Chapter 873 Goodbye, Mr. Honda
The cost of participating in one event is very expensive and ordinary car manufacturers cannot afford it. Lin Johnson made up a lot of determination to enter this stadium.
According to statistics, a car that can be participated in the competition costs around 980,000 euros. This price is just to assemble a car that can be started. If a car worth about 980,000 euros is allowed to run a year-round event, there will be a lot of accessories. In addition, it is also necessary to hire world-class racers, hire team managers, coaches, and maintenance personnel. The total cost of a team participating in the whole year has reached 9 million US dollars, not to mention other operating expenses. This is the world's top automotive event.
No wonder only a few car manufacturers can afford it. Among the world's top sports car manufacturers, only large manufacturers like Ferrari can stick to it. Lamborghini is a small factory, and the annual sales of a civilian model of Ferrari exceeds the annual sales of all Lamborghini models.
Toyota once invested a lot of money in 1, but it ended in a dismal end. Honda McLaren was once glorious, but after withdrawing for a while and joining again, it found it difficult to keep up with 1's development.
Honda Hirotsune's Infinite N Modified Automobile Company has a strong technical background in Honda Technology Research. They have participated in various car events since 1973. Honda racing car loaded with unlimited engines has won many honors. The n modification technology has performed very well in Japanese car events, and has also driven its engine sales.
Honda Bojun revealed to Lin Johnson that his company will start working on three events and will also develop three engines.
However, Honda Bojun still said: "If Mr. Lin wants to develop racing, he must first strive to promote automobile sports in China, establish a foundation for automobile racing, and focus on cultivating a group of racing teams. Many famous car dealers in the world have their own automobile racing events, such as the Ford Kart Competition and Ford Formula. The advantage of this is that they can establish a foundation for automobile sports in China and cultivate automobile sports culture!"
Lin Johnson nodded and said, "You are right. We need to cultivate Chinese racing culture. Otherwise, participating in the world car race will only join in the fun. It has no foundation in itself, just like a castle in the air."
Honda Honda said: "As a partner, N Automobile Company can help your team participate in some auto competitions held in Japan. This year, N Automobile will compete in the first Japanese Touring Car Championship. It's a pity that if you decide a year earlier, you might be able to participate in this event. But it's not too late now. Automobile competitions are available almost every year, which can give you enough time to prepare."
Lin Qiang-Cheng-Cheng thought about it again. In fact, it is too early to promote automobile competitions in China, except for its own company, there may not be any manufacturers participating in the competition. In fact, for the various automobile factories under Dongxing, the actual profits are not much. Dongxing's automobile brands have not entered the Japanese and European automobile markets, and may only be able to increase their participation experience.
However, he nodded and said, "Mr. Honda, then please help me introduce my team to the Japanese event organizers, and I will also apply to the organizers for participation."
Honda Hirotsuki agreed happily, attracting other car dealers and sponsors from all over the world to participate, which is still beneficial to the influence of Japanese events.
Then the two negotiated on the engine development, and n is developing 3 engines based on the 20 engine on the Honda R.
The Honda R is a high-performance coupe with a 20 engine with a displacement of 1.8 while the 3 engine is usually 2000 engines and outputs about 300 horsepower.
Lin Johnson hopes that Dongxing's technicians will participate in the development process of the n3 engine throughout the process. Honda's precision manufacturing and innovation level are both inferior to Dongxing. In the manufacturing of 3 racing cars, he also hopes to get N's technical support.
The cost of participating in Formula 3 is second only to 1, which is a type of automobile field race. The 3 racing car must be manufactured in accordance with the vehicle technical rules formulated and issued by the FIA, including the body structure, length and width, minimum weight, engine working volume, cylinder number, fuel tank capacity, electronic equipment, tire distance and size, etc.
To build a world's top racing car is like completing the most difficult and complex scientific research project. Dongxing lacks experience in this regard. You should know that major auto manufacturers have put the experience and technology accumulated over many years of competitions into civilian cars, rather than accumulating years of experience in civilian cars to use it on racing cars. Being able to build a car does not necessarily mean being able to build a top racing car!
Honda Bojun thought for a long time, but finally agreed to Lin Johnson's request. The two sides cooperated in engines and racing, and Honda Technology would also support Dongxing Team the greatest support. Of course, Dongxing Team inevitably wanted to purchase mature technical products of Honda racing. Lin Johnson was very open-minded and needed Honda to guide Dongxing.
On the other hand, the provincial party committee and government took advantage of the situation and invited Soichiro Honda to visit some industrial enterprises in Hamsui.
Of course, the province hopes that Honda Motor Company can invest. This company can be said to be the Golden Phoenix among foreign capital, but they themselves don’t know what the other party will value. They are busy but fail to reach an agreement. In the end, they regretfully sent the old man away.
Most of the people in the Honda delegation stayed, and Lin Johnson has always hoped to obtain the management methods of Honda Motor Company. This time we came a group of "old people" who are old and have reached retirement age will help guide Dongxing's automobile department to transform into the Honda model.
The cooperation between the two parties finally reached a substantial step. Lin Johnson immediately organized a study group within the group to follow these people throughout the process, and to learn the other party's skills seriously like an apprentice treats his master.
The people brought by Soichiro Honda were all carefully selected personnel, and he did not fool Lin Johnson in this regard, which also made him very satisfied.
"Mr. Lin, please ask you to take care of these employees of Honda. They will try their best to teach Honda's management model to Dongxing!" Honda Soichiro asked Lin Johnson before leaving.
Lin Johnson promised: "Please rest assured Mr. Honda. I will treat them with the highest courtesy. This is what I deserve. I am very grateful to Mr. Honda for his sincere help!"
Honda Soichiro nodded with satisfaction, smiled and bowed to everyone, and staggered onto the plane with the help of Honda Hirotsune.
Looking at the old man's back, Lin Johnson suddenly realized that maybe this was the last time he had seen Soichiro Honda.
"Goodbye, old sir!" Lin Qiangsheng gave a deep gift to the master. The boss bowed, and everyone from Dongxing Group also hurriedly bowed to the old man. The atmosphere was solemn, which surprised the farewell staff of the government.
Watching the plane take off safely, Lin Johnson sighed, but then he became happy. Dongxing's cooperation with Honda Motor this time was very thorough, and basically achieved his goal.
Although it only took five days, there were many cooperation projects with Honda, and the two companies also deepened technical exchanges. If these projects were successful, Dongxing Group would also reach another level, which made Lin Qiang-Cheng-Cheng very satisfied. It will not be continued.
Chapter completed!