Chapter 308 BMW
While Jiang Hui was leading BMW's technical team to conduct various tests on the BMW Light prototype, Chen Qi made a special call to him.
"Xiao Jiang, the attitude of AMC has changed a lot during this time. They want to formally sign a joint venture contract with us and build a new factory in the capital to produce their JEEP models. "
"What do you think are the pros and cons of this cooperation for the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant?"
Others may not be very clear about Jiang Hui's ability and vision, but Chen Qi is very clear about it.
So when it comes to such a major matter, he is willing to call Jiang Hui to communicate.
"AMC's major shareholder is now Renault in France, right? Are they still willing to build a joint venture with you?"
Jiang Hui has been involved in Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant and AMC Motors for a long time During the negotiations, he had a relatively good understanding of the relevant situations.
As the person who knows the international cycling market best in the Chinese automobile industry, Jiang Hui naturally knows the development trajectory of AMC.
After entering the 1980s, AMC Motors began to fall into a state of loss.
American banks began to refuse to provide credit loans to AMC Motors. In the end, AMC had no choice but to sell 59% of its shares to Renault of France.
At this time, AMC has changed from an American car company to a French car company.
According to the historical development trajectory, this shareholder change did not completely change AMC’s fate.
They will continue to lose money and will be acquired by Chrysler.
Later Chrysler's JEEP is relatively well-known in China. In fact, this JEEP was acquired from AMC.
“France’s car companies have been relatively enthusiastic about cooperating with us in China during this period.”
“The newly established Yangcheng Peugeot is like this.”
After Chen Qi said this, Jiang Hui stopped worrying about this issue.
Many of the ideas in France are sometimes quite special.
In the Chinese automobile market, they definitely got up early and rushed to finish the show.
Obviously it entered the Chinese market earlier than Toyota, Honda, GM and other car companies, but its presence in later generations is very weak.
If French car companies perform poorly globally, forget it.
However, their global performance is pretty good, but their performance in the Chinese market is not good.
“Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is developing well now. Whether it is the sales of BJ212 or BJ310, they are the leaders in their respective fields.”
"If your cooperation with AMC will not affect the development of these two cars, it does not mean that you cannot cooperate."
"But if the other party wants you to sacrifice the interests of these two models to cooperate with the development of the joint venture car company , then I think the gain is not worth the loss.”
“Although the technology of international automobile giants is more advanced than ours, they will not hand over their technology to us easily.”
"The idea of learning each other's advanced technology through a joint venture is a good idea, but it is very difficult to realize."
"In the final analysis, technological improvement still depends on our own brand Only investment in R&D will do.”
Jiang Hui knew that Chen Qi might not listen to what he said.
Even if Chen Qi listens, the First Machinery Department may not agree.
In the context of reform, attracting more foreign-funded enterprises to enter China is also in line with the general policy.
Looking at this issue from a higher level, it may not be a simple matter of corporate interests.
“What you say makes sense, but FAW, Shanghai Automobile, and Yangcheng Motor are all cooperating with international automobile giants.”
"I heard that some other car companies are also in contact with various international giants and want to expand their product lines through technology introduction or joint ventures."
"By then, their various products will definitely be available to BJ212 and the development of BJ310 poses a great threat.”
Chen Qi expressed his worries.
If the sales of BJ212 and BJ310 can continue like this, then Chen Qi will naturally have nothing to worry about.
But he knew that such wishful thinking would not happen.
The structure of China's automobile market has changed a lot from a few years ago.
In a few years, the situation will be even more different.
At this time, it is definitely not possible to rest on our laurels.
Even if the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is already developing vans and making some plans for the BJ212 and BJ310, it may not be able to meet market demand.
“Your worries are not unreasonable.”
"It depends on how the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant responds to this situation."
"If I really can't make up my mind, I won't rush to sign the cooperation agreement and work on improving my own products."
Deep down in his heart, Jiang Hui definitely disapproves of promoting the development of various joint venture car companies on a large scale, because he knows that this will not really quickly improve the technical level of China's automobile industry.
The market was let out, but the skills were not learned back.
This should not be the goal that the First Machinery Department hopes to achieve.
It's just that it doesn't matter if he says it now.
We can only allow BMW to develop as quickly as possible and become the most influential car company in the industry.
At that time, the development pace of China's automobile market was naturally different from that in history.
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Al Jazeera is still very well-known in the Middle East.
They always have some special channels to obtain videos that are not available outside.
This time, they also broadcast a video of Albanian opposition forces blocking a polar bear convoy.
I saw hundreds of BMW Xs equipped with 107 rocket launchers, firing rockets at a long supply convoy.
Although there were tank escorts at the front and rear, in the face of a short-term large-scale rocket attack, the polar bear's convoy did not have much ability to fight back.
In a frontal battle, the Albanian opposition is certainly no match for the polar bears.
Their planes can blow you up in a matter of minutes.
But this kind of sneak attack on the transport convoy gives the polar bear a huge headache.
It is impossible for them to arrange planes and large troops to escort us every time. The cost of doing so would be too high.
But if the escort is not in place, Aguo will find an opportunity to sneak attack.
In the past two years, the losses caused by Algeria's sneak attacks on transport convoys have been very huge.
The polar bears in China are already a bit unbearable, and even because of these problems, the polar bears' attitude towards China has changed somewhat.
They have arranged for senior representatives to come over for discussions, hoping to improve bilateral relations.
But how can such a thing be accomplished overnight?
Exports can earn foreign exchange, weaken the strength of polar bears, and alleviate the pressure on northern China. As the classic combination of 107 rocket launcher and BMW X has achieved better and better results in Argentina, many other forces have also begun to focus on this product.
"Xiao Jiang, this time we cooperated with the Fifth Machinery Department to export 50,000 sets of BMW X and 107 rocket launchers to Persia, which can be regarded as creating a new export record." Bian will also come to us to purchase a large number of similar products.”
Zheng Haiming is in a very good mood now.
Inadvertently, Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory set a new record.
The video played by Al Jazeera made the Persian side completely determined.
Persia has been fighting Pakistan for several years and has begun to regain lost territory and reverse its occupation.
Taking this opportunity, they are preparing to penetrate further into Pakistan and reverse their morale.
However, many members of the Persian team are newly recruited. If they are asked to operate high-end weapons and equipment, many people will not know how to do it, and it will be difficult for them to master it in a short time.
In this case, something as simple and easy to use as the 107 rocket launcher is even more valuable.
“Leader, this time it is mainly due to the good coordination within the department. We can sincerely cooperate with the Fifth Machinery Department to jointly develop the export market.”
"There are wars in many places in the world. As long as we seize these opportunities, we can continue to set records."
Jiang Hui did not expect that this time Persia would demand 50,000 BMWs at once. X.
Although the price is not particularly good and not as generous as the United States, it is definitely not low either.
Relying on this business alone, Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory can earn a net profit of more than 50 million yuan.
This is still based on the official US dollar exchange rate, otherwise it would be in units of 100 million yuan.
Fifty million in 1983 was still very attractive.
"The main thing is that you helped everyone open up their minds, otherwise we would never have thought that arms could still be sold like this."
"The 107 rocket launcher is not a new product for the Fifth Machinery Department. , it has been developed in the 1960s.”
“In the past few years, free assistance has been given to some countries, but it has not brought us any foreign exchange income.”
“But these two. The situation in 2008 was completely different. This change was very huge. It was not just the 107 rocket launcher itself, but also gave various military factories of the Fifth Machinery Department some new understandings and attitudes towards the export of all military products. ”
"Because of these changes, the life of the Fifth Machinery Department has become much easier."
"Otherwise, when funds are cut, many factories in the Fifth Machinery Department will have difficulty even releasing their wages. , not to mention continued research on new products.”
Zheng Haiming is quite familiar with the situation in the Fifth Machinery Department.
They often have meetings together. The products made by many factories of the Fifth Machinery Department after they were converted to civilians have more intersections with the First Machinery Department, so all kinds of communication naturally become more frequent.
“The world is in such chaos now, it is indeed an opportunity for our military industrial enterprises.”
"But overall, the technical content and added value of our military products are relatively low, and there is no way to compare with the military exports of Polar Bear and the United States."
"I think the Fifth Machinery Department can be specially established A professional company responsible for military exports can also adopt more flexible methods to handle the export of some weapons to develop overseas business."
"After weighing the pros and cons, I think some weapons have not been sold before. In fact, it’s possible.”
When Jiang Hui said this, the smart Zheng Haiming immediately interpreted some other meanings, “Do you have any new ideas?”
Everyone? Being so familiar with each other, Zheng Haiming naturally asked whatever came to his mind. There was no need to guess on his own.
"I have a bold idea, but I don't know if it is true or not."
Jiang Hui combined some of the information that later generations knew and considered the words.
“The war between Persia and Pakistan in the Middle East is now in full swing, and it has no intention of ending in a short time.”
“It can be said that the Middle East has not been completely stable in recent years. , it is expected to be the case for a long time to come.”
“As a result, wealthy oil-producing countries like Dashi will definitely have great worries about their own security.”
"They have money, but even if they have money, they can't buy some military products in the international market. If we are willing to export, we may be able to sell them at sky-high prices."
"For example, medium-range missiles, the United States and polar bears do not If we are willing to sell to Dashi, I think it is possible to sell a missile for 100 million U.S. dollars.” It’s much more meaningful than exporting oil and agricultural products.”
Zheng Haiming was shocked when Jiang Hui mentioned the export price of medium-range missiles.
Does anyone really buy a $100 million missile?
Although he is not engaged in missiles, he feels that the domestic production price of medium-range missiles cannot exceed 10 million yuan.
100 million US dollars...
How much profit margin is there?
Although Dashi is not short of money, he doesn’t want to be a big dog owner, right?
"Xiaojiang, let's not talk about whether medium-range missiles can be exported. Is it really possible that the other party will agree to this price?"
If anyone else told Zheng Haiming such an outrageous price, he would definitely take it as a joke and not want to ask any more questions.
But when Jiang Hui said this, Zheng Haiming felt it was different.
You have to ask clearly about this matter.
Otherwise he won’t know how to communicate with the Fifth Machinery Department by then, and others may think he is talking nonsense.
“Everything is possible in the international arms market.”
"It may be difficult for us to understand the situation faced by Dashi. People have a lot of dollars and a lot of oil fields. For them, money is sometimes just a number."
"More At that time, they were worried about their own safety and stability, which is priceless. "
"Medium-range missiles are very sensitive, and they are very difficult to intercept."
" Especially if there is something special on the warhead, the deterrent effect will be even greater.”
“Sometimes, you are more deterrent than intercontinental ballistic missiles to some countries near the Great Eclipse. Even bigger.”
"This kind of weapon with special significance is worth whatever money they spend."
"Even if the money spent is less, the deterrent effect on neighboring countries will not be that great."< br>
"If you spend more, others will have to doubt whether we have added any special warheads in it."
When Jiang Hui said this, Zheng Haiming was shocked. .
Can the arms trade still be done like this?
But what Jiang Hui said sounded reasonable.
There are some things that China has, but sometimes it is more difficult to consider how uncomfortable it would be to lack a "killer weapon" from the perspective of a country that does not have these weapons.
If you really understand, things will be easier to do.
I have to talk to the Fifth Machinery Department as soon as possible. If things are successful, they will definitely thank me.
It is not surprising that this incident will become a classic in the arms trade market in the future.
(End of this chapter)