Chapter 281 One is bolder than the other, and the 12-cylinder engine is proposed

Each OEM is vigorously holding the supplier conference at the end of the year, and Nanshan Group also has a year-end summary.

The head of the group's headquarters and the vice president of the branch attended the meeting.

Of course, some specific earnings figures, such as those won't be released at this meeting.

However, the development and turnover information of each business segment, as well as the arrangements for 2005, can still be explained to you.

"Mr. Cao, in 2004, the turnover of the whole group reached 50.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 60%, and this data is expected to be the first place in the turnover of private enterprises in Lingnan Province."

"Specifically, Nanshan Gearbox continues to be the group's largest business presence, with a record 2.8 million units of various types of gearboxes sold, and a turnover of more than 19.6 billion yuan." ‘

"Nanshan Special Steel has also thoroughly exerted its own advantages, with an annual turnover of 10.5 billion yuan, and is still expanding the share of high-end special steel, and there is room for continued improvement in turnover."

"The performance of Nanshan Auto Parts this year is also very outstanding, among which the bearing and gear business has created a turnover of 6.8 billion yuan because it has provided a large number of transmission components to Ford Motor."

"Other auto parts have also benefited from the rapid increase in sales of self-owned brand models this year, contributing a total of more than 5.2 billion turnover."

"Nanshan Engine has provided more than 350,000 engines to various customers, contributing about 4.2 billion yuan in turnover."

"Nanshan Mould has provided various customers with PRG molds, TRF molds and other molds, fixtures and inspection tools of more than 1.2 billion yuan this year."

"Nanshan Equipment has also sold a total of 1.8 billion complete sets of equipment to customers within the group and customers outside the group."

"In addition, Nanshan Robot has also contributed more than 200 million turnover."

"In addition, Autohome and Nanshan Investment have also contributed hundreds of millions of turnover to the group."

"In the end, both in terms of turnover and operating profit, the group has achieved the target set at the beginning of the year."

After Dong Shengnan finished speaking, the participants couldn't help but take the initiative to applaud and celebrate.

It's not easy.

If it weren't for the Nanshan gearbox being powerful enough, a large number of orders have been obtained both internationally and domestically, and the factory has been expanded again and again, and the goal of 50 billion this year will definitely not be achieved.

Even when the target was set at the beginning of the year, 50 billion was a challenge in itself, and there was a conservative target of 45 billion internally.

It's a matter of course to celebrate that the best expectations have been met now.

Everyone's year-end bonus and salary increase are also closely related to this indicator.

"In 2004, the domestic auto market was actually more complicated, and on the whole it could be said to be a stage of trough."

"The annual sales of Modu Volkswagen are even tens of thousands less than last year."

"Under such circumstances, the group can continue to maintain this growth, which is inseparable from everyone's efforts."

"However, we must also be aware of the severity of future development, and it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to continue this rapid growth."

"However, from 2005 onwards, we will expand the range of engines we supply to our own brands to include 2.0T turbocharged engines and 1.0T turbocharged engines."

"The engine business is expected to expand further."

"In terms of transmission, the latest 8AT automatic transmission will also be officially launched, continuing to maintain our technological leadership."

"This year, the gearbox will continue to be the most important driving force for the group's growth, in addition to continuing to expand the international market users, the domestic market share should also be expanded as much as possible."

"Whichever type of gearbox the customer wants, we will do our best to develop which type."

"The domestic automobile market will soon exceed 6 million units, leaving us with a lot of room to play."

Dong Shengnan introduced the overall situation, and Cao Yang naturally had to stand up and say a few words.

"Since China's accession to the WTO, China's economy has entered a stage of rapid development."

"Although the car market in 2004 was not so prosperous, it was only relative."

"Overall, the auto market was still growing last year, and it will definitely continue to grow this year, and it will be the same next year."

"Even in the next decade, the auto market will continue to grow rapidly."

"It's important for each factory to plan its capacity in advance, so that we don't have a situation where the market needs more parts and we can't supply them."

"In the next ten years, the capacity planning of each factory can be appropriately bold and do a good job of one or two years in advance."

"When the auto market develops to a certain stage, we will consider controlling production capacity."

Cao Yang was very aggressive and gave an instruction to the executives.

Generally speaking, blind expansion is very irrational and not conducive to the development of enterprises.

But for the Huaxia auto market, before 2015, it is really not afraid of bold expansion.

Don't go to 2009, under the incentive of 4 trillion yuan, consumers can't wait for a car if they want to buy a car.

That would be a pity.

"In 2005, I hope that the group's turnover will exceed 60 billion yuan, challenge 10 billion US dollars, and strive to enter the world's top 500 in the next three years."

Cao Yang set a goal that was not particularly exaggerated.

After all, this year's turnover has exceeded 50 billion yuan, and the growth rate in 2005 can be described as the lowest in the past few years.

Of course, there was also a lack of strong growth projects in 2005.

In 2005, Xingchen Automobile was basically in the stage of burning money.

If you want to contribute to your turnover, you need to wait until next year.

"Mr. Cao, the 2,000 acres of land newly acquired next to the third phase of our Nanshan Industrial Park in the district have now completed the relevant procedures and have begun to enter the land leveling stage."

"Can we use this land in advance next year, and after reserving the land of the new factory of Xingchen Automobile, other supporting parts factories can be built first."

"It just so happens that our 8AT automatic transmission factory can be built directly there."

Ji Hua first stood up and put forward his own suggestions.

Nanshan Gearbox contributed the most turnover to the company last year, and he spoke with a little more confidence.

I chose Nanshan at the beginning, and now it seems that it is the most correct choice in my life.

"The 3.0T twin-turbo engine production line can also be built on that land."

"And I think that in addition to the 3.0T twin-turbo engine, we can directly produce a large-displacement 6.0T W12 twin-turbo engine on the basis of this engine."

Now that Cao Yang has said that his future planning can be bold, Cheng Tao is naturally not far behind.

Obviously, the engine is also the core part of the gearbox, but the turnover of Nanshan engine last year was a big difference between Nanshan gearbox.

And there is no possibility of transcendence in the short term.

In this way, Cheng Tao naturally wants to improve the influence of Nanshan Engine in a different way.

"6.0T W12 twin-turbo engine?"

Cao Yang was stunned for a moment.

Cheng Tao really dares to think about it.

I didn't plan to produce an engine with such a large displacement before.

This is not the way forward after all.

But it doesn't seem impossible?

"The W12 engine is an engine first developed by Volkswagen, and it adopts the structure of dual V6 engines, that is, two V6 engines are connected together by a crankshaft to form a W-shaped structure."

"This construction can make the engine more compact and can increase the power and torque output of the engine."

"Our 3.0T twin-turbocharger is a V6 structure, and the performance is a few points better than Volkswagen's 3.0T."

"So we can also develop the W12 engine in the same way and use it in other models of Xingchen Automobile in the future."

"For example, a sports car or a full-size SUV model, powered by a W12 engine, is definitely worthy of our high-end positioning."

Cheng Tao felt that everyone didn't know much about the W12 engine, so he added an explanation.

"Mr. Cheng's proposal is not impossible."

"And if you develop on the basis of an existing engine, there will be a lot fewer problems to overcome."

"At present, Bentley and Lamborghini should be equipped with W12 engines."

As the vice president of R&D of Xingchen Automobile, Huan Yongxiang naturally expects the company to have more and more new models.

Cao Yang wants Xingchen Automobile to take the high-end route, so it is necessary to make a sports car in the future.

"We can even modify the Xingchen 1 at that time, install the W12 engine, and go to the New North Circuit to brush up on the results, maybe we can break the record."

Obviously, everyone is very interested in Cheng Tao's proposal.

If you start from scratch with a W12 engine, it is estimated that few people will agree.

Because this is obviously a business where the input and output are not equal.

But now there is an extremely excellent 3.0T V6 engine, referring to the design logic of Volkswagen W12, the difficulty of putting two 3.0T V6 together is reduced a lot.

Nanshan Engine has also done a lot of engine modifications in the past year, and the 1.0T and 2.0T have basically been completed.

In this way, everyone is more confident in the modification of W12.

"As a representative of high-performance vehicles, the 12-cylinder engine has always been one of the important development directions of the automotive industry."

"Everyone wants to develop a 12-cylinder engine that belongs to Xingchen Automobile, and I support it."

"However, the W12 and V12 engines are both representative products of the 12-cylinder engine, and they both have excellent performance and driving experience."

"Which direction do we want to choose, do we need to think about it?"

For Cao Yang, whether it is W12 or V12, the technical threshold is the same.

After all, he has a way to get the excellent W12 and V12 engines that will be available in ten or twenty years.

So figure out which one to do.

"The W12 engine has a dual V6 engine structure, while the V12 engine has a V-shaped structure. Because the W12 engine adopts a W-shaped structure, its engine is more compact, which can improve the handling performance and stability of the whole vehicle. ”

"But in terms of smoothness, the W12 is not as good as the V12."

"The V12 engine can be said to be one of the smoothest engines on the market at present, because its ignition interval is 60 degrees, which is equivalent to a cylinder ignition every 60 degrees of rotation of the crankshaft, and it itself is a combination of the relatively smooth L6 engine, so the output of the V12 engine is extremely smooth."

"Of course, it also has disadvantages, which are high cost, large size, excessive number of parts, and heavy weight."

"But for high-end models, this is actually not a disadvantage, because the V12 engine is either a sports car, a high-end sedan, or a large SUV, which is itself a large size."

"In this case, it doesn't matter if the engine compartment is a little wider, and the price of the model can support the high cost of the V12."

"From the current W12 and V12 products of other companies, the power performance of the W12 will be a little worse than that of the V12, but the fuel economy will be better."

"Because the W12 generally uses a turbocharged engine, the V12 is mostly naturally aspirated."

"In addition to this, the V12 engine can produce a very harmonious and elegant sound due to its homogeneity of the ignition interval, while the W12 engine can appear rougher and more intense due to the unevenness of its ignition interval."

"Therefore, the V12 is very suitable for a high-end executive sedan like the Mercedes-Benz S600, and the W12 I think is more suitable for a large-size SUV model."

Although Cheng Tao proposed the W12 engine temporarily, as a veteran of engine production and design, he has a relatively in-depth study of the world's mainstream large-displacement engines.

After all, it is very car lovers who can resist the abundant power brought by a large displacement engine.

"According to you, in fact, the V12 and W12 engines have their own advantages."

"But if you want to go to New York to brush laps or build a sports car with first-class acceleration, it's actually more suitable for the V12?"

From Cheng Tao's analysis, Cao Yang came to such a conclusion.

"Mr. Cao, there's no problem with you saying that."

"The V12 engine and the W12 engine are both very good top-of-the-line engines, they have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no absolute good or bad."

"If you're looking for the ultimate in ride and sound, then the V12 engine might be a better fit; If you are looking for a compact space and a flexible layout, then the W12 engine may be more suitable. ”

"I proposed the development of the W12 engine because the W12 has a lower threshold for us."

Cheng Tao saw that Cao Yang seemed to agree to build a 12-cylinder engine by himself, and he was very excited, and his tone of voice trembled a little.

12-cylinder engine!

If Nanshan Engine gets it out, it will be done well.

Then it is definitely the first-class engine factory in China, and even the world's first-class engine factory.

At that time, it will definitely indirectly promote the sales of engines of other displacements.

"Mr. Cao, why don't we start the research and development of the W12 engine this year, and then we will engage in V12 if there is a demand later?"

Huan Yongxiang felt Cao Yang's interest in V12, so he flexibly adjusted his own statement just now.

It's not that we don't do V12, we just do it a little later.

"Okay, then let's get the W12 engine out first this year, and then install it in the Xingchen 1, and let it brush up the data."

"At that time, we can also launch a performance version on the existing two versions of the model, maybe some consumers will like it."

Cao Yang didn't dwell on it so much.

Since everyone thinks it's more appropriate to do W12, let's do W12 first.

Anyway, as long as the W12 comes out, it will basically be able to meet the needs of Xingchen Automobile in the next few years.

"Mr. Cao, most of the initial design drawings of our Xingchen No. 1 have been completed, and when the production of various samples begins, the research institute can free up some time for other things."

"Can we plan in advance what the second model of Xingchen Automobile will do?"

Luo Hongxing is now the vice president of production of Xingchen Automobile, and naturally hopes that more models can increase production.

Otherwise, the planned number of 10,000 units of Xingchen No. 1 is not enough to see.

"The early market research and positioning of car companies can indeed be carried out in advance, and when the time is right, the design of new models can be launched in time."

Regarding Luo Hongxing's proposal, Huan Yongxiang naturally has no opinion.

It's not about starting the design now, it's just about the early planning.

In the second half of the year, when the engineers of the research institute are not so busy, they can propose the official launch of the new model.

"Xingchen Motors will definitely produce a sports car in the future, and it will also produce SUVs."

"What kind of sports car and what kind of SUV to produce, it is indeed possible to start researching."

Although Cao Yang has a clear plan for Xingchen Automobile in his heart.

Even the reference objects of each model have some ideas.

However, in the future, if Nanshan Group's automobile business is to develop and grow, it is naturally impossible to rely on itself.

Therefore, it is not a bad thing for the company to slowly cultivate its own R&D team and let everyone think about how to develop a new model from scratch.

So he set the general direction along the river, but the specific research work was handed over to the people below.

At that time, you only need to choose a model that is destined to be popular on the results of everyone's research.

"In order for the group's automotive industry to become bigger and stronger, it is necessary to develop more new models, but I think it is also worth investing more resources in the field of equipment."

"Our various machine tools have made a lot of breakthroughs one after another."

"Especially in the various grinders, CNC machine tools and other machine tools used in the Nanshan mold factory, eighty percent are provided by Nanshan equipment."

"In the next step, I think we can focus on bringing these machine tools to the market and compete with international machine tool giants."

"Although the turnover of Nanshan equipment last year was not particularly outstanding, I think the equipment industry has done a good job, and there is a chance to achieve an output value of 10 billion yuan a year."

"Even one day in the future, it is not impossible for the annual output value of our Nanshan equipment to reach 20 billion."

Pan Jinxing saw that his old classmate Ji Hua had become more and more beautiful in the past two years, and he was also a little aggrieved in his heart.

Nanshan equipment can be regarded as one of the important pillars of Nanshan Group when it was founded.

But until now, it has fallen far behind Nanshan gearbox and Nanshan special steel.

Even the Nanshan engine and Nanshan auto parts are stronger than it.

This is different from Pan Jinxing's expectations.

"What Mr. Pan said makes sense, the equipment industry is promising, and there is still a very broad space for us to explore."

"Whether it is a variety of machine tools, or other equipment, in fact, it is worth our in-depth study."

"Just like the hot forming factory that Yangcheng Huaqiang Factory is investing in now, we have not only won the press, but also made a breakthrough in the production technology of the heating furnace."

"Is the next step to break through the laser cutting equipment?"

"In addition, last year, the group took the semiconductor industry as a key direction for future research and development."

"In the semiconductor production plant, there are a lot of special equipment involved, and I think it is worth Nanshan Equipment to do a good job."

Cao Yang could naturally feel Pan Jinxing's loss.

In addition, the equipment industry is indeed an area that he attaches great importance to, so he immediately stood up and expressed his support.

"That's right, in fact, compared with other industries, our Huaxia is actually the weakest in the equipment industry."

"For example, if you produce cars, other countries can produce them, and we can do them, it's just that there is a little difference in technology and quality."

"But in the field of equipment, there are some niche devices, and we haven't even solved the problem of whether there is one."

"In the field of high-end equipment, it relies heavily on imports."

"If our group can make a big breakthrough in this area, it will not be bad in the future no matter which industry it does in China."

Pan Jinxing felt Cao Yang's support for him, and the confidence in his heart was a little more sufficient.

"The next step for Nanshan Equipment is to build a large machine tool factory to produce a variety of machine tools."

"At the same time, I think there will definitely be more and more thermoforming production lines in China in the future."

"Therefore, laser cutting equipment can also be focused on, and a special laser cutting equipment factory will be built in the future."

"Other equipment related to the production of electronic and electrical appliances must also be a sunrise industry, and a factory can also be built to produce machines in this area."

Following Pan Jinxing's words, Cao Yang planned three major development directions for Nanshan Equipment.

As long as it is done well enough, in ten years, the annual turnover of Nanshan Equipment can reach 50 billion, and he believes it.

"Mr. Cao, don't worry!"

"I will organize personnel to formulate a specific development plan as soon as I go back, and strive to gradually implement it from this year."

"After the Spring Festival, we will first carry out some big moves in the field of machine tools, so that manufacturers such as Okuma Machine Tool and Mazak can feel the pressure we bring."

Seeing that the scene became the speech of himself and Cao Yang, Pan Jinxing also realized that it was not suitable to continue to discuss the development of Nanshan equipment in depth at this kind of meeting.

However, he is already very satisfied with the fact that he can achieve this goal.

"The next 10 years in China will definitely be a decade of miracles."

"Many things that we didn't dare to think of will be slowly realized."

"I hope that all departments and companies in the group can keep up with this pace of development and not be left behind!"

Cao Yang swept around the executives present.

After years of accumulation, the talent team of Nanshan Group has finally improved.

Although there is still a lack of some world-renowned high-end talents, it is enough for the current Nanshan Group.

In other words, for Cao Yang, such a tool man is enough at this stage.

It's a new January again, and the old iron monthly pass supports it

(End of chapter)