Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 267

"On the whole, after these few days of on-site inspections, we deeply feel your sincerity. In terms of land and construction costs, I have to admit that as of now, I can't find any place that is more expensive than yours. There is an advantage here!"

The next day, in the conference room of the Argyll City Government, the host and guests were seated.

When Shoichiro Toyoda came up, he was full of praise.It's just that this sudden boast did not make Creel, including Carter, relax their vigilance.Because according to the convention, praise is usually first, and then there must be belittling later, and there will be that damn "but"!
"but"

really!

"For an automobile factory, Georgia's location is suitable for us to build an assembly plant. All spare parts are assembled here into complete vehicles, and then delivered to every consumer by rail, high-speed, and freighter."

"But for the final assembly plant, there is a lack of supporting related industries near Georgia. For example, plastic companies that can provide plastic products nearby, textile companies that provide textile interiors, and processing companies that provide steel melting, cutting, and making them into standard parts Wait. Without these supporting industries, if we want to build this assembly plant, we have to spend more money to build warehouses, to build a logistics supply system, and even need to accumulate a large amount of inventory.”

"This is unacceptable to us at Toyota. We have always firmly believed that waste is the root of all evils in manufacturing companies! Unnecessary warehouses, unnecessary inventory retention, transshipment time that could have been saved, and the need to go from warehouse to There is more one or even several handling processes in the workshop, which greatly conflicts with our production philosophy."

"Sorry, Mr. Toyoda, I have to interrupt you. What I want to say is that our textile industry in Georgia is not weak. The nearest Macon is less than 200 kilometers away from us, and there is a lot of textile industry there. The company, believes that it is not too difficult to supply the Toyota car plant."

Listening to Shoichiro Toyoda complaining about the state of Georgia as if he was reporting the name of the dish, Creel felt uneasy.God knows if he said this to lower the price, or if he said "Let's think about it later".
In either case, Creel was less than happy to see it.After all, the reduction in investment will inevitably be accompanied by a weakening of the driving force for the local economy. This is not good news for Argyll, who is in desperate need of external force.

"Well, if that's the case, I'll add it by the way!"

When Creel's voice fell, Carter also took advantage of the opportunity to fight for it:

"Regarding the plastic chemical industry, it is indeed not our strong point in Georgia. But it is not impossible to supply, or, as you said, Mr. Toyota, it will cause a lot of trouble. In fact, it is not troublesome! The Greater Atlanta area There are quite a few aircraft manufacturing companies, such as Lockheed's Marietta factory, Savannah's Gulfstream aircraft, etc. Savannah is also an important ship production base on the east coast. You should also visit Mr. Toyota. Yes, you should understand."

"The manufacture of these planes and ships will inevitably use plasticized products, even if we can't produce them ourselves for a while. Supply is really not a problem. Secondly, we are the headquarters of UPS, and there is a FedEx next door. It is a very powerful logistics and transportation company, and transportation and warehousing services can be entrusted to them in the early stage."

"As for the cost, it will be wasteful, but later, look at the vast land outside the window. There is almost unlimited room for development here! How to save costs in the future, here, you have room to show your strengths! Will not suffer the slightest restraint!"

"You are right, especially the vast future that Mr. Black mentioned, this is what attracts me the most! Just like the huge market in the United States. I understand this very well, including what you said, but you may not understand us."

Toyoda Shoichiro sighed, not sure if it was fake or real.After hearing him sigh, he said slowly:

"Since the first-generation model was exported to the United States, we almost lost our word of mouth. We paid a painful price for this, and then slowly recovered a little bit of improvement. Of course, there is credit for our technology update, but to a large extent In fact, it is because our price is lower! Among the benchmark models of the same grade, no matter which one, our Toyota’s price is 400 cheaper than American cars, European cars, and even our competitors’ Honda cars. -1000!"

"I heard Mr. Black said in a chat with Zhang Nan yesterday that there is a product of an era. Cheap! Plus fuel-efficient, this is the most needed product in this era! Improve fuel efficiency, save fuel for consumers, and In terms of maintenance expenses, we have reached the limit of what we can do. So, our eyes need to focus on cost!"

"Only by keeping improving and even pursuing extreme cost control can we guarantee the competitiveness of our Toyota in the US market. Therefore, those cost increases that may be tolerable in your opinion are fatal to us. What’s the matter! Once I lose the price competitiveness, how can I ensure that the output of this factory can get enough returns?”

"Then don't you want to move the accessories factory together?"

Compared to the timid Krill, Carter's answer was much bolder.

Since you think the cost of purchasing other accessories here is too high, why don't you just move the supporting industries here!Self-produced and self-sold, this is not much cheaper!

"Hahaha, that's impossible! Mr. Black, we, Toyota, have never opened a factory in the United States. Facing an unknown environment, we can't invest a lot of resources at once and gamble on that uncertain future. This idea is fundamentally impossible. Can't pass the boss's test."

"How about this, I will provide warehousing services. That is, warehouses, I will build them, and I will manage them. Then, I will guarantee you the lowest price for the cost, and even for the first three years, I will only charge the cost price. This will help you share What do you think of a part of the cost?"

Fumbling his chin, Carter thought about it.As far as the warehouse is concerned, it doesn't cost a lot of money to set up a temporary warehouse.After the construction of the residential area is completed, it is a waste to throw away those prefabricated houses.

It's better to pull it over and change it to a warehouse. The actual cost may only be the cost of hiring a few warehouse managers.

"Besides, in terms of logistics, I can also increase my investment in the logistics company at the same time. It's still the same, I promise to provide you with a low freight rate. In the first year, I only charge the cost price!"

"Oh?! In this case, where are you going to build your warehouse?"

"Of course it's in the factory park, won't this also help you shorten the transportation distance?!"

"Then this ground rent"

Carter:? ? ?
"I've already given you the cost price, and you still want me to collect land rent?!"

"Business is business, business is business. Or, if you build a warehouse on the land, you bear the cost of roadbed leveling yourself, and the land will be yours, so we won't charge rent."

(End of this chapter)