Chapter 217: Improving the Product Line
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Qian Longjiang left with the design drawings of Pan Yifan and Jin Xiaoqiang, and they wanted to go back and discuss with the upper echelons of the army to see if there was a need to make certain changes to their procurement plan, after all, what Jin Xiaoqiang said was very tempting.
A hybrid crossover can not only ensure the mobility and flexibility of the transport force, but also have the power of a miniaturized light armored vehicle.
And it is also modular equipment, which can be removed from the protective armor in peacetime, and completely used as a troop transport vehicle, or for other purposes, once it is necessary to install armor, it can become a mobile fortress, and at the same time provide combat support for the combat group on the vehicle, thinking about it, it is indeed more functional than the Humvee, and it just makes up for the shortcomings of the active Humvee.
Qian Longjiang and Pan Yifan were very interested in Jin Xiaoqiang's design concept, but after all, they had to wait for the military boss to make the decision, so the two decided to go back and communicate with their superiors first.
And Jin Xiaoqiang's side was not idle, after sending away the military's procurement personnel, he began to integrate the resources of the factory.
The other three production lines have been basically installed and commissioned, and the other three batches of staff have been basically trained, but if these people can fully become mature, I am afraid it will take a while.
Therefore, after discussing with Zeng Jianxin, Jin Xiaoqiang planned to transfer some backbones from the original first batch of old employees to join the new employees and become leaders and play a certain leading role.
After all, the current business of Huayang Power is on track, and now it can receive almost more than 20,000 orders every month, and the current production capacity is already at a stage where there is a serious shortage.
And he also has a number of fixed tasks, which are to follow, that is, on the one hand, the orders for these tough guy off-road vehicles from the military, and the orders for the thousands of taels of taxis in the capital.
They don't dare to be sloppy about this, after all, these vehicles represent their faces.
So he specially organized a team of capable workers, and then transferred a group of newly trained employees, intending to use these people as the backbone.
And the task of these people is to complete these orders in the shortest possible time, preferably before New Year's Day.
In fact, such a task is not very heavy, now there are three months before New Year's Day, their production line is four lines with an annual constant volume of 250,000 units, and now one is drawn out, specifically to do these specific orders, and veterans with novices, so this task is not heavy, but in terms of quality, it is absolutely not allowed to make mistakes.
After arranging this part of the production plan, Jin Xiaoqiang began to continue his cottage journey.
Qoros is a car series that he has carefully built, especially intended to be launched as a boutique, Regal corresponds to Qoros 6, his appearance is relatively more sporty and fashionable, and LaCrosse corresponds to Qoros 8, his appearance is more domineering and business.
Moreover, the car is aimed at the mid-range and high-end markets, of course, it will not be so rigidly defined, and the configuration of the engine will still be diversified.
Jin Xiaoqiang also did not plan to equip these two cars with EcoBoost engine + Powershift powertrain, after all, in that case, the cost of the whole vehicle would be too high.
However, the low-end entry will start with a single turbo, then upgrade to direct injection, and then upgrade to the Ecoboost assembly, and the transmission will also be divided into 6AT and dual-clutch transmission, so that the configuration will be a notch.
In order to make plans for more detailed differentiation of the market in the future, it will take a lot of effort to configure the powertrain.
And this car series, not only these two cars, but also other models will join, and now what Jin Xiaoqiang wants to do is to improve the product line of this car series.
The first copycat is the hatchback version of LaCrosse, the original Buick Yinglang, even Mercedes-Benz and BMW are desperately engaged in hatchback versions to improve their product lines, so how can they not engage in high-end models that they plan to launch?
Fortunately, the powertrain is ready-made, so all that is to be done is the appearance, and long before Jin Xiaoqiang came back from the last time he participated in the Beijing Auto Show, he handed over part of the sketches of the entire car series to Wuyun Gaowa.
Before going to Germany this time, he had already explained that he was mainly going to work on this model during this time, and now it was time to go and see how it went.
When he arrived at the studio of the prospective department where Wuyun was located, he happened to meet Wuyun and several apprentices she had brought with him, who were entering data into the computer for the 1:1 scale clay model that had been made, and then they were about to engage in 3D modeling.
It seems that the speed on the dark cloud's side is still very fast.
"You're here!"
Seeing Jin Xiaoqiang coming, Wuyun showed a mouthful of white teeth and greeted him with a smile.
"yes, come and see how your new model goes?"
Jin Xiaoqiang saw that the dark clouds were making rapid progress, and he was also in a good mood.
"Hehe, this is not a new model designed by us, but a new model designed by you, I really don't understand what you have in your head? It doesn't take you long to come up with such a good model, you must know that such a beautiful idea, the average designer, but it will take several years to find inspiration, but you guys seem to have these inspirations without money, and they are popping up one after another. ”
Wuyun smiled and jokingly said to Jin Xiaoqiang, it does involve how tired a new car is, but she knows better than anyone that the appearance of this part, in the eyes of many laymen, may be the most untechnical part of the whole car, but in the eyes of insiders, it is not the case.
A beautiful car shape, from inspiration, to spend it on paper, to draw it in the computer, and then make a clay model, this takes a team and takes months or even years to get it, but this guy in front of him, the dark clouds really can't guess this guy, is there really such a demonic genius in this world?
"Hehe, then you don't want to see who we are?"
Jin Xiaoqiang joked with her in the tone of the dark clouds.
"Go, go, less stinky and beautiful, do you really say that you are fat and you gasp?"
Wuyun looked at Jin Xiaoqiang's stinky fart and couldn't help but hit him and said.
"Hey...... By the way, how are these apprentices of yours doing? ”
Jin Xiaoqiang also appropriately expressed his concern for these apprentices, after all, these people will be the pillars of their Huayang Power in the future, which is the object of his careful training.
"Well, it's okay, there are a few people who are still quite spiritual, such as that Liu Chuangang, this young man graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Jida University, but he is very talented in computer drawing and effect design, if he cultivates it well, he will definitely be a good seedling."
Wuyun is also very satisfied with these apprentices that Jin Xiaoqiang has equipped for herself, after all, this is her team, and if she brings these people well in the future, these people will be her masters.
"Well, that's good, give them more opportunities to exercise, these people are the key to the future development of our company!"
Jin Xiaoqiang looked at the young people who were busy wiring on the side of the car model in the distance and sighed.
"Yo drink? What kind of maturity is it? How old are you? You're the backbone of our company, so how long has it been since you wanted to retire? ”
"Hehe, look at you, where is this? It's just that the company's stall may be very big in the future, and I can't do everything myself, so don't I still have to rely on you! ”
Jin Xiaoqiang replied with a smile.
"Well, that's pretty much it, but I can tell you, even if you're busy with other things, don't forget, this car design is your foundation."
Wuyun's heart actually doesn't want Jin Xiaoqiang to get involved in other aspects, after all, in her opinion, Jin Xiaoqiang is first an excellent car designer, and then the boss of the company, but she also knows that it is definitely impossible to nail Jin Xiaoqiang to the position of car designer, after all, now Huayang Power has a trend of getting bigger and bigger.
"By the way, why are you here at this time?"
Wuyun didn't want to dwell too much on those useless questions, looking at Jin Xiaoqiang and quipping, she knew that this guy must have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace.
"Hehe, one is to see the research and development progress of your model, and the other is to add a few more tasks to you."
"Oh? What task? ”
"Make these models for me."
Jin Xiaoqiang said and handed the drafts in his hand to Wuyun Gaowa, which he painted at night in a few days after those military personnel left, and hurried to draw them.
There are only two models, one is the SUV Enclave in the original Regal's derivative car series, and there is a very popular MPV business car that Buick bought later, 10 Buick GL8.
Since you want to do the whole car series, you must not let go of these big guys.
So during this time, Jin Xiaoqiang has been busy with these, and last time he gave Wuyun some sketches of Enclay, but then Jin Xiaoqiang thought about it and decided to change the appearance of this Enclay.
This car was also born in 2008, and it has even been regarded as the most successful work of Buick in the United States in the past 10 years, but this car is actually average in terms of sales, especially in the Celestial Empire.
The reason why he was not very successful in the Celestial Empire is that his appearance is too unnamed in the aesthetic view of the Celestial Empire, and his designers want to make his design more rounded, but they also want to emphasize the style of his Buick family, so the front and rear of this car always look a little incongruous.
And this time Jin Xiaoqiang made changes to this car is in his appearance, especially the front face, at this point he learned from the experience of other models in later generations, and made him more aggressive, and his surname was more distinct.
(To be continued)