The purpose of Chen Mo's acquisition of the company is only to carry out his first step in the real world, not to form an intelligence organization, so it is not so strict.
As long as Chen Mo pays attention to the confidentiality of technology and prevents technology leakage, Chen Mo naturally has plans in this regard.
The small auto company acquired by Chen Mo has only 120 employees. Most of the main auto parts, including engine and gearbox, are purchased by major auto parts suppliers and then assembled in the factory.
The company has an annual output of more than 2000 cars, mainly in the middle and low-end market, with an average selling price of about 24000 US dollars. After the production costs and staff salaries and other expenditures are removed, the annual profit is only a few million US dollars at most. When the sales situation is not good, it is easy to lose money.
The company is to survive, the hard work of the former boss will finally exhaust the vitality of the company.
But these are not problems in Chen Mo's eyes. What he needs is a company with vehicle design and production capacity. It doesn't matter whether all parts are completely produced by himself.
Let alone such a small company, even other well-known large auto companies, many parts are purchased by parts suppliers.
It is necessary to know that there are more than 10000 independent parts on a car. No car company can produce these huge and various parts by itself. The industry, technology and equipment involved are too large and complex to be completed by a company.
Automobile manufacturing is a very large industry, involving the casting, forging, processing and treatment of iron and steel materials; plastic injection molding and surface treatment; tire manufacturing; paint spraying treatment; glass processing; interior fabric production; production and manufacturing of various supporting special parts, valves, pumps, motors, meters, wires and other parts, all automobile manufacturers, no matter large Small, we have to rely on these various auto parts suppliers.
The difference of strength between different companies is mainly reflected in their mastery of the core technology of the automobile and the independent production capacity of the core components.
The most important is the engine, gearbox and chassis. Each major automobile company has its own brand of independently developed engine, gearbox and chassis, other transmission systems, steering systems, braking systems and other core parts are also independently produced.
Chen Mo's acquisition of this small company does not have the ability to produce all the major core components independently, but it also has good technology in the chassis and suspension system. The chassis of the company's vehicles is not purchased from abroad, but the company's independent research and development and manufacturing, and the company's design department is quite capable.
At present, the main models they produce are medium-sized and large-scale pickups and SUVs, which can be modified into RV, trailer, tractor, engineering vehicle and other special-purpose vehicles according to the needs of customers.
With the chassis and suspension system independently developed and manufactured by the company, as well as the Ford engine purchased from abroad, the buffering and shock absorption, handling performance, power and off-road ability of the whole vehicle are all good, but compared with the old brand of pickup, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, etc., there is still a certain gap, and the manufacturing cost is even higher Many, so the competitiveness in the market is not big.
However, the company has certain strength in automobile design and manufacturing, chassis and suspension system, as well as the design and production of some parts. As long as the technology in other aspects can keep up, and with sufficient financial support, the company is fully capable of producing cars with excellent performance, no less than the old brand companies, and even more powerful.
The most important thing for Chen Mo is technology and capital.
The technical reserve of Hydra in automobile is quite strong. Not to mention now, it was Chen Mo's car when he was the captain of the United States in the world. The huge Hydra bulletproof cross-country sports car has the same technical content as the top-grade cars now. Even now, the major automobile companies are not sure to be able to manufacture it.
As for funds, it's even less a problem. In the past, only the most valuable items in Chen Mo's space were auctioned. If necessary, the rest can be auctioned several times, and the price will only be higher.
However, Chen Mo does not intend to auction again in a short period of time. Although the two billion US dollars in his hand are not much, they are enough to meet Chen Mo's needs for a long time. In the future, under his construction and development, the company's own revenue will naturally increase greatly, and he is not required to invest money in it.
Before deciding to buy the company, Chen Mo asked Jarvis to conduct a comprehensive and systematic analysis of every employee in the whole company, and each person's character, ability and all aspects of the situation were clearly investigated and analyzed.
Most of them have good abilities. The reason why they were on the verge of bankruptcy before was because of the boss's determination and lack of funds. The company's own R & D, design, production, technology, management, sales channels and other aspects have no major problems, and many employees have excellent abilities.The R & D Department of the company has successfully developed a variety of automobile chassis, the technical level is in the middle of the whole industry, and the R & D of engine, gearbox and other key core components is also in progress. However, due to the shortage of manpower and capital, the company has never been able to get results. The original boss even intended to shut down the chassis for a time, but there has been no results except for the chassis R & D department.
If it wasn't for the final decision to carry out the research and development of new models and open the market at one stroke, it would be necessary for the research and development department to improve the original chassis system and develop a new chassis with more powerful performance. The research and development department would have been closed for a long time.
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 by the design department. The company's design department also carries out the scheme design according to the customer's requirements, including vehicle modification.
The company's production department is also very good. No matter whether it's parts production and processing or vehicle assembly, most of the workers and technicians have good abilities and working attitude, so the quality of pickups and SUVs they produced before is also good, which is also an important reason why they haven't made much progress before, but haven't closed down.
After Chen Mo takes over, these excellent talents and employees will become an important support for his development plan.