"If this continues, our Pengyun Automobile will be struggling. Now the supply chain is broken and the capital chain is stretched." Jiang Xunmei said worriedly, "What do you think of the company's reform plan?"
The management of Pengyun Automobile has submitted a reform plan to the head office. If Lu Zixin approves it, it will be implemented immediately.
The content is very simple, including "redesigning" the existing Pengyun automobile and adjusting related technologies and components. The company's main focus is still on new energy and autonomous driving, but it will reduce vehicle performance and enter the mid- to low-end car market.
"I took a look, and it's partially feasible." Lu Zixin said.
"part?"
"Yes." Lu Zixin did not mince words and said directly: "To maintain the normal operation of Pengyun Automobile, we can try to reduce the configuration and launch a mid-range series of cars."
"But -" he said in a twist, "we cannot retreat on the high-end series! And we must do better!"
Seeing Jiang Xunmei's look of confusion, Lu Zixin smiled and said: "I know that the supply of high-end spare parts is a big problem. Since it is difficult to import and restricted, it is better for us to do it ourselves!"
"Do it yourself?" Jiang Xunmei said immediately, "At present, the technical level of the auto parts processing factories and partners we have at Pengyun Automobile is still far from the top international level."
"Then tell me, what's the difference?" Lu Zixin asked her.
Jiang Xunmei has long been familiar with this problem and said directly: "Design, precision, and materials are the most critical factors. In terms of mechanical design, our Pengyun has the help of quantum computers and is gradually making progress." Catching up with foreign countries.”
"In terms of materials for parts manufacturing, increasing the cost budget can still make up for it. But the precision of parts and components is a real technical gap that is difficult to overcome."
This is no longer just a problem in the automobile manufacturing industry, but also involves the weakness of China’s basic industry.
Industrial products that seem to be made in China have long since gone global and become synonymous with them. But the core industrial components that really involve high precision, high strength, and high standards are all controlled by those developed countries.
Therefore, China spends a lot of money importing these products every year to make up for its shortcomings in industrial products.
"It's precisely because it's difficult to do that we have to do it." Lu Zixin clicked on the virtual projection in front of him and sent a piece of information to Jiang Xunmei's smart device.
"Machine manufacturing factory?" Jiang Xunmei showed a surprised expression when she saw the prefix of the information book.
"It's so... so generous!" When she finished reading it, she was even more unbelievable. Originally, Jiang Xunmei thought that Lu Zixin meant to build Pengyun Automobile's own parts manufacturing factory.
This is not surprising. Large car companies have their own parts factories, and some have even become Fortune 500 companies.
But from this information, she saw that Mr. Lu was not going to be Pengyun’s auto parts factory, but was going to be a further upstream of the parts factory—an industrial production equipment manufacturer!
Industrial production equipment, also known as work machines, such as lathes, milling machines, planers, drilling machines, boring machines, grinders, etc., are the core links of the machinery manufacturing industry!
No matter how good the machinery and equipment are, no matter how good the parts are, if you want to produce them, the machine tools and equipment that make them must be indispensable!
And this equipment is precisely the sensitive equipment and technology that are strictly blocked by developed countries such as the United States, island countries, and Europe!
More importantly, in addition to manufacturing auto parts, excellent working machines can also be used to manufacture aircraft, ships, military industry, etc. Its significance is huge at the national strategic level!
Of course, everyone knows this is important. The most important thing is, can it be made? With so many industrial giants, who wouldn’t want to master such technology and equipment? If technology could be so easily conquered, they would have made it already.
Therefore, some domestic products can only settle for second best, resulting in product quality and performance lower than foreign products.
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Not only Jiang Xunmei was surprised and doubtful about this, but the senior executives of Hongxin Group also expressed that it was "too difficult."
Many people suggested to Lu Zixin that it would be better to shelve this plan temporarily. The previous huge plans for maglev cars and maglev roads have not yet begun to be officially implemented, but now they suddenly have to manufacture mechanical equipment, which is still very difficult.
No one knows how much money will be invested! Moreover, on an industrial basis, Hongxin Group is not as strong as in the communications industry.
However, under Lu Zixin’s insistence, the plan began to be implemented.
"We really don't have much capital to invest this time!" Su Zhirong told Lu Zixin some bad news. She said: "Pengyun Automobile Co., Ltd. has just been operating stably for two months. Now that it has suffered this impact, the capital chain has We have to rely on the head office for assistance.”
"Coupled with the maglev smart road plan and research and development projects you proposed, our investment in Pengyun Automobile Group has reached the highest proportion among all sub-groups. Other projects also cost money."
"So how much is it?" Lu Zixin asked directly.
"I calculated that three billion working capital can be allocated for investment in the short term. Long-term investment depends on the company's performance." Su Zhirong indeed gave a considerate solution.
"Three billion? That should be enough." Lu Zixin whispered to himself. With RI-8901, a super industrial robot, and the improved Dongfang Hao, manufacturing industrial machinery and equipment should not be a problem.
What they have to do is to "realize" their black technology combined with the current industrial level. As long as there is a product that can be launched, subsequent money will continue to be invested.
Therefore, RI-8901 and Dongfang Hao added a new project at the research base of Pengyun Machinery to develop a new type of working machine for the production of automotive precision parts, which was the beginning of Hongxin Machinery Equipment Manufacturing.
The previous research and development and construction of maglev vehicles and maglev smart roads have not stopped. Without the supply of foreign parts, their team will only have difficulty in mass production for the time being, which is not a big problem for individual R&D.
When the situation in the domestic automobile industry is tense, Pengyun Automobile's first-generation maglev car was finally developed under the leadership of Dongfang Hao!
"Haha, dad, you have to give me a big credit this time. You don't know how stupid those human experts are. They ask me about the principles and structures of every little thing. It's so annoying." Dongfang Hao was proud. Yangyang asked Lu Zixin to take credit.
"The performance was good this time." Lu Zixin praised, "But whether I can take credit or not, I have to test the car first."