Vondel has been having a headache lately.
Some news about the Passat from China reached Germany somehow.
That poor performance reminded many people of the collision between the Audi TT and Ziweixing some time ago.
Suddenly, Volkswagen's stock price fell five or six points.
Chairman Piech even called him personally to ask him what happened.
This made him very embarrassed.
After being scolded, he naturally vented his anger on the Germans in the Magic City.
After a series of actions, many people were unlucky.
"Bu Defan, this kind of unauthorized replacement of steel plates without any honest suppliers, it is incredible that your purchasing department can import it."
As the head of the quality management department, Hassan naturally did not want to bear this responsibility alone.
In his opinion, the purchasing department has a greater responsibility in this matter.
So even if Bu Defan had a good relationship with him, he would still jump out and accuse the purchasing department of their mistakes.
"Whether the parts delivered by the supplier meet the requirements of the drawing is something the quality management department needs to confirm."
"Besides, when new suppliers were introduced, the quality management department also audited the supplier's quality management system."
“Each department decided that it met the conditions before it was finally introduced.”
"Our purchasing department just compared the cost advantages."
At this time, Bu Defan could no longer control his long-standing friendship with Hassan.
In the workplace, friendships between colleagues usually seem indestructible, but when conflicts of interest arise, all friendships will be torn apart as easily as a piece of paper.
This principle is the same whether in China or Germany.
"The purchasing department did more than simply compare prices before inviting the quality management department for inspection."
"Your preliminary inspection report very clearly shows that the supplier's QCD meets the company's requirements in all aspects."
“If purchasing work is simply comparing prices, then can’t anyone who has just graduated from junior high school do it?”
Dr. Hassan was obviously very dissatisfied with Budfan's answer.
Doesn't this mean that all responsibilities must be passed on to the quality management department?
Although he knew that no matter how he explained this matter, the quality management department must be responsible.
However, the responsibilities of a department are obviously different from the responsibilities of everyone.
The way the above is handled will also be different.
The two of them started quarreling directly at the regular meeting of the German residents in the city.
However, quarreling obviously cannot solve the problem.
"The steel plate of the A-pillar will be replaced immediately with a hot-stamped steel plate."
"Let Benteler make the mold as soon as possible and try to reduce the impact of this matter in the shortest possible time."
"As for this supplier who replaced the steel plates without authorization, they transferred all their parts to other manufacturers for production."
"Don't cooperate with them again in the future."
Vondel made the decision with a dark face.
However, Bu Defan's words made him very unhappy.
"The equipment between different manufacturers is not exactly the same, and it takes time to make molds."
"If we notify our suppliers directly, they will probably cut off supply directly to us."
"Then the entire Volkswagen factory in Shanghai will stop production."
"Should we let other suppliers prepare for replacement first, and then deal with this supplier?"
Bu Defan didn't want to cause any more supply problems.
Otherwise, he will be under even greater pressure by then.
Judging from the current situation, the greater responsibility lies with the quality management department.
But if we take too strong action against suppliers, trouble will eventually come from the purchasing department.
He even had no idea whether these suppliers would jump out and "bite" directly.
After all, there are some unspoken rules that he knows very well.
"Then do as you say and fully switch to parts from this manufacturer in three months."
Vondel is now thinking about reducing the impact of this matter as soon as possible.
However, the more anxious he is, the more opponents like Geely and Nanshan don't want to let them get their way.
"Mr. Cao, I have inquired with Li Jianfeng from Modu Volkswagen. The reason why the Passat performs like this is because the strength of the A-pillar steel plate is not as strong as the overseas version."
"On the other hand, their suppliers secretly use lower-strength steel plates in order to reduce costs."
"So there is the result of this collision."
“Now they are also planning to buy hot stamped parts from Benteler to replace the original cold stamped parts.”
"At the same time, the parts of the supplier that caused the trouble will be switched out one after another."
Zeng Tingting has been the head of the sales department for so many years, and her relationship with the procurement of various OEMs is naturally unusual.
There is no problem in simply asking for some information.
"Find a way to disclose this solution of Modu Volkswagen to the supplier."
"Then let them insist that the steel plates they use meet the requirements of the drawings."
"When the time comes, what the public says is different from what they say. No matter which version consumers believe, it will be a harm to the public."
Cao Yang now naturally wishes that the people in the Demon City would be in more trouble than they should be.
This will make Volkswagen's brand power continue to decline in the country, which is a good thing both for public and private purposes.
At this time, the reputation of independent brands is much better than in history due to Nanshan Group.
At least there are no problems with the engine and gearbox, and everyone will have less worries about buying a domestic brand.
For other minor glitches, everyone is not that worried.
"Autohome has already bought a Passat from overseas as quickly as possible, and will directly arrange a crash test with a domestic Passat."
"Do I think this news can be released in advance?"
"At that time, we will also let everyone know that Nanshan Group is not so easy to mess with."
Zeng Tingting came up with a new trick quite unexpectedly.
If this kind of conspiracy is released, it will definitely become a hot search.
"Okay, I just want to take this opportunity to deal with those joint venture car companies that always like to lower their configurations after arriving in China."
If Volkswagen wants to use Nanshan Group as a "chicken" to kill, Cao Yang must take some action.
If you don't show any muscles, everyone thinks Nanshan Group is easy to bully.
Sure enough, when the news was openly posted on Autohome, Volkswagen became anxious.
"The A-pillar and B-pillar of the Passat in the United States already use hot stamping parts. If compared with the Passat produced in China, even if there is no supplier to replace the steel plate, the body strength is still very different."
"At that time, there will definitely be a very big upsurge of public opinion within China, which will be very detrimental to us."
"What suggestions does everyone have?"
Fondel is in a very bad mood now, but he is trying hard to calm himself down.
"Autohome is the most influential automotive media in China. It is an industry of Nanshan Group. Obviously, this is Nanshan Group's revenge on us."
When Bu Defan said this, many people couldn't help but nodded.
Everyone is more or less aware of the grievances between Volkswagen and Nanshan Group.
Continuously, the parts supplied by Nanshan Group to Modu Volkswagen and Spring City Volkswagen have almost been switched.
As for exported parts, Volkswagen itself has prepared some inventory, and now it has completely stopped placing orders with Nanshan Group.
The relationship between the two parties can be said to have broken down.
"What's more troublesome now is that in addition to the fact that Autohome often publishes negative news about us, Weibo also has negative news about us that is trending from time to time."
"And this Weibo is said to have a very close relationship with Nanshan Group."
"In this case, the publicity aspect is very detrimental to us."
"Can we consider asking our joint venture parties to help?"
The people in the sales department felt the most direct pressure, so they proposed a solution that seemed to be more effective.
"Spring City Automobile Group is now developing Hongqi sedan with Nanshan Group, which is the honeymoon period of the relationship between the two parties."
"And they have a joint venture with Toyota, and their market performance is pretty good."
"In this case, it's hard to expect them to make a big effort."
"As for Modu Automobile Group, their independent brands are also cooperating with Nanshan Group, and I heard that recently there is a trend of further expansion of cooperation between them."
"Under such circumstances, it is probably unrealistic to expect the Modu Automobile Group to make efforts."
As soon as Bu Defan said these words, many people fell silent.
When they chose their partners, they made a good choice.
They don't need to worry about ordinary things.
But this time it was a tough one.
"No matter what, they can't mess around with this kind of crash test."
"At least it can't be done in official organizations, otherwise our reputation will be completely ruined in the future."
After listening to everyone's analysis, Fondel also felt dizzy.
"Models in China and models abroad use different materials, configurations, and power. Volkswagen is not the only one to do this."
"Among the domestic joint venture car companies, every one is considered one, and no one is an exception."
"I even heard that some car companies directly divide the market into several levels. Europe, North America and Japan are in one level, and the rest of Asia is in another level."
"And some models exported to Africa and other regions are on another level."
"Now that Autohome wants to hold on to us, we can drag all other car companies into the water."
"When the time comes, everyone will stand up together to oppose Autohome's proposals, and Autohome will also feel the pressure."
"Or even if the final impact is bad, it's not just our family."
"When everyone does this, Chinese consumers will have no other choice."
"Our approach will be in line with the market."
Although Hassan is engaged in quality, he is not without any scheming.
This time, his proposal was strongly supported by Vondel.
"This proposal is good and has strong executionability."
"The sales department will contact some media and advertising companies in this direction from today on, and even organize some personnel to go to various forums to promote it."
"We want everyone to know that Volkswagen has not failed Chinese consumers. We just did what all automobile companies would do."
Following Vondel's decision, various topics about cars quickly increased on the Chinese Internet.
Various articles that use a new angle to whitewash Volkswagen appear one after another everywhere.
Autohome, which is always paying attention to changes in public opinion on the Internet, naturally felt this change immediately.
"Mr. Cao, judging from our current analysis, Volkswagen's response plan is to drag other car companies into the water."
"Although independent brands have developed rapidly in recent years, the domestic automobile market is still mainly controlled by joint venture automobile giants."
"All media rely heavily on the advertising of these car companies."
"If Volkswagen really gets Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford, Hyundai and other car companies to come together, then if our test continues, it will easily offend a group of people."
"Of course, other car companies know about our conflicts with Volkswagen, so they should be able to understand our approach."
"Everyone's relationship won't drop too much."
Yu Yu immediately reported to Cao Yang the situation that Autohome had grasped.
Cao Yang has no intention of listing Autohome easily. One of the reasons is that there is a department within Autohome that is responsible for tracking and guiding some public opinions on the Internet.
Not to mention the number of trolls this department controls online, the number of employees within the department alone exceeds 200.
This is relatively rare among Chinese Internet companies.
"Volkswagen thinks that if it pulls in other car companies, we will be subdued. It is really overthinking."
"This time, if we at Nanshan Group don't do something, other car companies' attitudes towards us will change in the future."
"No matter how Volkswagen responds, our tests and comparison reports must continue."
"We even took this opportunity to open a new section on Autohome, specifically responsible for comparing the prices and configurations of similar domestic and foreign models."
“At that time, we will focus on choosing Volkswagen models for comparison.”
"At the same time, our car scrapping shop is also launched as a segment."
"As long as it is a model sold and produced by Volkswagen in China, we will buy it back and dismantle it."
“Then compare it with other models in the same category.”
"When the time comes, I won't believe that Volkswagen can't find its weak spots."
When Cao Yang said this, Yu Yu immediately became excited.
Such a big move means that Autohome will invest a lot in car scrapping workshops.
This is definitely a good thing for the company's development and growth.
However, if Yu Yu is happy, some car companies will be unhappy.
(End of chapter)
