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"Gentlemen, I would like to inform you about something," Valentin Matviyenko put his fingers on the table, murmured, and said slowly: "For our engine, the Huateng Group proposed a New suggestion..."

But before Valentin Matviyenko could finish speaking, the old men exploded...

"I don't agree to hand over the engine to the Chinese OEM!" Lev Sabrov jumped up directly, his face flushed: "It's not that our Volga can't produce engines, why should we hand over the engines to Huaxia? People come to produce?"

"That's right, I also agree with Mr. Saburov," Alexander Molotov said, "although our engine is indeed a little behind, but this is not the reason for us to give up... now If we can maintain the production of engines, we have the confidence to bargain with other car manufacturers. If we hand over the engines to OEMs, or even directly purchase unrecognized engines, it will indeed bring about profit growth in the short term. But in the long run, we have directly lost the ability to produce engines. Once others raise the price, what should we do? The price increase is still mild, and once others cut off our supply, what should we do?"

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Everyone has different opinions, and they are all dissatisfied with the idea of ​​handing over the engine to Huateng Industrial Group for OEM, or purchasing the engine directly from Huateng Group.

Valentin Matviyenko thought that everyone might have opinions and objections, but he didn't expect that there were so many objections, so many people, and no one who supported him, so he couldn't help turning his eyes to Sergey Shestakov: It's already this time, why don't you stand up?
Sergei Shestakov really didn't want to stand up, he stood up by himself, what's the matter?public enemy?But in the face of Valentin Matviyenko's gradually stern gaze, Sergei Shestakov had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Directly hand over the engine to Huateng Automobile OEM, or It is really inappropriate to purchase engines directly from Huateng Automobile, but gentlemen, I think maybe we have misunderstood Mr. Matviyenko..."

Seeing that everyone was aiming their anger at him, Sergei Shestakov hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Gentlemen, first of all, we have to confirm one thing, that is, Huateng Group's engines are indeed very advanced. Stable, technologically advanced and very fuel-efficient, right?"

Lev Sabrov said angrily: "That's not the point..."

As the company's deputy chief engineer, Lev Sabrov must stand up, because his deputy chief engineer happens to be in charge of the engine. If the Volga Automobile does not even produce its own engine, how valuable is his deputy chief engineer? ?I'm afraid I can only drink tea and read newspapers in the office, and then wait for retirement in boredom, right?
"No, no, that's the point," said Sergey Shestakov, "Gentlemen, before explaining my thoughts, we must admit that the current Huaxia Automobile Industry is not the Huaxia Automobile Industry in our impression. Industrialized, they have advanced technology and advanced production equipment. Although there is still a gap between the world's top auto industry powers as a whole, there are also some companies with world-class technology and R&D capabilities. For example, Huateng Automobile is .”

Lev Sabrov frowned and said angrily, "Shestakov, what do you want to say?"

"What I also said is actually very simple," said Sergei Shestakov: "First of all, we admit that Huateng Auto's technology and products are very advanced;
Secondly, we also know these days that in China, it is actually very common to purchase engines separately from engine factories;

So I think Mr. Valentin Matviyenko’s intention is not to hand over all the engines to Huateng Automobile for OEM, let alone to purchase all the required engines from Huateng Group, but to We need to purchase some engines from Huateng Automobile and use them in some of our models to enhance our product competitiveness. "

Sergei Shestakov can only talk about this, defend Valentin Matviyenko to this point, and any more, he thinks it is taking his money in the Volga The future is risky.

Is that so?
Although everyone didn't believe it very much, after hearing what Sergei Shestakov said, everyone still subconsciously looked at Valentin Matviyenko.

Valentin Matviyenko also secretly breathed a sigh of relief: I almost messed up the matter!
He took a breath and said, "Gentlemen, everyone should still remember the sales volume of our Volga in the first half of the year?"

As soon as Valentin Matviyenko said these words, a group of people were stunned: Could it be that the general manager Matviyenko meant that he was going to purchase engines for Volga?

The Volga car is the biggest pain in the hearts of Lev Sabrov and others!
During the Soviet period, Volga cars, like GAZ, were representatives of Soviet mid-to-high-end cars, and only officials at the mayor and director levels were eligible to take them. However, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, with the influx of foreign corporate brands, Volga and GAZ became It is not very recognized by consumers. Those who can afford to buy Volga and GAZ have chosen BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and even Toyota, which are more comfortable and louder. Production has been discontinued for many years, and the Volga sold only 24 vehicles in the first half of this year.

Not a month, but a full half a year or six months. Only 57 Volga cars were sold, an average of less than 10 cars per month.

Volga is the Volga Automobile Factory and the pride of the Russian people, but now, it has fallen to a situation where the monthly sales volume is less than 10 vehicles. How ridiculous is this?Such a sales volume, how can we stop production?
From the perspective of Valentin Matviyenko and other people who have come from the Soviet era and seen the glorious era of Volga cars, they are of course reluctant, but the market is ruthless, and Volga cannot compete with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, European luxury cars such as Audi can't compete with Ford, Buick, Chevrolet and other car brands, and even the Toyota and Honda from Japan that I once looked down upon, so that as early as 2004, Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company has already had The voice of "suspending" the production of the Volga brand has disappeared. This year, in the face of the embarrassment of producing 57 vehicles in half a year, the voice of demanding the suspension of the production of the Volga brand has become louder and louder.

But now, the words of Valentin Matviyenko reminded everyone, and made everyone suddenly understand one thing: if the competitiveness of the Volga is increased, will the sales of Volga cars improve?

Although he still doubted whether Valentin Matviyenko meant it in this way, the idea of ​​saving the Volga prevailed. Ko asked: "Mr. Matviyenko, you mean to purchase engines for the Volga?"

In this situation, how else can I answer?Valentin Matviyenko responded and said: "I noticed that the 2.4-liter engine of Huateng Group has very good performance. If it can be purchased and installed on our Volga, do you think it can be used?" Reverse the current situation in Volga?"

Is this a problem...

Lev Sabrov's eyes lit up: "I didn't pay attention to that 2.4 engine at the time, do you still remember the performance of that engine?"

Valentin Matviyenko nodded and said, "If I remember correctly, the maximum horsepower should be 160 horsepower, and the maximum torque should be 210 Nm."

"160 horsepower, 210 Nm?" Lev Sabrov's eyes lit up all of a sudden, "That's much more powerful than the 95-horsepower engine in Volga."

"Yes, yes, it is much more powerful than the 2.1-liter engine in our Volga."

"If this is the case, if this is the case..." Lev Sabrov muttered, his whole body gradually became excited, and he turned to look at Alexander Molotov: "Mr. Molotov ,what do you think?"

"I think... this..." Alexander Molotov frowned, lost in thought, he thought for a while, and said in an uncertain tone: "This is a solution worth considering, but I think the problem of Volga The reason is that its unsalable is due to the overall backwardness of product strength, not just the problem of the power system."

This is true!
Lev Sabrov admitted that what Alexander Molotov said made sense. The reason why the Volga car could not be sold was because the design elements, interior space, body size, power system and chassis of the whole vehicle were all behind The times have changed, and it is a kind of all-round backwardness and elimination. Can you believe that although the Volga is a car, the body chassis is still non-load-bearing, which is the so-called chassis girder!
Today, when the load-bearing body is popular, a heavy car with a non-load-bearing body structure is really not uncommon.

Lev Sabrov also discussed with his friends more than once how to revitalize the Volga brand, but the result of the discussion made him feel desperate: Let alone the styling of the car, the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company did not have any If you don’t have enough money, you can’t afford to hire an excellent car design company, and if you don’t have an eye-catching appearance and interior, how can you attract consumers?How to convince consumers to open their wallets?
After hesitating for a while, Lev Sabrov said to Valentin Matvienko cautiously: "Sir, isn't Mr. Zhang Qihang an internationally renowned car designer? Can you discuss with Mr. Zhang Qihang, Give us……"

"This is impossible!"

Before Lev Sabrov could finish his sentence, Valentin Matviyenko interrupted him rudely.

Lev Sabrov's face is a bit ugly, and it is understandable, no matter who he is, he has just opened his mouth, and his words are interrupted with such a firm tone, his face can be good. Damn it.

Valentin Matviyenko's expression was very calm, and he was not affected by Lev Sabrov at all. He just asked a light question, which made Lev Sabrov give up this childish idea : "Mr. Zhang Qihang's level of design has been recognized by Mercedes-Benz. How much do you think we should pay for a top international car design master of this level to have the opportunity to cooperate with him?

Conversely, if we could afford the money, we would have been able to cooperate with the three top automotive design companies, Giugiaro, Pininfarina or Broadcom, so why wait until today? "

"..."

Lev Sabrov opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say for a while—isn't that the reason, if the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company can get the money out, why wait until today?

After a while, Lev Sabrov said: "You are right, but if this is the case, what is the point of introducing the engine?"

"I think so," Valentin Matviyenko said: "Volga has never had an automatic transmission model, which is sorry for its brand positioning. If we can introduce this 2.4-liter engine from Huateng Group , to cooperate with their automatic transmission, and then ask Huateng Group to help us improve the comfort and safety configuration of the Volga, such as adding a more luxurious and advanced audio system, cruise control system, ABS+EBD system, etc., such a Come, we can test the market's reaction to the new Volga."

Lev Sabrov was a little reluctant. He frowned and said, "That's it... If this is the case, doesn't that mean that we only produced Volga bodies?"

"That's not what I said," Valentin Matviyenko shook his head: "I think our top priority is to keep Volga alive! Only after he survives can we talk about what will happen in the future."

survive?
The words of Valentin Matviyenko moved everyone, including Lev Sabrov and Sergei Shestakov, instantly: Yes, to survive first!If you can't survive, does it make sense to talk about "Slavs' backbone" and "don't be controlled by others"?

Only by surviving, these things have the value of existence!
And as long as you survive, there is always a chance, just like the Soviet-German War in World War II. At that time, in order to resist Germany, didn't we also receive a lot of military aid from the United States and Britain?If we did not accept military aid from the United States and the United Kingdom at that time, how could there be the Soviet Union later and Russia today?
In short, live first, there is nothing more valuable and meaningful than living.

Many people were even more ashamed, feeling that they had misunderstood Mr. Valentin Matviyenko before. Having said that, it is no wonder that Mr. Valentin Matviyenko can be the general manager of the company. He considered Just longer than us—no one noticed, Valentin Matviyenko secretly breathed a sigh of relief.