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Chapter 1181 Being targeted by international giants
Zhang Qihang and Li Gong chatted very happily, and were also very satisfied with the performance of their own E-cvt hybrid transmission. At the same time, in the distant capital, Bob Brownlee, general manager of BorgWarner China Region, was also very happy. With a confident face, he stepped into the door of the Planning and Development Commission.

For the arrival of Bob Brownlee, the upper management attaches great importance to it. Xiao Ma, the secretary of the deputy director Wu Ming, personally greeted him downstairs in the office building. Seeing the Mercedes-Benz car in which Bob Brownlee was riding stopped slowly, Xiao Ma walked away quickly. A few steps forward, with a warm smile on his face, he smiled at Bob Brownlee who got out of the car: "Mr. Brownlee, you have worked hard all the way."

This is not the first time the two have dealt with each other. Bob Brownlee is no stranger to Xiaoma, and he smiled just right on his face, and said to Xiaoma: "Secretary Ma, you are too polite, and the leaders who have to work hard are even harder. .”

After working in Huaxia for so many years, Bob Brownlee is a real Huaxia hand.

Secretary Pony smiled and nodded, and then explained to Bob Brownlee: "The director originally wanted to come to greet you in person, but there was an unexpected situation half an hour ago that the director needed to deal with, and you need to wait a moment , the director specifically asked me to apologize to you."

The expression on Bob Brownlee's face has not changed at all, it is still just the right smile: "It's okay, I can completely understand."

The pony bowed slightly, and made a "please" gesture to Bob Brownlee: "Okay, Mr. Brownlee, please follow me."

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After sitting in the reception room for more than 20 minutes, the door was pushed open, and someone walked over quickly, at the same time, a voice full of apology sounded from the person's mouth: "Mr. Brownlee, I'm sorry, I'm sorry , I'm really sorry..."

At the moment of opening the door, the pony who was chatting with Bob Brownlee quickly got up and nodded to the person who came. Compared with the pony, Bob Brownlee was much calmer and more reserved. After seeing the person clearly Then he stood up unhurriedly, and walked towards the person with a smile on his face: "Deputy Director Wu, hello."

"Hello……"

After the two shook hands and greeted each other, Wu Ming asked Bob Brownlee, "Mr. Brownlee, you said on the phone earlier that you wanted to talk to me about an important strategic cooperation idea for automatic transmission?"

"Yes," Bob Brownlee nodded, but he didn't answer Wu Ming's question right away, but asked Wu Ming, "Deputy Director Wu, how much do you know about automatic transmissions?"

Wu Ming has done his homework, so when he heard this, he immediately said: "I know that automatic transmissions are divided into planetary gear type, CVT continuously variable transmission type, AMT electromechanical type, oh, yes, there is also our country Huateng Parallel axes of the group."

"You're right," Bob Brownlee nodded, "but you missed one. In addition to the basic structures of the above automatic transmissions, there is also a dual-clutch automatic transmission."

Wu Ming frowned: "Dual-clutch automatic transmission?"

It's no wonder that Deputy Director Wu frowned. Before this, he had never heard of such an automatic transmission. What's the matter with this dual-clutch automatic transmission?

"Yes, a dual-clutch automatic transmission," Bob Brownlee responded, "It's an automatic transmission developed from racing technology."

"Oh?"

Hearing Bob Brownlee say that the dual-clutch gearbox is a new generation of gearbox technology developed from racing technology, Wu Ming's interest was really raised: the technology applied to racing?Then this technology must be very advanced.He asked Bob Brownlee enthusiastically: "Mr. Brownlee, can you introduce this dual-clutch gearbox in detail?"

"Of course, this is exactly what I want to introduce to you," Bob Brownlee took out a document from his bag and handed it to Wu Ming, saying, "Dual-clutch gearbox technology was developed by the famous French mechanical engineer Adolphe Cole Invented by Mr. Adolphe Kegresse, the core of this technology is to divide the manual transmission into two parts, one part transmits odd-numbered gears, the other part transmits even-numbered gears, and the power transmission connects two input shafts through two clutches, and the adjacent gears The driven gear of the first position alternately meshes with the driving gear of the two input shafts, so as to realize the uninterrupted output of power.

The biggest advantage of the gearbox with this structure is the high transmission efficiency, which can reach more than 96%, and the theoretical efficiency can even reach 98.5%. In addition, the shifting speed is fast, far exceeding any current gearbox, but this structure The automatic transmission has high requirements for automatic control technology, and was limited by the technological limitations at that time. In the end, this epoch-making transmission structure did not achieve mass production.

However, after entering the 80s, computer technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, and computer technology has also been widely applied and promoted in automobiles. Dual-clutch gearbox technology has also ushered in a new spring with the development of computer technology. In 1983, the Porsche 956 racing car became the first model to be equipped with a dual-clutch transmission. With this dual-clutch transmission, the Porsche 956 swept the 24 Hours of Le Mans and won the entire front from No.1 to No.8. Eight-bit, the performance surpassed any gearbox at that time, including the sequential gearbox and AMT gearbox that were widely used in the field of racing at that time. "

"so smart?"

The introduction by Bob Brownlee surprised Deputy Director Wu.

Deputy Director Wu is not ignorant of technology. On the contrary, he has a background in science and engineering and has a working experience in FAW Group. He is not only aware of the status of the French Le Mans 24 Hours in today's world racing field, but also knows that he can take over this event. What does the top eight mean: It means that the performance of this engine is so powerful that it is outrageous!
"It's that good," Bob Brownlee nodded, and at the same time motioned Deputy Director Wu to open the file he gave him: "This file contains some photos of the Porsche 956 participating in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including photos from the award ceremony. You can take a look at the photos."

Wu Ming responded, opened the file and looked through it slowly.

Bob Brownlee went on to say: "In the following year, that is, 1984, Porsche began to develop the Porsche 962 model that was also equipped with a dual-clutch transmission, and soon achieved excellent results in major competitions around the world. The era of Porsche's 'Hyper Car' came to an end, and from this time on, dual-clutch transmissions have become a symbol of the top performance gearboxes in racing cars.

Since 1985, Porsche has applied the simplified civilian version of the dual-clutch PDK gearbox (Porsche Doppel Kupplungen, PDK for short) technology to sports cars, but the cost of the dual-clutch gearbox at this time is still too expensive, and can only be used In the top performance sports car, until the end of the 90s, through the tireless efforts of our BorgWarner Group and the Volkswagen Group, and through the use of new electronic hydraulic components to realize the industrialization of the dual clutch module, we finally successfully integrated the dual clutch module. The cost of the clutch gearbox has been reduced to an acceptable level, and this gearbox representing top transmission performance is applied to the Golf R32 and Audi TT V6..."

Wu Ming nodded repeatedly while listening, and after Bob Brownlee finished speaking, he asked enthusiastically, "The Golf R32 and Audi TT V6 are not cheap, are they?"

"It's not cheap," Bob Brownlee nodded, "But over the years, we have been working on finding ways to reduce the manufacturing cost of the dual-clutch gearbox. In 2004, we successfully installed the dual-clutch gearbox. On the compact MPV of Touran, and for the first time matched with Volkswagen's TDI diesel engine, this marks the beginning of full use of dual-clutch transmissions in family cars.

By the end of last year, there were more than 80 cars and sports cars equipped with dual-clutch in the world, and all of these models have received unanimous praise from users without exception! "

Listening to Bob Brownlee's explanation, Wu Ming nodded again and again, until Bob Brownlee finished speaking, Wu Ming asked Bob Brownlee: "So Mr. Brownlee means..."

Bob Brownlee said bluntly: "We are going to introduce dual-clutch transmission technology to your country."

"Introduce dual-clutch gearbox technology to our Huaxia?" Wu Ming frowned upon hearing this, a little puzzled: "Shouldn't this be something Volkswagen does?"

"Deputy Director Wu, maybe I didn't express clearly enough," Bob Brownlee smiled apologetically at Wu Ming, and then explained: "BorgWarner knows that your country has been committed to improving your transmission technology. We, BorgWarner, are willing to cooperate with your country for a win-win situation, and to develop dual-clutch transmission technology with your country's auto manufacturers..."

"what?!"

Wu Ming was shocked, he even stood up in a gaffe.

It’s not surprising that Wu Ming lost his composure, but the information revealed by Bob Brownlee is so shocking: BorgWarner is willing to introduce the technology of dual-clutch gearboxes to Huaxia?
Is it a technology rather than a product?
Fearing that he might have misunderstood, Deputy Director Wu confirmed to Bob Brownlee again: "Mr. Brownlee, if I understand correctly, you mean that BorgWarner Group is willing to sell us the technology of dual-clutch transmissions. ?”

"No, it's not for sale. It's about introducing the technology of dual-clutch transmissions into your country," Bob Brownlee corrected Wu Ming and said seriously: "We can use technology as a shareholding to cooperate with enterprises in your country and produce in China." Dual clutch gearbox."

"This this……"

What Bob Brownlee said made Wu Ming a little confused: Is there such a good thing?
In Wu Ming's ears, Bob Brownlee's words and BorgWarner's meaning were like pie in the sky!

However, Wu Ming has dealt with many foreign government agencies and companies over the years, and he is very clear about the nature of international auto parts giants such as BorgWarner, Schaeffler, and Getrag: a group of wolves that eat meat suddenly started Good deeds?
As the old saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be demons!
(End of this chapter)