Dozens of departments of FAW Group make major adjustments, and can the “Knife” mechanism adjust after the adjustment?

FAW Group's institutional reforms and personnel adjustments are still continuing. The Economic Observer reporter was informed that on May 16th, FAW Group issued a "Notice on Adjusting the Organizational Settings of Some Organizations of the Group Company and Related Responsibilities to Further Define the Assignment of Relevant Functions" on May 16, and once again set up the organization of the knives to set up the Mobile Travel Division. , Hongqi Small Town Business Management Department, New Technology and Innovation Business Department, and Safety and Environment Protection Department four new departments; established product pre-committee strategy committee to be responsible for mid- and long-term planning of the Hongqi brand; accelerated the digital transformation of the entire Group's information strategy; R & D section, product planning, capital operations, strategic management, corporate audit and legal affairs, and other institutions to sort out.

For the purpose of this institutional adjustment, this red-headed paper is very clear: "In order to more effectively implement the strategy of the group company, strengthen the development of innovation, further rationalize and focus resources, and at the same time further streamline the business relationship."

The red-headed document issued on May 16th was another major action of FAW Group's internal organizational reform since the FASCO Group announced its organizational reform plan on September 18 last year. The organizational reform plan issued in September last year, in addition to setting off an unprecedented personnel adjustment in the history of FAW Group, all the staff members “uplifted” and competed for posts, but also drastically adjusted their institutional settings for passenger vehicles and commercial use. The car was established respectively Pentium brand division and liberation division, according to the brand allocation of resources, and through the research, production, supply and marketing industry chain.

From the point of view of this red-headed document on May 16th, it is the further implementation and promotion of the organizational structure adjustment plan announced last year, strengthening the Hongqi brand, further combing the R&D system, and accelerating the transition to intelligent and digital; at the same time, rationalizing security and The establishment of business lines such as logistical support, audit and legal, investment and management, and strategic planning has enabled the management of the entire group to operate more efficiently. Specifically, there are ten major adjustments to this red-headed document:

I. Establishment of the Mobile Travel Division: The original mobile travel office was cancelled, and the related management coordination functions of the original mobile travel office were undertaken by the Mobile Travel Division. The companies and businesses related to mobile travel businesses such as FAW Trade and Industry, Hongqi Zhixing Technology Corporation and FAW International Finance Leasing Company were included in the management of the Mobile Travel Division. The Mobile Travel Division and the mobile travel company implement "one organization, two names." The chairman of the mobile travel company is headed by the group company.

2. The establishment of the Hongqi Town Business Management Department: Accelerating the development and landing of the "Red Flag Town" strategic mission, responsible for organizing the formulation and implementation of the "Red Flag Town" development plan, construction strategies, and business development measures; establishing the "Red Flag Town" operating platform And carry out related investment, finance, insurance and other derivative services.

Third, the establishment of new technology and innovation business department: mainly responsible for the identification, introduction, incubation and promotion of new technologies, innovative business; responsible for the creation and management of innovative laboratories, entrepreneurial platforms.

At the same time, the former New Energy Office and the Intelligent Network Alliance Office were revoked, and the offices and the new technology and innovation business related businesses were all transferred to the New Technology and Innovation Business Department. According to the business line, they were placed under the New Energy Development Institute respectively. Intelligent Network Development Institute.

Fourth, the establishment of a security environment protection department: the group's General Office, development and manufacturing department, R & D institute and other agencies related business units are integrated together, responsible for the group headquarters of the administration, logistics support, vehicle management, fire protection, health and epidemic prevention, security management, etc. Work, integrated into one unified management, security and environmental protection department under the Department of Administrative Services, Resources Protection Department, An environmental protection and other three agencies.

V. Accelerate the transformation of digitalized strategic informatization and clarify the centralized management of digitalization work: establish a digital office for informationization of group companies; after adjustment, the system management and IT department and the office for digitalization and reform of informationization implement “one organization, three names”. "Responsible for the Group's information, big data and information security services."

At the same time, it further clarified that Qiming Company is the implementation company responsible for the digital construction of the group companies.

6. Adjustment of the R&D sector resource allocation and strengthening of R&D "Integration" and "Specialization" management: After the adjustment, the president of the R&D General Assembly and the party committee secretary shall be concurrently held by the head of the group company, the New Energy Development Institute, the Intelligent Network Alliance Development Institute, and the Modeling and Design Institute. The dean is concurrently appointed by the vice president of the R&D center.

Rationally allocate R&D resources, add a vehicle-side network joint development institute and a smart space development institute in the Intelligent Network Alliance Development Institute, and rename the original Intelligent Institute as the Intelligent Driving Research Institute.

VII. Adjustment of Product Planning and Internal Organizations and Related Responsibility of the Project Department: The Product Planning and Product Division of the Product Planning Department was renamed the Advanced Product Planning Division and was responsible for product strategy, medium and long-term product planning, advanced product strategy and planning, and technology. Standardization management, product announcements, production qualifications, product-related regulatory management, and co-ordination of the Group's product strategy for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and parts and components.

VIII. To establish an early product strategy planning committee, the group company set up a strategic advisory committee, a digital management planning committee, a red flag management committee, a product strategy committee, an advanced product strategy planning committee, a Hongqi brand product safety committee, a cost control committee, a procurement tendering committee, Investment Management Committee and other 9 committees. Among them, the Red Flag Management Committee, Product Strategy Committee, Red Flag Brand Product Safety Committee, Cost Control Committee, and Procurement Bidding Committee have been established in the early stage.

The newly formed product advanced strategy planning committee is chaired by Chairman Xu Liuping, deputy director of Qin Huanming, deputy director; Wang Guoqiang, deputy general manager of the company is deputy executive director, members are members including Qiu Xiandong, deputy general manager, Sun Zhiyang, deputy general manager, and product planning. Major responsible person for the project department, marketing service department and customer relationship management department.

Ninth, to further rationalize some of the business units and institutional settings: for example, to further clarify the strategic planning department's overall planning for new energy, intelligent network, "production qualification" work. Changed the Compliance Department to the Audit and Legal Department. It is clear that the Brand Public Relations Department should continue to strengthen its social responsibility management functions, including the “Poverty Alleviation” job responsibilities.

10. Adjust the related resources allocation and business relationship of the Pentium Business Division, and assign the Pentium Modeling Institute of Design Institute to the Pentium Development Headquarters Pentium Development Institute. The Pentium Division can entrust the relevant research institutes to carry out R&D work such as vehicle design and powertrain. .

Judging from the above adjustments, in addition to strengthening new services such as mobile travel and intelligence, and speeding up digital transformation, the business adjustments of the independent plates such as Hongqi and Pentium have been highlighted; at the same time, the resources for research and development are sorted out, and investments, laws, Strategic planning and other business integration, emphasizing the group's unified scheduling, rationalizing business relationships, and improving efficiency. These adjustment measures are quite consistent with Xu Qingping’s idea of ​​reinvigorating the Red Flag, strengthening autonomy, and seizing new opportunities for intelligence since he took control of FAW on various occasions.

At the beginning of August last year, Xu Liuping went straight to the chairman of the No. 1 Automobile Group. After more than a month of investigations, he immediately carried out “major surgery” on the FAW Group. Looking at the current situation, the institutional adjustment program last September was only the beginning. To clear up the old state-owned enterprises of FAW, it is necessary to further refine the implementation and advancement of the old state-owned enterprises. On May 16th, the red tape for continuing agency adjustment was also This shows that this reform under the current steam has already entered the “tough battle” stage.