Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1811 Volvo Offline

When the time came to mid-December, Duan Yun got another piece of good news, that is, with the joint efforts of the SY Municipal Government and all employees of Jinbei Automobile Factory, the first batch of 12 Volvo 1 cars had successfully rolled off the production line. The invitation letter sent by the city government to Duan Yun, hoping that he can come to Shenyang to participate in the off-line ceremony of the new car.

After getting this news, Duan Yun was so excited that he didn't sleep all night, because it meant that after years of painstaking preparations, he finally realized his dream of building a car.

On the afternoon of the second day, Duan Yun and his assistant Guo Kai flew to Shenyang together.

As soon as he got off the terminal of Shenyang Airport, Duan Yun received a warm welcome. The SY city government sent three buses to meet Duan Yun. That night, Duan Yun met with the leaders of the city government at the guest house. have dinner together.

"Thank you, Mayor Wu, and thank you all the leaders. Without your help, this Volvo project would not have progressed so smoothly. At present, mass production of the new car has begun. I would like to offer a toast to all the leaders here!" At the wine table, Duan Yun gave himself Filled a glass of wine, then got up and said to the leader of SY city at the same table.

"We should be grateful to our city government. If Manager Duan hadn't brought the Volvo project to Shenyang, our city's auto industry wouldn't have developed so well." Mayor Wu Disheng also stood up and said to Duan Yun.

The next moment, several wine glasses collided, and everyone drank the wine in the glasses.

Tonight's banquet was very exciting and joyful for Duan Yun and the bureau leaders of the SY city government. As the largest industrial city in the three northeastern provinces, the SY city government has been under great pressure, especially Changchun FAW After cooperating with Volkswagen successively, two best-selling models, Jetta and Audi 100, have been produced successively, making Changchun the largest car production base in the entire north. The automobile industry has greatly promoted the economy and employment of the entire city of Changchun. Danger beyond.

At this time, Duan Yun first invested in Shenyang Jinbei, and then brought the production line of Volvo cars and trucks, which drove the development of the entire Shenyang automobile in the shortest time. Although there is still a gap compared with Changchun FAW, the technology In terms of scale, there is not much difference in strength between the two, which made the SY city government heave a sigh of relief, and they were also very grateful to Duan Yun from the bottom of their hearts.

In fact, Duan Yun and the SY city government have helped each other throughout the entire Volvo car project. In order to complete the mass production task by the end of this year, the SY city government has demonstrated unprecedented mobilization capabilities and mobilized more than half of the city's employees. Enterprise, assist Shenyang Jinbei to carry out plant construction, equipment installation and post-commissioning work, and within a short period of time, fully integrate the parts supply chain of Volvo cars, and also help Duan Yun in Shenyang High-tech An engine production plant has been established in the development zone, which has ensured that all parts manufacturers other than gear transmissions have successfully settled in Shenyang High-tech Development Zone.

From the official introduction of Volvo to the official mass production of finished cars, the entire cycle took just over a year, which was unimaginable in the past. Shenyang itself has a strong industrial base, a lot of skilled workers, and various hardware resources. If it is replaced by other cities, it is almost impossible to complete the task.

In addition to Jinbei Automobile Factory, Tianyin Automobile, which Duan Yun has already registered, has established six auto parts factories in Shenyang, all of which are original Volvo equipment, and spent more than 2000 million yuan to purchase two large stamping machines And more than 100 machine tools, these machine tools are basically all purchased from Shenyang Machine Tool Factory. It can be said that Duan Yun's Volvo project has successfully revitalized many other large local state-owned enterprises.

As for the management of the newly opened factories, Duan Yun has also hired many retired cadres from former state-owned enterprises with high salaries in recent months. The factory rules and regulations have been perfected. The directors of the six large-scale supporting manufacturers have all come to Shenzhen to accept Duan Yun's interview. The retired cadres also have a lot of credit.

But in general, the contracts signed by these retired cadres hired by Duan Yun are only 1-2 years. If they can complete the tasks assigned by the head office, they can also sign labor contracts with a longer term.

In fact, they are all over-the-top management personnel. Duan Yun just used their contacts and relationships to build the factory, and completed the pre-recruitment and training work. Once there are better candidates, these old cadres will be replaced. After all, they are too old, and their thinking is somewhat conservative and outdated. Duan Yun still needs to recruit younger and better management talents in Shenyang.

"Although the car has officially rolled off the assembly line and put into production, this is only the first step in the long march. We still have a long way to go if we want Shenyang Jinbei and Volvo Cars to create brilliance in China's auto industry." Duan Yun put down After the wine glass, he said seriously: "Volvo, as a high-end car in Europe, technically does not belong to models such as Santana and Audi 100, but this does not mean that our domestic consumers can accept this model. The next step Our group company will shift the work focus of the Volvo project to sales, and I also hope that the leaders of our SY city can continue to cooperate, so that the Volvo cars we produce will become the pride of Shenyang!"

"You're right, the car has been manufactured now, but how to sell it is a big problem." Wu Disheng also frowned slightly at this time, and only heard him say: "I discussed with the leaders of the provincial government before. For a moment, they are willing to purchase more than 10 Volvo 940 cars as buses, but the price cannot exceed 30 yuan. But as far as I know, the cost of our Volvo mass production this time is as high as more than 40 yuan, and these 10 cars will have to be paid To more than 100 million..."

"The cost of a car will be shared only if the production volume is large. If the provincial government is willing to purchase it, we can sell it to them at a loss. In any case, the provincial leaders are actually kind." Duan Yun pondered for a moment, and then said: "Made Cars, the speed of burning money may exceed your imagination. This is not like the 130 small trucks we produced in the past. The technology is mature and old, and the cost is very low. Basically, we will not lose money. For cars, we have to do a good job. The plan to operate at a loss for two years, on the one hand, increase product promotion, and on the other hand, internally optimize management and production links to gradually reduce production costs. This requires a process, so you don’t have to worry too much about the current sales of Volvo cars... ..."

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