed it based on the situation she had grasped in the past.

This relieved Cao Yang's worries a lot.

"Mr. Cao, I think what Secretary Mi said is very reasonable."

"We build high-end models first, which is also very beneficial to shaping the brand image."

"The first car may not necessarily make much money, but after this high-end image is created, whether it is used to promote our auto parts or to promote new models in the future, it can play a very good role. .”

"Even if we want to further reduce the OEM's wariness of us, our first car can be developed as a technology demonstration vehicle in the early stage."

"Then it can at least buy us one more year and make the OEMs less wary of us."

Cheng Tao and Mi Ying said something to each other, and I was there to persuade them.

Cao Yang was a bit dumbfounded.

He's not just against building cars.

Instead, he wanted to accumulate parts and equipment, and when the financial crisis hit, he directly intercepted Hu Asan and acquired Jaguar Land Rover.

When the time comes when these two brands operate properly, they can serve as the perfect springboard for Nanshan Group to enter vehicle manufacturing.

Now it seems that this idea needs to be adjusted.

Have a healthy Dragon Boat Festival, everyone