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Chapter 1350 The knife was handed to him

Thinking of what the vice president had said on the phone, Nakata Satoshi thought of a solution and said, "Because the cost of the second-generation THS system is too high, and Corolla, as a compact family car, cannot afford such a high cost. After comprehensive consideration, we believe that the first-generation THS hybrid system is the most suitable for Corolla."

"The first generation THS system is the most suitable? Haha..."

Gu Mingjun smiled, but there was no trace of smile in his eyes: "Mr. Nakata, please answer me, if we really do this, how should we promote it? Promote that our hybrid system is equipped with a 29-kilowatt electric motor?"

"..."

Nakata Satoshi was speechless and extremely embarrassed.

He felt that he would never be able to get around the 29-kilowatt electric motor on the first-generation THS hybrid system in his life.

Actually, even Oil Thief himself felt that this electric motor was not up to par and was not worthy of being presented. When developing the second-generation THS hybrid system, the power of the main drive motor was increased to 50 kilowatts.

  Speaking of which, 50 kilowatts of power is not low. After all, when a car cruises at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour on the highway, the power required is less than 20 kilowatts. 50 kilowatts is more than enough!

However, Huateng Industrial Group was unethical and directly increased the power of the main drive motor of their first-generation hybrid system to 70 kilowatts!

The opponent's electric motor power is 70 kilowatts, which is really embarrassing.

Gu Mingjun asked a soul-touching question: When Touyouao promotes its second-generation THS hybrid system, it can still say that our total power is the motor plus the engine, but if it is the first-generation THS system, how should it be promoted? Tell me how to promote it?

Looking at Nakata Satoshi, who seemed to be so embarrassed but refused to give in, Tani Akitoshi sighed and said, "Mr. Nakata, please forgive me for being blunt, but if your idea is to install the first generation THS system on Corolla, then we will never accept it."

Staring at Nakata Satoshi, Tani Mingjun said seriously, word by word, "If you can sit back and watch the sales decline without doing anything, and still adopt this negative attitude, then we can only respect your wishes and adjust the group's strategy to allocate more resources to other subsidiaries, such as Yima and Pentium."

Hearing what Gu Mingjun said, Nakata Satoshi's face finally changed, and he hurriedly said: "You can't do this!"

Gu Mingjun asked in return: "Why can't we do this?"

After that, perhaps because he felt that his attitude was not firm enough, Gu Mingjun added: "We can even go a step further. For example, if a situation that none of us want to see really occurs, we can also install the hybrid system of Huateng Group on the Bestune B70 and Mazda 6."

"..."

  At this moment, Satoshi Nakata was completely at a loss. He found that the problem was even more serious than the worst case scenario he had expected!

Satoshi Nakata knows Mazda's attitude towards Big Brother too well. The fact that Mazda agreed to "Bestune B70 = Mazda 6 with a new shell" shows how fawning Mazda is when it comes to Big Brother. If Big Brother really bought the hybrid technology from Huateng Group and proposed to Mazda to install this system on Mazda 6 to make a "hybrid version of Mazda 6", Satoshi Nakata believes that Mazda will most likely not object.

  Who wouldn’t be happy to make extra money without doing anything?

Just at this moment, Gu Mingjun spoke again: "Mr. Nakata, in fact, we know the overall manufacturing cost of your second-generation THS. If you think it is troublesome to expand the production capacity of this hybrid system and the investment is too large, you can also authorize us to produce it. We guarantee that, except for our own use, we will not license the technology to others or sell the finished products."

At this moment, Gu Mingjun's true intentions were finally revealed.

Yes, Big Brother has set his sights on the oil-stealing Otter’s second-generation THS hybrid system.

Don't say that Big Brother has no pursuits and just wants to lie down all day long. Although Big Brother has also launched some models that have been criticized, such as "Bestune B70 = Mazda 6 with a new shell", "Prosperity = 13th generation Crown Majesta", "Flagship = Lincoln City", etc., but if you say that Big Brother has no pursuits and just wants pie in the sky every day, that is actually not true. Big Brother just prefers to adopt the old approach, and the overall tone is a bit similar to that of a penguin.

After producing the Prius for several years, the big brother has been eyeing the second-generation THS hybrid system of the oil-stealing otter for a long time. It thinks this thing is really good. However, the high cost has made the big brother hesitant. It thinks this thing is good, but the cost is too high.

But the approach of Huateng Group made the big brother's eyes light up: Yes, I can reduce costs through large-scale production and large-scale installation. Why not learn from Huateng Group? If I can install the THS hybrid system on all the joint venture brands of my own, how much will my costs be reduced? How strong will my market competitiveness be? By then, my annual output will increase by 30% from the current level, right?

  Dry!

Tani Mingjun's words made Nakata Satoshi instantly paralyzed.

He never expected that when the thief was plotting against Big Brother's wallet, Big Brother would set his sights on the thief's technology. He shook his head subconsciously: "No, this is impossible. The board of directors, the chairman, and the president will never agree to it..." "I'm so sorry, it seems that we can only introduce the hybrid technology from Huateng Group," Gu Mingjun's voice seemed full of regret: "If something happens because of this, there is nothing we can do. After all, these are the necessary costs, Mr. Nakata, don't you agree?"

Mingtani Mingjun's voice was a nice baritone, but to Satoshi Nakata's ears, it sounded evil like the whisper of a devil.

At this moment, Nakata Satoshi finally bowed his head and gave in: "This... I can't answer you, I can only convey your intention."

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Tani Mingjun was not too self-righteous. He also understood that Nakata Satoshi was not qualified to make a decision on such matters.

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Not to mention how much of a shock the Oil Otter headquarters was caused after Satoshi Nakata reported the news, let’s just talk about the Cheetah Automobile.

  With the publicity in major media, many people began to be excited after seeing the promotional materials of the new generation Cheetah, the exquisite interior, the new power system, and various meticulous and thoughtful details: the new Cheetah is really good. While maintaining the original classic appearance, the power system and interior have been comprehensively upgraded, especially the newly upgraded interior, which is like the interior of a luxury car. It looks so impressive. Why not go and have a look?

After all, for men, off-road vehicles and SUVs are eternal sentiments.

As for the question of two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, those who say "what kind of off-road vehicle is it without four-wheel drive" actually think it is not that important in the face of price advantage.

Under such circumstances, Cheetah Automobile decisively began to follow this trend and began to reduce prices to clear inventory. On the one hand, it was to recover funds and prepare for the next large-scale production; on the other hand, Cheetah also knew that if it did not take this opportunity to quickly sell the old cars, it might not be able to reduce prices to clear inventory in the future.

It was at this time that Huateng Group’s second and third “oil-electric same-price” models were simultaneously launched on the market, namely the hybrid version of Sylphy and the hybrid version of Tiggo.

  As soon as these two cars were launched on the market, the entire market was immediately excited!

Especially for those who like SUVs with tall bodies and spacious interiors, they are very excited. In just one week, the sales of the two models increased by 24% and 56% respectively.

Especially the hybrid version of Tiggo, with a sales growth of up to 56%, proving that the popularity of this model in the market even exceeded the expectations of Huateng Group itself.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Qihang sighed repeatedly to Mr. Feng: "Who would have believed that a hybrid SUV could be so popular?"

Mr. Feng smiled and comforted him: "This shows that your previous guess was correct. Ordinary people still want SUVs that have large space, good passability, and good comfort when living at home. However, the high fuel consumption of SUVs compared to models on the same platform has always prevented ordinary people from choosing them. Now there is such an SUV product on the market that is not expensive and has much lower fuel consumption than ordinary cars. Isn't this going to immediately set off a market boom?"

"Please don't flatter me," Zhang Qihang smiled bitterly and shook his head. "We are all talking after the fact now. At the beginning, many people thought that this project was very risky."

"That means they don't have a keen sense of the market!" When talking about this, the smile on Mr. Feng's face disappeared and his brows furrowed. "A bunch of guys with no skills and abilities, who only know how to lie there and eat every day, what's the point of the company supporting them?

We didn't have a good reason to move against them before, but now they have taken the initiative to give us a reason, haven't they?"

Zhang Qihang nodded slowly: "You are right."

To be honest, ever since Zhang Qihang discussed with Mr. Feng last time and planned to overhaul and perform major surgery on the group's management, there has been considerable internal resistance.

This is understandable. After all, people are living such a carefree and comfortable life nowadays. They can make money just by lying down every day. They have status and power. Who would be willing to struggle for this? Do you want to take these away from me?

That won't work!

Even with the cooperation of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, this guy still tried every means to stay. Now, the knife was finally in Zhang Qihang's hands.

(End of this chapter)