industrial maniac

Chapter 137 Car certification in progress

The European and North American certification teams arrived in China around the same time.

When the two sides landed, Lan Feng received the news.

Without it, too many people come.

French UTAC Automotive Technology Federation,

EEC/EC-E-mark agency of the European Economic Community,

ECE-e-mark agency of the European Economic Commission,

North American environmental EPA certification team,

North American traffic safety management DOT-NHTSA, FMVSS certification team,

North American DOE energy efficiency certification team, North American FCC live product safety certification team, North American FDA food and drug regulatory certification team...

The relevant departments in the capital verified the identity of the other party, and then asked the crew members to understand the purpose of coming in an instant.

These days, European and American certification is a big deal.

It is not only related to import and export trade, but also involves international image, international identity and so on.

Especially in the field of automobiles, it was the first time for a big girl to get on a sedan chair.

What's more, the certified brand turned out to be Hongqi?
In less than 2 minutes, Lanfeng received seven or eight calls.

Some leaders asked what was going on and told them to treat them well.

Some leaders asked if they were confident and asked for a good start.

Some leaders also knew the inside story and urged to speed up the progress of the Hongqi project.

In fact, Lanfeng's speed is already very fast.

Call Xu Fei to tell Xu Fei that the children of the old leaders are going to enter the factory. After getting the nod from the other party, immediately contact the old leaders. Groups that intend to intervene.

So there are no obstacles, plus a green light all the way...

Lan Feng suspects that he is likely to set a record in the approval of central enterprise projects.

However, you can never catch up with someone on a rocket.

Now European and American certification is coming.

Is the next step to engage in car exports?

This is something he never dared to think about before.

Lan Feng was busy, sorting out the approval documents of Hongqi Automobile, and sending them to Xu Fei by fax or email.

Strictly speaking, European and American certification does not use these things in China.

As long as the technology and products meet the standards, even if there is no domestic document, they will pass it.

In other words, European and American certification is equivalent to a "permit for sale", which means that your products can be registered in the European and American markets.

As for whether it can be imported or exported...

Huaxia can definitely export.

Whether imports are allowed in Europe or the United States depends on the ability of the factory manager Xiao Xu.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether he is present or not on the certification site, and there is no need to go to Huangnigang. It is better to continue to prepare materials for the construction of the factory, apply for funding, apply for land, and apply for the special allowance of the factory manager Xiao Xu...

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Daze power.

Coinciding with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the huge industrial factory area, together with the Daze Iron Toy Factory on the west side, jointly launched the "Brightening Project".

From the nine iron bridges on the side of the road, the eighteen mechanical heroes, to the vast square in front of the gate, the towering house number boulder, to the green belt along the way, the fountain square in the factory, including the ridge and eaves of every building and factory building, all An orange-yellow light strip appears.

In addition, based on light tank chassis and mechanical war horses, various mechanical character floats, various mechanical gear floats, various armament floats, and various honor floats are carefully crafted...

The huge team stretched for two kilometers and drove to the factory area one after another.

At the same time, flares rose from the sky, and then Kongming lanterns were released.

The street lamps and speakers laid along the main road of Huangnigang a long time ago are also playing a brisk tune at this moment.

Dongshan TV Station, who arrived in advance, started the live broadcast amidst the crowds.

"Friends from the audience, this is Dongshan Daze Industrial Park, once a year..."

"It's a pity. I planned to take a courtesy car with the sunroof open, sneak into the float line, and say hello to the fellow villagers in Huangnigang, but I want to receive foreigners here."

Feeling extremely regretful, Xu Fei signed the document for the whole town to eat a big banquet for free today, and then looked at the European and American certification teams.

A lot of people came, 65 from Europe and 72 from North America.

Although Foreman and James were asked to convey the hint of 'high reimbursement' before, it is a bit too much to eat and drink so much.

Only round-trip air tickets cost 15 euros in Europe and 20 dollars in North America, plus 100 million for high reimbursement.

However, Xu Fei didn't feel bad at all.

As long as you pass the certification, you will soon be able to earn back the money dozens or hundreds of times.

now.

The two certification teams, who had been exhausted all the way, rested in the external restaurant of the No. 1 office building.

As the saying goes, as a landlord, the food must be Wong Nai Kong style.

Stewed chicken with potatoes, stewed tofu with cabbage and pork vermicelli, stir-fried mung bean sprouts, cold lotus root mixed with yellow mustard, and a bowl of polenta for each person.

Seeing that everyone finished eating, Xu Fei snapped his fingers.

Two hundred military dogs, with discs on their heads, came slowly.

On the discs, each has an exquisite mechanical gift box.

The clockwork inside had already been wound up. The moment the authenticator touched it, the gears on the surface rotated rapidly. With the sound of mechanism activation, the cover popped open leisurely, revealing a pair of men's and women's mechanical watches.

Although the style is not as good as the one given to Raymond, it is still extraordinary under the enhanced electroplating process.

"Welcome to Hongqi Automobile Factory..."

European and American certification requires factory inspection to avoid car 'rebranding'.

Just like the food is qualified, I also need to check whether your production environment is up to standard.

For this reason, in the evening, our engineers went to the assembly area to uniformly replace the signs of 'Daze Power' and 'TEP' with the words 'Hongqi Automobile'.

As for employee work clothes, it was stipulated a long time ago that no signs are allowed.

Now take off the TEP badge, armband, work badge, and replace it with the urgently manufactured "Red Flag Kit". In less than half an hour, the assembly area has completed the "Change Flag".

In this way, Hongqi Automobile also has a factory area.

What?
document?

Lao Huang is already working on it, but it's a bit troublesome to have a big feast today, and the cafeteria stewed all the red and white radishes...

Of course, foreigners who wear mechanical watches don’t care much about these.

Now both parties are talking about 'authentication fees'.

Including inspection fee, laboratory fee, test fee, commissioning fee...

There are so many things, about 200 million dollars x2.

Next, pay a 'database' fee.

During the new car certification process, each component needs to be disassembled, and the material composition is analyzed according to the information provided by the manufacturer, and then these are organized in a 'server' to facilitate the import and export of parts, maintenance within the European region, etc. .

About $300 million x2
Agree to these, and then conduct factory inspections and random inspections of cars.

Naturally, Xu Fei would not refuse, and the two parties reached an agreement and signed each other.

The next day.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

10 classic cars, 10 retro versions, lined up, random sampling.

Do a noise test first.

It is purely electric, and the motor material is so good, there is a noise of wool.

Sitting in the car, if the indicator light is not on, you probably don't know it has been started.

Then check the emissions.

Gas turbines are standby emergency facilities and do not require testing.

After all, pure electric, where to test the displacement?

Follow up.

Fuel tanks, guards, steering gear...

Interior trim quality, interior air quality, tamper prevention devices...

Crash steering tests, seat and its anchorage strength...

Vehicle lighting, light signaling devices, marker lights, brake lights...

All the basic items add up to at least 500 items.

And hundreds of certification personnel, holding their own project sheets, surrounded the randomly selected sample cars, inspecting and testing, and writing and drawing at the same time.

at the same time.

Additional venues were opened up for crash tests.

Similar to the previous prototype crash test, the front involves ECER96 regulations, EEC97/79 regulations, and the side involves ECER95...

It is definitely no problem to pass the certification by yourself, but there are a few more standards in it.

For example, if the glass breaks, will it hurt the occupants, and the degree of breakage.

For example, if the car shell is broken, will it collapse to pedestrians, and the difficulty of escape.

At present, few car manufacturers are willing to scrap new cars, let alone use the 'galvanized glass' process.

After starting the test.

At the moment of impact, there was nothing wrong with the electroplated glass. The Hongqi classic car weighing 8.5 tons broke through the 50cm thick concrete test wall and continued roaring forward, like a crazy industrial train.

European certification team: "..."

North American Certification Team: "..."

Test continues...

Xu Fei looked at it for a long time, and finally understood why no domestic car passed the certification.

One is that the money was not spent properly.

Second, the requirements are too much and too high.

In addition to the basic items of inspection and testing, there are many regulations.

Including driving safety, whether the overall design affects other people's driving, whether it is conducive to self-rescue in a critical situation, whether it is splash-proof when driving at high speed...

After finishing these, technical certification, technical review, quality assessment, risk prediction, and then send the documents to the headquarters of the certification agency...

Rough calculations, let alone a busy week.

Xu Fei was bored, so he found an American technician who could speak both English and French and asked him to take charge of the certification project.

In fact, the technicians dug from the Daewoo General Factory also have many thorns. Relying on China, they used various laws to express their dissatisfaction with TEP, and even began to attract more people to resist together.

According to the staff on duty of the Military Division, this group of people belonged to a group, and if they wanted to use them for their own use, they should let Nanbangzi be in charge of Japanese people, and Japanese people be in charge of North American people.

Xu Fei rolled his eyes, and on the spot, six Japanese island technicians who were pick and choose followed the rules of Huangnigang.

When I came back the next day, more than 360 people were all honest.

There will be wages, benefits, and even going home to see my wife and children.

If you are disobedient and don't work hard on research and development, the above three items can only be carried out on the river embankment.

The salary is calculated in trillions of dollars, and the treatment is calculated according to the area. The wife and children all look at it.

"Jack, I hope this certification can pass smoothly."

"Director, if it is in the name of TEP, I promise to complete the task, but in the name of Hongqi... I am worried that the European and American officials will not allow it."

"Since they are here, it means that European and American officials have agreed."

"I admire your wisdom."

"I can speak Chinese, so I will speak more in the future."

"Okay, leader."

"On the road!"

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That night.

Reception area - 2, conference room.

The North American certification team is not all in the same group, and not all are from General Electric.

In other words, General Electric placed more than a dozen researchers in it, and through its own influence, urged various certification agencies to come to China as soon as possible, otherwise Nash would be a role model.

In North America, no one doubts whether the super arms dealers are brave or not, because many North American managers have lost their graves.

However, the test was only carried out for one day, and the researchers installed by General Motors demanded that the theory be given, and three vehicles would be transported away tomorrow...

"It's against the rules."

The leader of the team was afraid of death, but still raised objections.

Because the vehicle arrives in North America, once there is a problem on the road, the entire certification team will be responsible after the investigation is clear.

General Electric researchers naturally understand this, "Don't worry, the vehicles that have been transported will never be on the road. We have other uses. And, according to today's test report, these two vehicles can definitely be certified. Why can't they be imported first? What about post-authentication?"

"Your suggestion is very good."

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Reception area - 3, conference room.

The European certification team led by France is also talking about it.

In the millennium, the relationship between Huaxia and Fa Kingdom is very good.

This is thanks to Germany's trade stimulus.

Volkswagen invested in Huaxia, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Skoda, all of which are sold at a high price. In addition to other cooperation, the total trade volume between the two parties is nearly [-] billion U.S. dollars.

Faguo was greedy, followed closely by investing in Guangzhou Peugeot and Sanjiang Renault, and established a comprehensive partnership with Huaxia in 97 to promote Huaxia's accession to the WTO.

Unfortunately, Guangzhou Peugeot went bankrupt, Sanjiang Renault was almost bankrupt, and the total trade volume between the two parties was less than US$200 billion.

In this context, Huaxia submitted the Hongqi automobile certification through the German TEP...

Especially since this is Huaxia's first application, the applied brand is still a red flag with special meaning.

As the leader of the European Union and one of the five major seats, Faguo is very uncomfortable.

This is like the Song Dynasty's Zhaoan in the Water Margin. The official asked Li Kui to discuss this matter, but ignored Song Jiang. Song Jiang thinks so?

Therefore, Faguo intercepted Hu Deguo immediately and hurried over.

According to the thinking of the certification team, Huaxia's self-produced cars must have technology but no technology, and quality without quality, so it must not be much better.

According to the official idea, this trip is just a formality, to give a few irrelevant certifications, so that Huaxia can understand our relationship, the importance of our European Union.

But here is the problem.

What if the vehicle quality is too good?
Looking at the data, it is only a matter of time before certification is passed.

The person in charge of the certification team, in desperation, contacted the official.

Of course, everyone already knows the role of super capacitors at this time.

But Faguo couldn't afford it, nor could it deal with an electromagnetic catapult.

As for the application in the bus system, tram system...

Far country traffic has long been hopeless.

Therefore, France, which is de-industrializing, is not very interested in supercapacitors.

On the contrary, the more I look at the car, the more I like it.

Especially the first classic car, paired with a white hound in the yard, then turn on the retro car player, and put a few clockwork accessories...

Just don't be too romantic.

Therefore, the official believes that it is necessary to find Huaxia Hongqi to talk about the cooperation of dealers.

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The seventeenth day of the first month, February 2st, Monday.

Huangni Tinpigang Toy Factory, Daze Tinpi Toy Factory, and Daze Power have fully resumed work.

It is not only employees who come to work, but also many students who study technology.

Xu Fei came to the separately planned certification area. The head of the North American certification team walked over with a middle-aged man.

"Director Xu, thank you for your mechanical watch."

"You're welcome, it's just a small gift."

"We are very confident in your factory's new car certification, but certification only means obtaining a 'sales license', and there will be more serious tests in the future, such as importing and exporting, and opening up markets."

"That's true, and I'm thinking about those issues."

"Director Xu, my colleague, used to work in General Electric."

"Oh? I know, Edison."

"Yes, but he has worked with General Motors on a project before, and he can find a way to help your company handle imports and exports, and use GM's channels to open up the North American market."

"That would be great!"

Xu Fei doesn't care about the sales of the bulletproof version of the red flag, what he cares about is the diesel engine version of the little red flag.

If you can use GM's channel...

"I don't know what price I have to pay?"

The General Electric researcher said: "Mr. Xu was joking. I just admire that you can create such great achievements at such a young age. Let it be regarded as an 'investment'. I hope that in the future, we can have more opportunities to cooperate."

"Ha, thanks for the good words."

Just as Xu Fei was about to agree and find another place to talk carefully, Lei Meng suddenly called.

"Crooked? Old Lei!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Xu for becoming the director of Hongqi."

"Why are you so polite?"

"Test for listening, watch out for GE, they're investigating me."

"Ok?"

"We didn't do any special deals, did we?"

"No, it's just selling dogs."

"Yeah, it's strange, why are you investigating me and TEP at the same time?"

"I guess you're overthinking it."

(End of this chapter)