Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.
Chapter 968 Can't Wait to Do Something Again
Chapter 968 Can't Wait to Do Something Again
Polar Bear United Rocket and Space Corporation is coming to visit, so naturally, Venusstar Technology will have to discuss countermeasures in advance.
Even though they haven't had much technology to show off in the past twenty years.
But with a solid foundation, most countries can lag behind by relying on their past achievements.
Even though China's aerospace capabilities are very strong now, there is still a gap with the polar bear in some areas.
For example, China is currently unable to produce the An-225 transport aircraft.
There are also some other things in the aerospace field. Polar Bear may have started some research and development back then, or stopped developing them halfway through.
Those empirical data are also very valuable.
These things can be done through good cooperation with each other.
Especially, a lot of information in Zhao Siyu’s previous work was based on information from Polar Bear, so Venus Technology attached great importance to the other party’s senior management coming to communicate this time.
“Mr. Cao, I think we can open a door and cooperate with each other on several topics that Polar Bear United Rocket and Space Corporation wants to discuss.”
"Of course, all cooperation must be led by us and cannot be influenced by them."
Zhao Siyu expressed his views clearly.
Collaboration is supported, but I have to take the lead.
Even some cooperative projects can be discussed carefully, everything is possible.
Zhao Siyu knew that the polar bear had some good things in its hands.
Even some technicians within Venusstar Technology were poached from Polar Bear.
Anyway, Venusstar Technology can afford the price now, so it is much easier to poach people.
"Let's listen to their ideas first."
"It would be best if we could get some good technology out of their pockets."
It is unrealistic to expect a lot of financial investment from the polar bears.
If they really had sufficient funds, they would not have bowed their heads to seek cooperation with Venustech.
But if you have nothing and want to get something for nothing, that's definitely not going to work.
Cao Yang supports Zhao Siyu's ideas and concerns.
"Yeah, that's what I thought too. Let's try it first."
"Anyway, the initiative is in our hands."
After hearing what Cao Yang said, Zhao Siyu felt relieved.
You can boldly do this according to your own ideas.
……
Just when Cao Yang focused his attention on Venus Technology, several giants in the automotive industry in America were preparing to make trouble again.
"Exxon, I've received news that all Volkswagen models equipped with diesel engines have very strange data curves measured in the laboratory."
“It looks like it’s qualified, but the actual emissions from the car are completely different.”
"I have reason to believe that the other party used cheating methods to cope with various regulatory requirements."
"It is necessary for the Environment Agency to intervene in this matter as soon as possible and make it a major case of fraud and cheating by German car companies."
"Volkswagen has this problem, and Mercedes and BMW probably have similar problems as well."
"We have already suppressed the sales of Japanese and Korean car companies. If we can also suppress the sales of German car companies, then the sales of both of our companies will be able to reach a higher level this year."
Mulally is now very active in suppressing competitors.
Although strictly speaking, General Motors is their biggest competitor.
But they are all American companies with complicated relationships behind them, so it is obviously not suitable for them to fight too much.
So the two sides began to join forces to deal with car companies from other countries.
Judging from the current results, it is still very good.
Even though Ford lost the Chinese market last year, its global sales did not change much, which is a very rare thing.
The situation is similar at General Motors.
However, despite all the efforts made last year, the number one position in the world was still taken by Volkswagen.
Mulally knew that General Motors would definitely be very dissatisfied, so this time he took the initiative to come to Exxon to discuss suppressing Volkswagen.
In their view, whether it is Germany, Japan, or Korea, they are all America's little brothers.
If you are a younger brother, you should have the awareness of being a younger brother. How can you steal the job from your elder brother?
They didn't have any evidence before, and their focus was on Japanese and Korean car companies. Now that they have some free time, they will naturally focus on suppressing Volkswagen.
Exxon absolutely agrees with this.
"There is actually such a thing?"
"This is too abominable!"
Exxon immediately became excited after hearing what Mulally said.
This is just like finding a pillow when you are sleepy.
Last year, Volkswagen took the top spot in the world. Exxon is thinking about how to snatch the top spot from Volkswagen this year.
I didn't expect that Ford Motor Company would be caught with such a big handle.
Although Ford's scale in the American market is not as large as General Motors, in Europe, Ford is the most influential American automaker.
Ford of Europe is one of the largest car companies in Europe.
Even though it has lost money for many years, Ford Motor has no intention of withdrawing.
Now that Ford can get some leverage over Volkswagen, Exxon is naturally happy to see it happen.
"Yes, so we have to think of a way to make this a bigger deal and let the Environmental Protection Agency impose a heavy fine on them."
"Then we can use this opportunity to see if we can suppress Volkswagen's sales in the United States and even around the world."
"It would be best if we could pull in both Mercedes-Benz and BMW. After all, Volkswagen has done this, so it's hard not to wonder if Mercedes-Benz and BMW are doing the same."
Mulally expressed his thoughts very directly.
Exxon will definitely not object.
"I'll arrange for technicians to test the best-selling models of BMW and Mercedes-Benz to see if there are any problems in this regard."
"Even if there is no problem, we will create some problems for it."
"Germany is such a small country, but its car sales are so high. If we don't deal with them, they might even have bigger ambitions."
Mulally's words hit the nail on the head for Exxon.
In his opinion, all foreign car companies need to be taught a lesson.
Otherwise, how can Ford and General Motors return to their top position?
"I also asked someone to report Volkswagen to Germany, and asked the Environment Agency to take action as soon as possible."
"Since we are going to do it, then do it faster and more vigorously. That way the effect will be better."
Following this conversation between Exxon and Mulally, the automotive industry was immediately in turmoil.
A few days later, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officially issued an announcement, revealing the evidence that Volkswagen had cheated in emissions tests.
Various media outlets in the United States immediately followed up with reports, hyping up the incident to a very high level.
At the same time, various news reports were coming out of Germany, and relevant departments immediately launched various investigations.
It looks like a storm is about to come.
Volkswagen was naturally the first to feel these changes.
However, Volkswagen itself certainly knows what the situation is.
With just a simple investigation, a lot of information will appear among the top executives of Volkswagen.
As Volkswagen's largest overseas market, the China branch must be attaching great importance to these changes.
"Fondel, the diesel vehicle emissions fraud issue is a big deal right now, and some websites in China are also reporting on it on a large scale."
"But the information I got from the headquarters is that this incident only involves diesel engines, not gasoline engines."
"Is this news okay?"
Strauss is now very worried that this incident will affect Audi's sales in China.
Sales have finally recovered in recent months, but if they continue to be hit hard, we won’t be able to make ends meet.
In particular, the Audi brand is now not only facing competition from Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but is also being suppressed by rivals such as Star Auto and Jaguar Land Rover.
He didn't want to see life get any more miserable.
"The information I received is the same as yours. The incident only involves diesel vehicles, and the models we sell in China are mainly gasoline vehicles."
Vondel is also a little nervous now.
This matter caused a big stir in America and Germany, and he was also worried about the impact on China.
But what he said is true. Almost all Volkswagen models sold in China are gasoline versions, and diesel versions are very rare.
Even because passenger cars in China are almost all gasoline cars, consumers have formed the impression that diesel engines are only suitable for commercial vehicles.
In fact, it is not like that.
In markets such as Europe and the United States, the market share of passenger cars equipped with diesel engines is almost catching up with gasoline cars.
After so many years of development, many technical problems of diesel engines have been well solved.
He is no longer that stupid and rough person.
"I am worried that our competitors are deliberately confusing us and promoting bad news about us, but they are not reporting the true situation."
It must be said that Strauss's concern is not without reason. In fact, some reports in the past have already encountered such things.
"We really need to pay attention to this aspect, so as not to affect the sales of our Huaxia branch."
Vondel immediately understood Strauss's concerns. This kind of thing must be prevented.
"It would be best if the company proactively issued a statement to avoid being taken advantage of by others."
Vondel further added his opinion.
Soon, Volkswagen China took related actions.
……
"Boss Yu, I was originally thinking about planning a marketing plan specifically targeting Volkswagen to effectively suppress the sales of Volkswagen South and North."
"I didn't expect them to react so quickly this time and actually take the initiative to release a statement."
At Autohome, He Ling was very disappointed after reading Volkswagen China’s statement.
In recent years, Nanshan Automobile Group has been trying to suppress international automobile giants. As long as it seizes the opportunity, Autohome will cooperate.
For example, the exhaust valve of Volkswagen this time can definitely be put to good use.
Haven’t you noticed that all media outlets in America are reporting this matter like crazy?
In fact, these tricks have been used by Autohome before.
"The Chinese market is very important to Volkswagen. It is normal for them to be reluctant to give up and have a strong desire to survive."
"We can first see how Volkswagen handles this matter overseas and follow up on the report in a timely manner."
"Even if we can't use this opportunity to discredit Volkswagen, there's still no problem in making a hot news story out of it."
Yu Yu also felt a little regretful.
However, this matter is ultimately a major event in the automotive industry and is worth following up and reporting on.
Who knows what new situations will arise at that time.
"Although Volkswagen's sales in China are mainly gasoline engines, a small number of imported cars use diesel engines."
"If Volkswagen adopts double standards in treating Chinese consumers and overseas consumers, it could really cause some trouble."
"Anyway, as long as Volkswagen's reputation is suppressed, it will be a good thing for Nanshan Automobile Group."
He Ling obviously did not give up.
Based on past experience, there will definitely be some opportunities to attack later.
But the force may not be as great as imagined.
"Let's see the situation first and then talk!"
"Perhaps other car companies are more eager than us to make the Volkswagen incident a bigger deal."
Yu Yu's words reflect many things in the global automotive industry.
And just as she said, many car companies are eager to do something at this time.
Not to mention General Motors and Ford, the two instigators, Toyota, which also wants to compete for the world's number one automaker, is also thinking about how to use this news to cause trouble.
"President, our American headquarters specially arranged for several Volkswagen diesel vehicles to be tested, and the results are exactly consistent with what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced."
“This is a very good opportunity for us.”
"The relevant departments of the United States and the people at General Motors and Ford are now doing their best to deal with Volkswagen. As long as we give a push from behind, Volkswagen's global sales this year will definitely be greatly affected."
Tetsumin Kobayashi is now very actively planning to deal with Volkswagen.
Toyota once held the title of the world's best-selling car. Now that position has been taken by Volkswagen, they must find a way to bring it down.
Especially since various car companies in the United States have already taken the initiative, it would be a pity if they don't seize the opportunity to give it a push from behind.
"This is indeed a good opportunity. I didn't expect Volkswagen to make such a low-level mistake."
"Compared with other emission issues, Volkswagen's way of controlling emissions through special software will definitely be offensive to regulators."
"We can even secretly guide the media to make people think that Volkswagen also resorted to cheating when faced with other regulatory requirements."
"When the time comes, Volkswagen will be forced to run around and explain itself."
Akio Toyoda is not a good man either.
Toyota’s current development in the American and Chinese markets is not so ideal, and it certainly hopes to make up for the loss as much as possible from other areas.
It would be the best thing if we could grab some market share from Volkswagen around the world.
"It is indeed a good idea to muddy the waters, mix up all kinds of news, true and false, and attract everyone's attention."
"Even if Volkswagen wants to explain, it will have to spend more time and energy to confirm it."
"After all, even they themselves probably don't know for sure whether some of the things we exposed are true or false."
Kobayashi Tetsuaki imagined the chaos at Volkswagen and felt very good.
Before, Toyota was basically in a state of being suppressed.
Both America and China are dealing with them.
This time, other car companies have finally taken the lead, and Toyota can follow suit and cheer.
"Our sales in Europe are also quite good. This time, in addition to doing things in America, we also have to try to find a solution in Europe."
"Compared to other markets where many consumers do not pay much attention to environmental protection, consumers in Europe are more concerned about emissions not meeting standards."
"In this case, Volkswagen's reputation could decline even faster."
The two of them were planning various ways to deal with Volkswagen in the office.
Ultimately, all of these contents will be implemented by Toyota's various business units around the world.
Toyota knows how to seize opportunities, and other automakers such as Nissan, Hyundai and Kia are certainly not stupid either.
All of a sudden, Volkswagen was about to become a pariah.
However, Volkswagen was not to be outdone. They also used various means to expose fraudulent news about other car companies.
As a result, the entire automotive industry has become more lively.
"Mr. Cao, Volkswagen has just become the world's number one automaker by sales, and America has started to target them. Other automakers have also resorted to discrediting Volkswagen. It seems that being number one in the industry is not that easy."
Zeng Tingting has also been paying attention to the news about Volkswagen's diesel engine emissions cheating recently.
In his opinion, it is not so much that Volkswagen is cheating, but rather that after Volkswagen became the world's number one, it affected the interests of other car companies.
Especially General Motors and Ford in America must be very unhappy with Volkswagen, so this incident will break out in America first.
As long as you think about which car company will benefit the most from this incident, you will basically know who the main culprit behind this incident is.
Zeng Tingting is very experienced in this area.
After all, many of these tricks were just what she had left over.
"It's normal. Any industry leader will face challenges and competition from other companies."
"The various disturbances that Xingchen Auto has faced in the international market over the years must have been caused by some small moves by some companies."
“I just don’t know whether domestic independent brands can get used to this international competitive environment after going overseas in the past two years.”
Cao Yang absolutely supports going global.
However, in the process of going out, it is very important to know how to avoid being ripped off by others.
On the one hand, it tests the competitiveness of a company's products, and on the other hand, it is also closely related to the company's response plan.
Of course, in a place like Tianzhu, no matter how great your company is, people can still find faults with you.
So it’s actually not that easy to get into the overseas market.
“Before entering the traditional advantage markets of major automakers, it should be fine.”
"Once we make progress in markets such as America, Europe, Japan and Korea where local car companies have a strong influence, there will definitely be a lot of conflicts in this regard."
"Before, Great Wall Motors and Chery did not mainly enter these markets, so they should not have been targeted very often."
"It's hard to say what will happen in the future."
Zeng Tingting's words obviously make a lot of sense.
When Chinese car companies go to markets such as Southeast Asia or North America, there are no particularly outstanding car companies in these places.
Some countries don't even have their own automobile industry.
In this case, no matter which brand performs well locally, it is not easy to be boycotted.
But if you perform very well in places like America, Japan or Germany where the local automobile industry is very developed, life will be difficult for local car companies.
Needless to say, they will definitely use some unconventional tactics to deal with you.
Be it imposing tariffs or finding various penalties, as long as they want to deal with you, they will definitely find a way.
After all, you are just an athlete, while others can be a referee while being an athlete, or make the referee listen to him.
Then what do you do?
"We can ask Autohome to write some articles on this topic to remind our domestic counterparts."
"As for whether or not everyone listens to it, that's not my concern."
Cao Yang thought about it and felt that it was necessary to remind all domestic car companies.
Otherwise, you will definitely be punished.
However, if you are too proactive in offering help in some matters, others may not appreciate it.
Therefore, Cao Yang did not plan to call the CEOs of various car companies directly.
Let Autohome arrange it, that would be the most we can do!
As for the outcome, that was not something he needed to worry about.
(End of this chapter)
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