Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1617 Volvo Headquarters
"This is a matter of negotiation, Mr. Duan should come." Zhao Xiyou said.

"Yes, Mr. Duan has experience in negotiating abroad many times. If you are negotiating with Volvo, you should preside over it. We will treat you as a green leaf." Liu Donghai said.

"Okay, everyone trusts me so much, then let me talk about it." Duan Yun said with a smile.

In fact, although Duan Yun is the planner of this visit to Volvo, in fact, he cannot make the decision on who is in charge of negotiating. The matter itself is a bit delicate.

After all, Duan Yun only has 46% of the shares of Jinbei Automobile Factory, and is not the largest shareholder. The management right is still in the hands of the factory director, Zhao Xiyou. In addition, as a participant, Liu Donghai, as the representative of the SY City Government, has three people in terms of rank The highest among them, in China, the negotiations will definitely be handed over to Liu Donghai to lead, followed by Zhao Xiyou, and Duan Yun, as the major shareholder, only serves as a foil.

But in foreign countries, the situation is completely different. On the one hand, Duan Yun is the main sponsor of the introduction of foreign production lines. To negotiate with each other, you have to rely on Duan Yun.

After deciding who would be in charge of the negotiation, the three began to divide the work. Among them, Liu Donghai was responsible for introducing Shenyang's investment environment and relevant policy support to Volvo's senior leaders. They can take a reassurance.

And Zhao Xiyou is mainly responsible for evaluating the Volvo production line and related technologies. After collecting and sorting out the data, he will conduct research with Duan Yun and finally determine the equipment and production lines that need to be imported.

In fact, Zhao Xiyou is also a technical background. He has a relatively deep understanding of the current domestic auto industry and market conditions. After all, he has been engaged in the auto industry for more than 10 years and is a senior leader in the system. Therefore, in the first few aspects of the development of the auto industry , a more comprehensive understanding than Duan Yun.

After the division of labor was completed, the three chatted for a while, and then went to bed early to adjust the jet lag and prepare for tomorrow's visit.

In the early morning of the second day, Duan Yun and others drove to Gothenburg, where Volvo headquarters is located.

Stockholm is less than 500 kilometers away from Gothenburg. After three hours by car, Duan Yun and his party entered the city.

Gothenburg is not a big city in Europe, nor is it a very exciting city, but although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. There are all the urban facilities here, and it is far more abundant than Duan Yun and his team imagined.

The car was driving in the center of Gothenburg, with bars of all sizes on both sides. Under the umbrellas in the open air, many people sat at the wine table with their legs crossed, drinking beer, reading newspapers, and three or five people gathered together to chat , life is relaxed and comfortable.

In Gothenburg, the landmark buildings are the Gothenburg Opera House and the Grand Theatre. The exquisite and grand Gothic architecture is impressive. In addition, according to the driver, people in this city like ice hockey very much, and they watch table tennis almost every week. , and there are two other football teams, of which the IFK Gothenburg football team is the favorite to win the Swedish football championship. On the match day, there are even fans from other countries coming to Gothenburg to watch the game, and the atmosphere is very lively.

Generally speaking, Sweden is a country with a very slow pace of life. The working hours here are very short, and there are no emergencies. The company will never allow workers to work overtime. The locals enjoy life very much. From this point of view, This is indeed an exciting country.

The headquarters of the Volvo Group is located on a hill in the west of Gothenburg. On this hill, you can overlook the entire city of Gothenburg. When Duan Yun's vehicle drove up to the top of the hill, through the window, it immediately gave people a bright view. a sense of overlooking.

Volvo's headquarters is a three-story building with a full sense of modernity, and at the gate of the headquarters, several senior executives from Volvo are already waiting there to greet them.

"Hello! Welcome to visit the Volvo headquarters!" At this time, the old man standing in the front row greeted him with a smile, and he was the president of Volvo Group, Leif Johnson.

In fact, after learning that Duan Yun and his party were going to visit Volvo, this immediately aroused Rafe Johnson's great curiosity.

For a long time, the production and sales centers of Volvo Cars have been located in Europe and the United States. Although plans have been made to expand the Asian market before, due to the strength of Japanese cars, Volvo Cars has never had a major sales breakthrough in Asia. There are less than 3000 cars, and the sales volume in the Chinese market is even more pitiful. Last year, only 150 cars were sold. Such sales figures account for a small proportion of the entire Volvo Group's car sales. Poor, but at the same time, Volvo's sales in Europe and the United States reached 46, which is on the same level as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi of German cars, which shows the strong strength of Volvo Cars in the European auto market.

However, although only 150 cars were sold in China last year, Rafe Johnson still has a very strong interest in a country with a population of 10 billion and a country in a period of rapid economic development. After the company in the background wanted to visit Volvo, he immediately sent out an invitation letter, and conducted some investigation and understanding of Duan Yun and Shenyang Jinbei Automobile Factory through some relevant channels.

After learning that Duan Yun is a very well-known private entrepreneur in China, with assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and he is also accompanied by officials from the SY city government. The funds and background are very powerful in China, so Rafe Johnson decided Greet Duan Yun and his party personally.

"Hello, Mr. Johnson!" After seeing Johnson, Duan Yun immediately stepped forward to shake hands with him.

Like Johnson, Duan Yun had already done a thorough investigation of the Volvo company and saw that the old man in front of him was the president of the Volvo Group.

Immediately afterwards, under Johnson's guidance, the three of Duan Yun shook hands with several Volvo senior managers who came to greet them, and then walked into the headquarters building together.

As soon as you enter the Volvo headquarters building, you will feel a sense of technology. In the entrance hall, there is a red Volvo 940 sedan. In terms of appearance design, this sedan is somewhat similar to the Shanghai Santana, but the body It is longer, and the chassis is also slightly lower, which is full of high-end feeling.

What surprised the three of Duan Yun the most was that on the other side of the hall, there was an aero engine, and this engine was the RM8 series engine of the famous Gripen fighter jet. The structure of the entire engine was very complicated, full of It can be said that it represents the strongest industrial level in Sweden at present, and it is also the pride of the Volvo Group.

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