Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1598 Soviet Automobile Expert
In June, another group of Soviet auto experts came to China to participate in the "Sino-Soviet Auto Industry Exchange Forum" led by the SZ Municipal Government.

For a city like Shenzhen that does not have any auto industry, holding such a forum seems a bit “out of business”, but this is the result of negotiations between Duan Yun and the SZ municipal government. All conference hosting costs are paid by Tianyin Group. The SZ city government just gave Tianyin Group the title of holding an international exchange conference.

Speaking of which, young people in later generations have little impression of Soviet cars, but for some old people in China, Soviet cars are part of their memory.

Speaking of which, the Soviet Union is also one of the world's powerful countries. It is a ruthless player who can sit on an equal footing with the United States. The Soviet Union's industry is also very developed. Tanks, aircraft, submarines, and missiles are world-class, and they are not inferior to the United States. However, the Soviet industry is very powerful, but Cars are poorly made. No matter what decent cars they have been making, they are not a little worse than those in Europe and the United States. There are three main reasons for this.

The first point is the weak foundation of the automobile industry. The Soviet Union inherited Russia's industrial foundation. Due to the technical blockade to the West, the development of the Soviet automobile industry was slow.

It was not until the West encountered a serious economic crisis in the 30s that the Soviet Union took the opportunity to exchange gold from the United States for Ford's advanced production technology and equipment. Since then, there has been a modern automobile industry. The Soviet Union's automobile industry can be said to be decades behind that of the West.

The second point is the lack of sufficient attention. The Soviet Union implemented a one-sided development of heavy industry and military industry, seriously neglecting the quality of life of the people. The focus of Soviet car research was on military heavy trucks. No cars have been ignored, resulting in military heavy truck technology. , but civilian cars are a mess, so it gives people the feeling that the Soviet car industry is not good. In addition, because the Soviet military car technology cannot be effectively transformed into civilian technology, the Soviet car is really bad.

The third is the unbalanced industrial system. Although the Soviet Union’s heavy industry and military technology are excellent, the level of the Qing court is not good, especially the electronic information technology is poor. The cars produced are bulky and backward, with high fuel consumption and poor comfort, but they are also durable. Tractors are similar, this kind of car is so bad, but in the Soviet Union, you have to buy it by ticket, and you can only export it to Asian, African and Latin countries. The eliminated products of their own could not be put on the table at all, causing the disintegrated Russian auto market to be dominated by foreign cars.

The last point is the lack of motivation for development. Because the Soviet Union implemented a planned economic system, the Soviet automobile industry was mainly oriented to the military and high-level officials. In addition, the living standards of the people were not high, so the domestic market in the Soviet Union was limited, and the foreign market was not large, resulting in the slow development of the civilian automobile industry. , The Soviet Union also established several automobile factories in the country by introducing technology to produce foreign cars. However, due to chaotic management, lack of competition, lack of motivation for car improvement, slow technology updates, and poor cost performance, the higher the car, the better.

But even so, Duan Yun's plan to introduce Soviet auto experts this time is still of great use.

First of all, the so-called lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Soviet automobile industry is not as developed as Europe, America and Japan, it is still much higher than China's domestic level, especially in the field of military vehicles. China's military vehicles are not inferior to those of the United States, and even have a slight lead in some technical aspects.

As for the current Longteng Co., Ltd., which has been invested by Poly Corporation, they also need some experts in the field of Soviet military vehicles through negotiations with the senior management of Poly Corporation. Therefore, Duan Yun invited Soviet experts to the country for exchanges on a large scale this time. Part of the purpose is to meet the talent needs of domestic military vehicles.

And in all fairness, the education level and technical experience of Soviet auto experts are also very high, but due to the constraints of the Soviet planned economic system, they simply cannot give full play to their talents.

Among them, the most telling thing is that the military vehicles of the Soviet Union are indeed very good, with powerful performance and durable leather, which is stronger than that of the United States and Europe.

Moreover, the main purpose of Duan Yun's introduction of these Soviet auto experts in large quantities is to quickly consolidate his company's auto research and development capabilities. This is like building a house. You must first lay a solid foundation. A high quality ceiling.

As for the stupid products designed by the Soviets, this is actually related to the planned economic system. The Soviet car factories produced products according to the planned indicators, and they did not need to consider market competition, so the appearance was the last thing they considered. At this point, Duan Yun can find some experts from Europe, America and Japan to design the car exterior, so the appearance of the vehicle is not a difficult task.

The new R&D team needs to be adjusted and tempered, especially in the highly competitive auto industry. Duan Yun already has a full set of plans for this. In a year or two, he will "polish" his R&D team and let them gradually adapt to the automotive industry. The commercial competition in the market has raised the company's entire automobile research and development capabilities to a new level.

Another point is the Soviet Union's automotive electronic information technology, which is the strength of Duanyun Tianyin Group. The electronics factory of its own company can also develop corresponding electronic software and hardware supporting facilities for automobiles, making up for the shortcomings of Soviet experts in this area.

All in all, the introduction of this batch of Soviet auto talents is of great significance to Duan Yun and Tianyin Group. Once successful, Duan Yun can gain a firm foothold in the domestic auto industry in a short period of time and have considerable strength .

In terms of automobile research and development projects, due to the advanced technology of heavy trucks and light trucks and military vehicles in the Soviet Union, these types of automobiles have also become Duan Yun's primary projects for the development and production of domestic automobiles. Before that, he had obtained 46% of the shares of Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory. Jinbei Automobile Factory has been producing 130 small trucks. With the arrival of these Soviet automobile experts, Duan Yun can make Jinbei Automobile Factory develop and produce higher-level trucks and heavy trucks instead.

As for the Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory's Jinbei Minibread and Sea Lion van projects, Duan Yun will also retain all of them, and continue to upgrade these two products to adapt to changes and competition in the domestic automobile market.

(End of this chapter)