What Tianming Automobile Company has achieved in the past year anniversary is indeed something that many companies may never be able to do in a decade, or even never. Although it is not a key enterprise supported by the state, as far as China is concerned, Tianming Automobile is definitely the second only domestic automobile manufacturer to the "three big and three small".

If you don't evaluate it from the overall scale, but only from the perspective of the influence and market share of the car, in addition to SAIC Volkswagen, Tianming Automobile is definitely the second in China, and at this point, even FAW Hongqi is not even as good as it.

Of course, compared with these state-owned factories, Tianming Automobile Company has many unique advantages after all, and the freedom of corporate autonomy is also an important reason why the company can achieve such great achievements.

Nevertheless, if you compare Tianming Automobile Company with the automobile industry of the whole world, then it is definitely the most inconspicuous one, not to mention Europe and the United States, but also the neighboring Japanese and South Korean automakers, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai...... Taking out any random one is not something that Tianming Automobile Company can compare, so Zhou Jingming still has a long way to go.

After the meeting, Zhou Jingming deliberately left Wang Yuanchao and He Yingxun behind, and he still had to explain some things about the development of the new car.

"Daxun, how is the gearbox development of the new car?" Zhou Jingming asked.

"The development of the gearbox is not difficult, that is, on the basis of the original manual automatic gearbox to improve, from the original five gears, to the current six gears, basically almost over, the gearbox, should be the entire new car development module, the first to end one. He Yingxun hurriedly replied.

Originally, Zhou Jingming was going to develop a fully automatic transmission on this new car, but considering that if these technologies were used in advance, the surprises that could be brought by the later model development would be reduced accordingly, so after thinking about it, Zhou Jingming still decided to improve on the basis of the original manual automatic transmission, and the automatic transmission was reserved for the development of the next car.

"What about the engine? Lao Luo, they should have come back from Mazda. Zhou Jingming nodded, and then looked at Wang Yuanchao again.

"Lao Luo and his family originally planned to return to China yesterday, but because a technical problem was not solved, Lao Luo applied for an extension to come back, and it is estimated that it will take a week to come back. Wang Yuanchao replied.

"It doesn't matter when you come back, the most important thing is to be able to understand the relevant technology of the rotary engine!" Zhou Jingming paused, "In this way, when Lao Luo comes back, let him find me, and I will talk to him personally to understand the specific situation." ”

Engine research and development, can be said to be the biggest problem in the whole new car development project, but also the most affecting progress, the rest of the components, body and gearbox have actually been almost completed, only the rotary engine, there is still substantial progress.

Because the agreement reached between Zhou Jingming and Mazda is a technology exchange, not a product exchange, that is to say, Mazda will provide Tianming Automobile Company with rotary engine technology, rather than their company's existing rotary engine series products, so if Zhou Jingming wants to use the rotary engine in the new car, he also needs to digest and absorb the relevant technology, and then redesign a matching rotary engine.

Of course, as long as you can master the technology, it is not difficult to design the engine, so the most important thing at present is how much technology Luo Yuzhong can master about the rotary engine.

"Okay, as soon as Lao Luo comes back, I'll ask him to come to you. Wang Yuanchao nodded.

A week later, Luo Yuzhong, who had just returned from the island country, came to Zhou Jingming's office and briefly reported to Zhou Jingming about his and several other people's experiences in Mazda.

"At present, we have almost mastered the technology related to rotary engines, of course, there are a few areas that we still have not fully understood, and we are ready to wait for Mazda experts to come and have in-depth discussions. Luo Yuzhong took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

During this period of time on Mazda's side, it was really an eye-opener for him, and I have to say that Mazda's research on rotary engines has indeed reached the point of perfection.

"Approximately when will I be able to develop the engine prototype, give me a specific timeline, and I need to arrange the rest according to the specific progress on your side. Zhou Jingming said.

"Next month. Luo Yuzhong thought about it seriously, "The more thoroughly we grasp the theoretical knowledge, the faster the development of the prototype will be, I know that the company wants to complete all the development of the new car in June, and four months for the development of the rotary engine, which is enough." Luo Yuzhong assured with a smile.

With Luo Yuzhong's words, Zhou Jingming was also relieved. In the following time, the new car development project continued to move forward, and after entering February, the gearbox side has taken the lead in announcing the completion of the development work, and passed the initial experimental tests, and the development of the rotary engine has finally begun to enter the development of the prototype from theoretical learning.

At this time, Brandt, who was far away in Germany, also called Zhou Jingming, and the factory jointly built by Audi and Tianming Automobile Company had completed all the construction tasks, and was ready to officially start production on March 1, and wanted to invite Zhou Jingming to attend the opening ceremony at that time.

As one of the shareholders of this joint venture, Zhou Jingming is naturally obliged to go to Germany to attend this ceremony, and by the way, he can also take this opportunity to discuss the rest of the things with Audi.

After arranging domestic affairs, Zhou Jingming took another flight to Germany on February 24, and attended the opening ceremony of the factory on March 1, local time.

Compared with Zhou Jingming's domestic automakers, the plant planned by Audi is not only larger than the renovated domestic automakers, but also more advanced in the relevant equipment. After all, it has a history of nearly 100 years of car manufacturing, and Audi is indeed not comparable to Tianming Automobile Company in terms of factory planning.

"The factory has not yet been officially produced, and we have received orders for about 5,000 vehicles, and it seems that the Phoenix brand car is already well-known in Europe. Brant led Zhou Jingming and introduced with a smile while visiting the factory.

It can be said that the popularity of the Phoenix sedan has completely exceeded the expectations of Audi.

Zhou Jingming smiled, "To be honest, I didn't expect that there would be so many orders, and if this continues, the factory here will be running at full capacity." ”

The initial design capacity of the joint venture plant is 50,000 units per year, and as long as the Phoenix car can maintain its current state, the production and sales level of 50,000 units in Europe can still be achieved.

"Mr. Brandt, Audi should also have a branch in the United States, I don't know if you have any suggestions for the American auto market?"

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