Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

There are many reasons why Huaxia could not develop qualified passenger car engines in the early stage.

The first is the lack of technology accumulation.

The research and development of the engine requires long-term technical accumulation and experience reference, such as the parameter setting of the ECU, if there is not enough data accumulation, the setting is not good.

However, in the early stage of the country, there was insufficient accumulation and experience in engine technology, so it was difficult to develop a qualified engine.

The second is insufficient capital investment.

Engine research and development is a high-risk and high-investment field that requires huge capital investment to promote the development of technology.

In the early stage of the country, the engine technology invested in the economy was relatively small, and with limited funds, many companies would rather use it to directly purchase engines than to research and develop them. As a result, naturally no qualified engines could be developed.

Then there is the lack of talent.

Engine research and development requires high-quality talents, and the lack of sufficient investment in talent training in the early stage in China has led to a lack of excellent talents, which also limits the development of engine technology.

Of course, the backward management level is also a reason.

There are many parts involved in the engine, and R\u0026D requires an efficient management system. However, there were many problems in enterprise management in the early days in China, which led to the backward management level and affected the R\u0026D and production process of the engine.

Originally, BYD wanted to break industry conventions as soon as it came up and build its own engine.

However, Liang Chuanqing had already told Wang Fu very clearly that this matter could not be settled in a short time.

In this way, BYD has not many choices.

With the idea of ​​treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, Wang Fu and Liang Chuanqing came to Nanshan.

As a strategic partner, it is naturally very simple for Wang Fu and the others to meet Cao Yang.

"Mr. Cao, I came to you for help today!"

When Wang Fu saw Cao Yang's first sentence, he straight to the point and stated his purpose.

At their level, everyone has a relationship of trust, so there is no need to beat around the bush when speaking.

"Mr. Wang, BYD and Nanshan are a strategic partnership. If you need to help each other, just say it!"

"As long as Nanshan can help, I will fully support it."

"Nanshan can't handle it now, and we will create conditions to handle it!"

Anyone can say nice things.

Cao Yang is also very familiar with this set now.

Originally intended to cooperate with BYD to promote various new parts of Nanshan, he naturally hoped that BYD's F6 would be successful.

Wang Fu came to look for him because the F6 project encountered a problem.

This point, Cao Yang can guess without asking too much.

"With Mr. Cao's words, I feel much more at ease!"

"To be honest, the engine development of our F6 model is seriously behind schedule."

"Although a batch of engine prototypes have been produced, there is still a huge gap from mass production."

"However, during this process, we also found that the parts produced by Nanshan have excellent performance."

"Whether it's the ECU, the crankshaft bearings, or the starter, none of the parts are off the chain."

"I just don't know if Nanshan has a plan to research the engine by itself, or a plan to cooperate with BYD to research the engine?"

Wang Fu directly stated his purpose.

BYD can't handle the engine project now and needs Nanshan's cooperation.

This is really falling asleep and meeting the pillow.

The good performance of Nanshan last year was entirely due to the gearbox project.

As the most important part of a car, if the engine project can be implemented, it may be more exciting than the gearbox project.

So Cao Yang is considering setting up a project to build an engine.

It's just that I haven't figured out what engine to use.

"Mr. Wang, you are really in the right place. Nanshan's engine project has just been approved, and I was thinking about how to find potential customers to promote and use it. I didn't expect you to have this demand."

Cao Yang does not want to engage in any cooperative research and development with BYD.

If you want an engine, I'll just sell it to you.

Of course, he also knows that engine parts and components will definitely be produced by each OEM in the future.

How long this money can earn depends on how advanced Nanshan's engine is.

"real?"

"Nanshan is already working on the engine?"

Wang Fu was stunned for a moment.

He just heard the news today.

In fact, not only Wang Fu was stunned.

Several other Nanshan executives were also stunned.

When did the company set up a project engine?

Why don't you know?

Ji Hua, who was very puzzled in his heart, felt that he had to remind Cao Yang that the engine was not so easy to operate.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Cao, in fact, it is not so easy to develop an engine."

"The first is the control of the combustion process of the engine. This process is an important factor determining the performance of the engine. Therefore, how to control the combustion process to ensure the normal operation and performance of the engine is one of the important difficulties in engine development."

"Other companies rely on decades of accumulation to achieve today's results."

"Then there is the control of wear and corrosion. The parts inside the engine need to work in harsh environments such as high temperature, high pressure and corrosion, so how to control the wear and corrosion of parts is one of the important difficulties in engine development."

"This involves the material selection and surface treatment process of many parts, and it is not so easy to imitate."

"Even two parts that look the same, have completely different performances."

When Ji Hua said this, Liang Chuanqing who was sitting across from him nodded frantically.

He understands this very well.

Some parts are produced after one-to-one high-precision measurement, but the performance is not up to standard.

Particularly outstanding in terms of wear resistance.

"Then there is the improvement of power transmission efficiency. The power generated by the engine needs to be transmitted to the wheels through the power transmission system. How to improve the power transmission efficiency is one of the important difficulties in engine development."

"As for noise reduction and environmental protection, they are getting more and more attention now."

"The engine will generate noise and exhaust emissions when it is running. How to reduce noise and achieve environmentally friendly emissions is one of the important difficulties in engine research and development."

"The last thing is cost control. Only when the developed engine is cost-competitive can it survive."

"The research and development of the engine requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, so how to control the research and development cost is one of the important difficulties in the research and development of the engine."

"I think the engine project still needs careful consideration."

Although Ji Hua said this to Wang Fu and Cao Yang, everyone knew that he was actually speaking to Cao Yang.

"Professor Ji's words are indeed quite reasonable. Not to mention whether the research and development can be successful, but just opening the molds of each part of the engine, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions will be spent."

"If a part needs to be redesigned, it is likely that many molds will have to be re-opened."

"Developing an engine, even if you throw in a few hundred million yuan, it may not be successful."

Pan Jinxing also interjected.

Although the company's performance last year was very good, this year is expected to be even better.

But the cost will also increase.

There are so many machine tools in the equipment center that are researching and producing together, and the third phase of the Nanshan Industrial Park is under construction. Pan Jinxing is also worried that the company's stalls will be too large, which will affect the development of existing businesses.

"Mr. Cao, what Professor Ji and Mr. Pan said are all reasonable."

"But our situation is actually not that pessimistic."

"For some relatively large parts, BYD has already opened a mold and made a prototype."

"As long as there are no major changes in the parts, there is no need to open a new mold to adjust some precision or material formula."

"Our BYD is also willing to cooperate with Nanshan to carry out this project together."

"Whether it is as a supplier of engine parts or as a partner, it can be discussed."

Liang Chuanqing was afraid that Cao Yang would give up the research and development of the engine project after hearing what Ji Hua and Pan Jinxing said.

He also knows that if Nanshan wants to develop engines, it will definitely not only cooperate with BYD in the future, otherwise the number of units will not be able to support the development of a large project.

In this case, Nanshan should not consider cooperating with BYD to develop this engine.

So he also took a step back, willing to let BYD, as the supplier of Nanshan engine, cooperate to promote the research and development of the engine project.

This is also a no-brainer.

Of course, he can accept this plan.

It's because BYD itself didn't give up on engine research, but just wanted to find a usable engine before its own product was developed.

If Cao Yang still can't agree, then they can only go to Aerospace Mitsubishi or Dong'an Power for cooperation.

"Mr. Cao, to tell you the truth, I am very optimistic about the F6 project."

"The appearance of the current F6 is also adjusted with reference to the latest Accord launched overseas by Honda."

"It's not a dream to sell more than 10,000 a month at that time, and it can completely support the development of your company's engine project."

"In addition to the engine and gearbox, there are many other parts in a car that we are working on."

"At present, BYD's own energy is limited, and it doesn't want to simply purchase engines without any characteristics from outside, so I want to see if there is a better solution from Nanshan."

Wang Fu added next to it, vaguely reminding everyone that BYD is not without a way out.

I just feel that the road of Nanshan is more suitable.

"Mr. Wang, when is BYD's F6 going to be launched?"

Cao Yang has the answer in his heart, but there are some things that need to be clarified.

It would be embarrassing if the schedule didn't match up.

"Originally we wanted to launch it in the middle of this year, but now it seems that it may have to wait until the end of this year."

"Equivalent to we have less than a year to make final preparations."

"Considering some tests that need to be done before going on the market, the latest prototypes equipped with mass-produced engines need to be produced before September this year."

"Otherwise, it will have to be delayed until next year."

Wang Fu looked at Cao Yang expectantly.

They engaged in automobile projects, and they also did some research on China's auto parts industry.

In the whole of China, there is no component company whose technical level is comparable to that of Nanshan.

"It takes a very long time to study an engine. Even if all the drawings are ready-made, it will take at least two or three months for the mold opening of each part alone."

"Combined with various tests, it takes less than half a year to assemble a decent sample."

"Although we have research on some engine parts, an engine involves many parts, and we have only studied a part."

"Most of the parts do not have ready-made drawing data for reference."

"In this case, it should be very difficult to produce a mass-producible engine in September this year."

Ji Hua once again expressed his opinion on the sidelines.

Cao Yang wanted to work on the engine, and he already felt it.

Although this is a very big challenge, it is not impossible.

So it's not good for him to object all the time.

But in terms of time, he must remind.

It would be embarrassing if Cao Yang directly agreed to BYD's schedule.

The pressure behind must be very great.

"The research and development of the engine does not necessarily mean that all the parts are drawn by ourselves."

"If you can make full use of the power of some suppliers and adopt their standard products, not only will there be no drawing problems, but even things like testing can save a lot of projects."

"Although the schedule is really tight, it's not impossible."

Liang Chuanqing's expression was slightly awkward.

He naturally understands what Ji Hua said.

Under normal circumstances, he also felt that it was unreliable to let Nanshan participate in this project.

However, the boss of the family feels that there is room for discussion on this matter.

"Nanshan has been researching engine parts for two years."

"I also have a certain understanding of the working principle of the engine and the requirements of each part."

"Especially during the research process of ECU, a lot of experience has been accumulated."

"During the research of parts such as crankshaft bearings and starters, a slow prototype was arranged for testing."

"So it is not impossible to come up with a mass-producible engine before September and officially enter mass production by the end of this year."

"However, preparations will start now in all aspects, including the construction of the assembly line."

"For some large die-casting parts, we need to consider finding qualified manufacturers from outside in the short term."

"Otherwise, it is obviously unrealistic to produce all the parts by ourselves."

When Cao Yang said this, smiles appeared on the faces of Wang Fu and Liang Chuanqing.

"Mr. Cao, we have contacted a group of potential suppliers before, and we can share this information with Nanshan at that time."

"For some large die-casting parts, domestic manufacturers still have the strength to produce them."

"As long as we draw the drawings well."

Liang Chuanqing gave his assists in a timely manner, trying to relieve Cao Yang's concerns as much as possible.

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