On May 21, 2024, local time in France, Tan Xuguang, who had just finished his research in Italy, led a team to the city of Casey in France to conduct an in-depth investigation of the French Borduan Engine Company under Weichai. He listened to a report on the key work of the management and delivered an impromptu keynote speech.
Weichai engine can be traced back to 1946 and was one of the earliest manufacturers of diesel engines in China. In 2020, Weichai's production and sales of engines exceeded 1 million units, ranking first in the world in total engine sales for the first time and becoming the world's largest diesel engine industry cluster. At the same time, the annual sales of Weichai heavy-duty vehicle power exceeded 500000 units, ranking first in the world in this field; The power of light vehicles increased by 134% year-on-year throughout the year, and its industry position rose from sixth to second.
The French Borduan Engine Company was founded in 1918 and fell into bankruptcy crisis in 2009 due to the impact of the global financial crisis. Weichai has strategically restructured its French company, Boduan, with a commitment to ensuring that no Boduan employee is laid off. 2024 is the 15th year of strategic restructuring for both sides. For the past 15 years, Weichai has always fulfilled its commitments, continuously increased investment, expanded production capacity, and increased employment, enabling Boduan Company to enter the track of high-quality development. It has successfully saved this century old enterprise and created a new benchmark for win-win cooperation between Chinese and French enterprises.
Tan Xuguang delivered an impromptu speech on site
Tan Xuguang said
French Boduan Company is an important production base of Weichai Power in the European engine business sector. We regard Boduan as a strategic support point for European manufacturing, continuously expanding our localized manufacturing capabilities for high-end large cylinder diameter and high-power density engines, efficiently meeting global customer needs, and enabling the Boduan brand to truly reach the top of the world, creating an unstoppable first power brand in Europe.
Tan Xuguang listened in detail to the report from the management of Boduan on the key work of company operation, capacity improvement, supply chain construction, and new project planning, and conducted on-site inspections of Boduan's manufacturing factory and warehousing and logistics center.
