Recently, a screenshot of a red-headed document has exploded in jiangling motors's circle of friends.
On closer inspection, it turns out that it is a thank-you letter signed "Medical Material Support Group of the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism for novel coronavirus Epidemic". The letter reads: "jiangling motors responded to the call of the country at the first time, continuously overloaded production during the critical period of epidemic prevention and control, and successfully completed the production task of negative pressure ambulances, which made an important contribution to winning the blockade of epidemic prevention and control."
In order to understand the story behind jiangling motors's national commendation, Auto Watch interviewed Zhao Fangcheng, general manager of the brand division of jiangling motors Sales Co., Ltd. Zhao Fangcheng remembers the inner feelings when he first saw the thank-you note: "At the moment I opened the letter, my heart was filled with pride and I realized that this was an affirmation from the country."
Zhao Fangcheng, General Manager of Brand Division of jiangling motors Sales Co., Ltd.
Overcome all difficulties and resume production
At the end of January, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, the epidemic situation in COVID-19 broke out on a large scale in China, and the supply of negative pressure ambulances suitable for the protection and treatment of special infectious diseases was in short supply. As the key vehicle enterprise of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for the deployment of important medical materials for epidemic prevention and control, and the largest medical ambulance manufacturer in China, jiangling motors has become the target of all parties for help.
Zhao Fangcheng recalled that since January 22nd, the ambulance orders in jiangling motors began to grow wildly. Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd. and the modified car company under jiangling motors Group responded quickly, contacted and cooperated urgently, and started the material preparation and production scheduling simultaneously.
Unfortunately, as it is the Spring Festival holiday, most employees have already gone home on vacation. In order to get all the manpower needed for production scheduling and delivery as soon as possible, on January 24th, jiangling motors officially established an emergency duty contact system, launched an emergency feedback mechanism for epidemic prevention and control, called on employees to return to their posts, and organized production and epidemic prevention work.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Qiu Tiangao, Party Secretary and Chairman of Jiangling Group, personally visited the first-line workshop, visited the cadres and employees who gave up the Spring Festival holiday and fought for the front line, and issued the call of "being a soldier in the current war", asking everyone to make every effort to ensure the quality and quantity delivery of ambulances while ensuring their own health. Under the leading role of the chairman, Party organizations at all levels in jiangling motors scrambled to write an overtime petition "I am party member, I will go first", and employees near the factory voluntarily gave up their vacations and returned to their posts.
during the epidemic, urban areas were blocked one after another throughout the country, restricting the flow of people, and the spare parts supply chain and logistics transportation were therefore unsustainable. Fortunately, with the coordination of Jiangxi and Nanchang municipal governments and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the active communication between jiangling motors and suppliers, the difficulties were finally overcome.
Give someone a rose and leave a lingering fragrance
With intensive preparations, jiangling motors quickly resumed production. On the afternoon of February 1st, the first batch of negative-pressure ambulances rushed to Wuhan through the special railway train, and then, nearly 5, vehicles were delivered to all parts of the country continuously, which was the earliest and the largest among the car companies.
With the successful completion of his job, jiangling motors once again focused on the field of medical materials. The production of masks is not his own specialty, so jiangling motors changed his mind and sent a "maintenance team" to solve equipment failures for more than 2 mask manufacturers and help restore normal production. At the same time, a special channel has been opened to provide technical services for Jiangling vehicles transporting medical materials by extending the warranty, remotely diagnosing faults and giving priority to quick maintenance.
With the outbreak of the epidemic around the world, jiangling motors also extended a helping hand to overseas partners for the first time. For example, take the initiative to donate epidemic prevention materials to overseas distributors and cooperative enterprises such as Ford, Faurecia, Renault and Lear to share epidemic prevention experience; Donate ambulances to health institutions in Bolivia, Egypt, Panama, Myanmar and other countries.
"Give someone a rose, and there is a lingering fragrance in your hand". Jiangling motors's every move has established its brand image of being atmospheric and daring to take social responsibility. At the same time, Jiangling brand ambulances continue to sell well, which has played a great role in driving sales in jiangling motors.
according to the data of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in the first quarter, the sales volume of automobiles in the domestic market was 3.672 million, down 42.4% year-on-year, while in the first quarter, jiangling motors sold 45, vehicles, outperforming the industry market by 11.5%, and Jiangling Ford brand commercial vehicles achieved a year-on-year increase of 1.21%. The performance of most car companies plummeted in the first quarter, while jiangling motors made a profit of 69 million yuan, up 174% year-on-year.
how was the "first train in war and epidemic" made?
"In 219, the market share of Jiangling Ambulances was as high as 67.7%. Other brands of ambulances generally do not exceed 1%. " Zhao Fangcheng said proudly.
It is understood that the negative-pressure ambulances delivered during the epidemic period are mainly based on Ford Transit series, and most ambulance manufacturers of other brands purchase Jiangling Ford Transit series chassis vehicles for secondary modification. Because of this, Ford Transit series ambulances have won the reputation of "the first car in war and epidemic" in the society.
There are many light passenger cars on the market. Why are the Jiangling Ford Transit series so popular? Zhao Fangcheng explained that Ford Transit series has the advantages of reliable quality, superior performance and strong plasticity, and is the "ever-changing king kong" in the modified car industry. At present, there are more than 6 Ford Transit modified cars on the market to meet the customized needs of all walks of life, and ambulances are one of them.
Zhao Fangcheng introduced that since the Ford Transit series was rolled off the assembly line in 1965, it has sold more than 8 million vehicles worldwide, with 7, owners in China alone. Among the Ford Transit series currently on sale, the new generation Transit is the most representative one.
From the perspective of spatial layout, the new generation Transit * * * has released various specifications such as short axis/long axis/extended axis, middle and low top/middle top/high top, etc., and the seat adjustment is flexible and convenient, which can meet different car needs. In addition, the new generation Transit tailgate is designed with a double-opening tailgate that can be opened 18 degrees for loading and unloading goods. When it is converted into an ambulance, it is more convenient for medical equipment and ambulance personnel to get on and off.
In terms of safety and comfort, the new generation Transit also strives to move closer to luxury cars. It is equipped with rich active and passive safety configurations such as Bosch8. version 8. ABS+EBD+ESP, double airbags, intelligent reversing radar, etc. Considering the convenience of the driver's operation, the turning radius is controlled at about 2 meters.
Ford Transit Negative Pressure Ambulance, which went to the epidemic area this time, was divided into medical negative pressure cabin, disinfection cabin and observation cabin in strict accordance with the characteristics of epidemic prevention and rescue and isolation requirements, and equipped with rescue system, warning system, electrical system, negative pressure system and other facilities. The independent isolation medical cabin can disinfect and filter the air exchange inside and outside the car, and the air conditioning fresh air system ensures that the air inlet and air outlet are independent of each other, which can not only effectively prevent the spread of the virus, but also protect the health of medical staff in the car, and fully meet the medical needs during the epidemic.
It is worth noting that jiangling motors also has rich experience in ambulance modification that other car companies can't match. It is understood that as early as 23, during the epidemic of SARS virus, jiangling motors quickly developed the first SARS Ford Transit ambulance in China; In September 21, the negative pressure ambulance technology independently developed by jiangling motors won the national utility model patent in China, which changed the passive situation of negative pressure ambulance relying on imports; In 213, the modified car company of Jiangling Group and the person in charge of R&D became the main drafters and drafters of the National Ambulance Industry Standard respectively.
With the advantages of vehicle models and professional experience, we can see that jiangling motors's professionalism and speed in this epidemic can be traced, and it is reasonable that Jiangling brand ambulances are popular.
This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.