Now that the production line of 125CC motorcycles is complete, the launch of new models is on the agenda.
Wan Feng sat at his desk and looked through the old almanac for an auspicious day.
There don't seem to be any good days in early June. Why is it that it's better to eat less and avoid more?
Wan Feng kept scrolling until June 6th before he saw the idea of "it is better to have more and avoid too little".
June 6th? That's a good date, let's pick it! Wan Feng circled June 6th.
As soon as I finished drawing the circle, the phone rang.
The call was from Yimeng: "Mr. Wan! The 500,000th Panda car will roll off the production line in the next few days. Do you want to hold a celebration?"
"Ah! Is it already 500,000?"
Wan Feng looked dazed. Five hundred thousand Panda cars have already rolled off the production line?
In which year did it start production?
He frantically found a notebook from the drawer and flipped through it for a long time before finding the date when the Panda car rolled off the production line.
Ninety-four!
It has been more than five years since then, and the annual sales volume has dropped from 100,000 units to less than 500,000 units.
"We expect 500,000 vehicles to roll off the production line that day?"
Yimeng was silent for a while, probably thinking something.
"June 9th, around eight o'clock in the morning."
"Let's prepare and hold a small celebration."
Now that we have reached the sales goal of 500,000 vehicles, we naturally have to have a small celebration. We invited two yangko and square dance teams to perform and set off some firecrackers to liven things up.
It can't be too big. If it is, other departments will follow suit, and there will be too many things to commemorate.
The motorcycle market is about to reach six million units, right? Shouldn't we celebrate?
DVD players are about to hit eight million units, shouldn't we celebrate?
I guess the reason for the phone to celebrate is to choose an integer that is easy to do.
Is there anything wrong with celebrating 10 million learning machines?
Pagers… Fortunately, pagers were discontinued.
After hanging up the phone with Yimeng, Wan Feng began to prepare for the 125 motorcycle rolling off the assembly line ceremony, but the phone rang again.
The call was from the provincial party committee, and he received a strange notice.
The content of the notice is that higher authorities will be visiting Nanwan in the near future, and Nanwan Group is expected to be well prepared.
This notice is very vague. It neither mentions the department nor the specific date. It is a bit mysterious.
The only reassuring thing is that the wording on the notice is inspection rather than examination.
Since no date was specified, Wan Feng couldn't just leave during this period.
He happened to have no plans to go out during this period, so he stayed at home and presided over various ceremonies.
On June 6, the NW125CC motorcycle roll-off ceremony was officially unveiled.
The NW125's roll-off ceremony was not grand. The group has already rolled off many sedans, so the roll-off of a motorcycle did not attract much attention.
Apart from the people from the motorcycle department, no one from other departments came to support the event, so it seemed a bit deserted.
Three days later at nine in the morning, the 500,000th Panda sedan emerged from the workshop decked in red and green.
On the contrary, the commemoration ceremony for the 500,000th Panda was very lively, which made Bai Guo, the head of the motorcycle department, very unhappy, and he bluntly said that Wan Feng was biased.
"White work! Don't blame me for this. I treat everyone equally. Motorcycles really are like this right now, and no one wants to support them. I can't just go out on the street to attract people, right? If that's the case, you'll be more effective than me when you go out to attract people. After all, you're a beautiful woman."
The word "beautiful woman" made Baiguo in a good mood.
Women all love to hear flattery, and scientists are no exception.
"White Worker! After this motorcycle rolls off the assembly line, we'll make some 125cc modified models and underbone motorcycles. We won't be doing any more research and development. The motorcycle department's focus will shift to electric motorcycles. Be prepared."
Bai Guo was a little confused: "Are you not going to make motorcycles anymore?"
"Our country is about to join the WTO. After joining, for reasons of air emissions and resource conservation, banning motorcycles in first- and second-tier cities is an inevitable topic. Without the first- and second-tier markets, motorcycles will become a sunset industry if they only focus on small and medium-sized cities and rural areas. Therefore, seizing the opportunity to change business strategies is a top priority."
"But if we launch electric cars now, the market won't accept them."
"Right now, we're only doing research and development, not launching products on the market. Fuel-powered motorcycles will still have a few years of life left. We can use the 125 engine to temporarily produce underbone motorcycles. In five or six years, we'll start pushing electric motorcycles. We have both battery and electric motor technology groups. Your mission over the next few years will be to refine electric vehicles and create the most energy-efficient and longest-range models."
Although Baiguo didn't understand the relationship between joining the WTO and the ban on motorcycles, he still believed what the boss said.
Over the years, the boss has been like a legend in formulating the group's business strategy. He has never made a mistake and what he says must be right.
Wan Feng didn't know that he had become like a god in the hearts of Nanwan Group employees.
"Okay! Next, I'll assign some people to build underbone vehicles, and others to develop electric vehicles. Mr. Wan, what are the requirements or specifications for electric motorcycles?"
"Pedal mainly, avoid riding astride, and keep the speed below 60 kilometers per hour. The cruising range should be no less than 150 kilometers."
Baiguole walked away happily. She seemed to have no idea about the 150-kilometer range. She would feel like crying when she did it.
Electric car users are mainly concerned about the battery life. As for how much time it takes to charge, they don’t care too much. Anyway, charging it any way is much more cost-effective than burning oil.
Another concern is how long it takes to replace the battery and how much it costs to replace the battery.
As long as these issues meet the user's expectations, and if the car's range can reach 150 kilometers, it will be difficult for it to fail.
According to Gu Hongzhong, the electric motor made by Lan Xinghan's team has a high speed and very low power consumption. If it is put on the market, it will definitely be a first-class product in China.
However, Wan Feng had no intention of investing in the electric motor market.
In addition to developing automotive electric motors, Lan Xinghan's team also develops automotive starters. Now all the starters used in Nanwan Group's trucks and cars are products developed by their team.
Even if we cannot catch up with world-class products, it is still no problem to maintain domestic leadership.
These starters are produced by a mechanical processing plant under Nanwan Instruments, with an annual output of 300,000 to 400,000 units, ranging from trucks to various micro-cars.
Even if the electric motor made by Lan Xinghan is extremely energy-efficient, and even if Yang Li's battery is successful, can it guarantee a range of 150 kilometers?
Only a few electric car manufacturers achieved this data around 2015!
This problem is now almost an impossible task.
Before 2005, Wan Feng had little hope that Baiguo could produce an electric motorcycle with a range of 150 kilometers.
But what if she succeeded?
That's the surprise.
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