Since its establishment in Nanjing in 1928, Qijiang Gear Factory (Qiji for short) has changed its name 17 times, moved its factory location 3 times, and changed its affiliation 26 times. It has developed from a workshop-style factory to the largest automobile in China. One of the parts manufacturers, it was selected into China's 100 "Best Auto Parts Suppliers" in 2003 and ranked among the top 500 Chinese machinery companies.
From 1929 to 1949, the company was successively named the Transportation Machinery Factory of the Army, Navy and Air Force Headquarters, the Transportation Machinery Manufacturing Factory of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, the Transportation Machinery Manufacturing Factory of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, the Transportation Machinery Manufacturing Factory of the Logistics Department, and the First Transportation Machinery Manufacturing Factory of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Factory, Ministry of Military Affairs Automobile Manufacturing Factory, Logistics Command Second Automobile Parts Manufacturing Factory, Joint Service Command Second Military Automobile Parts Manufacturing Factory, Joint Service Command 502 Automobile Factory, Joint Service Command Commander's Second Military Auto Parts Manufacturing Plant, Department of Defense Transportation Agency Second Military Auto Parts Manufacturing Plant.
In November 1937, part of the factory moved to Changsha, Hunan; part moved to Wanxian, Sichuan. In November 1939, the factory headquarters and all manufacturing branches were moved to Qiaohe Township, Qijiang County (current location).
After Qijiang was liberated on November 27, 1949, the Chongqing Municipal Military Administration and Logistics Takeover Committee of the Chinese People's Liberation Army took over the factory. At this time, there were 810 employees, 139 main production equipment, covering an area of ??509,836 square meters, and the annual industry The total output value is 449,000 yuan.
In February 1950, the factory was renamed Factory 502 of the Southwest Industry Ministry and was affiliated to the Southwest Industry Department of the Machinery Industry Administration; in December, it was renamed Qijiang Auto Parts Factory and was affiliated to the Logistics Department of the Southwest Military Region.
In September 1951, the factory was renamed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Qiji Second Manufacturing and Distribution Factory and was affiliated to the Logistics Department of the Military Commission; in September 1952, it produced China's first batch of 11 automobile transmissions.
In August 1953, the factory was renamed Qijiang Auto Parts Factory. It was designated by the state to produce automobile gears and was affiliated to the Automobile Industry Administration Bureau of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry.
In June 1958, the factory was affiliated to the Chongqing Machinery Bureau. In the same year, it successfully trial-produced the GAZ-63 transfer case assembly and the CJ10 Mengjin truck; in 1960, it trial-produced the QJ370 Mengjin 12T dump truck. .
In January 1962, the factory was affiliated to the Sichuan Provincial Machinery Industry Department; in April 1964, it was affiliated to the China Automotive Industry Corporation of the First Machinery Department.
In April 1969, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Chongqing Garrison District implemented military control over the factory, and in October the Qijiang Gear Factory Revolutionary Committee was established.
In December 1971, Qiji was affiliated to Chongqing Machinery Bureau; in February 1979, it was affiliated to the First Ministry of Machinery Industry.
In 1984, Qiji was affiliated to China Heavy Duty Truck Association; in 1985, it began to introduce the mechanical transmission series manufacturing technology of West German ZF Company.
In 1990, Qiji had 5,583 employees, 1,087 collective employees, 1,169 main production equipment, covering an area of ??622,842 square meters, with an annual output of 1,811 transmission assemblies, and a total industrial output value of 72.958 million yuan. , has grown into a large-scale national second-class backbone enterprise that produces various types of automobile transmissions, bevel gears, and steering knuckles.
On May 8, 1991, 115 kinds of self-made parts of Qiji passed the appraisal by German ZF experts.
On November 21, 1992, Qiji won the title of Sichuan Provincial Civilized Unit; in May, the self-developed EQ140 plain and plateau reinforced rear axle bevel gear obtained the national patent; in December, it obtained the export operation right , and ranks among the national key enterprises of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
On January 27, 1998, the QJ506 transmission, PR101 power take-off, PF60 power take-off and Rockwell bridge gear developed and produced by Qizhi passed the national expert appraisal at one time.
In June 1999, Qiji was awarded the title of Chongqing's Advanced Contract-honoring and Trustworthy Enterprise; QJ805 transmission obtained the "National New Product Certificate" issued by the State Economic and Trade Commission; in October, ZF S6-90 The transmission passed the review by the expert review committee of the Gear Professional Association of the China Machinery General Components Industry Association and was recognized as a famous brand product; on November 9, the QJ805 transmission and C214 Soma series axle gears passed the Chongqing key innovation product appraisal.
On October 15, 1999, Qizhi was affiliated to Chongqing Heavy Duty Truck Group Corporation.
In May 2001, the QJ805 transmission developed by Qiji won the Chongqing Excellent New Product; in June, it won the second prize of the 2000 New Product Award in the Gear Industry. On December 21, Qizhi passed the project acceptance and realized process design and management automation. In December, the auto parts value for the whole year was 312.507 million yuan. The output of Qizhi-ZF and other gear transmission assemblies was 22,934 units, an increase of 100.3% over the previous year. Among them, the number of heavy-duty transmissions exceeded 15,000 units, which was three times the design guideline and an increase over the previous year. 72.04.
In January 2002, the QJ806 transmission passed new product identification. In May, the Bevel Gear Branch Factory produced 150-160 sets of Nissan Steyr bridge gears, with a monthly production capacity of 4,500-5,000 sets. The monthly output value of Qi gear exceeded 40 million yuan, and the monthly production of heavy-duty transmissions exceeded 2,200 units. In November, the Qijiang diamond-shaped trademark was once again rated as a famous trademark in Chongqing.
The contract signing ceremony for the joint venture between Qiji and Xiangtorch Investment Co., Ltd. to establish Qijiang Gear Transmission Co., Ltd. was held. The establishment ceremony of "Qijiang Gear Transmission Co., Ltd.", a joint venture between Qijiang Gear Factory and Xiang Torch Investment Co., Ltd., was held grandly in Qiji Square. At this time, the company covers an area of ??630,000 square meters and has 2,466 employees. The annual value of auto parts was 443.1475 million yuan, exceeding 400 million for the first time, an increase of 41.8% over the previous year. The company achieved sales revenue of 3.31443 million yuan, exceeding 300 million for the first time. An increase of 53 from the previous year.
In 2003, the company's quality system passed the ISO9001:2000 quality system version certification of Rheinland GmbH, Germany, and completed the system version change; S6-90 and QJ805 transmission assemblies were rated as Chongqing famous brand products. 4S-130GP won the special award for outstanding new products in the gear industry; QJ806 and QJ1506 won the outstanding product award in the gear industry; the first phase of technical transformation with an investment of 95 million yuan was completed, forming an annual production capacity of 60,000 transmissions. The company's production and operation reached a new record high. The annual value of auto parts was 614.44 million yuan. It produced 31,852 heavy-duty transmission assemblies and 110,609 sets of bevel gears. It achieved sales revenue of 400.52 million yuan. It was selected as one of the 100 best auto parts suppliers in China. , among the top 500 Chinese machinery companies.
In 2004, the company was merged into Chongqing Mechanical and Electrical (Holding) Group Company along with the overall reorganization of Chongqing Heavy Duty Truck Group Company. The value of auto parts completed was 631.745 million yuan, and sales revenue was 400.6 million yuan. Both output value and revenue ratio achieved varying degrees of growth; 32,052 transmission assemblies were produced, a year-on-year increase; axle gears achieved a daily balanced production of 400 sets, The product structure tends to be reasonable, and the proportion of new products has increased rapidly. There are more than 30 kinds of products in the North American market alone. Exports have shown a continuous upward trend, achieving export earnings of US$2.7 million, a year-on-year increase of 41.88. The large and medium-sized bus market has been fully expanded, the market coverage of mid- to high-end luxury buses has been consolidated and improved, the dominant position in the bus market has been maintained, and the development of the heavy-duty truck market has achieved substantial breakthroughs. It ranks among the top 500 Chinese machinery companies and the top 50 industrial enterprises in Chongqing, and maintains the title of "Civilized Unit" in Chongqing.
In June 2005, Qizhi Transmission Company completed the equity transfer and asset reorganization. Xiang Torch Automobile Co., Ltd. will transfer its equity in Qiji Transmission Company to Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation. Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation has become a new strategic shareholder of Qizhi Transmission Company.