As soon as Wan Feng returned to Jiangwei, he received good news. The country needed a batch of administrative vehicles and hoped that Nanwan could build a high-end and atmospheric model as the government procurement model next year.
Originally, this task had nothing to do with Nanwan. The three major state-owned enterprises were all standing there, so it was not Nanwan's turn.
Even if there are no three large state-owned enterprises, there will be no three small state-owned enterprises.
And GAC has launched new models.
However, the three state-owned enterprises are really not up to the mark. Apart from joint ventures, they have not achieved anything over the years.
Even if Changan Automobile launches the Audi A6 this year, it will also be a joint venture model.
The government’s policy for vehicles this time is to give priority to domestic brands, and only consider joint venture models if there are no domestic brands.
Among the three small state-owned enterprises, GAC is a domestic brand, but after investigation, it was found that the company cooperating with GAC is actually a domestic car dealer.
In this way, the country unexpectedly discovered that there was a purely domestic automobile brand like Nanwan in the country.
So, the task fell on Nanwan.
Wan Feng happened to be out, so Zhu Yong took on the task.
This is a good thing.
Government vehicles not only represent the strength of your company, but also can maximize the company's image, which is more practical than spending any money on advertising.
Since the government is using it, its civilian version will naturally have good sales.
Advertising costs can be saved by an astronomical amount.
Moreover, the government procurement at all levels is likely to require hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of vehicles, which is also a considerable profit.
Wan Feng immediately gathered the leaders of the micro-car team together and began to discuss the design of this car.
When Asada Nobuyuki, Officer Imeng Guantiankong Gun Fulaizang and more than a dozen others arrived at the conference room, the model of the car selected by Wan Feng was already hung on the blackboard.
This is a car model that Wanfeng has never brought out before. It has a slender body and a high-end look.
After everyone was seated, Wan Feng began his lecture.
"Everyone knows about the announcement that the government is going to use our company's cars as administrative vehicles, right?"
Some nodded and some answered yes.
"I've gathered everyone here today for this matter. Government vehicles represent the government's image, and of course, they also indirectly showcase the image of the Nanwan Group. Therefore, we can't be careless about this matter. The cars we've made before are all A-class cars according to Chinese standards. They're a bit small, which doesn't fit the government's image. So my suggestion is that we make a new car, at least B-class. I've already chosen the model, and we'll use this one. If you have any opinions, please feel free to share them."
In order to avoid taking detours, Wanfeng directly saved them time by changing the car model.
The car model chosen by Wan Feng is the 2005 Audi A6L.
In the previous life, Audi was finally chosen by the government, and there must have been a reason for it, so it was natural for Wan Feng to choose Audi models.
He is very satisfied with this 2005 model, but he doesn't like the Audi's boxy front face that looks like a bloody mouth, so he needs to modify it.
There was a lot of whispering below.
The first person to speak was Asada Nobuyuki: "Mr. Wan! To make a B-segment car, we need at least a high-horsepower engine. We don't have a good engine of this displacement right now."
A B-segment car must have at least a 2.0-liter engine. Nanwan Group, aside from the SUV it's just prototyped, doesn't have an engine with that much horsepower. The six-cylinder engines it's developing, whether L- or V-type, are still in the experimental stage and far from mature, thanks to the inclusion of numerous unconventional technologies.
"I've considered this issue. The 479 turbocharger is a success, so let's use it. 170 horsepower should be no problem."
This turbocharged 479 engine is the engine used in the SUV that Nanwan is currently testing on the test bench, and it has no problem reaching a 2.0 displacement.
The Tibetan officer is responsible for engine research and development, and he has a say in this matter.
"No problem, the horsepower of this engine is more than enough, there's no need to worry about that."
The engine problem has been solved, and the next step is the gearbox.
Wan Feng believes that government vehicles do not need to be too advanced or high-end, as long as they are safe. A six-speed manual transmission is a good choice.
This proposal was made by Guan Tiankong, who is an expert in gearboxes.
The chassis is more complicated. Nanwan used to make A-class and micro cars, and had never made such a large chassis.
"Then let's use the SUV chassis. It shouldn't be a problem with some minor modifications." Yimeng's suggestion was also approved.
Wan Feng is well aware of the Chinese people's requirements for space when buying a car, so this SUV is made relatively large. It is completely feasible to modify its chassis and use it in this executive car.
In this way, the three major items have been implemented.
Once the three major issues are resolved, other problems will be easy to handle.
For government vehicles, there must be enough space inside the car. After some discussion, the size and the type of vehicle to be used were determined.
Similarly, the safety factor of government vehicles must be given top priority, so the front and rear bumpers and anti-collision beams on both sides of the vehicle are of the highest level.
Next is the configuration. The estimated price of this car will reach 200,000, so the configuration cannot be too bad but also does not have to be too luxurious.
The headlights are still xenon and halogen, there is no choice, the wheels are 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, and the front and rear disc brakes have anti-lock braking systems.
The first thing you need to install in the car is the driver, passenger and side airbags, as well as the car air conditioning. Other than that, everything else is not too important.
We spent the whole morning discussing this car.
Wanfeng did not name this car after the wind, but instead named it after the Great Wall.
After all the indicators were determined, Wan Feng announced the new car construction plan.
"We're on a tight deadline to build this car, but we can't compromise on quality. Today is May 18th, and I hope to see a prototype in August. It should pass ice and snow road testing before the end of the year, and roll off the assembly line in July of next year. Adjourned!"
These car manufacturing experts didn't say anything more and left with the car samples.
As soon as Asada Nobuyuki returned to the laboratory, he asked someone to use a computer to print out a 3D drawing of the car, and then began to carry out detailed design.
After everyone left, Wan Feng drove to Huaguang Technology and found Xu Meilin.
Xu Meilin is designing Qidian Literature Network. After two months of design, the design and construction of this website is basically nearing completion, and the current main task is testing.
Wan Feng's purpose in looking for her was to ask her to design a set of car control software. The electric era of cars will be here soon, and he needs to make some preparations in advance.
Maybe I can make a lot of money by selling software at that time.
He did not go to find Qin Guanghui because Qin Guanghui's department was now mainly engaged in upgrading Netscape Huaguang's desktop system and developing mobile phone intelligent systems, and had no extra energy to do anything else.
The Qidian website designed by Xu Meilin is not a very important project and can be put aside for now.
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