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Chapter 1301 If you don’t need it, you can save it first

"If it's just the chassis..."

Zhao Jie thought for a moment and shook his head in embarrassment: "I really don't know...Mr. Zhang, I'm really sorry. It took too long to sign the contract. I really can't remember some specific details clearly."

Zhang Qihang expressed his understanding: "It's okay, it's normal."

Zhao Jie responded, and then asked curiously: "Mr. Zhang, are you planning to launch an off-road vehicle project? With all due respect, off-road vehicles... are not easy to do."

The last words were said by Zhao Jie.

In order to ensure off-road performance, many parts of off-road vehicles are designed to have higher requirements in terms of strength and reliability than those of cars, and these requirements directly drive up the cost of the entire vehicle, and to be honest, To ordinary people, off-road vehicles may look mighty and domineering, but for those with limited budgets, they can buy a wider and more comfortable car for the same price. On the other hand, off-road vehicles...

Ugh!

Although Changfeng Automobile started out as an off-road vehicle, during this period of time, he has come to understand why the province wants Changfeng Automobile to switch to producing sedans. In fact, the market for sedans is much larger than that of off-road vehicles.

"I understand what you mean. The market for off-road vehicles is indeed not big," Zhang Qihang nodded slightly and explained: "Even within our group, there is a big debate on whether to launch an off-road vehicle project."

Hearing what Zhang Qihang said, Zhao Jie became more and more puzzled: "Then you still..."

"Regardless of whether we want to launch this project in the end, since we have encountered this opportunity, we will buy it first. At the very least, it will be a good technical reserve. If we want to launch an off-road vehicle project in the future, won't this core chassis be solved immediately? "

"..."

Zhao Jie was speechless when he heard this, and at the same time he was filled with deep envy: It’s great to be rich!

Only if you have money can you, like Huateng Group, see a good technology and immediately decide to buy it, instead of considering whether it is urgently needed.

Now that Zhang Qihang has said this, Zhao Jie naturally knows how to answer: "Sure, I understand what you mean. I will make a call later and ask the comrades to find out how the contract was signed. If there are no restrictions on the chassis, then we can all talk about it."

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Without letting Zhang Qihang wait too long, Zhao Jie found Zhang Qihang at noon the next day with an embarrassed look on his face: "Mr. Zhang, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid I have to say sorry to you for the cooperation you mentioned before. The contract stipulates that Changfeng Automobile cannot be transferred to other parties..."

As Zhao Jie spoke, he handed over a piece of paper: "This is a copy..."

I mean, if you don’t believe it, I’ve even brought you a copy.

Zhang Qihang smiled and waved his hand: "There is no need to read the documents. I trust you, Mr. Zhao."

Hearing what the other party said, Zhao Jie breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Mr. Zhang, although we can't transfer the chassis technology of Pajero V33 to you, if you are really interested in this, I can help Mitsubishi Ask." "Then I won't be polite to you, Mr. Zhao," Zhang Qihang smiled and nodded: "It's troublesome."

"No trouble, this is all as it should be."

Zhao Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

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While waiting for news from Mitsubishi Motors, Jianghe also brought good news to Zhang Qihang...

"Mr. Zhang, let me tell you some good news," Jiang He said with a face of joy: "Italy's MV-Augusta Group and Piaggio Group both intend to sell one or two of their motorcycle brands to raise funds. In addition, the British Royal Enfield and Holden are also interested in bringing in new investors."

After working hard for so long, Jiang He was really happy when he finally heard about the acquisition of a foreign motorcycle brand.

Hearing what Jiang He said, Zhang Qihang was also very happy: "Really? It seems that the economic crisis has had a big impact on these old European motorcycle manufacturing companies. Even the Piaggio Group plans to sell one or two brands in exchange for funds. ”

The Piaggio Group is the largest motorcycle group in Europe. Not only does its output rank first in Europe, but in addition to its own Piaggio motorcycle brand, it also owns Vespa, Girera, Derby, Moto Guzzi and Al Puglia and other well-known or unknown motorcycle brands in the country.

As for the MV-Augusta Group, although it lags slightly behind the Piaggio Group in terms of motorcycle business, it should not be underestimated. It owns two major motorcycle brands, MV-Augusta and Cagiva - with more To put it bluntly, although MV-Augusta is a bit lonely now, it was still rich back then. Ducati and Husqvarna were one of the sub-brands of MV-Augusta. Don’t look at it. QJ acquired Benelli, but in Europe, compared with the brands mentioned above, Benelli, which was the first to "sell itself", can only be regarded as a third-tier motorcycle brand.

As for Royal Enfield and Holden, they are old motorcycle manufacturing companies in the UK. Together with Triumph, they are known as the "three major motorcycle brands in the UK".

Now, so many famous giants in the history of world motorcycles are either preparing to sell their sub-brands or sell their shares. It is conceivable how severe the impact of this economic crisis is on them and how much financial pressure they are now. .

"Yes, it seems that the economic crisis caused by the subprime mortgage crisis has a much greater impact on the global economy than we thought before," Jiang He said with a smile: "I didn't expect that this was just the beginning of 08. Giants like Piaggio have begun to lose their ability and are preparing to sell their sub-brands to raise funds. I thought it would take another year or even more before there would be an opportunity."

Speaking of this, Jiang He couldn't help but feel happy.

"If there is an opportunity, we must seize it," Zhang Qihang nodded, and then continued: "But Lao Jiang, you have to understand that even if you are optimistic about a certain motorcycle brand, the company will not acquire it immediately..."

"I understand," Jiang He quickly responded before Zhang Qihang finished speaking: "Although these companies have been affected by the economic crisis, the impact and impact of this economic crisis on them has just begun. They will not know how to do it now. To come up with a particularly sincere price and actually sign a contract, it will take at least a year or two, when the economic crisis will have the greatest impact on them and they need funds the most.”

"As long as you understand this," Zhang Qihang felt relieved since Jiang He had not lost his cool. He nodded and said, "Then which brand are you most interested in?"

(End of this chapter)