Chen Mo's purpose of acquiring this company was just to carry out his first step of development in the real world, not to form an intelligence organization, so there were no such strict requirements.
Chen Mo only needs to pay attention to keeping the technology confidential and prevent technology leakage, and Chen Mo naturally has plans in this regard.
This small car company acquired by Chen Mo has only more than 120 employees. Most of the major car parts, including engines and gearboxes, are purchased from major auto parts suppliers and then processed in the factory.
Assemble.
The company produces more than 2,000 cars annually, focusing on the mid-to-low-end market, with an average selling price of about US$24,000. Excluding production costs and employee wages and other expenses, the annual profit is only a few million US dollars at most. When sales are not good,
When times are good, losses can easily occur.
The company was originally struggling to survive, but the hard work of the previous boss finally completely exhausted the company's vitality.
However, these are not problems in Chen Mo's eyes. What he needs is a company with complete vehicle design and production capabilities. It doesn't matter whether all parts are produced by himself.
Not to mention such a small company, even other well-known large automobile companies rely on parts suppliers to purchase many parts.
You must know that there are more than 10,000 independent parts in a car. It is impossible for any car company to completely produce these large quantities and various parts by itself. The industries, technologies and equipment involved are
It is simply too large and complex to be completed by just one company.
Automobile manufacturing is a very large industry, involving the casting, forging, processing and treatment of steel materials; plastic injection molding and surface treatment; tire manufacturing; paint spraying; glass processing; interior fabric production; various supporting special parts, valves
, the production and manufacturing of pumps, motors, instruments, wires and other spare parts. All automobile manufacturers, regardless of size, must rely on these various automobile parts suppliers.
The difference in strength between various companies is mainly reflected in their respective mastery of core automotive technologies and their independent production capabilities of core components.
The most important of them are the engine, gearbox and chassis. Each major automobile company has its own brand of independently developed engines, gearboxes and chassis. Most of the other core parts such as transmission systems, steering systems and braking systems are also independently developed.
Production.
Although the small company acquired by Chen Mo does not have the ability to completely produce all major core components independently, it does have good technology in chassis and suspension systems. The chassis of the company's vehicles is not purchased from outside, but
The company conducts independent research and development and manufacturing, and the company's design department is also quite capable.
The main models they currently produce are medium-sized and large pickup trucks and SUVs, and they can perform various modifications on pickup trucks and transform them into RVs, trailers, tractors, engineering vehicles and other special-purpose vehicles according to customer needs.
Relying on the chassis and suspension system with good performance independently developed and manufactured by the company, as well as the Ford engine purchased from abroad, the vehicle's cushioning, shock absorption, handling performance, power and off-road capabilities all perform well, but it is different from the old pickup brands, Ford and Dodge.
, Chevrolet, etc., there is still a certain gap, and its own manufacturing cost is much higher in comparison, so its competitiveness in the market is not great.
However, the company has certain strengths in automobile design and manufacturing, chassis and suspension systems, and the design and production of some parts. As long as other technologies can keep up, coupled with sufficient financial support, it is fully capable of producing
It produces cars with excellent performance that are not weaker than those of established companies, or even more powerful.
What Chen Mo lacks most is technology and funds.
Hydra's technical reserves in automobiles are quite strong. Not to mention the present, it was the huge Hydra bulletproof off-road sports car that Chen Mo drove in the world of Captain America. Its technical content is not as high as that of today's top-level cars.
The cars are so bad that even the major car companies today may not be able to manufacture them.
As for funds, it is not a problem. The previous auction was only the lowest value among the many valuables carried by Chen Mo in his space. If necessary, the remaining ones can be auctioned several times again, and the price will only be higher.
high.
However, Chen Mo has no plans to auction again in the short term. Although the more than 2 billion US dollars he has now is not much, it is enough to meet Chen Mo's needs for a long period of time. Going forward, in his construction and development
Next, the company's own income will naturally be greatly improved, and there is no need for him to blindly invest money in it.
Before deciding to acquire the company, Chen Mo asked Jarvis to conduct a comprehensive and systematic analysis of every employee in the entire company. Each person's personality, abilities and various aspects were clearly investigated and analyzed.
Most of them have pretty good abilities. The reason why they were on the verge of bankruptcy before was because of the boss's insistence and lack of funds. The company's own R&D, design, production, technology, management, sales channels and other aspects do not have any major problems.
, and many employees are actually very capable.
The company's R&D department has successfully developed a variety of automobile chassis, and its technical level is at the upper-middle level in the entire industry. The research and development of other key core components such as engines and gearboxes is also in progress. However, due to insufficient manpower, funds, etc., it has never been able to
Achieving results, the original boss even planned to close the R&D department that only spent money but had no results except the chassis.
Had it not been for the final decision to develop a new model and open up the market in one fell swoop, the R&D department would have been shut down long ago by improving the original chassis system and developing a new chassis with more powerful performance.
The company's design department has the ability to independently complete the design of new models. All models currently produced by the company are independently designed and put into production, including vehicle modifications, which are also planned by the company's design department according to customer requirements.
design.
The company's production department is also very good. Whether it is parts production and processing or vehicle assembly, most of the workers and technicians have very good abilities and work attitudes, so the quality of the pickup trucks and SUVs they have produced before is also very good. This is also
They have not made much progress before, but there is no important reason for their collapse.
After Chen Mo takes over, these outstanding talents and employees will become an important boost to his development plan.