What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 367 The world line ends

Tang Wen sat in the brand-new Hanma car and drove it around the test track. He felt that it was almost no different from the 740, which showed that the assembly line's craftsmanship was still quite good.

In reality, although the automated tools are not yet fully equipped, the workers on the assembly line are all carefully selected veterans, and the production capacity is only 3 vehicles per day. Their workmanship may even be better than that of the automated production line.

After carefully inspecting all the gaps and tolerances, and checking for any unusual noises from the engine and chassis after driving, he stopped and asked:

How much longer will it take to get the automatic transmission version?

"If it's just a prototype, a month of installation on a vehicle would be enough, but to install it on a large scale for sale, at least three months of thorough testing is needed... Actually, we don't have much experience with the testing process; we're just learning as we go."

In addition, we also found that some designs of the 740 could be modified, for example..."

Tang Wen listened attentively. Although Feiyue Motors was destined to start by copying others, he didn't want to be reduced to a mere assembly plant.

Of course, Yang Zhanchi and Shen Wei didn't have that opportunity either. First of all, besides physical objects, they could only provide paper materials, which was far from the level of hands-on teaching that joint ventures provide. And then... anyone who was content to be just an assembly plant could go and bare their teeth at the polar bear.

Although it's unclear whether Yang Zhanchi's comments on the modifications to the 740 are good or bad, it's a good thing that he's using his brain.

In addition to assembling the Hanma S9, the car factory has also considered the "city SUV" project previously provided by Tang Wen, and has already produced a sketch design.

"Internally, I call this project CRV (CityRoadVehicle). It's positioned as a small, light off-road vehicle. Besides the car manufacturers, the people in the aircraft industry have also given us a lot of feedback."

Tang Wen carefully looked at the three views on the paper. They were still somewhat square and looked like a Toyota at first glance.

However, he still discovered many problems:

"A front-wheel drive vehicle with a ladder frame? Is it a body-on-frame chassis?"

"Yes, we..."

"No, no, no, with a monocoque chassis, we don't need such a good frame."

Tang Wen immediately said:

"The CRV is a family-oriented model, so it only needs to be slightly better than a sedan. This design can be used as an off-road vehicle, but not as a CRV."

While trying not to dampen the design team's enthusiasm, Tang Wen offered some important suggestions for modification; as for the rest, let them figure it out themselves.

CRV is still a concept project, but its foundation is actually quite good.

The 740 data obtained by the car manufacturers, though extensive and difficult to obtain, is indeed a treasure trove:

例如那台4.0升的286匹V8自然吸气发动机，如果砍掉一半就是4缸2.0升自吸发动机，调一调马力肯定能达到130匹或者更高，在这个时代已经相当不错。

If the turbo technology from the GJ series diesel engine is added, turning it into a 2.0T engine, the power can be increased by more than 30%.

再变一变，V8砍V6，V6加涡轮增压、V8加涡轮增压，双V8拼W16……总之一款好的发动机能引申出整个家族出来。

The CRV in the design is actually intended to use a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine that has been cut in half, and the matching manual transmission can be improved based on the existing one. As long as the chassis and body are designed, it can be put on the market.

Compared to other domestic competitors who can only copy and copy but can't even copy properly, this is already a huge improvement.

To celebrate the official rollout of the first batch of Hanma S9s, Tang Wen decided to hold a grand launch event to first build up his reputation.

Of course, the first thing to do is to go and tell Lao Gao the good news.

……

In the courtyard of the government building, a large group of people surrounded the two Hanma S9s that Tang Wen and his men had driven there, knocking and touching them everywhere.

Gao Yuliang even opened the hood to look inside carefully—don't misunderstand, he doesn't know much about cars, he just wanted to check if the foreign brand logos were properly removed.

After confirming that there were no loose ends, he took a closer look at the front end, which was similar but different, and nodded slightly.

"Looks like they do have their own design, these cars are pure C-type, C-type what?" "CKD"

"CKD assembly means that there are no domestically produced parts."

"Soon."

Yang Zhanchi immediately stepped forward to introduce:

"Soon, the Hanma S9 will be equipped with an automatic transmission that we have developed entirely independently. We have also found suppliers or are able to produce many components such as chassis, interior, braking, and entertainment. At least 20% of the parts can be replaced by domestically produced ones, and the automatic transmission alone accounts for 35%."

In fact, the heavy-duty 6AT used in heavy trucks can be basically produced domestically, but the output is very low and the durability is not as good as the original version, but it is already usable.

The miniaturized electronic 6AT transmission for passenger cars was developed with domestic manufacturing capabilities in mind, so it must be entirely domestically produced.

Gao Yuliang: "The gearbox is very good, but is that all?"

"It can go even higher, but there are many parts that we and the manufacturers can't do as well as the original factory for the time being. We need time to study them, but there is no absolute bottleneck."

Our weaknesses lie in the core components of the engine, the lack of electrophoretic painting facilities, and some small, miscellaneous parts... However, when mass production begins, the domestic production rate will definitely exceed 50%.

"it is good!"

Gao Yuliang first affirmed, and then looked at Yang Zhanchi and Tang Wen:

“Once the localization rate exceeds 50%, government agencies can purchase it. Before that, even if you send it to us, we cannot accept it.”

Tang Wen nodded emphatically, understanding Gao Yuliang's intentions.

However, despite the criticism, SAIC also started with CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kits and is still struggling with localization, and remains heavily reliant on imported parts.

Feiyue Motors was established for only six months, and it quickly built a factory to assemble the V8 Dabao... Hanma should certainly be encouraged.

A group of people excitedly squeezed into two Hanma S9s to go to the car factory, visit the newly built assembly line and test track, and then called the media to take pictures and prepare for a big publicity campaign!
What? Won't copying Hanma cause any issues with BMW's official stance?
Anyway, Gao Yuliang didn't care, Lu Jun didn't care, and none of the leaders in Goose City cared. Only the car factory, a bunch of parts factories, and 200,000 car workers were real.

We should not only encourage it, but also promote it extensively. How many cities have an automobile industry now?
Furthermore, Gaijin Heavy Industry also has its own gearbox and automatic gearbox factory!

Automatic transmissions are truly high-tech in this era. Even major manufacturers may not be able to produce many easy-to-drive automatic transmissions. It's a real treasure that China has managed to make one.

The aviation machinery factory that moved from Shanghai is also temporarily located next to the automobile factory. The two factories are almost in the same location, and the aviation elements are a huge topic of hype, providing a lot of talking points for publicity.

……

The entire city of Goose was busy promoting Feiyue Motors, and Tang Wen directly called Zhao Hande, hoping he could come and attend the press conference to enhance its prestige.

When he answered the phone, the other person was sighing and complaining, which made him ask what was wrong.

"Don't even mention it, I'm trying to get my things back."

"What? Why has Old Mi changed his tune again?"

"No, it was a train from Northeast China that was transporting grain aid. After it passed by, the carriages were forcibly locked up, and only the locomotive was put back."

"..."

Tang Wen covered his face and couldn't help but ask:

"Didn't you say you'd need to transport more grain later?"

"I told you, but it was no use...sigh!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)