Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 263 Cao Yang’s phone was bombarded with calls

Whether it is now or 20 years later, the importance of chicken farts is unquestionable.

As a type of large-scale project that is very effective in stimulating economic growth, car-building projects have always been very popular everywhere.

Even for some of the more popular car-making projects, localities are willing to offer a lot of preferential conditions in order to get these projects settled in their cities.

Land, funds, taxes...

All preferential policies are negotiable.

So far, Yangcheng already has Yangcheng Honda and Yangcheng Nissan, and it is rumored that the joint venture project between Yangcheng Automobile Group and Toyota Motor is about to be implemented.

However, none of these projects are planned to fall into the jurisdiction of Liu Tianwu.

This made him a little envious.

So when he heard his secretary Luo Yi tell him that Nanshan Group was interested in building a car himself, he immediately called Cao Yang.

"Mr. Cao, are you ready to start the car-building project?"

Liu Tianwu and Cao Yang are also old acquaintances.

So he didn't beat around the bush on the phone and went straight to the point.

"Leader, I was just thinking of finding a time to report to you."

"We just held an internal meeting yesterday to unify the thinking of the top management and prepare to hold a formal launch meeting for new models within the company next week."

Liu Tianwu had already called, so Cao Yang naturally had no need to hide it.

As for how Liu Tianwu knew the news, Cao Yang was not too entangled.

Some things are not good if they are taken too seriously.

Of course, it seems necessary to emphasize the importance of confidentiality within the new model team in the future.

It would be embarrassing if the new models haven't been officially launched yet, and all the technical parameters are already on the desks of other car companies.

"You are finally ready to build a car!"

"If you haven't had any ideas in this regard in the past two years, I would like to find a time to go over and have a chat with you."

After hearing Cao Yang's affirmative answer, Liu Tianwu breathed a long sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

Even across the phone, Cao Yang could feel Liu Tianwu's good mood.

"Leader, to be honest, I originally thought about building my own car in a few years, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes."

"Now we really need a model of our own to carry our latest component technology."

"In this case, after internal discussions, we felt that building cars would be better for the company's development than not building cars, so we started the car-building project."

Cao Yang chatted with Liu Tianwu.

Liu Tianwu also told Cao Yang directly that he could come to him if he had any difficulties.

However, the project has just started and many things have not been sorted out yet, so Cao Yang has not put forward any specific requirements for the time being.

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"Mr. Cao, I heard that Nanshan is planning to build its own car. Is this news true?"

Not long after Cao Yang hung up Liu Tianwu's call, Wang Fu's cell phone called.

During this period, BYD Nanshan Semiconductor has begun to advance various tasks in an orderly manner, and there are still many exchanges between the two parties.

It is estimated that hundreds of people in the entire Nanshan Group know about the car-building project, and it is not surprising that word has spread to BYD.

However, it is estimated that the information Wang Fu knows is very limited.

Even so, he couldn't help but call Cao Yang.

There is no way, Nanshan Group is now the main supplier of BYD Auto. If Nanshan builds its own cars, this will definitely be a big deal.

In extreme cases, if Nanshan produces a model similar to the F6, will BYD still sell the F6?

At that time, everyone will directly become competitors, and many things will begin to change.

"Mr. Wang, you are very well informed."

"But the statement that Nanshan wants to build a car is not particularly accurate."

"Up to now, we just want to produce a model equipped with Nanshan's latest technology and use it as a prototype for technology demonstration."

"The new car is different from any other domestic company in terms of product positioning and sales volume."

"It can be said that the technology demonstration car we are preparing to produce in Nanshan will be a model produced in small batches with a price far higher than that of mainstream domestic models."

"I believe that BYD will not produce this type of model in the next ten years, and Nanshan has no plans to produce models with a price of less than 20 in the next ten years."

Cao Yang naturally knew why Wang Fu made this call.

So I gave him a very direct reassurance.

Although some of the statements are somewhat confusing, it is certain that Cao Yang has no intention of competing with BYD in cars.

That's certain for at least the next decade.

Cao Yang's opponents are Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. In the future, in the era of electrification, he will compete with everyone in other fields.

"Let me tell you, Mr. Cao said before that he has no plans to build cars in the next few years. Why are there such rumors suddenly."

"But if it's just for technology demonstration, wouldn't it be a bit expensive to develop a high-end new model?"

Wang Fu breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had some questions in his heart.

Is Cao Yang deceiving himself?

"Mr. Wang, I think you must have heard of the difficulties Nanshan Group is facing now."

"We have developed some relatively advanced parts and components, but international automobile giants will not use us easily, and competitors will continue to stumble."

"Although domestic independent brands are very happy to cooperate with us, there are issues with model positioning, and some things will not be installed casually."

"Such as ESP, most self-owned brand models are not equipped with it."

"Then there are things like navigation, which only very few models use in high-end configurations."

"As for some more high-end powertrains, people will not even consider using them."

"To tell you the truth, the direct reason why I agreed to the company starting a car manufacturing project and developing a car specifically for technology demonstration is that after the company developed the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine, it could not find any customers. "

"Even after we develop the 8AT automatic transmission in the future, it is estimated that the number of customers will be far less than that of the 6AT."

"So at this time, it is necessary for Nanshan to produce a display model that can carry all Nanshan's most advanced component technologies."

"When the time comes, the price of a model like ours will definitely be very high."

"But I think as long as Nanshan's parts and components technology can be fully promoted, then these investments will be worthwhile."

"OEMs spend hundreds of millions on advertising every year just to sell their cars."

"I think it is worthwhile for our Nanshan Group to spend hundreds of millions to build a car and promote our parts and components technology."

After hearing Cao Yang's half-truths and half-false words, Wang Fu basically believed him.

After all, Nanshan does have a need for technology demonstration.

Wang Fu also heard some news about the 3.0T engine through other channels.

Combined with Cao Yang's explanations, many things make sense.

"Mr. Cao, BYD will also consider installing some new technology parts in its new models in the future. At that time, our two teams can have a good exchange."

"But I suggest you think carefully about building a car."

"If necessary, BYD can help provide the platform for the F6 model to assist you in producing technology verification vehicles."

Although Wang Fu basically believed what Cao Yang said, he still hoped that Nanshan would not enter the field of car manufacturing.

After all, this poses a huge threat to everyone.

It was hanging there like the Sword of Damocles.

Who knows if one day Nanshan will change his mind and start competing with everyone?

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for reminding us that we will carefully evaluate the car-building project internally."

"Maybe it wouldn't be surprising if it was canceled after a while."

When Cao Yang said this, Wang Fu didn't know what to say.

We could only talk about other topics casually and then hung up the phone.

However, for Cao Yang, this is obviously not the end, but a new beginning.

"Ayang, is Nanshan going to build a car?"

Xiang Changle is Cao Yang's teacher, and many of his students have now gone to Nanshan Group.

There are many colleagues around him who have technical cooperation with Nanshan.

Such a big topic as car building naturally spreads very quickly among interested people.

"Yes, teacher, all branches of the group generally want to build their own cars. It just so happens that we do have some requests in this regard now."

"So we are ready to enter the vehicle production process."

After several phone calls, Cao Yang no longer found this topic strange at all.

"Building cars is good."

"I absolutely support your efforts to build cars. It's much less risky than building chips."

"Car companies such as BYD, Geely, and Chery are not as good as Nanshan, and their car manufacturing business is also booming."

"I have long wanted to persuade you to consider building your own car, but I didn't expect that you finally figured it out."

"The School of Automotive Engineering of our school has some teachers doing relevant research and development work in various aspects of the entire vehicle."

"If you need it, I can help convene a meeting with everyone to discuss how to cooperate with you to complete the car building project."

Xiang Changle obviously strongly supports Nanshan Group in building cars.

This is a good thing for Lingnan University of Technology and Nanshan.

"If you don't mention it, I'm going to come over and visit you sometime to discuss this topic."

"Although Nanshan has accumulated a lot of experience in parts and components research and development, it is still a baby in terms of vehicle design and manufacturing and needs constant learning."

"When the time comes, teacher, please help recommend a few relevant teachers and graduate students to see if they are willing to come to Nanshan Group to engage in vehicle research and development work."

Although Cao Yang can handle the appearance of the new car by himself, he can also handle some of the bottleneck parts.

But most of the work definitely still requires a large team to do it.

In this way, recruiting a large number of relevant R&D personnel is the first thing to do.

Fortunately, the talent shortage in vehicle R&D and production is not at the same level as that of chip talents.

Whether it is in various universities, or in various joint ventures and independent brands, there are some relevant talents.

As for whether the technical content of these talents is high, Cao Yang doesn't care that much.

The three major parts are done, the appearance is done, and the rest is a matter of quality control.

The pressure in this aspect is not great at all.

"Are you poaching people again?"

"Our principal will probably give me trouble by then. I will help you recruit people every time!"

Xiang Changle couldn't help but make a joke.

Some time ago, Professor Zhang Jing, a microelectronics major, switched jobs to Nanshan Group, which attracted a lot of attention within Lingnan University of Technology.

If a group of professors change jobs now, their influence will definitely be even greater.

"There is a turnover of personnel, and the new talents below will have the opportunity to be promoted."

“With the influence of Lingnan University of Technology, are you still worried about not being able to recruit excellent teachers?”

Cao Yang was also more casual when talking to Xiang Changle.

"First arrange for people to sort it out to see which talents are in short supply. Then I will go and see which teacher is more suitable."

"But there are only a few professors in the School of Automotive Engineering. You can't poach them all for me."

Xiang Changle will definitely support Cao Yang.

It's just that he needs to grasp the degree.

"The teacher does not necessarily have to be a teacher from the School of Automotive Engineering. Some lecturers, associate professors or doctoral students from other schools can also be considered."

"Nanshan's entry into the field of car manufacturing was not a whim, but a long-term plan."

"We will need to form a large-scale development team in the future, and there will be a great demand for talents in all aspects."

Taking this opportunity, Cao Yang is ready to dig into Lingnan University of Technology and build Nanshan's vehicle research and development team as soon as possible.

Xiang Changle also understood this.

……

When Cao Yang's phone was about to be filled with calls, some rumors started to come in one after another within some car companies.

After all, the automobile industry seems very big, but in fact it is a very small industry.

With such heavy news, many people are willing to share it with others as a "secret".

"Mr. Wang, I just heard a piece of news and I think it may need attention."

Great Wall Motors, Zhu Jianbo came to Wang Ying's office.

Although the cooperation between Great Wall Motors and Nanshan Group is not as close as that of BYD, the relationship between Great Wall Motors and Nanshan Group is also very close.

Even Great Wall Motors has now begun to fully enter the SUV field in accordance with the direction proposed in the previous communication with Cao Yang.

In terms of brand positioning, we are also preparing to use hot stamping to create a high-security positioning for ourselves.

Under such circumstances, Chuangchuang Nanshan wanted to build its own car, so it was inevitable that Zhu Jianbo did not pay attention to it.

"Is Nanshan going to build a car?"

"Is this true?"

Wang Ying is a smart man and naturally knows the impact behind this news.

"I called some of their staff, and some said they didn't know, and some hesitated and didn't admit or deny it."

"So I think this news is probably true."

When Zhu Jianbo said this, Wang Ying couldn't help but frown.

When it comes to competing with independent brand car companies such as Chery and Geely, she is still very confident.

But when Fang Nanshan said it, she found that she had lost her mind.

Looking at China's automobile industry, no company is more evil than Nanshan Group.

Not only did he develop his own engine and gearbox, he also made breakthroughs in many parts.

This is completely unlike a normal Chinese company.

"I'll call Mr. Cao to find out the specific situation."