Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

After all, the car is related to everyone's safety.

Therefore, not only investment in the construction of a car factory needs approval, but also the various models produced by the car factory need to obtain a license before they can be sold on the market.

It can be said that the automobile industry is still an industry with a high degree of policy correlation.

Therefore, each company has someone who is responsible for dealing with the relevant departments.

Regarding which car companies' new models have obtained announcements and other news, each car company is often able to get the news immediately.

Likewise, investment approvals for new car companies have been approved.

This kind of thing will be known by the industry peers in the first time.

"Mr. Wang, it's a bit strange that Xingchen Motors has been approved for investment so smoothly."

"I heard some time ago that the ministries and commissions have tightened the requirements for each automobile factory to set up independent legal person factories in different places."

“Unless it is a merger and reorganization of a local auto company, it will not be approved at all.”

"Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Xingchen Motors was approved so easily and so quickly."

"Could it be that the higher-ups want to promote Xingchen Motors as a model?"

In BYD's canteen, Wu Huabing grabbed the seat opposite Wang Fu today.

Seeing that he had just put down the dinner plate, he couldn't help but tell Wang Fu about the latest news he had received.

"Star Auto is backed by Nanshan Group and has its own unique advantages."

"It is not impossible to get the approval of the ministry."

"But their positioning is high-end models. It stands to reason that ministries and commissions don't think that independent brands are suitable for high-end models."

"I didn't even learn how to walk, so I started running."

"At the beginning, Toyota Motor also started to make luxury cars after decades of making economical cars."

"Even so, there is still a gap between Lexus and BMW and Mercedes-Benz in terms of brand influence."

"As soon as Xingchen Motor came up, it went to Mercedes-Benz and BMW. I seem to be able to get key support from the ministries and commissions."

Wang Fu's view is a bit different from Wu Hua's.

In his opinion, although Star Motors is indeed worthy of everyone's expectation and admiration, that kind of practice is obviously not worth encouraging.

If you follow everyone else to produce economical cars, you may get unexpected results.

But now...

Even if BYD has a close relationship with Nanshan, Wang Fu is not optimistic about the positioning of Xingchen Automobile.

"What you said also makes sense."

"However, in this way, it is a bit incomprehensible for them to obtain the qualification to produce cars so easily."

"At the beginning, we had no way to get approval. In the end, we could only spend money to acquire Qinchuan Automobile, obtain the qualification for passenger car production, and move to the field of automobile manufacturing."

Everything is afraid of comparison.

Comparing the production qualification process of BYD's popular passenger car with Xingchen Motors, Wu Huabing's heart is a bit unbalanced.

"This is indeed a bit strange."

"However, there are quite a few strange things that happened to Nanshan Group, so it's not surprising that there are so many more orders."

"Maybe he has a relationship that we don't know about."

Wang Fu didn't particularly worry about this matter.

He is very sure that Xingchen Automobile can obtain the production qualification.

It's nothing more than how to get it.

"That's true."

"It's been more than two months since they announced that they were going to build a car. I don't know if it's going well or not. I'm curious!"

What Wu Huabing said was the truth from the heart.

Although he is not optimistic about Xingchen Automobile, he is very curious about what kind of car Xingchen Automobile will build.

"When we were working on the F6, Mr. Cao specifically suggested that we learn from the Honda Accord."

"That's why we were able to produce F6 in such a short period of time, and it is considered relatively successful now."

"If Star Motors wants to launch its own models quickly, it is most likely to find a reference from the world's major luxury models."

"Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 7-Series, BMW 5-Series, or Toyota's Lexus or General Motors' Cadillac."

"At that time, Nanshan's own engine and gearbox will be replaced, and the product may be produced by the end of next year."

BYD itself is engaged in cars.

So Wang Fu is well aware of how difficult it is to build a new model from scratch.

It can even be said that for a brand new car company, building a car from scratch is not a normal practice.

Whether it is "reference" or plagiarism, this is the fate of the first model of most automobile companies.

"I'll find a way to inquire and see if I can get some news."

The more unclear the situation was, the more curious Wu Huabing became.

Naturally, Wang Fu would not object to this.

...

"Leader, it's unexpected that this trip went smoothly."

"It is estimated that Mr. Cao will be shocked when he hears the news."

Just getting off the plane, Luo Yi, who has always been very prudent, couldn't help but mentioned to Liu Tianwu about Xingchen Motor's passenger car production qualification.

In name, Liu Tianwu was promoting this matter, but in fact Luo Yi was following many specific tasks.

Therefore, Luo Yi has more say than Liu Tianwu about the process and the attitude changes of the relevant staff.

"It's really a bit surprising."

"Yangcheng Toyota's procedures have not yet been completed, but Xingchen Auto's has already produced results."

"At first, I thought that Yangcheng applied for two companies at the same time this year. The ministry committee would give Yangcheng Toyota a chance first, and then delay until next year to consider Star Motors again."

"I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

"It seems that Mr. Cao has also made some preparations."

Liu Tianwu himself has used all the connections he can use.

But the effect is not good.

Then in the end, the sudden and smooth handling of this matter must not be the reason for his relationship.

In other words, this matter must be because Nanshan Group came forward to find a relationship.

Only in this way can this matter make sense.

"I heard that Xingchen Motors was able to pass the approval so smoothly. It was the chief director who gave instructions internally, so the attitudes of the staff of various departments and divisions towards this matter have changed a lot."

"I didn't expect Mr. Cao to have such influence in the imperial capital without making a sound."

When Luo Yi said this, Liu Tianwu took it seriously.

I used to think that Nanshan Group could only rely on itself if it needed to deal with government departments.

Now it seems that is not the case.

It seems that we should pay more attention to the affairs of Nanshan Group in the future, so as not to be poached.

"Xiao Luo, you should go back and follow up on the land acquisition."

"In the past few years, Nanshan Industrial Park has heated up the surrounding land, and many villagers are not so cooperative."

"We can't delay the development of Xingchen Automobile because of these things."

Inexplicably, Liu Tianwu has a little more confidence in the future of Star Motors.

There are technologies, funds, and relationships.

There is no reason for Xingchen Automobile to rush to the street.

...

Star Automobile Research Institute, this period of time can be described as brightly lit.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man.

Employees are unwilling to work overtime, it must be because the money is not in place.

Cao Yang obviously has a very clear understanding of this.

Therefore, in the entire research institute, the person with the lowest salary also has 3,000 yuan a month.

In 2004, it must not be considered low.

The overtime pay paid by Xingchen Automobile is completely in accordance with the "Labor Law", not a penny.

The most important thing is that Cao Yang said that as long as the blueprint design of the product development stage and the part verification of the first stage are completed within this year, the number of bonus months for the research institute will be the same as that of other branches of Nanshan Group.

You know, Cao Yang promised to the people of Nanshan Group back then that as long as the annual business goals can be achieved, the bonus will be one month more than the previous year.

Starting from the 3-month bonus in 1999, by last year, the bonus was equivalent to 7 months' salary.

Although the bonus base is only the basic salary, it is not the average salary that includes various benefits.

But the number of months is also very scary.

In the whole of China, there are only a handful of companies that can offer such a high number of bonus months like Nanshan Group.

So even if there is still some difference in the basic salary of Nanshan Group compared with some foreign-funded enterprises, including the total income of the year, the gap is actually not that big.

The key is that Nanshan Group is thriving and can provide many development opportunities.

As long as the position is up, the annual income increase is not just a one-month bonus and a 10% increase in basic salary.

In recent years, the employee turnover rate of Nanshan Group has been extremely low.

As a newly established company this year, Xingchen Automobile has not earned a penny back from the group.

Everyone thought that there would be no bonuses this year.

Even if there is, the ideal is 3 months.

But Cao Yang raised everyone's psychological expectations in one fell swoop.

Originally, the average salary of the employees of Xingchen Automobile was higher than that of the group as a whole.

Now that the number of bonus months is on par again, everyone's enthusiasm is not to mention how high.

"Mr. Cao, the painting standards, electroplating standards and sub-frame durability test standards have all been compiled. Today's meeting is mainly to confirm the rationality of these standards."

Rao Yongxiang is obviously thinner than when he joined the company. He stays in the company from morning to night every day, and even lives in the company directly in many cases. It is normal to lose weight.

"The three major parts of a car, the engine and gearbox should not lose the chain, and the chassis is the focus of our attention."

"Whether it's the subframe, the control arms, or the suspension springs, stabilizer bars, and steering knuckles, if there is a problem with any part in the chassis field, there will be a safety accident."

"No matter how bad it is, there will be problems such as abnormal noise and corrosion. We must not be negligent."

Although many of the parts on the chassis are parts that consumers don't pay much attention to when buying a car.

But it has a very big impact on the safety and comfort of the car.

Cao Yang also has a very clear understanding of this.

So after finishing the design tasks of the first and second phases, he devoted his main time to the chassis field.

"Our SPEC standards are compiled with reference to the standards of Pan Asia, Volkswagen, Toyota and other companies in the industry, and combined with some of our own considerations."

"Especially in terms of painting standards, we have divided them into two major categories of SPEC standards according to the different anti-corrosion requirements of parts."

"Then within these two major categories, there are four sub-categories, and each sub-category has different requirements for several levels."

"It has fully considered the corrosion resistance requirements of different parts and regions."

When it comes to professional matters, Rao Yongxiang is very good at talking.

"As the most important and core work in the product development stage, the SPEC requirements, test conditions and test requirements of each part and process are the cornerstone of the future development of Star Motors, and it is not too much to pay attention to."

"As a brand-new auto company, our accumulation in this area is definitely far behind that of international auto giants."

"On the one hand, we can comprehensively compare their standards as a reference."

"On the other hand, we can also make some modifications in combination with the positioning of Xingchen Motors and China's characteristics."

"In terms of specific content, you are more professional than me, so I won't read them one by one."

Ordinary consumers never deal with the SPEC requirements and test conditions of auto parts.

But it's really something that's very important in the car development process.

Self-owned brands of measuring tapes can learn from others' parts structures, and even find corresponding suppliers to find some common standards.

However, it is very difficult to obtain things such as the test requirements of a specific functional part.

Even if one or two parts were obtained by chance, most of them were still out of reach.

For example, if you want to know the test requirements of Bosch ESP, where can you get it?

Customers like Volkswagen may not have complete testing requirements and standards.

These parts are all developed by the suppliers themselves.

The research and development personnel of the main engine factory are definitely not as powerful as the suppliers.

On a car, parts developed by suppliers such as ESP are far more than ESP.

Even apart from body parts and interior and exterior plastic parts, most of the functional parts are developed by suppliers.

Parts giants such as Magna and Bosch are definitely no less powerful than ordinary car manufacturers.

They can even make cars, but car manufacturers have no way to make some parts.

The doorway here is sometimes difficult for laymen to figure out.

"President Cao, don't worry!"

"Our research institute has organized a department that is responsible for writing and confirming the technical requirements of various parts."

"Even for the performance, chemical composition and other requirements of various material grades and the technical requirements of various basic processes, we will form a "Star Automobile Technical Standard Manual", and these standards will be maintained and updated regularly in the future."

Rao Yongxiang is also full of energy now.

The stunning shape of Xingchen 1 and the rapid research and development progress made him full of confidence in the future.