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Chapter 999 What I Want Is A Crown
Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, everyone couldn't help but frowned: This... seems to be the same?

When it comes to compact car products, Huateng Excelle is already the well-deserved top seller in the domestic auto market in the field of compact cars. Looking at it this way, the global model of Stealing Oil in the field of compact cars: Corolla seems to be so fragrant ;
Speaking of mid-level cars, although GAC has been thinking about introducing Camry, the ace product in the field of mid-level cars, Huateng Industrial Group's new mid-level cars will be launched soon. Everyone is confident about the new car...

In this way, Mr. Zhang's words are indeed very reasonable. If the oil otter doesn't take out the good things he really cares about the house, but just uses products such as Corolla and Camry to make up the number, Huateng Industrial Group can't learn from this cooperation. If there is a good thing, then this cooperation really doesn't make much sense.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhijun couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhang, which car do you want to introduce?"

Zhang Qihang said without hesitation, "Crown."

"crown?!"

As soon as Zhang Qihang said this, not only Yang Zhijun, but everyone in the conference room was startled: Mr. Zhang actually hit the crown on him?

What kind of car is the Crown?

Ordinary people will only subconsciously think of the Stealing Oil Otter Crown as a luxury car, but those in the real automobile industry know that the Crown has a very special position in the Stealing Oil Otter's industrial layout:
On the one hand, it is the most advanced product under the Stealing Oil brand, so that the Stealing Oil car hangs the crown logo on the most conspicuous position on the front of the car, and puts the Stealing Oil logo on the rear of the car. This shows that the oil thief attaches great importance to this car;
On the other hand, the Crown is the only product under the Stealing Otter brand that implements the Lexus (Lexus) quality management standards and spare parts supply standards. Coupled with the blessing of the N platform, if you say that the Crown is A Lexus with the logo of stealing oil otters is not impossible.

It is also because everyone knows that the Crown car has a very special position in the Stealing Oil, so even if everyone planned to cooperate with the Stealing Oil before, no one thought that the Stealing Oil would take out the Crown and cooperate with Huateng Industry. Group cooperation, no one even thinks about it in this direction, the reason is that in everyone's opinion, this is simply impossible.

But the excitement Zhang Qihang gave everyone is not over yet. Facing everyone's shocked gazes, Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, it is the crown, and what I want is the one just unveiled at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. The No.12 Crown is expected to be launched next year."

"hiss……"

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, there was a gasp in the conference room, and everyone was shocked by Zhang Qihang's words: Mr. Zhang's appetite...is really too big.

However, Zhang Qihang hadn't finished speaking yet. Looking at the crowd, he said slowly, "Does this scare you? If I said, besides cooperating to produce a new generation of crowns, the oil-stealing otter must also submit to us. What about transferring Crown Majesta's technology?"

Some people's eyes are straightened: what?Mr. Zhang not only asked Thief to bring the latest generation of Thief Crown, which has not yet been officially mass-produced even in Japan, for cooperation, but also asked Thief to transfer the technology of Crown Majesta to Huateng Industrial Group?
Not a senior car fan, many people may have never heard of Crown MAJESTA, but for the executives of Huateng Industrial Group, it is not a problem at all: In order to understand and follow the development trend of international automotive technology, Huateng Industrial groups allocate a sum of money every year to purchase products from major international automakers. Huateng Industrial Group not only has the ninth-generation Crown and Crown Majesta, but also the tenth generation and the eleventh generation that have not been exported to China. Substituting the regular version of the crown and the MAJESTA version of the crown.

In fact, the MAJESTA version of the crown has a history of more than 10 years. As early as when the ninth generation of the crown was launched, the oil otter launched the MAJESTA version of the crown. Compared with the ordinary version of the crown, the MAJESTA version of the crown not only has a larger Body size and longer wheelbase, and equipped with four-wheel steering system, VSC body stabilization system and head-up display system... You read that right, it is the head-up display system, which appeared on the 1991-1995 crown, so it can be It can be said that the MAJESTA version of the crown can no longer be simply understood as "Crown PRO", it can be regarded as a Lexus LS with the logo of stealing the oil otter crown.

When it came to the 11th generation, the MAJESTA version of the crown was directly independent from the crown family, and became a model under the Stealing Oil Otter that was positioned more advanced than the Crown. According to history, the Stealing Oil Otter will be officially launched next year. At the same time as the 12th-generation crown that is on the market, the crown MAJESTA will also be launched. Compared with the ordinary crown, the crown MAJESTA will be equipped on the Lexus LS430 with a 4.3-liter displacement V8 engine power and a 6-speed automatic transmission. The powertrain, the entire body parameters and chassis system are also basically the same as the Lexus LS430. It can be said that the 12th generation Crown MAJESTA is the rebranded Lexus LS430.

Here is an extra word, when FAW launched a car called Hongqi HQ3 (later renamed Hongqi Shengshi), this car was actually rebranded as the Crown MAJESTA. In addition to replacing the oil-stealing otter LOGO and the crown LOGO with its own Hongqi Except for the car logo, nothing else has been changed, which is lazier than a product called BJ90 a few years later-in addition to changing the car logo, the BJ90 also changed a China grid by the way.

It is also because everyone knows the status of Crown Majesta in the product lineage of Stealing Oil Otter, that everyone was deeply shocked by the good appetite of their general manager: Crown Majesta is the housekeeper of Stealing Oil Otter. Your old man is here Platform idea?
"Why are you so surprised?" Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhang Qihang smiled instead, and asked back: "If it weren't for the fact that the chassis of the Crown MAJESTA is indeed much more advanced than that of the Mazda 929, it can be used as our second chassis." Why should I bother to replace the chassis of Teana?"

Ok?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then suddenly realized: So Mr. Zhang is so obsessed with winning the crown MAJESTA, is it for the new generation of Tian Lai?

But yes, although the current Teana sells well, it’s time to consider replacing it. Compared with the Mazda 929, the chassis of the Crown MAJESTA is indeed better. If the second-generation Fengya Teana can be developed based on the Crown MAJESTA , Coupled with the design level of its own boss, this replacement model is considered stable.

Jiang He frowned and said, "If we can develop our second-generation Teana based on the Crown Majesta, that would be the best, but can you promise us?"

Regarding Jiang He's words, everyone nodded in agreement: Indeed, everyone is not optimistic that the oil otter can agree to this condition, and it is no wonder that everyone has such an idea. It is really that the crown's position in the oil otter product system is too special. Everyone's heart is not very optimistic.

Zhang Qihang is very calm: As we have said before, Stealing Oil not only brought the 12th generation of Crown to China, and it was co-produced by FAW Stealing Oil, and even sold the technology of Crown MAJESTA to FAW, so there is The prosperity of the red flag.Since the oil-stealing otter did this kind of thing before, it means that it is not impossible to do it again.

"Whether they agree to steal the oil or not is their business," Zhang Qihang said calmly, "But if we don't even dare to fight for it, then there is something wrong with our mentality.

In other words, on the premise that we already have best-selling compact cars and mid-level cars, I don’t think there is much point in stealing oil if they are only willing to cooperate with us on models such as Corolla and Camry... Stealing oil Otter wants to cooperate with us?No problem, we welcome it, but since it's a cooperation, the oil-stealing otter must bring out some good things, right? "

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Yang Zhijun was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "If this is the case, then I firmly support Mr. Zhang's decision!"

"Me too, I also support Mr. Zhang's decision."

"Mr. Zhang is very right. If it is not a product that can bring us enough benefits, why should we cooperate with them to steal oil otters? I think this crown MAJESTA is the most suitable for our current needs..."

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Everyone recalled it, and following Yang Zhijun, everyone expressed their support for Zhang Qihang's decision.

Seeing that everyone supported his decision, Zhang Qihang was also very satisfied. He nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees, let's have a meeting tomorrow to formalize this matter."

Everyone nodded. This kind of decision naturally had to be a collective decision.

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A few days later, at the dinner held for the oil-thief visiting group who had completed the inspection, the staff of Huateng Industrial Group "inadvertently" disclosed the request of Huateng Industrial Group to the oil-thief side.

The oil-stealing personnel who heard the news naturally did not dare to neglect, and immediately told Hiroyuki Seto and Yoshida Mitsuhisa the news-the oil-stealing side is naturally not stupid, and it is clear that Huateng Industrial Group uses this kind of "casual" way to reveal to themselves the terms of their cooperation.

Hearing the request from Huateng Industrial Group, Seto Hiroyuki and Yoshida Mitsuhisa were both stunned. After a while, Yoshida Mitsuhisa looked at Seto Hiroyuki in disbelief: "Huateng Automobile is planning on our Crown MAJESTA? This It's really too much!"

Compared to Yoshida Mitsuhisa, Seto Hiroyuki was also very annoyed, but he calmed down the fastest. After thinking for a while, he always asked the person who reported the situation to the two: "Kato-kun, are the two What else did the people from Huateng Automobile say?"

Seeing that Seto Hiroyuki did not join him in denouncing Huateng Industrial Group, Yoshida Mitsuhisa was stunned for a moment, and then thought.

Hearing Hiroyuki Seto's question, the guy named Kato Taro quickly bowed slightly and said, "They also said that if the cooperation projects between the two parties are only models such as Corolla and Camry, then this cooperation is meaningless. Such a hot sale They also have the same model, and if they want to cooperate, in addition to making money for oil thieves, they must also be able to help us."

"Sure enough," Seto Hiroyuki nodded after listening to Kato Taro, and said to Yoshida Mitsuhisa: "Yoshida-kun, have you seen that because of the hot sales of the Excelle and Sylphy, Huateng Motors is not They look down on Corolla and Camry, which were snapped up by FAW and GAC, and even feel that it is a waste of time to cooperate with us to produce these two cars. The only thing they can see in their eyes is our new generation of Crown and Crown MAJESTA—— Listen to this It sounds harsh and unacceptable, but this is the truth, and it is also the reason why we must cooperate with Huateng Automobile."

"..."

After hearing the words, Yoshida Mitsuhisa was silent for more than ten seconds before silently nodding his head.

He was really angry before, thinking that the oil-stealing otter was underestimated by a Chinese company, but now after hearing what Hiroyuki Seto said, Mitsuhisa Yoshida realized: Yes, in the eyes of Huateng Industrial Group, as a thief The corolla and Camry, the oil otter global strategic models, really have nothing to be concerned about, because they also have hot-selling products in this level and field, so naturally they are not rare for these two cars, and the only thing that can really attract their interest is the CROWN and CROWN MAJESTA too.

It's just that Yoshida Mitsuhisa still couldn't control his emotions when he thought that the other party not only wanted to introduce Crown, but even Crown Majesta's technology, although he also admitted that what Zhang Qihang said was very reasonable.

After a while, Yoshida Mitsuhisa adjusted his emotions and asked Kato Taro a few more words. After confirming that Kato Taro had no missing information, he waved his hand to signal Kato Taro to leave.

After driving Kato Taro away, Yoshida Mitsuhisa asked Seto Hiroyuki in a low tone: "Seto-kun, what do you think of this matter?"

"What do I think? Hehe..."

Hiroyuki Seto laughed at himself twice, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter what I think now, what matters is what the adults in the club think."

Only then did Yoshida Mitsuhisa realize: Yes, this is the crown and the crown MAJESTA!This matter has now developed to this extent, and it has far exceeded the original idea. Only the president and the distinguished directors of the board of directors can make decisions. As for myself, I will look at this time after I go back What you have received and heard, you should write down the original materials and hand them over to the adults.

But even so, after some silence, Yoshida Mitsuhisa still couldn't help saying to Hiroyuki Seto: "Their appetite...is too big."

Hearing the words, Seto Hiroyuki took a long breath first, and after being silent for half a minute, finally nodded heavily and said: "Yes, their appetites are too big."

From Hiroyuki Seto's point of view, he thinks it's okay to produce the crown locally in China. Didn't Audi bring their flagship product in the mid-to-high-end car field: Audi A6 to China for local production?And now BMW and Mercedes-Benz are also "hooking up" with China's local automobile manufacturers?Therefore, with the development of China's economy, it is an inevitable trend to carry out localized production of some high-end models in China. The production of crowns in China by the thief is just following the trend of history, but even so, he still has five tastes in his heart. Chen Miscellaneous.

(End of this chapter)