Designing a family car suitable for China has always been a long-cherished wish of Zhou Jingming. This long-cherished wish had already existed in Zhou Jingming's mind before he was reborn, but unfortunately the conditions did not allow it at that time, and Zhou Jingming never had the opportunity to realize such a wish.

And after the rebirth, Zhou Jingming has not forgotten such an ideal, from the day he entered the SAIC car factory to work, has been striving for this ideal, now, Zhou Jingming sits on an independent vehicle factory, whether it is the engine or the gearbox such a transmission mechanism, Tianming Automobile Company has the ability to independently research and develop, and in terms of funds, thanks to the role of the World Cup advertising effect, Kirin car and Phoenix brand car in the European and American markets are very popular, the company's profit in the second half of the year is more than twice the profit of the first half of the year.

Therefore, whether in terms of scientific research ability or capital level, Tianming Automobile Company has the conditions to develop family cars, so Zhou Jingming decided to put the development of family cars on the agenda.

From November this year to the end of next year, Zhou Jingming will spend more than a year to complete all the tasks of family car development, and strive to officially sell it to the domestic market in 1992!

For Zhou Jingming, there is no project in the future, which can be more important than the development of family cars.

"Is it finally going to be officially approved?" Wang Yuanchao couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this. For this family car development project, the engine and transmission axle have already entered the research and development stage, but these two projects are currently only carried out separately as individual projects, and once the family car project is established, it will definitely be incorporated into the family car project.

"The gearbox is already ready here, brother-in-law, what do you need us to do, just ask. He Yingxun also said.

"I will mainly talk to a few of you this time, and this afternoon I will convene a meeting of the heads of various departments to announce the establishment of a family car research and development project team, and then I will talk about the relevant task arrangements in detail. Zhou Jingming paused, and then continued, "Daxun, third brother, you first talk about the research and development progress of the special gearbox and engine for family cars, I have a good bottom in my heart." ”

"I'll start with that. The engine has just determined the technical plan, and the initial design is to imitate the Small-Block engine of General Motors as a research and development model, I just went to the Gusu Engine Research Institute last week, and the technicians are dismantling a type of engine, as for the current progress, I will call the research institute in a while to figure everything out. Wang Yuanchao took the lead in saying.

Because Zhou Jingming's primary requirement for a special engine for family cars is to be cost-effective, and the performance does not have to be as good as the inline four-cylinder engine carried by the Phoenix brand car, but the price must be the lowest. Zhou Jingming wants to control the price of the whole car, so the cost of the two core components of the engine and gearbox must be strictly controlled, otherwise the price of this family car will not be able to reach the level of the people.

Because of the cost factor, the engine research institute of the technical staff stuck to the dead, the previous technical solutions were because of the cost failed to pass, and finally were rejected, it took more than two months before the final decision to imitate General Motors' SmallBlock engine as a blueprint for development.

It can be said that this engine research and development project is no less difficult than the initial QM4L1 engine research and development, or even surpassed.

"Daxun, where's your gearbox over there? Zhou Jingming looked at He Yingxun again and asked.

"The R&D progress of the gearbox is similar to that of the engine, and it is not long before the technical scheme has just been established, and the R&D plan of the gearbox this time is mainly to learn from the previous Shencheng brand car that set of devices, and improve on the basis of the original gearbox to maximize the cost of compression. He Yingxun also hurriedly replied.

Zhou Jingming nodded with satisfaction, whether it is a Ford Model T or a Beetle, they are not particularly outstanding in terms of performance, and the configuration is only decent, but this does not affect the strong marks left by these two cars in the history of the development of the world's automobile industry.

So for the requirements of the family car, Zhou Jingming only put forward one, that is, to be cheap!

However, this is not to say that Zhou Jingming is just blindly pursuing cheap prices regardless of the quality of the car, the car as a means of transportation needs to be driven on the road, if the quality is not guaranteed, the consumer experience is not good, in case of an accident, it is a big deal. Therefore, the price required by Zhou Jingming is low, and the cost is reduced as much as possible under the premise of ensuring quality.

"Okay, I got it. Zhou Jingming nodded, "The two of you go back, form a document on the research and development progress of the engine and gearbox, and when you have a meeting in the afternoon, the two of you will make a report." ”

"There is also a senior brother, on your side, in the afternoon, you should also arrange the head of the technical department of the factory to participate, the cost of parts needs to be controlled, the assembly cost of the vehicle factory must also be strictly controlled, and the process system, this time it is also necessary to intervene in the research and development of family cars in advance. Zhou Jingming looked at Zhao Ke again and said.

If this is in the past, whether it is the development of the Phoenix brand car, or the development of the Kirin car, the design department is involved in the beginning, and the process department is waiting until the design is completed, and then it begins to intervene in the project.

"I see, I'll arrange this when I get back. Zhao Ke also nodded.

"Another point is that the research and development project of the family car can not delay the rest of the company's current business, especially the production of the factory, and must not affect the output because of this incident. The rest, such as the construction of the production line for the ESP system and the technical absorption of the Quattro full-time all-wheel drive system, cannot be delayed by the development of the family car. Zhou Jingming reminded.

Tianming Automobile Company pays attention to balanced development, the sedan car project is established for the domestic market, and the ESP system and Quattro system are more established for the overseas market.

"Got it. When the three of them heard this, they nodded one after another.

"Then have you figured out the name of the family car this time?" Zhao Ke asked with a smile.

"I've thought about it for a long time. Zhou Jingming smiled, and then continued, "It's called Xiaofuwa!"

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