Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 6 You can look around, but you can’t take pictures

Some people think that Spring City Volkswagen is not efficient. That is because the things you want to promote are not what others desperately want to do.

For example, the new plan to reduce the price of nut plates was approved in just half a month and implemented smoothly.

As the first batch of nut plates produced by Nanshan Auto Parts Factory were transported to Chuncheng for stamping, and then transferred to Chuncheng Volkswagen and Modu Volkswagen, Cao Yang's mood immediately became better.

Once the equipment starts moving, the factory will have a way to survive.

Not to mention the current nut plate, the profit margin is not low at all.

Even in the automotive industry, small parts such as bolts, nuts, and clamps have higher profit margins in the early stages.

Just like a tire, if the selling price doubles the cost price, it is definitely unrealistic.

But it’s really hard to tell about small parts like bolts.

Although the situation of the nut plate is not that complicated, the process of Nanshan Auto Parts Factory is quite special after all, so it is normal for the profit rate to be high.

"Director Cao, the Germans from Shanghai Volkswagen are coming to inspect next Wednesday. I'll make an appointment with Secretary Zeng about your schedule first."

After traveling around the Magic City and Spring City and returning in triumph, Zhang Fugui's spirit changed.

However, he was still a little uneasy when he suddenly received a call from Li Jianfeng saying that their two Germans responsible for parts procurement and parts quality were coming over.

Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

He has no idea.

"Didn't the people of Shanghai just let us go some time ago? Why are they suddenly coming here again?"

Cao Yang also immediately noticed that this was strange.

"I asked Li Jianfeng. It is said that the Germans confirmed the localized nut plate. I thought the relevant data was a bit strange, so I wanted to come and take a look."

"What kind of weird method?"

"The other party didn't say anything, so Li Jianfeng probably doesn't know it himself."

"If they want to come, then come. Anyway, no manufacturer in the world makes nut plates that are better than ours!"

Cao Yang is still very confident about the nut plates produced in his own factory.

……

"Bu Defan, yesterday I arranged for someone to randomly inspect a batch of nut plates. All the data are very stable, almost all around 0 tolerance. I'm really curious about how they did it."

On the plane from Shanghai to Yangcheng, Dr. Hassan, the quality manager of Shanghai Volkswagen, and Bu Defan, the manager of the parts procurement department, were sitting side by side in the business class, talking in a low voice.

The two of them were stationed in the Magic City at the same time, and they have a very good personal relationship.

In addition, we have a very close relationship at work, so our relationship becomes even more familiar.

"With the production level of the Chinese people, it is ideal to ensure that all parts are within tolerances. Now the nut plate, which looks inconspicuous, but the manufacturing process is not simple at all, can achieve precision I can’t figure it out at a level close to 0 tolerance.”

Bu Defan obviously felt that this matter was a bit beyond his understanding.

"Could it be that they have specially selected every part and screened out unqualified products?"

Hassan thought of a possibility.

Full parts inspection exists for many parts in cars.

If Nanshan Auto Parts Factory applies this requirement to the nut plate, it can theoretically achieve what it is now.

"Unlikely! If that's the case, then the cost of their parts is very high. At the price of 5 yuan, there is no profit margin at all."

"Forget it, I'll figure out the reason this afternoon, so I won't think about it for now."

"This was not a big deal, but the global sales of the headquarters have not been very good in recent years. Not to mention that the sales of General Motors and Ford are much higher than ours, but the sales of Toyota and DaimlerChrysler are also higher than ours."

When Bu Defan said this, he couldn't help but frown.

His family is scattered, but there are about ten people in the Volkswagen Group.

There is nothing wrong with saying that we share weal and woe with the company.

"This matter is something that the sales department should worry about. What does it have to do with us?"

Dr. Hassan didn't understand why Budfan suddenly brought up this topic.

"It may not have much to do with you, but it has a lot to do with our procurement. This year, the headquarters proposed to reduce procurement costs by one billion US dollars globally, and now they are desperately trying to find a way."

When Bu Defan said this, Hassan suddenly realized something, "Is it possible that you want the headquarters to import parts from China? Their cost is sometimes relatively low, but the quality is not guaranteed at all."

"I thought so before, but now the situation with the nut plate, doesn't it subvert our understanding a bit?"

"So this time you were so active in dragging me over for inspection?"

Dr. Hassan finally figured out the real purpose of this business trip.

"Yes, I want to find out whether the Chinese are really capable of making cheap and beautiful auto parts!"

……

Seizing time, Cao Yang once again led the company's ministers to wait at the gate of the factory for inspection experts from the Volkswagen Purchasing Department and Quality Management Department.

Since he was on a business trip with a German, Li Jianfeng specifically refused the Nanshan Auto Parts Factory pick-up arrangement.

Everyone acted businesslike.

This time, from the time Li Jianfeng and the others landed on the plane until they entered the Nanshan Auto Parts Factory, nothing happened again.

After everyone exchanged routine greetings and exchanged business cards, we started to get down to business.

For Dr. Bu Defan and Dr. Hassan, they just want to go on site to see the production of nut plates with their own eyes, and then discuss other things.

Naturally, Cao Yang had no reason to refuse this request.

So a group of people quickly entered the workshop.

"Amazing!"

“It’s really amazing that you used such a process to make nut plates.”

As soon as he arrived at the nut plate processing station, Bu Defan's eyes shone and he stared at the equipment in front of him.

The difference in process between the nut plates produced by Nanshan Auto Parts Factory and those produced by other manufacturers can be felt at a glance.

Especially the long mold is obviously different from other manufacturers.

The knowledgeable Bu Defan can naturally realize the extraordinary.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bu Defan, you can look around, but you can't take pictures."

Just when the other party picked up the camera and was about to take pictures of the mold under the stamping machine, Cao Yang stood up and stopped him directly.

In 1999, Volkswagen in Shanghai was definitely a giant for domestic suppliers.

In recent years, Bu Defan has visited various manufacturers for localization projects of various parts.

As a purchasing manager from Germany, most of the time, he is served delicious food and drinks. Not to mention taking a few photos at the production site, it is no problem to even use a video recorder to record the goods.

Today is the first time that I have been blocked from taking photos.

Something that no one expected happened today.