Automotive Black Technology Chapter 490: : Stand up for your spine (please subscribe!)
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After Zhengxin's R&D team had a certain technical foundation, Li Fanyu was happy to let everyone optimize and improve the original models redeemed from the space to a certain extent.
Based on this mentality, we support some beneficial changes in the research and development process.
Anyway, the vehicle model needs to be tested after the design is completed. Without affecting the safety of the vehicle, appropriate optimization and changes to the original design will help enhance Zhengxin’s R&D strength and the enthusiasm of the R&D team.
So after learning about Liu Qing and Wang Rui's actions, he didn't say anything.
But...
When these two guys saw Fanyu, they defaulted on it and got into trouble. Together, they found Li Fanyu and said that they wanted to optimize the interior and exterior of Hongguang!
This has to be stopped; Hongguang is essentially focusing on volume, and since it is volume, it has to consider cost issues. Doing too much improvement will increase the cost and the gain will outweigh the loss. After all, Hongguang's positioning is there, it is a model aimed at the low-end mass market.
Too much whitewashing, too highbrow...no way!
So in response to this, Li Fanyu had no choice but to call the heads of the R&D team together and hold a meeting with them.
He once again made it clear to them Hongguang's positioning and its significance to the development of the group, and reiterated the research and development principles of this model - to do the basics well and put sincerity in the model itself. Don't value the so-called face and personality.
What Zhengxin wants to do this time is a car that consumers can use well, use for a long time, and use at an affordable price!
After hearing these words, Lao Zhang couldn’t agree more.
Looking back, I activated the Great Law of People-Teacher and taught everyone a good education.
After being brainwashed by him, everyone finally calmed down.
Liu Qing and Wang Rui obediently optimized the chassis, drawing on the experience of the F150, and slightly improved Hongguang's rear axle carrying capacity. Although the interior cannot be changed, we still work with the R&D engineers of Expo Company to work on the materials, enhance the seat design, and improve the seat comfort and overall riding feeling.
Of course, all this is done under the principle of cost control.
After putting the research and development process that had almost gone astray back on track, Li Fanyu felt relieved and started to go on tour. The tour is to go to the twelve joint automobile companies to see the integration and upgrading of the production lines.
Previously, based on the group of students from Western Polytechnic University who had been interning in the Zhengxin production line for more than four months, it was led by technical engineers who went to the United States to participate in F150 production and understood the OEM production system model. The team is already transforming the production lines of these factories one by one.
This time the production capacity is upgraded, Zhengxin is also the first big girl to get on the sedan chair, and Zhengxin’s own production line is still in the process of being renovated. There was no accumulated experience in this area, so Li Fanyu, who was worried, decided to go and see it on the spot.
According to his plan, the transformation of the production lines of these manufacturers will be carried out in a hierarchical manner.
Considering the large number of manufacturers, the transformation work cannot be completed overnight. According to Zhengxin's usual research and development speed, Hongguang is likely to complete the research and development work within two months.
So before the expert team set off, Li Fanyu set the priority principle of first big before small, near first before far. We strive to complete one or two major factories closer to Zhengxin before Hongguang completes the R&D review, so that Hongguang's launch process can be seamlessly connected without delaying trial production and production tasks.
Based on this principle, the first stop of the expert group was Huaicheng Automobile, the nearest vehicle manufacturer to Tiancheng.
The reason why Huaicheng is called Huaicheng is because it is located near Tongbai Mountain where the Huaishui River originates, and is less than 100 kilometers away from Tongbai County in Chengxian County.
This is actually an old factory, formerly known as Huaicheng Sheet Metal Factory, a state-owned enterprise. However, during the privatization wave of state-owned enterprises in the early 1990s, it was contracted by the then factory director and became a private enterprise. Later, the sheet metal factory lost its national project order and the factory faced bankruptcy for a time. Seeing that the motorcycle market was booming, the factory director at that time started a motorcycle manufacturing business.
Later, as the national conditions changed, the motorcycle business gradually declined, so the factory spent a lot of money to introduce automobile production lines. But with no R&D capabilities and no technical support, it almost went bankrupt again. It was not until Daewoo Motors entered China that the factory survived by doing OEM work for Daewoo. Gradually I saved some money and built a fairly so-so production line.
Because production equipment is added step by step, the situation of this line in Huaicheng is very complicated;
There are also welding and riveting robots, manual welding and riveting stations, assembly tables, and stations manually equipped by skilled workers. All in all, the 1990s and modern production technologies are mixed together, and all purposes are based on being able to build cars.
After summarizing the situation of the existing production line, the Zhengxin team made adjustments according to the existing situation. To rearrange and integrate some mixed workstations, it was also suggested to add some automated production equipment available in China.
When Li Fanyu arrived, the factory was in full swing. What surprised him was that the bosses of eleven other car companies were also in the Huaicheng factory.
The office of Huaicheng Factory.
When Li Fanyu asked about the progress of the production line transformation, Huaicheng boss Lao Yu repeatedly gave him a thumbs up.
"Director Li, to tell you the truth, looking at these technical engineers, my face is burning with panic! It turns out that what we thought was that as long as the car is qualified, it will be done without labor or materials. Although I have consciously tried to regulate it, I don’t know how to do it, and the production line still cannot be regulated.
As soon as these engineers came, they made assessments and plans. From the production process to the inspection process to the order of each work station, they have been sorted out. Although the upgrade has not been completed yet, according to the plan they made, the production capacity is much stronger than our previous one! ”
Li Fanyu laughed; it must be much stronger, otherwise why go to war with it?
He nodded and said with a smile: "We who are engaged in industry must continue to learn, accumulate, and improve. You don't have to be embarrassed. Don't look at Zhengxin's development to the present. But in fact, there are still many areas that need to be improved.
Take my previous trip to the United States as an example. The branch there acquired a vehicle manufacturing company called OEM. Their production system combines inspection and production in a scientific order. The cars are on the production line from start to finish, and most of the inspections are completed during the production process.
Compared with the domestic Zhengxin method of producing first and then inspecting, it saves worry and time. When I saw that production line, my face burned with panic.
Actually, I think this method is quite simple and nothing surprising. But there is a seemingly simple but very reasonable and scientific method system that we lack. So I sent someone to learn it. Now the production capacity upgrade of your factory is also carried out based on this system template. ”
Seeing the joy on everyone's faces, he continued: "I am not saying these words to preach to you how great the United States is. I want to use this to say something that touches my heart."
Seeing that he had something to say, everyone hurriedly acted like they were all ears.
Li Fan waved his hand with a silly smile, "Don't be like this, let's just treat it as a chat between friends." After everyone relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Everyone knows that our twelve car companies have joined forces. This incident has met with strong resistance from other domestic car companies. In fact, I have no intention of dominating the market by joining together.
To put it bluntly, there was something wrong with your mentality during the last round of car-building boom.
It is undeniable that the purpose of an enterprise's existence is to create value. But this value is not just about making money. As a national enterprise, we must have a foundation, which means we must have an original intention. Everyone must have an idea of what the car is built for.
You also know that our country’s automobile industry has never developed. Perhaps with the exception of the eight major state-owned factories, vehicle companies are not doing very well, and they have always relied on doing OEM work for foreign companies.
If you pick up food from behind other people's buttocks, your spine will not be straightened. Later, the state gave policies. Everyone wants to stand up following this trend. But I have to say that everyone is too impatient and impetuous. So in this round, it’s not surprising that you all suffer losses. ”
When he said this, everyone present was a little embarrassed.
This is said rudely, but it is to the point.
If anyone among the people present was not rushing to make quick money and seize the market before, then absolutely no one would dare to refute.
It is precisely because of this impetuosity that they rashly entered the vehicle market without sufficient knowledge.
It is precisely because of this impetuousness that their competitiveness in the face of complex markets is so pitiful that they cannot withstand even a little bit of wind and rain.
"What Director Li said is, in fact, what happened before, now that we think about it, we blame ourselves."
Li Fanyu waved his hand, "I don't mean to be sarcastic. Today we won't mention the past, but will talk about the future.
The production capacity optimization for you is currently underway, and the models developed based on your production situation have immediately entered the testing stage, and will presumably enter trial production soon.
This car model is not just for feeding you, but it has a deeper meaning;
It can be said that whether you can straighten your spine and stand up and speak in the same industry in the future, or even go further, whether our Chinese automobile industry can raise its head depends on whether you can complete this model. ! ”