Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1788 Sense of Crisis

After chatting with Zhao Xiyou for a few words, the two of them came to the Jinbei Automobile Factory.

Duan Yun came to Shenyang twice within half a year. Obviously, Duan Yun is very concerned about the Volvo production line, because this is an important step in his layout of the automobile industry. But in general, the main battlefield of this project is still in Shenyang, and the finished car will eventually roll off the assembly line here.

And when Duan Yun entered the workshop of Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory, his eyes suddenly brightened.

Compared with two months ago, the current workshop of Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory has obviously undergone significant changes. Many heavy equipment imported from Volvo have been put in place, including two heavy-duty stamping machines and a complete set of molds, 4 assembly lines, assembly Tools and welding tools are all available. In addition, the brake table, side slip table and speed table for testing cars have also been installed. It is hard to imagine that within two months, Jinbei Automobile Factory has completed the installation. installed so many devices.

In fact, what Duan Yun didn't know was that for the installation of the Volvo production line, Zhao Xiyou, the factory manager, had been working intensively during this period of time, and the SY city government also attached great importance to it. The region and the factory mobilized a large number of engineers and skilled workers to support the installation of the new production line of Jinbei Automobile Factory. At the peak, the factory with only more than 2000 people gathered tens of thousands of engineers and technicians. Everyone worked in three shifts. The factory building is brightly lit day and night.

The reason why the SY city government mobilized such a large amount of manpower and material resources to support the Jinbei Automobile Factory is because something has stimulated the city leaders of SY city.

Just in December last year, FAW-Volkswagen’s Jetta A12 sedan rolled off the production line. This sedan immediately caused a huge sensation when it was put into the Chinese market. Three months after its launch, the total sales volume has exceeded 2, which is the highest for CC. The city government directly brought nearly 3000 million in taxes.

Moreover, the rise of FAW-Volkswagen directly led to the development of the industry in Changchun and even Northeast China. At a time when the national industry was in a recession, Changchun's industrial development could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds. It indirectly led to the development of surrounding enterprises, and even radiated to the entire Northeast. area,

Even for a long time in later generations, Changchun's development speed even surpassed that of BJ, second only to international metropolises such as Shenzhen and Shanghai.

From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the early 90s, the country established Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin and Changchun as four sub-provincial cities in the Northeast, which is a testimony to the glory of the Northeast.

In the Northeast, the four sub-provincial cities of Shenyang, Dalian, Changchun, and Harbin are known as the top four in the Northeast, and they are the four largest and most economically developed cities in the Northeast.Among them, Shenyang has long been the big brother of the Northeast economy.

Shenyang occupies an absolute leading position, and its GDP has a relatively large lead over Dalian or Harbin, which ranks second.

During this period, Dalian and Harbin took turns as the second city in Northeast China, while Changchun took the last place. Shenyang’s GDP once exceeded twice that of Changchun.

But because of the success of FAW-Volkswagen, Changchun, a younger brother, has shown signs of surpassing Shenyang in the layout of the automobile industry. Judging from the current situation, FAW-Volkswagen is likely to copy the glory of Shanghai Volkswagen and become the second largest automobile in China. production base, and will greatly promote the local economic development, just like Shenyang, the original leader of the three northeastern provinces, feels great pressure, especially these officials of the SY city government, they must also speed up the layout of the automobile industry chain to avoid being caught The younger brother Chaoyue in the past is precisely because of this, the SY city government attaches so much importance to the Volvo car project, and even lists it as the number one key project for Shenyang's industrial development in the next few years.

In fact, FAW-Volkswagen at this time has not yet fully mastered the related technologies of the Jetta A2 model, and many key production equipment have not been introduced into the country.

Because the country still lacked the ability to produce auto parts at that time, all the parts of the whole vehicle were imported to China, and the Jetta A2 model was assembled and produced by CKD.

CKD is the abbreviation of Completely Knocked Down in English, and the literal translation means completely dismantled.

In trade terms, it means that the car is completely disassembled, and then all the parts are imported, and all the parts are assembled into a complete car in China.

Generally, when some models need to introduce foreign advanced automobile technology before domestic production, they are produced by CKD assembly method at the beginning.

Therefore, if the Volvo 740 sedan can be put into production before the end of the year, then Shenyang's automobile industry may still achieve "curve overtaking".

After learning about Duan Yun's arrival, the SY city government also called Duan Yun, inviting him to come to the city government for a meeting tomorrow morning.

In the early morning of the second day, Duan Yun came to the office building of the municipal government. Under the leadership of the staff, Duan Yun met Mayor Wu Disheng.

"Xiao Duan, sit down!" After seeing Duan Yun, Wu Disheng also smiled and motioned him to sit down.

"Is there anything Mayor Wu wants to ask me this time?" Duan Yun asked Wu Disheng after sitting down.

"Can't I call you here if I have nothing to do?" Wu Disheng said with a smile.

"Of course I can. As long as Mayor Wu needs it, I, Duan Yun, will be on call."

"Hehe, it's not easy for a big entrepreneur like you to travel all over the country all year round." Wu Disheng smiled, and then said: "By the way, last time you brought Hong Kong businessmen to our Shenyang for a visit, financing How are things going?"

"Hong Kong has not responded yet. 1.7 million US dollars is not a small amount. They will definitely consider it carefully. It is estimated that they will not be able to give me a response in a while." Duan Yun paused, and then said: "But according to I still have half a year to prepare for the agreement I signed with Volvo, if it really doesn't work..."

"Our SY city government can provide you with a loan of 1.4 million US dollars, if you need it." Wu Disheng directly interrupted Duan Yun's words.

"Huh?" Duan Yun was stunned when he heard the words, thinking that he heard it wrong.

I remember that half a year ago, Duan Yun had sought help from the SY city government, hoping that they could provide a loan of 1.7 million US dollars, but at that time Wu Disheng said that he could only provide a high-interest loan of 3 million US dollars at most, and said that this was already is their limit.

However, only half a year later, Wu Disheng suddenly proposed to lend him a loan of 1.4 million US dollars, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face of himself.

"In order to help you solve the things brought back, I also went to the provincial government many times, and explained in depth the importance of your Jinbei Automobile Factory introducing the Volvo car production line since then. After hearing my report, the provincial leaders, It also aroused their great attention. There were a total of 7 meetings before and after. Things are finally coming to fruition, although it is a bit short of the 1.7 million US dollars you requested, but this is basically the maximum limit of the provincial finance..."

(End of this chapter)