Cross-border marriage "card withdrawal" in June
"A few days before May Day, the joint venture negotiations between the two sides made a breakthrough." Yesterday, officials of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission revealed the latest progress to reporters.
The Sino-German joint working group composed of Chongqing Electromechanical Group, German ZF Group, Qijiang Gear and local officials has completed the feasibility study of investment decision. On this basis, ZF Group completed the internal investment decision-making procedure. According to the contents of the negotiation, the two sides will invest and build a production base in the western gear city of Qijiang County, Chongqing. The production capacity of the first phase of the project is designed to be 300,000 transmissions, and the annual sales revenue is expected to exceed 5 billion yuan.
An official of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that the timetable and progress of the formal signing of the contract between the two parties seemed to be all right. According to the official, according to the plan, the joint venture company will introduce the most advanced and mature technology in the world, so that it will have all-round R&D, manufacturing, sales and service capabilities of commercial vehicle transmissions. At the same time, the products of ZF Suzhou and Hangzhou will also be introduced into Qijiang production.
Building the boss of commercial vehicle transmission
"The purpose of complementary advantages and strong alliance is to build the first brand of commercial vehicle transmission in China in Chongqing." People in the industrial park of Qijiang County said that according to the gear industry planning of Qijiang, the output value will reach more than 20 billion yuan by 2020, while the output value in 2009 will be less than 5 billion yuan.
Germany ZF Group is a global auto parts supplier, specializing in the supply of transmission, steering and chassis system parts, with annual sales of tens of billions of euros, ranking among the top global 15 auto parts suppliers. It has several production plants in Suzhou and Hangzhou, China, and China is headquartered in Shanghai. Chongqing Qijiang Gear Transmission Company, founded in 1928, is a well-known domestic manufacturer of automobile gears and heavy-duty automobile transmissions, and has sufficient voice in this field.
There are more than 200 gears and gear-related enterprises in Qijiang, which have a great influence on the transmission market of commercial vehicles in China, especially buses. 60% of gears are produced in Qijiang. Qijiang was awarded the title of "China Western Gear City", and the first national gear R&D center in the west is also being promoted.
The two sides have been in love for 25 years.
The historical origin of Qijiang Gear and ZF can be traced back to 1985. At that time, Qijiang Gear had started technical cooperation with ZF. By introducing ZF's technology in transmission design, manufacture and technology, Qijiang Gear has built its dominant position as "the first brand of passenger car transmission in China". In the meantime, the two sides have been seeking a leap from technical cooperation to capital cooperation, and the negotiations have been intermittent, but they all ended in failure. It is reported that the focus of the dispute between the two sides is mainly the issue of controlling interest, but this statement has not been confirmed.
"The' love' of this century is coming to an end, and everyone is of course happy." An official of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission said that with the structural adjustment of the domestic commercial vehicle market, the proportion of heavy truck transmissions and large bus automatic transmissions is increasing. Qijiang Gear and ZF will expand their new product series through strong alliance, grafting ZF's first-class technology, manufacturing cost and market channel advantages.
"Made in Chongqing" Communication
Is rising
With the joining of German ZF, Chongqing, as a "famous automobile city", will turn by going up one flight of stairs into an automobile transmission and other supporting systems. In June, 2009, Antonov Company invested 30 million euros to build a production base with an annual output of 200,000 automatic transmissions with Chongqing Blue Belt Company. Almost at the same time, Chongqing Qingshan Industrial Company also realized the mass production of automatic transmission. Chen Xiaohong, general manager of Lauder Company, said that the transmission has always been a shortcoming of China's automobile manufacturing, but through joint venture and cooperation with world giants, Chongqing is gradually becoming self-sufficient in the transmission matching of mini-cars, cars, trucks and buses, and the transmission plate is rising.