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SAIC Group is in contact with Shanghai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (600841.SH, hereinafter referred to as "Shangchai Co., Ltd.") and seeks to participate in the latter. As the protagonist of the current acquisition of Nanjing Automobile Group, SAIC Motor’s move is to make up for the shortcomings in the commercial vehicle sector.
An executive from Shanghai Shangchai Securities confirmed the above news to the reporter and stated that this is a strategic cooperation between the two parties. “There will be announcement within about three months.â€
An insider of SAIC Group disclosed to reporters that at present, the two parties are still in preliminary contact, and they have not yet talked about how to share in Shanghai Shichai Group. SAIC Group, on the other hand, stated that at present, both parties are only conducting preliminary discussions on business cooperation.
It is reported that Shangchai’s parent company, Shanghai Electric’s working group, has already stationed in Shangchai’s shares.
Shangchai is a technology leader in China's internal combustion engine industry. It has a complete product structure with five series and more than 300 variant products. Both parties had their first contact in 2002.
Aishi's abacus
An insider of Shanghai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. told reporters that Shangchai had always hoped to establish a strategic cooperative relationship with the vehicle manufacturer. "In the current market environment, a single engine company has been difficult to survive in the market competition."
As early as 2000, Shang Chai had already invited internationally renowned McKinsey & Co. consultants to take a closer look at the future development path. The final conclusion was that integration with OEMs is more suitable for enterprise development.
Around 2002, Shangchai had contacted SAIC and hoped to introduce SAIC's capital and participate in SAIC's commercial vehicle project. However, due to the failure to negotiate on the issue of bids and control, the two parties eventually failed to reach an agreement.
In early 2006, Shangchai sought to cooperate with Caterpillar, the world’s largest machinery and equipment manufacturer. However, after a series of negotiations, nothing happened.
A person who has worked in the diesel engine industry for many years believes that although Shanghai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. has a strong engine overall R&D capability, it is too lonely on the industry chain and cannot reach linkage with downstream industries, leading to a smaller and smaller market.
"Downstream OEMs are increasingly inclined to establish their own engine support systems or to partner with partners."
It is Beiqi Futian that has clearly felt this change in Shangchai. It used to be one of the major downstream companies of Shangchai, but with the cooperation of the world-famous commercial vehicle company Daimler-Benz and Beiqi Foton, Beiqi Futian has increasingly purchased Daimler-Benz. engine.
In fact, after 2005, the development momentum of Shanghai Shichai Group began to slow down. The quarterly report of Shangchai’s shares in the first quarter of 2007 showed that the company’s operating income was approximately RMB 8.1 billion, and its profit was only RMB 2.01 million, a decrease of 47% from the same period of last year.
SAIC's short board
Specific to SAIC, the aforementioned SAIC Group insiders said that cooperation is good news for both parties. "Shangqi's commercial vehicle project lacks the support of diesel engines, and Shangchai needs a joint vehicle company to address product sales."
"Shangqi lacked commercial vehicle plates and now wants to make up for this block, but the big problem is the engine." The source told reporters.
Although SAIC Motor has entered the world's top 500, the commercial vehicle sector is still very weak. Apart from the production of a certain amount of buses by Shenwo, there are no achievements in heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, and light passenger vehicles. In contrast, FAW, Dongfeng and other companies are both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
In the Group’s “Eleventh Five-Year Planâ€, SAIC stated that it will realize the combination of mergers and reorganizations and self-development to achieve the goal of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. SAIC Chairman Hu Maoyuan once said that SAIC is in the “Eleventh Five-Year Planâ€. The second goal of the period was to produce 600,000 self-owned brand cars, including 400,000 commercial vehicles.
On January 5, this year, Shanghai Automotive (600104.SH) announced that the new commercial vehicle division is planning to operate SAIC's commercial vehicle business as a whole. After a series of mergers and reorganizations, the SAIC Group's commercial vehicle layout has basically taken shape.
In the heavy truck sector, SAIC and Iveco established a joint venture for commercial vehicles earlier this year and acquired 67% of Chongqing Hongyan’s shares through the company.
In the field of light trucks, if the merger negotiations between SAIC and SAIC are currently in progress, SAIC is expected to merge with SAIC to obtain the latter's light truck base.
In addition to acquisitions, SAIC also strengthened its control over its subsidiaries. In mid-June, Shanghai Automotive officially announced the signing of the "Equity Transfer Agreement" with Shanghai Shangshi Automotive Development Co., Ltd., and acquired a 50% stake in Shanghai Huizhong and a 50% stake in Shanghai Wanzhong for RMB 1.475 billion.
"In order to develop medium- and heavy-duty trucks, SAIC must first consider the supply of engines," said Li Chunbo, analyst at CITIC Securities. "Chongqing SAIC Iveco Hongyan has introduced CKD assembly and production. Although there are engines suitable for heavy trucks, it is expensive and can only take the high-end route. NAC produces small-displacement diesel engines, matching the light trucks."
He said that if SAIC Motor is to match commercial vehicles in the future, it can only seek external cooperation. “At present, only domestic engines capable of producing high-powered engines are Weichai, Dongfeng Cummins, and Shangchai.†Therefore, the cooperation with Shanghai Diesel can provide support for SAIC's commercial vehicle program.
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