Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

Chapter 261 The dilemma of the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine and the resurgence of the topic of car manufacturing

There are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends.

Bosch can't kill Nanshan, and Nanshan can't kill Bosch.

Then in the short term, we can only compromise first.

Therefore, Cao Yang's meeting with Bosch and United Electronics was naturally not a surprise, nor was it a surprise.

The two sides have a tacit agreement to shelve the dispute, discuss what can be discussed, and pull it down if it cannot be discussed.

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 does not have a big threshold for us."

Cheng Tao is the general manager of Nanshan Engine. The 3.0T turbocharged engine was the first to make a breakthrough. Naturally, he came to report to Cao Yang immediately.

"Oh? How about the various 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 do 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 3.0T V6 engine can reach 280kw, and the maximum torque can reach 520 Nm."

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

"Not to mention that domestic independent brands have no such products at all, even international counterparts are generally using large-displacement naturally aspirated engines, and there is no rival that can match them."

"As far as this parameter is concerned, 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. It is estimated that if this car is mounted on a model weighing about 2 tons, the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers under comprehensive working conditions can reach about 7."

"Even in actual road conditions, it can be achieved within 9 fuel, which is definitely a perfect balance between fuel consumption and power."

Cheng Tao has participated in the research and development of this engine throughout, so he is naturally very familiar with various parameters.

"In addition to these performance parameters, our prototype should have undergone a durability test and no major problems have been found."

"The next step will be to find a car to carry out a real vehicle test to further verify the relevant data."

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

"Looking at the current situation, it is estimated that 30% of the parts can be shared, and the other 20% are expected to be shared with the 2.0T turbocharged engine under development."

"Although it has not yet officially entered mass production, the financial and purchasing personnel of our Nanshan Engine have jointly done a cost calculation. The bare metal cost of this engine can reach about 25,000 yuan."

"Even with accessories such as a starter motor and a generator, the cost will not exceed 35,000 yuan."

"If the output can reach a certain amount, then the cost can even be controlled within 30,000 yuan."

Cheng Tao continued to explain incessantly.

However, Mi Ying beside him couldn't help interjecting, and said, "Mr. Cheng, is this engine of ours adopted by the OEM?"

"this……"

Cheng Tao immediately became hesitant.

It's not that he hasn't communicated with the sales department about this issue, but so far, no customer has really been interested in this aspect.

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

At most, it can be increased to 2.0T turbocharged, no matter how high it is, there will not be much market.

Especially when the displacement reaches 3.0T, the consumption tax is also different.

It is impossible for OEMs not to consider these issues.

Besides, the current self-owned brands are still in a period of price competition.

It is obvious that no one chooses to build a large-displacement engine whose cost is more than double that of 1.5T.

In ten years, things might be different.

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

"We can even regard this engine as a key point of external publicity, and build a few prototypes to carry 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.

Immediately added a sentence: "Mr. Cao, why don't we make a few prototypes ourselves, which are specially used for external technology demonstrations."

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

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

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

He seems to have seen the scene where the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine shocked the world.

He even imagined whether this engine could win an international award.

"Mr. Cheng, it seems that the cost would be a bit high if we only make a few prototypes just for technology demonstration."

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

"If you really want to do this, why don't you just build your own car!"

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

But the reaction of Cheng Tao next to him was even more exaggerated.

"Mr. Cao, in fact, I think the group can fully intervene in the production of complete vehicles and launch some products that are better than those produced by the joint venture, so that they can also know that Huaxia people can't produce good models."

"Isn't Nanshan Transmission researching 8AT automatic transmission?"

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

"Such a car can also directly avoid the production areas of BYD, Geely, Great Wall and other independent brands, so as not to compete with them."

"It can even avoid the domestically produced models of the joint venture and directly compete with some imported models with large displacement."

"At that time, our parameters will be fully ahead, and the price will be cheaper than imported cars. It will definitely attract a group of consumers to buy."

"The F6 model made by a layman from BYD can sell so well, there is no reason for us to do worse."

Cheng Tao expressed 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!

Even many people in Nanshan have dreams of building cars.

It's just that the group has never established a project, so everyone can only hold back.

"Mr. Cheng, is this idea of ​​building a car a temporary idea of ​​yours or something you've thought about before?"

This time, Cao Yang did not directly deny Cheng Tao's proposal to build a car.

The development of Nanshan Group to the present has also begun to enter a bottleneck stage.

Like some key parts, people will not use you easily.

Even now it has 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.

That being the case, can I be flexible about the statement that I will not build cars within three to five years that I have been mentioning before?

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

"However, the topic of the group's car manufacturing has been discussed in various companies within the group."

"When I chatted with Mr. Ji of Nanshan Gearbox, Mr. Pan of Nanshan Equipment, Mr. He of Nanshan Mold and others, I also mentioned the topic of car building. Everyone is actually looking forward to it."

"China's auto market is now in a stage of rapid development. This year, it will definitely exceed 5 million units in sales. In the future, it will surpass the United States and become the world's largest auto market. That is, within ten years."

"In this case, 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 not be as good as that of building a car by yourself."

"Let me just give you an example. If we produce a car worth 150,000 yuan, as long as we sell 100,000 units a year, the turnover can increase by 15 billion yuan."

"The group's turnover target for this year is 50 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 bad prediction. If the company continues to develop like this, it may not be able to reach a turnover of 100 billion in the next five years."

"Nanshan has accumulated a lot of experience in the field of auto parts, and none of the domestic self-owned brand car companies has better technology than ours."

"In this case, if we don't build cars, it's a waste of resources!"

Cheng Tao felt that Cao Yang's tone was loose, 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 make cars, its influence will still be limited after all.

After all, all customers belong to TO B, and there is no way to compare with TO C.

Just like Warwick, few people know about it now.

However, after others made 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 excited and added a fire to the side.

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

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

"First of all, there are no other domestic alternatives for our engines and gearboxes. Unless they choose products with lower quality and more expensive costs, they will continue to buy them from us in a short time."

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

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

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

"Besides, almost all the models produced by self-owned brand car companies such as BYD and Geely are less than 150,000, or even less than 100,000."

"Not to mention the very low profit margin, the competition is still relatively fierce, and basically all wins by price."

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

"Especially the combination of the 3.0T twin-turbocharged engine and the 8AT automatic transmission mentioned by Mr. Cheng just now can completely compete with the power of the imported BMW 5 series or even the BMW 7 series. 500000."

"With Mr. Cao's genius performance in styling, you don't have to worry that no one will buy it."

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

Mi Ying knew 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 the situation based on what she had grasped in the past.

Let Cao Yang put down a lot of worries in his heart.

"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 be able to earn much money, but after the high-end image is displayed, 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 wariness of OEMs, our first car can be developed as a prototype car for technology demonstration in the early stage."

"Then at least give us another year to make OEMs less wary of us."

Cheng Tao and Mi Ying spoke to you, and I persuaded them there.

It made Cao Yang a little dumbfounded.

He is not blindly opposed to building cars.

Instead, I want to accumulate a good amount of spare parts and equipment, and when the financial crisis hits, I will directly intercept Hu Asan and acquire Jaguar Land Rover.

At that time, these two brands will be well operated, and they can be used as a perfect springboard for Nanshan Group to enter the automobile manufacturing industry.

It now appears that this idea needs to be adjusted.

Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone