Developing Vietnam's automobile industry - The story of self-reliance from Kim Long Motor Hue

(Chinhphu.vn) - The visit to Kim Long Motor Hue factory dispelled all our doubts about the ability to produce cars in Hue with high quality, very low cost, competitive enough with products from the world's leading automobile industry countries.

For the first time in Vietnam, modern technology in designing, manufacturing and producing automobile products has been transferred to a domestic enterprise.

Lessons on self-reliance

I learned about Kim Long Motor Hue Company from a leader of Rolls Royce (RR) when I attended an exhibition about Data Center World abroad. This leader revealed to me the information that RR expanded its joint venture with Yuchai of China four times to transfer technology and produce the most advanced engines in the world .

And recently, Yuchai (China's leading automobile brand) signed a technology transfer contract with a Vietnamese company named Kim Long Motor to build a state-of-the-art multi-purpose factory in Hue .

Kim Long Motor Hue factory has a modern bus assembly line.

For the first time in Vietnam, modern technology in designing, manufacturing and producing automobile products has been transferred to a domestic enterprise. Vietnamese people have been able to master the technology, directly manufacture many car models with the spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, achieving top quality, competing with international products.

We do not depend on foreign countries, do not stop at outsourcing and assembling for hire, but proactively localize, creating high-quality products. Reality has proven: buses with the Kim Long Motor Hue brand have been used nationwide, exported to Korea, and soon to Thailand, the Middle East and many other countries.

A "Mega Factory" in Hue

The project in Hue has a scale of nearly 2,000 hectares, 3 km from Chan May port. I witnessed a Mega Factory with more than 3,000 workers who have just completed the first phase of construction, operating busily. More than 1,000 vehicles, mainly buses using EV, CNG, Hybrid & Diesel engines meeting EURO-5 and 6 emission standards, have been produced and distributed according to customers' customized requirements. Whatever paint style you want, whatever interior, they can accommodate it all.

Buses under the Kim Long Motor Hue brand have been used nationwide, exported to Korea, and soon to Thailand, the Middle East and many other countries.

The most impressive thing is the product quality. The test drive experience gives a smooth feeling that is not inferior to Volvo. Perhaps due to decades of experience operating the leading bus company in Vietnam, the owner of Kim Long Motor clearly understands that quality is the decisive factor for success. Meanwhile, the price is only 60 - 70% compared to similar products on the market... With this strategy, the dream of owning a high-quality, low-cost car of many Vietnamese people becomes closer.

Personally, I will definitely order at least four electric or hybrid buses to transfer from Tan Son Nhat airport and Cho Ray Hospital to the high-speed ferry terminal to Vung Tau and Con Dao; at the same time, deploy more routes from Vung Tau high-speed ferry terminal to major hotels in the city. I will also introduce them to my friends if anyone is interested.

The working atmosphere is extremely urgent and professional.

Technology, Aspiration and Vision

At the factory, I met Mr. Van Cong Diem, Deputy General Director of Kim Long Motor Hue, former leader of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport. He personally took our delegation and representatives of a leading Japanese battery manufacturer to visit the entire phase one factory, covering an area of ​​165 hectares.

The working atmosphere is extremely urgent and professional with 69 international experts from many famous car brands in the world, promising that in the near future, another number one electric car brand in the world will transfer technology to Kim Long Motor...

In the near future, Kim Long will also have the world's leading electric car models produced under a dual Vietnamese-international brand, helping to reduce costs and increase competitiveness.

In the near future, Kim Long will also have the world's leading electric car models produced under a dual Vietnamese-international brand, helping to reduce costs and increase competitiveness.

In this era of fierce competition, it is necessary to have low prices but high quality to survive. Next to a powerful China, the second largest economy in the world, we need to learn good things and limit bad things to develop. Their experience in the automobile industry shows that mastering high, modern technology is the key to meeting the strict requirements of the international market.

The dream of a high quality and low priced Vietnamese brand car

Kim Long Motor Hue Factory is truly a modern industrial city, located right at Chan May deep-water port, convenient for railway, sea, road and air routes. With enthusiastic support from the local authorities, they have completed the second production line, with a capacity of more than 50 large buses per day, serving both domestic and export markets.

Kim Long Motor aims for the dream of bringing Vietnamese branded cars with a localization rate of at least 70-80%, or even higher.

The reason for Kim Long Motor Hue's success comes from the burning desire of the founder of Kim Long Motor Hue for decades. That is to build an advanced Vietnamese automobile industry, with autonomous technology, especially engine technology - something that no major car company has been willing to transfer before. A developed country with more than 100 million people cannot lack an automobile industry.

The secret to success lies in Integrity and Compliance, core values ​​that help businesses build a solid reputation with international partners. Say yes, do yes; transparency, responsibility - that is the foundation that creates Heart and Vision.

Kim Long Motor aims to bring Vietnamese branded cars with a localization rate of at least 70-80%, or even higher, to the international market: high quality, low price, many people can own, no foreign currency flowing abroad. For them, profit is not the most important thing, but the bigger dream is to strongly develop the Vietnamese branded car industry and have more Vietnamese people be able to buy cars.

The development of the automobile industry means there are more products and different car lines to serve the socio-economic development of the country.

The development of the automobile industry means that there are more products and different car lines to serve the socio-economic development of the country. A developed country with more than 100 million people cannot lack a modern automobile industry of the Vietnamese, by the Vietnamese, for the Vietnamese.

Concerns and expectations

A real industrial-urban cluster has been formed and will develop strongly. This will be the workplace for tens of thousands of people and their families.

When the entire factory is completed, it will also attract dozens of companies providing ancillary products and services for the entire region. However, investors are looking forward to the real involvement of the Hue City government. Instead of rolling out the red carpet to attract new investors, they should do a good job and support existing potential investors with real dreams, that would be wonderful.

When completed, this automobile manufacturing complex will contribute tens of thousands of billions of VND annually to the local budget. Hue City in the near future will have a large and stable source of income from advanced industry and the Kim Long Motor Hue brand will be popular in many countries around the world, besides Hue - a world heritage recognized by UNESCO.

Son Hai

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/phat-trien-cong-nghiep-o-to-viet-cau-chuyen-tu-luc-tu-cuong-tu-kim-long-motor-hue-102250901161231297.htm