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Chapter 955
But the problem is that when they realized that Huateng Industrial Group was under pressure from the Second Automobile Group, they had nothing to do: it was Huaxia Second Automobile Group.

The most terrible thing is that Honda has not received any protests from the Second Automobile Group so far, which makes them have to think: Could the Second Automobile Group be very angry and put pressure on themselves in this way?

Realizing this, the entire Yamada Ichiro team panicked.

Even though they have planned a lot before, the whole Honda is very clear. Compared with Huateng Industrial Group, Second Automobile Group is the best partner of Honda in China. Honda can give up the cooperation with Huateng Industrial Group , but absolutely cannot give up the cooperation with Second Automobile Works.

Just when Ichiro Yamada was full of entanglements, in the open space in the middle of the Technology R&D Center of Huateng Industrial Group, everyone was amazed at the pickups in front of them...

"Good guy, isn't this thing too big?"

"The pickup trucks of Great Wall and ZTE are simply incomparable with this car."

"It's only Da Laomei who can make such a big pickup."

"Isn't that right? Compared with the pickup trucks of Tate and the United States, our domestic pickup trucks are like a child's toy."

"It's not just big, look at this Dodge 2500, it's amazing! It's equipped with an 8.0 V10 engine! It's really killing me..."

"What? 8.0, V10? How high is the fuel consumption?"

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Everyone talked a lot, and they were all shocked by the pickup in front of them.

It’s no wonder that everyone expresses such emotion. Compared with the Ford F150, F250, Dodge Ram 1500, and 2500 in front of you, the domestic pickups next to them are as thin as a chicken.

When everyone was impressed by the huge body size and equipped engines of these American-style pickups, Mr. Feng asked Zhang Qihang softly: "Mr. Zhang, you don't intend to produce such American-style pickups, do you?"

He was a little worried. It is true that these American pickups look mighty and powerful, but he just took a look around and found that none of the engines used in these pickups has a displacement of less than 3.6 liters. How much do you sell it for?It's just a pickup truck. Is this kind of pickup truck that ordinary people in our country can consume?
"Of course not," Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "Our current technical level cannot support our production of this kind of large pickup truck, and our domestic consumption level and the overall society's awareness of pickup trucks also support it. Not too high a price."

Hearing this, Mr. Feng secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Before that, he was really worried whether Zhang Qihang was planning to build such a big pickup truck, otherwise why would he ask someone to help him buy these pickup trucks?
Zhang Qihang went on to say: "The reason why I got these pickups is, on the one hand, to broaden everyone's horizons and let them see what the latest products in Europe and the United States look like. curious."

"Chassis?"

Mr. Feng suddenly realized.

He felt that he understood what Zhang Qihang meant: as a product with a non-load-bearing body structure, the structural design of the chassis, that is, the girder, is the most important thing for pickup trucks, and this non-load-bearing body structure can be used in addition to pickups. In addition, it can also be used on off-road vehicles, such as Mitsubishi's Pajero V31 and V33, Toyota's Domineering and Land Cruiser, all of which use non-load-bearing body structures with strong steel chassis girders.

But to be honest, compared with American cars, I always feel that it is probably limited by the national character. Japanese cars always have a bit of a petty air, for example, it is like a pickup, like the best-selling Great Wall Deere and ZTE in China. Pickup trucks can be said to be imitation versions of Toyota Hilux pickups. They don’t look grand at all, especially compared with these American pickups, they always look timid.

Now it seems that Zhang Qihang has taken a fancy to the chassis technology behind these American pickups.

Mr. Feng thought for a while, and then asked: "Then the pickup truck you promised to Shaanxi Province earlier?"

"Well," Zhang Qihang nodded, and readily admitted: "Let me see if I can simplify a suitable chassis based on these American pickup truck chassis... Father, I have an idea, help me Do you want to give advice?"

"You said."

Zhang Qihang said: "According to the international classification of pickup truck sizes, the pickup trucks produced by these domestic pickup truck manufacturers can only be regarded as compact pickup trucks. Tell me, if we build a larger pickup truck, can it work?"

"A bigger pickup?" Mr. Feng frowned and asked, "How big is it?"

"The length of the whole vehicle is 5 to 3 meters, and the width of the body is about 5 meters. The rear space is not only comparable to our Sylphy, but at least reaches the level of Excelle," Zhang Qihang said, "What do you think? How about a pickup truck?"

"Such a pickup..."

Mr. Feng pondered.

Ever since Zhang Qihang said he wanted to design a pickup truck for Qinchuan Automobile, Mr. Feng has done a lot of homework in the field of pickup trucks. For example, he knows that the pickup trucks of ZTE and Great Wall currently in production in China are basically 1690mm wide. Floating, none of them reached 1700mm.

As for the space, the front row is of course no problem, but after the old man’s personal experience, the rear space of domestic pickup trucks is quite worrying. It can only be said that he will sit an adult man, like himself, 1 meters tall, but sitting in the Great Wall Di In Er's back row, the knees are only three fingers away from the backrest of the front seat, which means that if two 65-meter adult men sit in the front and rear rows, the people behind will have their legs pushed up a bit.

From the perspective of ride comfort, Zhang Qihang said that a pickup truck of this size can definitely greatly improve the ride comfort of passengers, but in this way, how much will the price of the whole vehicle increase?

Thinking of this, Mr. Feng asked directly: "If the price is right, this car will definitely sell. After all, it is bigger and more comfortable, but the question is, have you calculated the cost? How much is the whole car going to sell for?"

"I haven't calculated the detailed cost carefully, but I have roughly estimated that the manufacturing cost of the whole vehicle should be three to five thousand higher than the domestic pickup truck in our hearts."

"Only three to five thousand?" Old Master Feng said in surprise, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure," Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively, then said with a frown, "but the problem now is the engine. We can't produce a usable diesel engine ourselves. This problem is a bit tricky."

Hearing Zhang Qihang mention the engine, Mr. Feng couldn't help but frowned: "Indeed, it's a big problem that we don't have a suitable diesel engine..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Feng pondered for a moment, and asked Zhang Qihang: "It's really not possible, let's ask Jiangling Motors, can we sign a supply contract for 4**1 engines?"

There is no one who stipulates that pickup trucks must use diesel engines. In fact, the pickup trucks that Zhang Qihang bought from the United States are not only equipped with diesel engines, but also equipped with gasoline engines. However, the domestic situation is quite special. In actual use, the fuel consumption of a gasoline-powered pickup is much higher than that of a diesel-powered pickup, especially when it is heavily loaded, and the fuel consumption of a gasoline pickup may even be higher than that of a diesel pickup. The output is more than doubled, which makes it unacceptable for many pickup truck users: the diesel engine is as noisy as it is, and it only needs to save money when using it.

Therefore, in China at this stage, diesel pickups are the main force.

And the terrible thing is that Huateng Industrial Group has no usable diesel engines!

In other words, Huateng Industrial Group itself cannot produce diesel engines suitable for pickup trucks.

Of course, you said that there are diesel engines suitable for pickup trucks in China at this stage?The answer is of course: yes.

This engine is the Isuzu 4**1 series diesel engine produced by Jiangling Isuzu.

The 4**1 series diesel engine is a diesel engine successfully developed by Dongying Isuzu in the late 70s. It is widely used in the field of pickup trucks, light trucks and even SUVs. Qingling Isuzu and Jiangling Isuzu produce double-cab passenger and cargo light trucks and Jiangling pickups are almost all equipped with 4**1 series diesel engines.

Speaking of which, Huateng Industrial Group and Isuzu are also partners. The 6SD1 series diesel engines on the Huateng-Isuzu "Road Star" luxury bus are authorized by Dongying Isuzu Automobile Co., Ltd. and produced by Huateng Industrial Group's factory. So Zhang Qihang is no stranger to the 4**1 series diesel engines that belong to Isuzu.

Therefore, after listening to Mr. Feng's suggestion, Zhang Qihang pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine."

Seeing that Zhang Qihang had no objection, Mr. Feng immediately said, "Then I'll make arrangements."

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Talking about Jiangling Motors, after receiving the call from Huateng Industrial Group, it was completely dumbfounded: Huateng Industrial Group intends to purchase 4**1 diesel engines from Jiangling Motors, and is willing to sign a purchase agreement?

At first, Jiangling Motors thought the other party was joking. What is the identity of Huateng Industrial Group?A large-scale industrial manufacturing group with an annual output of more than 40 passenger cars, more than 100 buses, and more than [-] million motorcycles and battery cars. It is a large-scale industrial manufacturing group with automobiles as the mainstay and various industries booming. Such a super-large industrial manufacturing group whose annual output value will soon exceed [-] billion, actually wants to purchase engines from Jiangling Motors?
Jiangling Motors is just a local car manufacturer with an annual output value of only a few billion, mainly in pickup trucks and light trucks.

But when the other party said, "I know you don't believe it, but you just use the methods you can think of to verify it", the leaders of Jiangling Motors finally confirmed it after checking through their own channels: Yes, Huateng Industrial Group is indeed Ready to purchase 4**1 series diesel engines from our General Motors.

After confirming the authenticity of the news, the leaders of Jiangling Motors were very pleasantly surprised: Is there such a good thing?
Without hesitation, without hesitation, Jiangling Motors immediately replied to Huateng Industrial Group: Jiangling Motors is very happy to cooperate with Huateng Industrial Group in the engine field, and please Huateng Industrial Group to send personnel to Jiangling Motors for inspection and negotiation.

Such an enthusiastic and positive response from Jiangling Motors was a little unexpected to Zhang Qihang. He pondered for a while, and asked Liu Jianfeng who had been reporting this matter to himself: "Why is Jiangling Motors so active in wanting to sell the engine to us?" Is it because they don't know we're going to develop a pickup truck?"

Liu Jianfeng thought for a while, then nodded: "It should be like this."

"Then tell them," Zhang Qihang said to Liu Jianfeng: "Let's just say that the purpose of our procurement of engines from them is to supply the pickup trucks we develop."

Liu Jianfeng was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly asked, "Is this... Mr. Zhang, is it necessary?"

In his opinion, as long as the two companies signed the contract, would Jiangling Motors dare not perform the agreement?

Zhang Qihang was actually very persistent in this matter, he shook his head and said, "Let's just say it, uh...the TF series pickup trucks jointly produced by Jiangling Motors and Dongying Isuzu are also the top three products in the domestic pickup truck market. Make it clear from the beginning, and it will prevent them from complaining later, and it will also prevent them from finding various reasons and excuses to block our engine supply."

Zhang Qihang's thinking is very simple: If I don't tell you, we are going to build a pickup truck, and when the pickup truck with the "Qinchuan" logo goes on the market, you Jiangling Motors may feel uncomfortable and feel that you have been cheated.

But Huateng Industrial Group does not do such things. We will explain the matter to you from the very beginning. If you are still willing to cooperate, then your TF pickup truck will be affected in the future. Don’t find various reasons to block our engine supply. Yes.

It turned out that Mr. Zhang was worried about this...

Only then did Liu Jianfeng suddenly understand, but after thinking about it, he felt that Zhang Qihang’s worries were justified. Yes, the Isuzu TF series pickups are one of the pillar products of Jiangling Motors. The sales of TF series pickup trucks under Jiangling Motors have had an impact. How will Jiangling react?Will it find an excuse to interrupt the supply of engines?

Not to mention that you have a supply contract in your hand, so what if you have a supply contract?Jiangling Motors is also a state-owned enterprise. Is it normal for a state-owned enterprise to file a lawsuit with a state-owned enterprise for three to five years?Maybe the final result is that the leader of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said twice, "This is my fault, I will punish you with three drinks" and it will be over.

If this is the case, then it is better to explain clearly to the other party at the very beginning: We purchase engines from you for pickup trucks, everyone has agreed, if one day our pickup trucks cause damage to your pickup trucks Shock, you are not allowed to find excuses to block our engine supply at that time.

"It's still your thoughtfulness," Liu Jianfeng said immediately, "I'll communicate with them right now."

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Sure enough, after Huateng Industrial Group took the initiative to inform them that the purpose of purchasing 4**1 series diesel engines was to develop pickup trucks, the leaders of Jiangling Motors were a little confused: Is your Huateng Group doing business so seriously?
When Liu Jianfeng expressed his attitude implicitly, the leader of Jiangling Motors smiled, and he said proudly: "Assistant Liu, let me tell you this, in terms of sales, we really can't compare with Great Wall, but in terms of The quality is reliable, and there is one pickup manufacturer in China, who dares to compare with our Isuzu TF pickup and Zhengzhou Nissan D22 pickup?”

This is true!
Although Great Wall Deere has been the "king of sales" in the domestic pickup truck market since 1996, when it comes to product quality and reliability, it is generally recognized that Jiang@西五球TF pickup and Zhengzhou Nissan's D21 were launched last year. The D22 pickup.

Although the news that Huateng Industrial Group is planning to build a pickup truck surprised the leaders of Jiangling Motors, the long-standing good reputation of Isuzu TF pickup trucks made him full of confidence in the market performance of its products. How much impact will it have on itself? The real impact should be the domestic pickup truck manufacturers such as Great Wall, ZTE, and Gonow.

Seeing that the leaders of Jiangling Motors didn't care about this matter, Liu Jianfeng also smiled, and he responded: "Of course we admire the quality of Jiangling's pickup trucks. Our President Zhang asked me to explain the situation to you specifically to avoid the two companies If there is any misunderstanding in the future, since Jiangling Motors can focus on the overall development of the domestic auto industry, then we have nothing to say, and we will immediately organize people to come to Jiangling Motors to learn."

What Liu Jianfeng said was nice, and the leader of Jiangling Motors immediately laughed happily: "Haha... Welcome! We, Jiangling Motors, welcome our friends from Huateng Group to visit and inspect at any time!"

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When Huateng Industrial Group organized personnel to visit and investigate Jiangling Motors, Zhang Qihang was receiving Ichiro Yamada and his party—Ichiro Yamada and the others came to bid farewell to Zhang Qihang.

"Yamada-kun, didn't we chat very happily when we visited our design and R&D center yesterday, why are you going back today?" Zhang Qihang frowned, a little unhappy: "Do you dislike our poor hospitality? "

Ichiro Yamada was full of bitterness: If possible, I would certainly like to stay, but the problem is that your Second Automobile Group protested.

It is not a simple verbal protest, but a clear statement that "Honda's actions will greatly affect the speed of Honda's development in China." Honda's executives are not stupid, how can they not understand the What does the group mean?The implication is: if you Honda don't stop contact with Huateng Industrial Group, our Second Automobile Group will use some of our influence in China. If something bad happens at that time, your Honda will be responsible for it all responsibility.

Honda Motor came to China to make money. When the Second Automobile Group issued such a clear threat, Honda immediately gave up. Toshio Yoshino immediately instructed Ichiro Yamada, who was investigating Huateng Industrial Group, to lead the team back to China immediately.

This is enough to make Ichiro Yamada feel wronged, but at this moment, he can't let Zhang Qihang know that Honda is being threatened, so he has to bow to Zhang Qihang repeatedly: "I'm very sorry! Mr. Zhang, no one wants this to happen. But there are some emergencies in the group, and I have to rush back to deal with them, so... I will trouble you!"

After finishing speaking, Ichiro Yamada and the other Honda personnel behind him all followed Ichiro Yamada and bowed deeply to Zhang Qihang, with the meaning of "If you don't forgive us, we won't stand up straight".

Seeing Ichiro Yamada's appearance, Zhang Qihang sighed helplessly: "Well, since this is the case, then I can only say it's a pity... Mr. Yamada, have you arranged your flight back home? If not, I can arrange it for you."

Ichiro Yamada said quickly: "Thank you very much for your concern, but the company has already arranged everything for us."

Of course, he couldn't say that President Toshio Yoshino gave him instructions to go to the headquarters of China Second Automobile Group immediately after leaving Huateng Industrial Group, and find a way to resolve the crisis, so when Zhang Qihang said that he would arrange a flight for them, he immediately refused. up.

Looking at Ichiro Yamada who was pretending to be serious in front of him, Zhang Qihang secretly smiled in his heart: Do you really think I don't know what's going on?But at this time, it is better for everyone to play dumb.He nodded: "Well, if this is the case, then I wish you all the best, and I hope you can solve the problem as soon as possible, so that we can negotiate again."

"Okay okay..."

Although his heart was extremely bitter, Yamada Ichiro had no choice but to nod repeatedly, agreeing to Zhang Qihang's words.

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After sending Ichiro Yamada and his party away, Zhang Qihang immediately picked up the phone and called Chen Haiyang: "Director, I have some bad news for you. The Second Automobile Group has put pressure on Honda."

Chen Haiyang frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Definitely," Zhang Qihang said immediately: "It was my friend who told me that Second Automobile Group was very annoyed by Honda's actions. They have reached an internal agreement. If Honda doesn't stop immediately, they will punish Honda in the domestic market." interests in all directions.”

"Is that so..."

"Well," Zhang Qihang responded, and then said: "Honda Motor's negotiator Ichiro Yamada just left my place. He said that he needs to rush back to Dongying for urgent matters, but the information I got is that he needs to go to Hubei. Save it, to appease the mood of the Second Automobile Group... It is estimated that Honda will need to make a lot of concessions this time."

"This is really..." Chen Haiyang originally wanted to say, "Stealing a chicken can't cost you a lot of rice", but the words changed again when he got to his mouth. Why do you say they are making such a fuss?"

Zhang Qihang also sighed: "Who said it wasn't?"

"For such a big event, I have to report to the leaders as soon as possible, so that the leaders can be mentally prepared." Speaking of this, Chen Haiyang paused, and said, "Xiao Zhang, I know what's going on with you right now. I'm in a bad mood, but no one likes to see this happen, I hope you won't let your work be affected because of this, do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing Chen Haiyang who was about to laugh out loud on the other end of the phone, Zhang Qihang almost laughed too. He suppressed a smile and said, "Leader, please rest assured, I will definitely not let my personal emotions affect my work."

(End of this chapter)