ECONOMIC INFORMATION: AUTO PARTS FACTORY, TIENTSIN

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 15, 1947
• Content Type: REPORT

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Date x ? 3` A~?R 1978
o 'A INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY China
INFO.. Unstated
SUBJECT Economic Inf oraation; Auto Parts Factory DIST. 15 Tanuary 1947
Tientsin This document is hereby regraded to
25X1A6a CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the PAGES 5
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History
`fhe ;'Tien.tsi_n Auto Pr.~rts; Manufacture and Repai z', ~:orks" was
uuncle c: in 1937 by a 3apnrie se narne d SAGIASAK:I
Hes ordered to construct this factory rith Tnpanese Govern--
imeent money to produce auto parts for the 20.0000 Jr_zpr nese military
-raahi les which wore in North China Actually,, the factory, then
::;: lied the North China Motor Ca.'pr _ Itc1. , could. supply the parts
i.. or only about 5, ,000 vehicles,
2h110 factory was occupied by Nationalist troops for a short w-hile
before it T,jes taken over by the Ministry of Communication. Some
of the machines were taken away and parts of others were slightly
damaged. One third of the machines are rather old, having been
r ode made in 1910 by the Toyota Company in - `apan. The rest of the
s ac ~ .rr.ery is in fairly good condition.
3. At the end of 194,), this factory liras taken over by the NInistry of
Communication and turned over to the Highway Administration. The
f :ghv:'ay Administration found that if machines were added, a motor
tricycle could be manufactured. The company received an order from
the Nat,ional.is+J Government to design a simple and economical care
si pns were started in November lr:?45; by March 1946 manufacture of
the first tricycle began.. The first motor tricq cle was completed
on 2 May 1946 and nine more were completed four months lat=sr. Because
motor tricycles were we.11 -received by the public, the factory plans
to continue the manufacture of these vehicles in addition to the
anui acture of :auto parts
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?i'retote by. JAO Ching;-chh1u rn C 11t ~yy1.~' // ) This general office
comes under the jurisdiction of h Hig hs~,ay Administration, Office
of the 8th Area ( Peiping-Tientsin Area),
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Auto Parts Sections near the Chinese Race Course south of
Tientsin.
a. Superintendent, HUANG Chih. (-1Y t A- )
b,, Deputy Superintendent., OIH?EN Kluei-sherd
c, Personnel Department.
d. Accounting Department.
e. General Affairs Department.
f. Foundry Shop.
I; . Machine Shop
h, Battery Shop.
1, Plating Shop.
J. Assemble Shop.
6. Repair Section: (Garages are near the Auto Parts Section' the
service stations are at strategic points on the high ways.3
a. Superintendent, WA I G 'u-ch'en
by Deputy Superintendent, HUANG Yt n-ts'unt
co Engineering Department
d. Accounting Department.
e, General Affairs Department
n Equipment and Supply Department.
g. First Repair Garage.
ii. Second Repair Garage.
is First Service Station.
ja Second Service Station.
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7. Auto parts: The factory supplies sufficient auto parts for the needs
of the Highway Administration. The factory has no die-casting
equipment, and all parts are made partly by hand and partly by machine.
They can make all the necessary parts except the spark plugs .
8. Fire extinguishers: A portion of the factory manufactures chemical
fire extinguishers. This extinguisher is made entirely out of
Chinese materials and has an effective range of 50 feet. Each one
costs CNC : 70,000 with special discounts on large orders.
9. Repairs; In the Repair Section slight mechanical difficulties and
small repairs are made in the service stations. General overhaul
and large repair jobs are handled in the garage. A. monthly average
of forty or fifty vehicles receive a complete overhaul.
10.. The Motor Tr?icrcle:
a. The drawing of the motor tricycle design was completed
after four months study by the engineers. The tricycle was designed
With a single cylinders, air cooled engine, and 1103 parts. It is
the first Chinese designed motor vehicle, although the Japanese
"Tahatze" was the model used as reference.
h. Among the ten tricycles completed there are several models
such as Jeep? Truck, Coupe, etc.
c. This new tricycle develops 9 HP whereas the Tehatze developed
only 71k HP. This new vehicle uses one gallon of gas for
44-.A'- KM where the Japanese vehicle used one gallon for 40 ]KII.
Speed is 65U per hour compared with 40 KRi per hour for the Tahatze.
The new vehicle is air-cooled instead of water cooled.
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d? Ten experlmenta.L motor tricycles have been completed and
have been considered successful; so 50 more are being manufactured
nor, which should be ready about the first of 1947. If these
vehicles are satisfactory the factory intends to produce vehicles
per day
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11. There are 350 laborers and 45 office employees In the Auto Parts
Section and 200 laborers in the Repair Section. One tenth are
child laborers who are considered apprentices.
12. Labor union has been organized and is controlled by the Kuomintang,
although no party influence is apparent.
13. The factory has a cooperative store where the employees may pur-
chase daily necessities. The factory furnishes enough quarters for
about two-thirds of the office employees.
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