Shenlong’s Chengdu factory went into operation, and the first product, Dongfeng Peugeot 4008, was launched

　　China News Service, Chengdu, September 7 (Zou Liyang, Liu Zhongjun) On the 7th, the Chengdu factory of Shenlong Automobile Co., Ltd. was completed and put into operation after 23 months, and its first product – Dongfeng Peugeot 4008 was successfully rolled off the assembly line.

　　Since the foundation was laid in 2014, the Chengdu factory of Shenlong Company has followed the construction principle of "one planning, phased construction, priority investment in models, and rolling development". The first phase of the Chengdu factory covers an area of 2,484 mu, with a total investment estimate of 7.90 billion yuan and an annual production capacity of 240,000 vehicles. The factory mainly includes the four major processes of stamping, welding, painting, and assembly and their sub-assembly and integrated workshops, parts suppliers supporting industrial parks, test tracks, and auxiliary building facilities such as warehousing and logistics, public power stations, and canteens.

　　It is understood that the Chengdu factory’s stamping workshop uses fully enclosed, automatic high-speed stamping process technology and advanced equipment, and for the first time uses aluminum profile stamping; the welding workshop uses an industrial system of production informatization and lean management to achieve 100% welding automation, with 442 robots of various types; the application of silane technology in the painting workshop, a new generation of water-free paint compact painting process, dry spray booth technology, waste heat recovery technology, and other process technologies has greatly reduced pollutant emissions and energy consumption; the final assembly line is leading the industry in the application of new technologies such as process integration innovation, especially intelligent whole-process quality inspection, and world-class multi-spectral runway testing.

　　The reporter saw that there were very few workers in the large production workshop, and different types of robots were operating in an orderly manner. Intelligent manufacturing technology was integrated into the entire process of modern large-scale production in the factory.

　　As the first product of the Chengdu factory, Dongfeng Peugeot 4008 is developed based on the EMP2 platform, using the "E-dynamic strategy" THP turbocharged engine and the enhanced GripControl multi-road condition adaptation system, and is fully equipped with the ADAS intelligent driving assistance system. The birth of Dongfeng Peugeot 4008 fills the gap of Shenlong’s mid-to-high-end SUV and improves Shenlong’s product structure.

　　Shenlong Chengdu factory has introduced PSA Group’s new EMP2 production platform, which can be flexibly adjusted according to different needs in terms of model level, body size, equipment configuration, powertrain, etc. The wheelbase of the production model can reach up to 2900mm. In the future, it will mainly produce high-end SUV and MPV models of Dongfeng Peugeot, Dongfeng Citroen, and Dongfeng brands, and new energy products will also be planned simultaneously. (End)