Chapter 84: Internal Discussions
Huaxia Plant cooperated with Mitsubishi Motors to introduce L120 model technology, and formed a project of 50,000 vehicles. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info almost all the way in the city and province are green lights, and the project is sent all the way to the central government, Han Hao thought that there would be good news before the year, but it still seems to be far away.
Through a few words from Rong Qiming, who served as the deputy director of the first automobile department in the Ministry of Machinery Industry, Han Hao learned that the 50,000 micro-car project of Huaxia Factory had encountered huge resistance. Although the main leaders of the central government have affirmed the main role of micro-noodles and micro-goods in China, they have asked to encourage the development of the micro-car market. However, a private enterprise in your Huaxia factory, using the model of rubbing the edge ball to obtain the micro-car catalog, is it a little immeasurable to launch the scale of 50,000 vehicles. In particular, the state has stipulated the designated production enterprises of micro cars, and there are specific plans for micro cars nationwide, and the current Chang'an, Changhe, Wuling and the largest Tianjin Automobile have initially formed a production layout throughout the country, and then approve local enterprises to enter the micro car market is not in line with industrial policy planning.
In 1994, the state officially announced the policy objectives of the automobile (including motorcycle) industry.
1. By 2000, the total output of automobiles should meet more than 90% of the needs of the domestic market, of which cars should occupy more than half, basically meeting the needs of cars entering the family. Motorcycles basically meet domestic needs and achieve a certain amount of exports.
2. Before 2000, the state supported 2-3 automobile companies to quickly become large-scale enterprises with considerable strength, 6-7 automobile enterprises to become domestic backbone enterprises, and 8-10 motorcycle enterprises to become key enterprises in the two major domestic and foreign markets. Encourage large enterprises and backbone enterprises to implement "strong alliances", and form 3-4 large automobile enterprises and 3-4 large motorcycle enterprises with certain international competitiveness before 2010, so as to realize the participation of China's independent enterprises in international competition.
3. Establish a structure of fewer factories, mass production system and orderly competition among a small number of large enterprises, and the sales volume of the same type of automobile products ranking among the top three in China should reach more than 70% in the domestic market.
This is a strategic goal adopted by the central leadership, which has evolved from supporting "three major and three small" automobile enterprises to "three large and seven small". The three major and three small are FAW, Second Automobile, and SAIC, and the three small are Shouqi, Tianjin Automobile, and GAC. Now seven small, in addition to the original three small, there are Changan, Nanqi, Guiqi Skylark, Southeast, Brilliance, Wuling, Changhe, Hafei (Songhuajiang) and other well-known domestic automobile companies to compete for the remaining four small places.
Among them, Guiqi Skylark is a car manufacturer jointly established by Guixi Aviation Industry Group and Nippon Fuji Subaru. In the national layout, in order to improve the plight of military enterprises in the southwest border areas in the context of military to civilian conversion, and to consider the industrial development plan of the southwest provinces, the state specially approved the Guiqi Skylark automobile project in 1993, which introduced Subaru models to produce "Skylark" brand minicars.
At that time, this project was approved together with Changan Alto, which can be called the twin star project of the country's minicar layout.
As we all know, China's control over the car project is so strong that without the nod of the central government, the local government should not be delusional about getting the car on the road. Now Changan Suzuki and Guiqi Skylark have squeezed into the field of sedans, and will compete with Xiali produced by Tianjin Automobile in the future.
Before the Chinese New Year, the Ministry of Machinery Industry specially conducted an internal high-level discussion on the Huaxia Mitsubishi micro-car project submitted by the Zhejiang Provincial Government.
Because although the Huaxia micro-car project is not a blockbuster in the nationwide automobile planning, the meaning behind it is that the state needs to have a clear attitude towards whether to allow private capital to enter the automotive field.
"As a key investment area of the state, our government has invested huge sums of money in state-owned automobile enterprises, and now it seems that the return on these huge investments has not been fully reflected. For example, the FAW-Volkswagen project that has just been completed, with a total investment of 8.9 billion, and now the annual output of Jetta is only 20,000 units, facing an annual interest of nearly 700 million, and the pressure to return to the capital is extremely high. Therefore, as the owner of state-owned assets, the government has a responsibility to take care of these single-handed auto companies. Until the state-owned automobile enterprises have formed a certain degree of international competitiveness, I suggest that they should not accept the entry of private capital for the time being. According to the development of the automobile industry in Japan and South Korea, it is necessary and necessary for the state to protect its own automobile enterprises at a certain stage. Therefore, the opening of the Huaxia Mitsubishi project cannot be opened. ”
Since the 80s, domestic automobiles and motorcycles have been managed by China Automobile Corporation, and an iron rule has been set: all foreign import projects involving automobiles and motorcycles must be uniformly reviewed by China Automobile Corporation, and projects that have not been approved by the examination shall not be introduced, and the foreign exchange department shall not pay foreign exchange, and the customs will not release them. After the management of automobiles and motorcycles is transferred to the Ministry of Machinery Industry, this provision is still in effect, and all foreign-related projects must be reviewed by the Ministry of Machinery Industry and approved by the State Development Planning Commission before they can be officially put into effect.
One of the directors of the department expressed his views in a rhetorical manner, saying that he believed that in order to ensure the profitability of state-owned enterprises, private capital should not be allowed to enter like other competitive fields.
"Now the country is ready to start WTO negotiations, once China enters the WTO, then the state-owned auto industry will face competition from global auto giants. With the current fragile strength of state-owned enterprises, if we do not support the rapid development of large state-owned enterprises, it is very likely that our national automobile industry will become cannon fodder in the future, and the colonization of automobiles is not empty talk. Therefore, I think that the goal of supporting state-owned automobile enterprises cannot be shaken, and the strength of private enterprises is limited. Last year, the motorcycle market was unsalable, thanks to these private motorcycles, and when they saw that they were profitable, they rushed to the market. Large state-owned enterprises such as Jialing Factory have been complaining, saying that they are operating on the right track in accordance with laws and regulations, but as a result, private enterprises have developed and grown. If the automobile industry is engaged in this way, our national automobile industry will lose valuable time for development before joining the WTO. ”
Another director expressed his opinion, still disagreeing with Huaxia Plant's entry into the automotive field.
"What Xu said just now makes sense, if private enterprises are allowed to enter the automotive field, if they make a fool of themselves in the future, the market will be damaged. More extremely, Chinese companies cannot compete with private companies in the market, and the bankruptcy of a car factory with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of workers will inevitably lead to social injustice and unrest. Under the central policy of overriding stability, who will bear this political responsibility at that time! We must strictly follow the catalogue management, control the access system of the automobile market, and control the tendency of state-owned enterprises to invest indiscriminately, so as not to cause a waste of funds. Second, it is strictly forbidden to enter unqualified enterprises, so as not to cause waste of social resources. In the current international situation and social background, rashly opening up private capital into the automotive field will do more harm than good. ”
At the beginning of the meeting, the smell of gunpowder was full, and everyone made a strong counterattack to Huaxia Factory's attempt to break the monopoly barrier of state-owned enterprises.
"Well, everyone has put forward a lot of opposing opinions, and we should divide the issue into two parts, and if there are any comrades who have supporting opinions, we can talk about it. Today's meeting is a retreat, and everyone can speak freely. ”
The Minister of the Ministry of Machinery Industry himself sat down, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile to the others present.
"Unlike many of the comrades here, I have worked in state-owned automobile enterprises, and I have been engaged in theoretical research since graduating from school. Let me now share my different views. ”
A young researcher sitting in the corner raised his hand and began to express his dissenting opinion.
"According to my opinion, there is no explicit law in our country that prohibits private enterprises from entering the automotive industry, and even the central leadership has not put forward this view. Therefore, from a legal point of view, it is legitimate for private enterprises to enter the automotive field. At present, the state encourages foreign investment to enter the domestic automobile field, and has joint ventures with domestic enterprises, such as Changan Suzuki, Guiqi Skylark, Changhe Suzuki, Southeast Car, and the newly negotiated SAIC-GM project, all of which are green light approved for cooperation with foreign capital. Proceeding from the principle of fairness, why can foreign capital enjoy super-national treatment, but private capital, which is one of the Chinese capital, has encountered widespread discrimination by us? Now it seems that private enterprises have many places where their operations are not standardized, but we cannot deny that they have only begun to sprout and develop after reform and opening up, and now they have become the most dynamic component of the national economy. Judging from the development history of the world's major automobile manufacturers, all of them are developed from private enterprises, and enterprises that rely on national support eventually lose their competitiveness. Perhaps, the future of our country, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen exist in these private enterprises. We can support large state-owned enterprises, but please give these private enterprises a chance, even if it is for state-owned enterprises to sparring has existential significance. Competition can promote development, just like the motorcycle industry, in the past, tens of thousands of motorcycles can now be bought for only a few thousand yuan, which is the power of market competition. Animals that are blindly kept in captivity will eventually lose their wildness, and they will still be defeated when the real wolf comes. It's better to put some aliens into it now, compete with captive animals, and at least the wolf will have the strength to fight in the future. ”
After listening to the opinions of the opposition to Huaxia Factory's entry into the automotive field, and then listening to the opinions of this young researcher, there was another impact, and it seems that he is quite reasonable.
"If Huaxia Factory is a state-owned enterprise in Zhehai Province, then do you still oppose this project? If not, is it very unfair to the current Huaxia Factory?"
Finally, the researcher concludes his assertion with a rhetorical question.
The scene was quiet, only the sound of drinking water from time to time, I have to say that this rhetorical question touched everyone's inner pain point, and the scene was a little embarrassing for a while.
Comrade Xiao Gu talked about his views from another aspect, which seems to be inspiring to everyone. If there are other comrades who have different opinions, they can continue to talk. ”
The minister took the initiative to speak out to break the deadlock at the venue, and the young researcher really dared to say that he was stunned not to give face to these directors and directors.
"The projects of Huaxia and Mitsubishi Motors seem to have average support from Zhejiang Province. ”
Seeing this, a deputy minister said a simple word.
Other provinces compete for automobile projects, and the first and second leaders in the province will personally visit the ministry to communicate, but the project of Huaxia Factory does not have too much support at the provincial level in Zhehai Province. At such a critical moment when approval can be approved or not, it will be a great plus point if there is the endorsement of the local government.
It is a pity that Zhejiang Province did not give sufficient support for the foreign-related project of Huaxia Plant. Therefore, the Ministry of Mechanical Industry will also cold process this project.
"This issue has been shelved for the time being, and we will see how it will be handled when the opinions of the State Planning Commission come out. ”
Han Hao's waiting failed to usher in a good result, so he could only suppress his unhappiness in his heart and spend the Lunar New Year first.