When Cao Yang was immersed in technology research and development within Nanshan Group, things were not calm outside.
The automotive industry is not as big as everyone thinks.
Whenever there is a disturbance, many colleagues can feel it.
Just like now, Tao Wen was talking to Zhu Zhengfeng about a rather strange thing.
"Mr. Zhu, I communicated with people from Spring City Volkswagen a few days ago and heard a rather special news."
"I went to find out more about it in the past two days, and found that it is really strange."
When Tao Wen said this, Zhu Zhengfeng naturally put down the documents in his hands and looked at her curiously.
"Spring City Volkswagen seems to have begun to comprehensively reduce cooperation with Nanshan Group."
"Nanshan Group will no longer use any parts that other manufacturers can produce."
"Not to mention new models, even parts that are currently in mass production, their procurement has also begun to take various actions."
"It is estimated that by next year, Nanshan Group and Spring City Volkswagen will not have any direct transactions."
Tao Wen is naturally very clear about the technical strength of Nanshan Group.
Seeing that Spring City Volkswagen actually took such measures, it was obvious that Volkswagen had broken up with Nanshan Group.
Otherwise, it would be the honeymoon period for the cooperation between Spring City Automobile Group and Nanshan Group.
Whether it is the auto parts business or equipment, there are many cooperation projects.
But on the Spring City Volkswagen side, things are going backwards.
There is obviously a story here.
“Volkswagen made such a big move just because Xingchen Motors took part of the Olympic sponsor share?”
Zhu Zhengfeng looked at Tao Wen in surprise.
This result was obviously something he had not expected.
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be.
"This should be just one of the reasons. The previous news about the collision between Ziweixing and Audi TT should also be a factor."
"In addition, judging from this year's car sales, the growth rate of independent brands has exceeded that of North and South Volkswagen for the first time."
"One of the important reasons why the sales of these independent brands have improved is that they use a large number of parts from Nanshan engines and Nanshan gearboxes."
"Under this situation, Volkswagen is naturally very hostile to Nanshan Group."
"A combination of various reasons led to Volkswagen's current actions."
Tao Wen naturally didn't do anything these days.
"The people from Nanshan Group didn't ask us to coordinate, right?"
Zhu Zhengfeng always felt that something was wrong with this matter.
When encountering this kind of thing, shouldn't Nanshan Group go to Volkswagen and Spring City Automobile Group?
Otherwise, have we really given up on Spring City Volkswagen's business?
Are they so confident that domestic independent brands can surpass joint ventures?
"So far, they probably haven't talked to us about this topic."
"I estimate that they have expanded their business a lot in the past two years, and Volkswagen is not their biggest customer."
"That's why they don't care that much."
Tao Wen combined the information he learned and gave an analysis conclusion.
However, Zhu Zhengfeng did not agree with it.
"Based on my understanding of Nanshan Group and Cao Yang, he is not the kind of person who thinks that suffering is a blessing."
"Volkswagen is obviously going to break up with Nanshan Group by targeting it like this."
"If Nanshan Group doesn't take any action, I think it's abnormal."
It has to be said that although Zhu Zhengfeng's abilities and vision in other aspects are not particularly outstanding, he still has his own uniqueness in looking at people.
"How can a Nanshan Group parts company retaliate against Volkswagen?"
"I guess they just pinched their noses and pretended nothing happened."
Tao Wen couldn't help but argue with Zhu Zhengfeng.
According to her understanding of the domestic auto parts industry, these manufacturers have to deal with the OEMs, and if they are forced to sue them for violating laws and disciplines, they can do something about it.
Other means are really weak.
After all, compared with parts companies, the local influence of automobile OEMs is not at the same level.
"Please pay more attention to the news related to Spring City Volkswagen and Magic City Volkswagen in the next few months."
"I always feel that this matter is not that simple."
Everyone relied on their feelings to make guesses, so Zhu Zhengfeng didn't say anything to Tao Wen.
It was just arranged for her to keep an eye on the movements of both parties to see if she could see anything fishy later.
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"Mr. Cao, there is something I want to tell you."
Obviously Spring City Automobile Group is not the only one who has felt the change in Spring City Volkswagen's attitude towards Nanshan Group.
After some people learned the news, they just watched the excitement.
After some people learned the news, they felt that their opportunity had come.
But there are also some people who have some concerns when they know the news and are the beneficiaries.
Lu Jiansheng of Universal Bearing belongs to the last type.
"Mr. Lu, it's rare to see you calling me. What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Although Wanxiang and Nanshan Bearing also have a competitive relationship, they were also partners who fought a lawsuit together in the United States.
So the relationship between the two families is actually not particularly tense.
"Something really happened."
Lu Jiansheng considered his words and began to say: "Today our company has officially received contact. The wheel bearing orders from Spring City Volkswagen and Modu Volkswagen will be officially switched to Wanxiang for production starting from July 1 this year."
"Have you heard about this news?"
"Volkswagen has even started to switch to mass-produced models?"
Cao Yang asked in surprise.
This rhetorical question makes it clearer than any other answer.
"Mr. Cao, although I have been working hard to get orders from the North and South Volkswagen, according to our previous ideas, only a part of it will be enough."
"So people from Volkswagen took the initiative to contact us to trial produce a batch of parts and then carry out various tests. We actively cooperated."
"It's just that I didn't expect that they would completely switch to Nanshan Bearing."
"Mr. Cao, is there any misunderstanding here?"
Most of the bearing steel for universal bearings is now purchased from Nanshan Special Steel.
So naturally they don't want to completely stalemate their relationship with Nanshan Group.
Otherwise, there might be some bad things left behind when the time comes.
"Mr. Lu, I'm very grateful that you can give me this call."
"This matter has nothing to do with you."
Cao Yang would not be angry with Wanxiang because they stole his bearing order.
Even if there is no Wanxiang, there will still be SKF and NTN. Since Volkswagen is going to Nanshan, all parts supplied by Nanshan Group to Volkswagen will be replaced by other manufacturers.
It's just that I didn't expect this speed to be so fast.
It seems that it is necessary to speed up my preparations in other aspects.
"Then you may want to pay attention. I feel that Spring City Volkswagen and Modou Volkswagen are not only taking action on wheel bearings, but also on other parts produced by Nanshan Group."
Lu Jiansheng can say this, he is very loyal.
After all, they are both winners and competitors.
"Our Nanshan Group probably has no hope in Volkswagen in the future."
"However, Mr. Lu, I don't think universal bearings should be hung on a tree. North and South Volkswagen do not necessarily represent the future of China's automobile industry."
This was a wake-up call for Cao Yang.
In the future, he will have many actions to target Volkswagen. At the same time, his support for independent brands will also increase.
As long as independent brands solve the quality problems of engines and gearboxes and everyone has a sense of trust, the future is actually very worth looking forward to.
After all, few people would not be willing to buy a car at nearly half the price.
"Thank you, Mr. Cao, for reminding me that if the bearing production capacity of Nanshan Gearbox is insufficient in the future, you can contact us at any time."
Lu Jiansheng knew that Nanshan Gearbox was now the company with the largest demand for bearings in China.
However, in the past, Nanshan Bearing’s own products were used.
He didn't have particularly high expectations.
Just mentioned it casually.
As for whether this mouth will pay off in the future, it actually doesn't matter.
After hanging up the phone from Lu Jiansheng, Cao Yang immediately called Zeng Tingting over.
"Did Volkswagen in the North and South tell us that they would switch to supplying some mass-produced parts to other manufacturers?"
Cao Yang believed that what Lu Jiansheng said was definitely true.
There was no need for him to deceive himself.
But whether Volkswagen took the initiative to share this news with Nanshan Group is another matter.
"I haven't received any news that the new model is a fixed-point, but there is no special news about the mass-produced model."
"If I have to say something special, it is that the order volume in the past month has actually dropped by 30% compared with the same period last year. This is a bit strange."
"Mr. Cao, did you hear something?"
When Zeng Tingting said this, Cao Yang basically knew what was going on.
It seems that the public in the north and south are really going to abandon Nanshan Group.
Next, everyone will be considered complete enemies.
Whatever tricks you have, you can use them boldly.
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"Mr. Li, the relevant arrangements for Emgrand and Passat have been prepared."
"We also asked the technical department to do some testing on the material strength of the Passat's A-pillars, and there are indeed some problems."
"This 'car accident' will most likely unfold as we expected."
As the sales director of Geely Automobile, Peng Lin naturally needs to coordinate these matters.
And because it involves many aspects, many things cannot be known to too many people.
Otherwise, when the news spreads in the future, it will have a very bad impact on Geely's reputation.
"Then make arrangements as soon as possible."
"Remember to keep up with relevant publicity. You can also say hello privately to Autohome and ask them to cooperate when the time comes."
"I heard that Volkswagen in the north and south is now starting to reduce the parts business of Nanshan Group. Autohome should be very willing to help."
Li Su didn't even raise his head, signing the documents in his hand while talking to Peng Lin.
"No problem, these are all planned, just proceed as normal."
"I was thinking that after this news came out, Volkswagen in Shanghai would probably immediately arrange for the vehicles to go to the China Automotive Center for crash tests. Then we would see how to use the test results to make bigger projects together. article."
"In other words, following this offensive of public opinion, the China Automotive Industry Center will take the initiative to conduct crash tests on the Passat."
"If the test results at that time are consistent with the circumstances of the car accident, the impact on Passat will definitely be huge."
Peng Lin knows very well how to compete with Passat in order to quickly enhance the brand power of Emgrand.
As mid-to-high-end sedans with similar sizes, Emgrand and Passat cannot be said to be direct competitors.
But there is still a certain degree of competition between them.
"Then you can go to the China Automotive Center in person and secretly promote this test."
"Even the people in the Magic City probably won't object to this test."
"It's just that I'm afraid they themselves didn't expect that the test results would be so bad."
Li Su sneered, looking forward to seeing the results of the Passat's crash test.
As Germany's mid-to-high-end sedan with strong sales volume, Passat's symbolic significance is extraordinary.
If the Passat falls by then, the impact on the public in the north and south will definitely be huge.
This should also be the situation that Nanshan Group wants to see most now.
Soon, following the conversation between Peng Lin and Li Su, in the evening of the same day, news appeared on Autohome that a Passat and Emgrand had a car accident and a serious collision occurred.
There are even pictures on various forums showing that the A-pillar has been folded over after the Passat was hit.
On the contrary, although the Geely car cannot be said to be unscathed, the cockpit is really unharmed.
Under such circumstances, under the leadership of thoughtful people, a public opinion offensive was naturally launched regarding Passat's poor quality.
Even at a Volkswagen 4S store in Shanghai, several customers asked to return their cars.
And this scene was "accidentally" exposed on the Internet.
As a result, the reputation of Pasata or the people of the Magic City will naturally become even worse.
Considering the models of Volkswagen in Shanghai, you can basically find brother cars in Volkswagen in Spring City.
This time the Passat is no exception.
Therefore, many comments were also brought to Magotan.
This makes the people in the south a little anxious.
For them, Magotan and Passat are currently the most profitable models among Volkswagen brands.
If there are problems with these two models, Volkswagen's development in China will be restricted.
The tragic collision scene pictures, coupled with the disappointing performance of the Passat.
In just one day, the Internet was filled with all kinds of negative comments related to Passat or Volkswagen.
This is something that many car companies have not thought of.
(End of chapter)
