Chapter 234 Doubtful

The motorcycle engine data in the negotiation memorandum made Li Weidong puzzled. In his opinion, this should not be the engine data that a scooter should have.

What type of engine is this? How can there be such data? Has Taifeng Motorcycle been pitted by Japanese manufacturers? Li Weidong frowned.

Seeing Li Weidong frowning, Ma Dexing couldn't help but ask, Director Li, is there any problem with this negotiation memorandum?

There is no problem with the negotiation memorandum. Li Weidong shook his head, and then asked, Director Ma, are Taifeng Motors really scooters?

It's a scooter. It's written in Taifeng Motor's application and the Chinese memorandum. Ma Dexing said and began to look for the Chinese negotiation memorandum.

Li Weidong also immediately flipped through the Japanese version of the memorandum, and nodded: Yes, scooters are also mentioned in the Japanese negotiation memorandum.

Is there any problem then! Ma Dexing said casually.

The problem is that the engine data stated in this memo doesn't look like a scooter. Li Weidong paused, then explained: Director Ma, I used to be a car mechanic when I was in a transportation company. I can also repair motorcycles. So I still know something about motorcycle engines.

Director Li, what do you mean, the engine provided by this motorcycle production line is wrong, are we being pitted? Ma Dexing asked.

It's hard to say whether I've been scammed or not. After all, I just read a few data, so I can't draw a conclusion. Li Weidong said in a conservative tone.

Ma Dexing nodded, and then asked, I don't know much about motorcycle engines. What's wrong with the data of this engine? Is it lack of power?

Li Weidong shook his head: There is no problem with the power. Not only is there no problem, but it is very good. Not only the power is good, but the torque data of the engine is also relatively high.

Ma Dexing was stunned for a moment, and then Kai Ke said: Although I don't understand the engine of motorcycles, it has good power and high torque. This is a good thing!

But a light scooter like Mulan can't use such a good engine. And if the data of the engine reaches this level, the volume of the engine will inevitably increase, and it should not fit in the body of Mulan. Li Weidong said explained.

Ma Dexing then showed an expression of sudden realization; I understand when you say that! I'll call Taifeng Motorcycle Factory now and ask what's going on.

Ma Dexing went to call, while Li Weidong continued to read the negotiation memorandum.

The Japanese company that sells motorcycle production lines to Taifeng Motorcycle is called Dongyang Co., Ltd.

The name is a bit raw. Does this company produce motorcycles? When I was working in Japan in my last life, I didn't seem to have seen a motorcycle of this brand. There is no company introduction here, otherwise I can know what the background of this Dongyang Co., Ltd. is.

While thinking about it, Li Weidong carefully looked at the contents of the negotiation memorandum.

This engine is called TY-12, the model that starts with TY, I have never heard of it. The famous Japanese motorcycle brands should not have engines that start with TY. However, Japan's motorcycle engines are the top in the world, and there are many Second- and third-tier small factories also have their own engines, maybe this Dongyang Co., Ltd. is a second- and third-tier small factory.”

In the negotiation memorandum, except for the problem with the data of the engine, everything else is quite satisfactory. It is nothing more than the sky-high asking price to pay the money on the spot, and no other useful information can be found.

Li Weidong finished reading the negotiation memorandum, and Ma Dexing also finished the phone call.

I asked Taifeng Motorcycle Factory, and the matter is clear. What they introduced is a scooter, but it is not a light scooter like Xiao Mulan. Qingqi Xiao Mulan has already made a name, and the market sales are also very good. Now When ordinary people buy a sober pedal, they recognize Xiao Mulan.

Ma Dexing paused, then said: Since the market for light scooters has been occupied by Mulan, Taifeng Motorcycle Factory has no plans to enter this market, so they imported medium scooters from Japan. The size of the scooter is much larger than that of the Mulan, and the body is heavier, so the power and torque requirements of the engine are also relatively large.”

Medium-sized scooter? Li Weidong looked at the engine data again, and then shook his head: Such power and torque are still too high for a medium-sized scooter!

Ma Dexing smiled slightly: Director Li, you really are an insider, you can see the clue at a glance! In fact, this production line introduced by Taifeng Motorcycle Factory can not only produce medium-sized scooters, but also large-scale scooters. Both scooters and large scooters use the same engine.

It's just that large scooters are expensive and not as flexible as medium-sized scooters, so there should be no market in our country. Therefore, the Typhoon Motorcycle Factory only plans to produce medium-sized scooters for the time being. If there is demand in the domestic market in the future, they can directly switch to large-scale scooters.

From this point of view, the leaders of Taifeng Motorcycle Factory are very far-sighted. They directly choose medium-sized scooters, which not only avoids competing with Mulan in the light-duty scooter market, but also considers the future sustainable development. A production line that allows for product upgrades has been selected.

Li Weidong frowned. Taifeng Motorcycle Factory's explanation sounded reasonable, but Li Weidong still felt that something was wrong.

The engine of a large motorcycle? This is to fool the Chinese! After all, few Chinese have ridden a large Japanese motorcycle, and they have absolutely no idea what a Japanese large motorcycle is like. The engine has research.

When I was working in Japan in my last life, the four major motorcycle brands Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki produced many large motorcycles that I have repaired and ridden. The four major motorcycle brands are used for large motorcycles. The engine is definitely not like this!

The four major motorcycle brands represent the highest level of Japanese motorcycle craftsmanship. Other second- and third-tier motorcycle brands are also imitating the four major motorcycle brands. It is absolutely impossible for a company like Dongyang Co., Ltd. that I have never heard of. Exceeds the engine technology of the four major motorcycle brands.

It seems that this Taifeng Motorcycle Factory should still be fooled by Dongyang Co., Ltd. The so-called production line can be upgraded to make large-scale scooters. Nine times out of ten, Dongyang Co., Ltd. lied to sell the production line!

Thinking of this, Li Weidong frowned again. Li Weidong himself figured it out, but how should he explain it to Ma Dexing?

If Li Weidong told Ma Dexing his inference, Ma Dexing would definitely let Li Weidong come up with the basis. Li Weidong couldn't tell Ma Dexing that he had repaired cars in Japan in his previous life, right?

After a little thought, Li Weidong came up with a solution. He said, Director Ma, there was news at the end of last year. I wonder if you noticed that Jialing Motorcycle introduced the engine technology of road and off-road motorcycles from Honda.

It seems that there is such a thing. I have seen it in the work briefing in the system. Ma Dexing nodded.

Li Weidong went on to say: Jialing introduced the technology of road and off-road motorcycles not to produce off-road motorcycles, but to use it on ordinary motorcycles in Jialing. The southwest region is already mountainous, and many parts of our rural areas are still dirt roads. Ordinary motorcycles can’t be ridden at all, so you have to use the technology of off-road motorcycles.”

Indeed, the off-road climbing ability of Jialing Motorcycle is really good, but what does this have to do with the introduction of production lines by Taifeng Motorcycle Factory? Ma Dexing asked in confusion.

The power and torque requirements of the engine for off-road motorcycles are higher than those of ordinary motorcycles, and even higher than those of scooters.

Li Weidong said, pointing to the engine data on the briefing: If I'm not mistaken, the engine provided by Dongyang Co., Ltd. is better than the off-road motorcycle introduced by Jialing in terms of data.

Ma Dexing is still at a loss: The data is better, isn't that a good thing?

Li Weidong shook his head and continued to explain: Director Ma, think about it, how many years has Jialing been doing motorcycles? What is the quality of their motorcycles? Motorcycle is a first-class motorcycle factory in China, is it not an exaggeration?

A domestic first-class motorcycle company like Jialing has accumulated technology for so many years, and it is only now that it has begun to introduce off-road motorcycle technology from Honda. Do you think that it is better to import than Jialing with the Taifeng Motorcycle Factory in our province? Technology? Compared with Jialing Motorcycle, Taifeng Motorcycle Factory has the advantage to introduce better technology?

Besides, this motorcycle engine, Honda's motorcycle engine level is world-class, but the engine data they provided to Jialing is not as good as the engine of Dongyang Co., Ltd., how is this possible? Could it be that the engine of Dongyang Co., Ltd. will be more powerful than that of Honda?

To put it another way, if the production line of Dongyang Co., Ltd. is so good, why don't other domestic motorcycle manufacturers introduce it, and such a good production line can fall on the head of Taifeng Motorcycle Factory? In the same way, if Dongyang Co., Ltd.'s products are at the level of Honda, how can they sell the production line to Taifeng Motorcycle Factory?

In addition, the price of this production line is only three million US dollars for a complete set, is it too low? This negotiation memorandum can be written, this is not a simple motorcycle assembly line, but a real motorcycle production line! At this price, can you buy a better motorcycle production line than Honda?

So I think there are too many doubts about the introduction of motorcycle production line by Taifeng Motorcycle Factory this time, and there are many places that are completely illogical, so I suggest that we should investigate carefully in the hall, so as not to suffer losses for our company.

Ma Dexing nodded: Listening to what you said, I really don't think this matter is so simple, so let's go to Taifeng Motorcycle Factory tomorrow to find out on the spot. If you are free, let's go together! After all, motorcycles You know better than me.