Chapter 483: Entering the high-end car market

Han Songlin noticed Lin Wei's smug expression and her eyes slightly twinkled; she has achieved some research results, hasn't she?

What has Lin Wei been researching recently?

'Have you successfully researched the V8 engine?' Han Songlin asked lightly. Back in the day, when Fuxing Power wanted to research the V8 engine, they weren't qualified to do so.

Because you drew the plans, Fuxing Power didn't have the ability to build it.

Now it's different. Fuxing Precision has a large number of highly skilled workers, and it is constantly introducing the most advanced equipment at home and abroad in terms of production equipment.

Even five-axis machine tools are already available.

Don't ask how the five-axis machine tools came about, of course they were bought.

A total of three five-axis machine tools were bought, one was placed at Fuxing Precision, and two were given to Changxing Machine Tools.

Why do you say Fuxing Precision for Fuxing's troubled engine?

Because Fuxing Precision is the most powerful in terms of processing capacity, not to mention the whole of China, but in the whole of the southwest, it is the strongest.

Sometimes, Fuxing Precision will also undertake the processing of some high-precision parts.

As for who will actually use these high-precision parts, Fuxing Precision doesn't ask, they just process them.

After all, just sign a formal contract and follow the contract.

Lin Wei snapped her fingers, 'The boss is smart, he guessed it right!'

Han Songlin said with a hint of annoyance, 'You've been busy with this recently, so how could I not guess? It's just that I didn't think you'd get it out so quickly.'

Lin Wei was full of pride, and took it as a compliment, 'You should see the strength of our team.'

Han Songlin thought that Lin Wei was going to say that her team was the best in China.

Luckily, she didn't go overboard.

'Is the V8 you developed a petrol or diesel engine?'

Lin Wei said in a low voice, 'Gasoline.'

Han Songlin didn't say anything, and began to consider how he should use this engine.

After thinking about it for a while, he realised that there didn't seem to be any need.

Yes, there was no need.

Use it in a car?

Diesel engines are used in trucks, and as for cars?

Ordinary cars can use inline four-cylinder engines, and V8 engines are simply unnecessary.

Moreover, the fuel consumption of a V8 engine can be very high, and ordinary people can't afford it.

Therefore, this type of engine is generally installed in luxury cars.

Luxury cars?

People don't need engines developed by Fuxing Power.

This is quite embarrassing.

Build a luxury car brand yourself?

It seems possible, but Han Songlin had to consider the current social environment. Domestic cars are not recognised by the wealthy.

So, who will buy them after they are built?

Han Songlin had to tell Lin Wei, 'Right now, we don't need a V8 engine.'

Lin Wei looked deeply at Han Songlin and pretended to be disheartened, 'I know.'

When the project was approved for development, Lin Wei knew that there was no market for the V8 engine within the group.

Usually, Lin Wei also reads the group newsletter.

The Xinghai Group office, which is also Han Songlin's secretariat, compiles a group newsletter every week. The newsletter contains information such as the company's sales performance over the past week, research and development progress, and market analysis.

The group newsletter is provided to group employees at the silver level and above.

Employees at the silver level and above are the real core employees of Xinghai Group. Since they are core employees, they must have the status of core employees.

This kind of status enhancement actually also helps to increase employee loyalty to the company.

The loyalty of core employees to the company can be very important.

To put it bluntly, if other employees leave, Xinghai Group can immediately recruit a hundred people from society to replace them.

But for core employees, every one that leaves is a loss.

From the briefing, Lin Wei saw that Xinghai Group had just finished setting the specifications for the basic version, and they wanted to formally begin production in May or June.

As for Fuxing Ruikang?

The production volume was fine, and the 5,000th Fuxing Ruikang had already rolled off the production line, but it was impossible to use a V8 engine in Fuxing Ruikang.

The V8 engine was originally developed for high-end cars.

'What about a V6?'

Han Songlin hesitated when he saw Lin Wei's disappointed face: 'As for the V6 engine, let's wait for now.'

It would be embarrassing to develop an engine and then not use it!

Lin Wei pursued, 'How long do we have to wait?'

The V4 engine is not used in sedans at all, and is generally used in motorcycles. Four-cylinder sedans basically all use L4 engines, because people buying four-cylinder sedans will give priority to the issue of cost-effectiveness.

There is no comparison between the V4 and L4 engines in terms of cost-effectiveness.

High-end cars use V6 engines directly.

Han Songlin said, 'We will start developing high-end models this year, and by then, the V6 engine you have been researching will have a place to shine.'

'Really?' Lin Wei was very surprised to hear this.

The V6 engine was researched and developed in the first half of last year, and after six months of continuous improvement, it is now very mature.

But even if the engine is mature, it is useless.

Because they can't be sold.

If they can't be sold, it means that the R&D team won't get a share of the sales profits, and everyone's income will be much lower.

This has a big impact on R&D morale.

Therefore, Lin Wei's previous performance can be understood.

She just wanted Han Songlin to find a way to sell the V6 engine.

Fuxing Power is currently selling very well in motorcycle engines and is the largest motorcycle engine manufacturer in the country.

In addition to the good sales of motorcycle engines, other internal engines from Fuxing Power also have good sales, such as four-cylinder diesel engines and six-cylinder diesel engines.

Han Songlin hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly.

It is true that Europe and the United States are much better than China in the field of fuel-powered vehicles, but Fuxing Power does not mean that it does not have its own advantages.

Even if Fuxing Power eventually impacts the high-end car market, it will fail in the face of the combined pressure of foreign and domestic car companies.

But at least it will enable the Chinese to drive cars with better technology at a lower price. It will no longer be like the last life, where the technology used in domestic joint ventures was foreign technology from 20 years ago.

It is no longer acceptable to make a fortune in the Chinese market with technology that is 20 years behind.

Fuxing Industry wants to become a catfish that stirs up the pond.

If you want to make money from the Chinese, don't expect to get away with just anything!

'Don't worry, I'm serious about building cars.'

Furuida Motors cannot say that it has always been in the low-end car market; as long as a car company has some ambition, it wants to move upmarket.

Han Songlin called Yang Zixing to discuss research into high-end cars for Furuida Motors.

Yang Zixing did not feel any psychological pressure about developing high-end cars. For Yang Zixing, as long as his cars are good, he does not worry about selling them.

So when Han Songlin said he wanted to develop high-end cars, Yang Zixing told him firmly that there was no problem.

The current Fu Rui Automobile R&D team could be divided into two teams, one dedicated to developing the current Fu Rui cars and the other to researching high-end cars.

A good foundation for developing sedans already existed, and it was believed that with the efforts of young R&D personnel, better cars could be developed.