Chapter 82 Automobile version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms
¡°At that time, Volkswagen was the only company that could support us, and we are very grateful for this.¡±
Liu Shuangxi paused and continued: "However, with the process of reform and opening up, the domestic economy has developed rapidly, and our goal has also changed from hoping to introduce an assembly line to assemble cars for export to earn foreign exchange, to an urgent need to solve the huge car gap in the domestic market, and Many foreign automobile companies are also aware of the huge commercial value contained in it. Therefore, after having the market as a bargaining chip, they continue to use assembly lines to deal with us, which does not seem very sincere."
Director Zhu said: "I don't know much about industrial matters, but with the economic development in China, I am still aware of the serious shortage of cars. At present, we have 0.5 cars per thousand people, which is lower than Ethiopia, the poorest country in Africa." It is not as good as Asia (1.3 cars per 1,000 people), ranking last among 140 countries in the world, and the price of cars is three to four times that of the international market. Most of them earn 40 to 50 yuan a month, even if they don¡¯t eat or drink. Even if you save money for half your life, you won¡¯t be able to buy a car.¡±
Liu Changtian also said at this time: "At present, the number of our cars is indeed too small. There are only a handful of cars driving on the roads of China: there are Warsaw cars made in Poland, Volga cars made in the Soviet Union, and a very small number of Hongqi cars. brand cars and 212 off-road vehicles produced in Beijing. In addition, it is rare to see other cars. In the early years, only prefecture-level leaders could ride in Warsaw brand cars, while only military-level leaders could ride in Volga brand cars. Hongqi cars could only be It is the car of all the chiefs. In recent years, the restrictions on official cars have begun to loosen. Economic development and foreign exchanges have made domestic cars unable to meet the demand, and a large number of foreign high-end cars have begun to appear. I wonder if you, Uncle Zhu and Shuangxi, have noticed it. Now On the road, the number of Japanese cars such as Toyota Crown imported through legal means is far lower than that smuggled.¡±
Director Zhu said: "Currently, car smuggling has become a serious trend. If this situation continues, this value will reach its peak in two years. I estimate that the foreign exchange consumed will be equivalent to the total investment of China's automobile industry in the past 30 years. It is more than twice that of foreign cars. Naturally, our own production will be suppressed when there are more foreign cars. According to statistics, the annual domestic production of sedans and off-road vehicles is only 5,000 units, which is less than the daily output of other large companies."
Liu Shuangxi said: "Grandpa Zhu, you are engaged in economics. You should know better than us why smuggling occurs. I believe that without this tariff to curb the price difference, our domestic car market will be completely occupied by foreign companies. And I want to To correct what Grandpa Zhu just said, the batch of Santanas that rolled off the assembly line in Shanghai cannot strictly be called production, because the main equipment on this car is imported from abroad, and we only did the assembly work. .¡±
Director Zhu sighed and said: "I have recently learned more about the situation in Shanghai. In the face of a serious lack of funds and technology, they have proposed introducing foreign capital and car manufacturing technology to produce European and American brand cars on a small scale. The idea of ??occupying a certain market share. In this request for instructions, if Mr. Deng had not personally instructed that "cars can be joint ventures", you would not even be able to see the assembled Santana today. When you mentioned Volkswagen to me, did you think of it again? What's the bad idea?" (Note 1)
Liu Shuangxi smiled and said: "Grandpa Zhu, you know me. From a technical point of view, I am far behind these automobile experts, but when it comes to doing business, they are far behind me. There are indeed various difficulties in the domestic automobile industry at present. , it certainly makes sense for them to adopt this method of first assembling scientific technology and then trying to produce independently, but we have such a huge market, it is not enough to just assemble equipment from Volkswagen"
Director Zhu interrupted him and said: "About Shuangxi, your idea has been mentioned before. Don't you think we have tried to get more technology from these companies? But when it comes to this topic, everyone's face is full of expressions." Things have changed, and Volkswagen is pretty good, at least it has given us an assembly line."
Liu Shuangxi said: "Grandpa Zhu, don't worry, I haven't finished what I said. In the past, these foreign car companies were hesitant about the prospects of domestic cooperation. With the increasing openness of the country and the role model of Volkswagen, we have the bargaining chip of the market." , the next step is to conduct in-depth negotiations with these foreign companies to obtain more technologies."
Director Zhu quickly understood Liu Shuangxi's idea, so he said with a smile: "You mean that in the next step we will cooperate extensively, and then learn some technologies from each company, and finally integrate them into our own industry? Okay, this is a clear move. It's interesting to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly."
Liu Shuangxi said with a bad smile: "Yes, let these foreign car companies compete for hegemony among the Three Kingdoms in China. When they are almost done, we will have three more companies return to Shanxi. We must fully carry forward the fine traditions of the Anti-Japanese War. There are no guns." If we don¡¯t have cannons, let the enemy build them for us.¡±
Liu Changtian said worriedly: "Don't be too optimistic about Shuangxi. These foreigners are the masters of the market. Although we have a broad market, how can we divide them? For these core technologies, Western countries have a special alliance to restrict China."
Liu Shuangxi glanced at Director Zhu first, and then said: "If you want the fish to take the bait, you have to see if the bait is sufficient. Looking at the market for Chinese cars, the largest consumer group is the government agencies. Since we are temporarily unable to solve the problem, Regarding this problem, then throw out the pie of government-designated cars"
Director Zhu said, "After taking out this piece of cake, we will choose from these companies. Whoever provides more technology will get more points, and whoever provides less technology will get less points. Then we will adjust it according to the needs. Anyway, we have the right to speak." It¡¯s in our hands.¡±
Liu Shuangxi added: "In addition to Shanghai, where German Volkswagen is currently located, the north can choose General Motors from the United States, and the south can choose Honda from Japan to jointly establish several automobile production bases. In short, the more muddy the water is, the better we can start from The greater the profits these capitalists will gain."
Director Zhu laughed loudly and said: "It is true that these foreign car manufacturers are capitalists, but it is a pity that they have fallen into the hands of a profiteer like you. I will communicate this matter with the relevant departments as soon as possible"
"I am a serious primary school student, not a profiteer. This is because of your face, Grandpa Zhu. Otherwise, I would not tell ordinary people these ideas." Liu Shuangxi did not want to leave the impression of a profiteer to Director Zhu. , I didn¡¯t expect that his cute excuse would make Director Zhu feel cold.
"You run around all day long, but you still know that you are a student. Even if you know everything in the textbook, there are always things you don't know. Take this book and see how the author learns."
Note 1: Historically, Deng Gong¡¯s instructions to joint ventures were largely testing the waters. At that time, corresponding laws and regulations, such as the Joint Venture Law and the Patent Law, had not yet been promulgated. The living environment and development of joint ventures were difficult, and foreign parties I am full of wait and see about the prospect of staying in China. Especially at that time, when reform and opening up was still in its initial stage of warming, and the lingering poison of leftist trends and traditional concepts had not yet been cleared up, the Chinese person in charge of a joint venture was often labeled as a "foreign comprador." In "Crossing the River by Feeling for Stones", some people reach the other side successfully, some fall down to drink water, and even suffer disaster. Of course, these will not appear in this article, and will only be supplemented by comments.
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