Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 2117
Early the next morning, Duan Yun and Zhang Rumao set off from the city again to the Shenyang High-tech Development Zone.

At Tianyin Group's Shenyang Automobile R&D Center, the general manager Chen Qiao had already waited to stand there, and the management staff of the R&D center also greeted him.

Seeing that the mayor of Sy City, Zhang Rongmao, and some other leading cadres came with Duan Yun, Chen Qiao was very enthusiastic, and took the initiative to greet Zhang Rongmao, and exchanged a few simple greetings with Zhang Rongmao.

In fact, Chen Qiao and Zhang Rongmao are already very familiar with each other. In the first half of this year alone, Chen Qiao has gone to the equipment to attend four meetings. Mayor Zhang Rongmao also had face-to-face communication with Chen Qiao and asked about the current situation of Tianyin Auto R&D Center.

And because it is impossible for Duan Yun to come to Shenyang often, the communication between Tianyin Group and the SY City Government is mainly done by Chen Qiao. In recent months, Chen Qiao has always been a frequent visitor to the SY City Government. With the issuance of new policies for the automobile industry, Chen Qiao will definitely receive notices as soon as possible and come to the city government for meetings.

Soon, under the leadership of Chen Qiao, Duan Yun came to Tianyin Group's automobile research and development center, and the Soviet experts had been waiting for a long time to test the factory here.

For the test drive of the new car, Zhang Rongmao is also full of expectations, because before the official launch of the previous generation Kangyun car, he also took a test drive. The project is full of confidence.

But this time, what was parked in the middle of the factory building was a new white car that was obviously much larger than the Kangyun car. In terms of body size, the Kangyun car, as a mini car, was the most compact car type. He said that it is an A00-class car, but this time the car developed by Tianyin Group is one level larger than the Antigen sedan in terms of specifications, and it is a small car, that is, the A0-class car in the A-type car.

In the current domestic market, most high-end cars such as Tana, Audi 100, and Volvo are purchased by the government, enterprises and institutions, and very few private bosses can afford them. For ordinary people, mini cars and small cars are already It is the "luxury car" in their eyes, and it is also the upper limit of their spending power, so the domestic sales of mini cars like Alto and small cars like Xiali are very high. All in all, price is the most important factor affecting sales.

The success of Kangyun car is essentially that the domestic car defeated the Alto car that introduced Japanese car technology. The purpose of Duan Yun’s research and development of this mini-tutorial was to target Alto, and it used some relatively mature and old technologies. From a technical point of view, it is similar to the Alto sedan, but in terms of cost, because it is completely localized, the cost after mass production is much lower than that of the Alto.

Another point is that after all, Alto uses the mature vehicle technology of Suzuki in Japan. It is difficult to upgrade and improve this car when domestic manufacturers do not have the core technology. Consumers' needs and usage habits have been improved many times, and it is for these reasons that Kangyun Car is in a very competitive position in the process of cooperating with Alto, and in less than one year In the past year, it has achieved crushing sales.

As for Xiali, the automobile technology introduced by Japan’s Daihatsu Corporation was introduced. As early as September 1986, the first car listed below had already rolled off the production line.

However, the localization of Tianjin Xiali has been very difficult. Up to this year, the three major parts of the car have not yet been localized, making it impossible to significantly reduce its cost. Sedan opportunity.

From the beginning of the establishment of this small car project, Duan Yun also put forward a series of reference opinions and index requirements for this car. In terms of vehicle shape, he borrowed Tianjin Xiali's practice and counted this car as a hatchback. Such a good thing is that it can have a larger storage space while being small in size. This is very important for family cars, because ordinary people buy cars, in addition to taking transportation, they also often use them as goods. More luggage, so the size of the space is also a very important consideration for domestic car consumers.

Another point is the control of the vehicle itself.

Back then, Xiali had been the sales champion for 18 consecutive years. There was a feeling of being superior to others. There were many reasons for the success. The core was to grasp the current situation. The era, the current situation make Xiali.

Everyone in the country knows that Xiali has two compartments and three compartments. In the 90s, the second compartment was 7.1-8.2, and the sedan was 9.

It can be said that in that era, there were no cheaper sedans than the ones listed below. This cheap car was very popular, as evidenced by the taxis on the streets.

It is cheap, fuel-efficient, fast, and has more space than the Alto. This is the reason why ordinary people buy it. At that time, this was the standard of a good car.At that time, the 2 yuan "catch the prize" model was Xiali, which was a memory of several generations.

Duan Yun has designed the first domestically-made hatchback sedan, but did not immediately develop a sedan. To put it bluntly, he wanted to test the water first, because the cost of a hatchback is cheaper than that of a sedan, and it is easier for Chinese people to accept it. Moreover, the Kangyun sedan that was first developed was also a hatchback, so Duan Yun chose a more conservative route with the accumulation of certain mature technology.

In terms of cost control, the Xiali sedan with the lowest configuration today is only about 7 yuan. Considering the profits contained in it, the cost of this new domestic small car must not be higher than 6 yuan. There will be cost and price advantages.

Judging from the current situation, whether it is the Chinese technicians in the R&D center or the Russian experts, they have already had a very deep understanding of the products and positioning of the domestic car market. When developing a new small car, there are very tight controls on cost and durability.

"Either you drive around first." Seeing that Zhang Rongmao beside him seemed to be very interested in this brand new car, Duan Yun said with a smile.

"Then I'll have a taste first." Zhang Rongmao didn't show any politeness to Duan Yun, opened the car door, and sat down on the driver's seat.

(End of this chapter)