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Chapter 1199 Pulling
For a moment, John MacDonald was extremely annoyed, his teeth itching with hatred, but he was somewhat helpless.

If Huateng Motors does not have a development plan for a 6-speed parallel shaft gearbox, or a new generation of hybrid system development plan, and Huateng Group cherishes itself and hides their automatic transmission technology, the Chinese market will naturally be left alone. Lac takes what he wants, but the damn Huateng Motors does not follow common sense. Not only does it have its own technology, but it even actively spreads automatic transmission technology to other companies, which makes Getrag very uncomfortable.

He intends to give up the China market, but Getrag also knows in his heart that if he wants to make a difference in the field of passenger cars and become bigger and stronger, he really can't ignore the China market...

Is it really only possible to follow the idea of ​​Huateng Motors and let the planned mid-to-high-end dual-clutch gearbox go to the low-end market?
Thinking of this, John MacDonald felt very depressed: the current Huaxia Automobile Manufacturing Company is really becoming less and less cute!

It's just that depressed is depressed, and annoyed is annoyed. John MacDonald understands more in his heart, how can money be so easy to earn?Shareholders offer themselves such a high annual salary, isn't it just to allow themselves to solve the difficulties encountered in the company's development?
After thinking about it quickly, John Macdonald said to Massimiano Najork in a deep voice: "Maxi, no matter what, we must not give up on the Chinese market."

Massimiano Najorque replied: "Yes, I understand."

"It's good that you understand," John MacDonald responded, and continued: "Since the Huaxia market has deviated greatly from our previous estimate, you must complete two things when you visit Huateng Group this time. Things: First, we must show the sincerity of Getrag to the Huateng Group, especially in terms of attitude. This time, absolutely nothing can be lost; The condition of the dynamic system."

Massimiano Najork knew that these two tasks were difficult, but he knew better that in this position, he had no choice but to quit.

But how is it possible?

How could an annual salary of more than $70 be given up so easily?

So even though he knew it would be difficult, Massimiano Najork replied without hesitation: "Yes sir, I know what to do."

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Facts have proved that it is not that a foreigner cannot lower his posture at any time, it just depends on whether you are worthy of his respect. When Massimiano Najork saw Zhang Qihang, his attitude was sincere and sincere. The attitude is low...

It's a pity that even if Massimiano Najork put his posture so low, it is clear that Getrag needs his own Zhang Qihang.He didn't get used to him because of the opponent's low profile at all. When Massimiano Najork boasted to Zhang Qihang about Getrag's technical level in dual-clutch gearboxes, Zhang Qihang smiled. Asked back: "Mr. York, I wonder which company Getraxi has reached a cooperation in the field of dual-clutch technology?"

When Massimiano Najork heard this, he blushed immediately!

Unlike BorgWarner and LUK, which have proven themselves around the world, Getrag is claiming that it has also mastered the technology of dual-clutch gearboxes, but so far, they have not used it in any passenger car. Manufacturing companies have reached cooperation in the field of dual-clutch technology.

Since no cooperation has been reached, Getrag's publicity can also be regarded as a kind of self-aggrandizement to some extent-if your Getrag's dual-clutch technology is really as powerful as your own propaganda, How can there be no companies, especially European auto manufacturers, to cooperate with you?
Massimiano Najork blushed, but he was a business elite after all, and he immediately found excuses and reasons for himself. He shook his head slowly and said: "Mr. Zhang, you may not agree with our progress in Europe. We understand that many European auto brands, including Fiat Group, Renault, PSA Group and Opel, have expressed interest in our technology, and we are communicating and coordinating with these companies, and the current progress is very smooth.”

Massimiano Najork's words have two meanings: the first one, I just said that, can you still go to Europe to prove it?

And with the cooperation relationship between GETRAG and these European auto companies for many years, ask them to help GETRAG stand up, how can they disagree?

Based on this, Massimiano Najork feels that as long as Getrag finds a European auto company to announce the news of the cooperation between the two parties in the field of dual-clutch gearboxes, it will be enough to scare these local turtles in China, because Even if they go to verify, the news has been confirmed by the relevant European car companies.

As for the second meaning, it is also using this method to implicitly put pressure on the Huateng Group. Don’t think that our technology is not good just because we have not yet officially cooperated with Getrag. In fact, we have already cooperated with European companies. The established car companies have conducted preliminary communication and coordination, and everyone is very happy to talk about it, so you have to be clear, GETRAG does not lack a partner like you, and it is not that we are begging you. It's that you need to ask us-it must be said that the $70 that Getrag's board of directors give Massimiano Najork every year is really not in vain.

Sure enough, upon hearing Massimiano Najork's words, many Huateng Group executives who participated in this meeting immediately understood the content of Massimiano Najork's words, and their expressions Suddenly a slight change: Has Getrag communicated with so many established European car companies in the field of dual-clutch gearboxes?
The next moment, everyone exchanged glances, and each other had a judgment in their hearts: With Getrag's influence in Europe over the years, it seems that they are really likely to succeed in this matter...

Only Zhang Qihang's expression was extraordinarily calm.

He knew it clearly in his heart, don't look at what Massimiano Najork said, but he didn't believe it at all, even if Getrag really brought Fiat, Opel, Renault, PSA Group and other European old car companies to them On the platform, Zhang Qihang still didn't believe it!

Why don't you believe me?
The reason is very simple, and it has been proved by historical time and space.

It's not that Getrag has never cooperated with those European car companies, but their dual-clutch gearboxes have never opened up the market in Europe. Even in China, they once cooperated with companies including Chery, JAC, Great Wall, etc. Many domestic automakers have established cooperative relationships, but with the development of technology of major domestic automakers, Getrag, which originally planned to lie down and sleep, eventually fell behind. Now that you know the development trend of Getrag, how can you Still afraid of wool?
"Well, Getrag, as an established independent transmission system supplier in Europe, has unquestionable technical strength," Zhang Qihang nodded and replied, "This is also the basis for our cooperation."

"Ha ha……"

Massimiano Najork nodded with a smile, but seeing Zhang Qihang's polite and smiling face, he couldn't feel happy at all.

Sure enough, Zhang Qihang went on to say: "Mr. York, I don't like to go around in circles when I talk. I like to say what I have to say, so I will say what I have to say."

Massimiano Najork's heart trembled when he heard this, but he still had to nod and said, "Just say what you have."

"Dual-clutch gearboxes have many advantages, such as high transmission efficiency, but our Vice President Yang should have communicated to you that in our Huateng Group, dual-clutch gearboxes are not the first development priority, not even The second development pick," said Zhang Qihang looking at Massimiano Najork, and said in a deep voice: "So, do you understand what I mean?"

Massimiano Najork could only feel the bitterness in his mouth!
How could he not understand what Zhang Qihang meant?
Zhang Qihang's meaning is very clear, we can cooperate in cooperation, but your Getrag dual-clutch gearbox project can only be ranked behind our hybrid gearbox and 6-speed parallel shaft gearbox!
Although GETRAG's overall scale is not very large, and its total sales last year were only more than 20 billion euros, which is incomparable with transmission giants such as ZF and Aisin, but as an old European transmission company established in 1935 As an enterprise, Getrag has always been proud of its own technology. When facing its partners from China, it has grown its eyes to the sky and is extremely proud. But now, Zhang Qihang clearly told them that we can cooperate , but you can only rank third!

How did this make Massimiano Najork's mind accept it?

Massimiano Najork, who thought this was a great humiliation, almost wanted to slap the table and leave.

But Massimiano Najork understood better that he couldn't just leave so easily. He took a deep breath and tried to put on a smiling face: "Mr. Zhang, let's not talk about this issue first. To be honest, I am very interested in your group's new generation hybrid system, can I visit your group's hybrid system first? To tell you the truth, we are also developing a new generation of commercial vehicle hybrid system at Getrag. Powertrain, and has already achieved some results, I hope that both of us will have some exchanges in this field."

Zhang Qihang expressed doubts about what Massimiano Najorque said that Getrag was also working on a hybrid transmission, but this was part of the previous promise. Having said that, Zhang Qihang naturally wouldn't object, and nodded with a smile: "Of course it's no problem. Then, Mr. York, let's take a rest first and go visit in the afternoon."

"Okay okay."

Massimiano Najork nodded hastily.

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In the afternoon, after personally driving this new-generation hybrid system test vehicle of Huateng Group on the test track of Huateng Group, Massimiano Najork's expression was a little dignified.

Before that, he actually had doubts about Huateng Group's hybrid system. On the one hand, he didn't think that Huateng Group could really develop a new generation of hybrid system so quickly; on the other hand, He believes that even if Huateng Group really develops a new generation of hybrid system, it is more likely that this new hybrid system is just a patchwork of the previous system.

But after driving this test car in person, Massimiano Najork realized that he was wrong. The new hybrid system of Huateng Group has realized series connection, parallel connection and direct drive of the engine. For these three working conditions, compared with the previous purely extended hybrid system, the improvement of this hybrid system can be regarded as a milestone.

The most rare thing is that the overall performance of this system is also very good, especially in the working condition below 100 kilometers per hour, whether it is dynamic response or midway re-acceleration, the performance is extremely good, and I did not feel the power switch at all. With such a performance, Massimiano Najork believes that it is already very mature and ready to be introduced to the market.

Now, the only biggest problem restricting the promotion and application of this hybrid system is cost.

But for this point, Massimiano Najork also did not dare to underestimate the Huateng Group, let’s talk about the previous purely extended program hybrid system. At the beginning, many people were not optimistic about the Huateng Group. Teng Group, but now, this hybrid system of Huateng Group has been widely recognized by the taxi industry, and it has been widely promoted and applied in the taxi industry in China. As a result, with this large-scale promotion and Application, the cost of the first-generation hybrid system of Huateng Group is constantly decreasing. It is said that the price of the models that leave the factory this year is almost 20000 yuan lower than before. The first-generation hybrid system is like this. Who dares to underestimate Huateng The means by which the group promotes the second-generation hybrid system?
In this way, the problem before Getrag is very practical: Unless Huaxia, the global second-generation passenger car market, is abandoned, it can only play according to the rules given by Huateng Group...

At this moment, Massimiano Najork, who had finally sorted out the reality, wanted to scold her.

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Not only Massimiano Najork wants to scold his mother, but Bob Brownlee of BorgWarner also wants to scold her!

When he learned the news that Getrag was going to have a hand in the Chinese market, Bob Brownlee threw his quilt angrily: In order to maintain the current situation, the pressure on BorgWarner is already great enough, but Now, Getrag jumped out again, grabbing meat from himself.

How to do?
The reason why BorgWarner dared to make such an outrageous request before was because of its exclusivity in the field of dual-clutch technology and its bragging rights, but now, competitors have appeared...

(End of this chapter)