And just when Jiuzhou Auto's live broadcast room was closed, it was also in a hotel conference room in Jiangzhou City.
A large circle of foreigners looked at the end of the live broadcast room in front of them with solemn faces, unable to speak for a long time.
After a long time, Quinlan Silva knocked on the table to attract everyone's attention: "Well, what do you think about Kyushu Motor's new sodium-ion battery?"
Some people said without hesitation: "Fake, everything is fake. The sodium-ion battery must be fake!"
The people next to him also spoke: "It is impossible to come up with sodium-ion battery technology in a few days. Jiuzhou Automobile is just putting out smoke bombs! They want to compete with us in the stock market and futures market!"
"For Jiuzhou Automobile Factory, it will definitely use some means to announce a battery technology that seems to be particularly powerful, saying that it does not require lithium ore resources, etc., all in order to compete with us!"
"Should I say it or not, this battery is indeed very powerful in terms of performance. It would be great if we could get the technology in hand!"
"After all, I just saw a live broadcast, and I don't know the specific technology inside. Whether it is a real sodium-ion battery remains to be discussed."
"Jiuzhou Automobile, which is very close at hand, did not invite us to participate in this product launch. It is annoying and at the same time, we are thinking about whether that technology is real or fake?"
"We have to wait and see whether Kyushu Automobile can produce large quantities of sodium-ion battery products. If not, it means that lithium ore resources are still needed."
"And if sodium-ion batteries can be mass-produced, it means we have lost, and there will never be a place that can threaten Kyushu Automobile in the future."
Most car company executives are unwilling to believe in Kyushu Motor's new batteries.
However, among the crowd, some individuals were shaken.
"This company, I have to say, is indeed very powerful in terms of technology. If it continues to develop, in two or three years, there will no longer be room for car brands like us to survive in China."
"Well, maybe we should have made plans earlier. Didn't Volkswagen and Peugeot also cooperate with Kyushu Motors before?"
"Purchasing power systems for new energy electric vehicles already has new electric vehicle models. It may be difficult to make progress in electric vehicles in China, but it still has its own domestic territory."
"New energy trams may also be very suitable for the energy conservation and carbon emission reduction that countries now advocate..."
"In general, it's better to wait and see what happens."
The meetings held by senior executives of many automobile companies did not produce any specific results. In the end, they were still waiting for more changes.
And then, you don’t need to wait too long for verification.
In the blink of an eye, a week passed.
During this week, Kyushu Automobile still had the same attitude as before and did not accept negotiations.
This group of company executives were disappointed and very angry.
However, as time goes by, everyone's bad premonition becomes more and more serious.
The calmness and arrogance at the beginning are no longer there, and many people even frown all day long.
A week has passed, although Kyushu Automobile has not yet made large-scale car deliveries.
In this regard, it should be that new sodium-ion battery, which is undergoing official testing and approval procedures, etc.
However, in terms of factories, sodium-ion battery factories have been undergoing production tasks recently.
It was still a hotel conference room. This time, many car company executives were as stunned as eggplants beaten by frost.
Quinlan Silva: “Through the information I learned, Jiuzhou Motors has launched a new battery factory, produced new batteries, and used new technologies. Many employees who originally worked well in the lithium iron phosphate battery factory have gone. New position, promotion and salary increase..."
"We have all been deceived. Kyushu Motors actually had a plan for sodium-ion batteries from the beginning!"
"True and false, false and true, what is real and what is fake? During the previous negotiations, Kyushu Motors also mentioned that they already have plans for sodium-ion batteries, and now it seems that the same is true. real!"
"The factory that is producing sodium-ion batteries operates around the clock, and the battery packs produced are not fake."
"I found out through paying someone to find out that Kyushu Motors has recently purchased a large amount of sodium metal, so what are we going to do?"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, maybe these are all fake, the Chinese are cunning and cunning!"
"All this was planned by Kyushu Motors. We are all prey. The short-selling force that suddenly appeared is definitely Kyushu Motors."
"We have already invested close to 20 billion US dollars. Now if we give up everything, we will lose everything. Not only will we fail to achieve our goals, we will also lose a lot of money."
More than one billion US dollars is not a big problem for various automobile companies, but it is enough for the executives of these companies to suffer for a long time, and the company has been working in vain for several months!
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."
Apart from waiting, they have no other good way to target Kyushu Automobile.
Time flies, and another week has passed.
This day was Kyushu Motor's first product delivery after more than a month.
A total of more than 7,600 new energy electric vehicles and more than 10,000 hybrid electric vehicles have been delivered.
This is an order that has been accumulated for nearly two months. The battery cannot be produced, but the car has never been suspended. Jiuzhou Automobile knows its own affairs clearly. After the matter is over, the car must be sold!
At the same time, in terms of new sodium-ion batteries, all equipment has been prepared for the reason that they have been prepared for a long time. Once produced, the production capacity can reach a very good figure.
It is enough to satisfy the daily sales volume of Jiuzhou Automobile, Huaxia Automobile, Jiuyuan Electric Vehicles, and low-speed electric vehicles!
This half-month of production also made up for the nearly one-month shutdown and no time to produce battery packs.
In addition, Hengxin Battery Factory's second-generation sodium-ion battery is still expanding its production capacity, converting many previous battery factories into new sodium-ion battery production plants.
Prepare for the upcoming sales explosion.
Everything is stable again.
When the dust settled, Kyushu Automobile produced sodium-ion batteries without purchasing lithium ore resources.
And these car companies have also confirmed the truth of this news by purchasing low-speed electric vehicles equipped with sodium-ion batteries.
Today is the next meeting at the Jiangzhou hotel where senior car company executives have been staying for more than a month.
Even this time, there were less than ten car company executives attending the meeting, and several car company executives had already left early.
With the arrival of sodium-ion batteries, this small group brought together by Kyushu Automobile also fell apart.
Quinlan Silva looked at the conference room with several people missing, sighed and said, "Hey, Kyushu Automobile, starting from today, there is no way to stop this company."
The other senior car company executives nearby either frowned and sighed, or still couldn't believe it all.
"For new energy electric vehicles, today's sodium-ion batteries are even lower in battery cost than previous lithium iron phosphate batteries, which is more conducive to the development of new energy electric vehicles in China."
"Obviously, the world's top battery experts all said that it is difficult to realize sodium-ion batteries. Unexpectedly, it was still realized by Kyushu Motors. How can the research and development capabilities be so strong."
"With more than 20 billion in funds, who would have thought that Kyushu Motors would start developing sodium-ion batteries so early. Did they expect such a day?"
"There are also previous negotiations. Now that I think about it, there are too many flaws in the middle. They are all part of a scheme to allow us to continue to increase the price of lithium resources."
"Jiuzhou Automobile Xu Yifan is very good, and the presidents of those subsidiaries are also very good!"
"Why don't these breakthroughs in tram technology come from our company? Our country also spends a lot of money on research and development every year..."
"The world's automobile landscape may undergo major changes. Now Kyushu Automobile has initially formed its own power."
While everyone was sighing, there were also some words that they didn't say any more.
The small team was disbanded, the cooperative relationship came to an end, and everyone suffered heavy losses.
The future relationship will also return to competitors.
Some people may look like they hate Kyushu Automobile, but deep down they are making plans for the company's future.
"There are still some opportunities in China. Although sales have dropped sharply, they have not yet reached the bottom. Perhaps we can start from this aspect. Many people in this country still recognize our brand of cars very much."
"Next, let's sell it at a lower price. The Fit sells for 49,000, and the Civic sells for 79,000. As long as the price is low enough, there will still be Chinese consumers who choose it. But in this case, the profits will no longer be as high as before. .”
"We will no longer be able to raise sales prices in the future, but if we do not exchange price for sales, it is very likely that in one or two years, the business in China will be completely replaced by Kyushu Automobile."
"If we lose the entire Chinese market, we should still cut prices to ensure survival. We can still distinguish which one is more important!"
"On the Chinese side, maybe in one or two years, the world will be completely dominated by Kyushu Automobile."
"However, apart from China, there are many countries that are still able to maintain their former appearance. China is the home ground of Kyushu Motors, and the countries where each brand is located are the protective umbrella of these brands, which can prevent the automobile industry in their respective countries from being like this by Kyushu Motors. of companies defeated.”
"However, as countries around the world attach more importance to environmental protection, they may also turn their attention to electric vehicles. As for electric vehicles, only Kyushu Automobile Company in the world has the world's top electric vehicle technology."
"Maybe we can cooperate. There is no reason why Volkswagen and Peugeot can do it, but we BMW can't!"
Such an idea is not just limited to one person or one company.
The senior executives of these car companies who are doing this will naturally consider the company's future after confirming the failure.
There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends, only permanent interests.
Although these business veterans looked aggressive before, they looked like they were going to eat Kyushu Automobile.
But if there is a possibility of making money through cooperation, I can still laugh and chat with the senior executives of Kyushu Automobile.
The last meeting of major automobile companies ended hastily.
The next day, inside Jiuzhou Automobile Company, several senior executives of the automobile company met and nodded slightly to each other.
"If we can find a way to make up for the money we lost from Kyushu Automobile, it's not impossible to discuss cooperation again!"
"Previously, several presidents of Kyushu Auto seemed to have said that cooperation is possible, and they are very welcome!"
"I just came over to take a look. I didn't expect everyone to want to go together. In this case, maybe we can negotiate some benefits together."
We are all old foxes, so how can we not be clear about our own ideas?
The rise of new energy electric vehicles is inevitable, and as an established car manufacturer, they cannot completely give up on this track!
The lesson of Nokia is still vivid in my mind. The huge mobile phone empire collapsed in just two or three years.
Today there are iPhone companies and Kyushu Automobile companies, emerging forces in the mobile phone and automobile industries.
If you don't want to become the Nokia of yesteryear, you can't completely ignore new technologies.
Besides, when these large companies develop fuel-powered vehicles, it is understandable that they also develop the electric vehicle business.
Purchase part of Kyushu Motor's electric vehicle power systems and try to produce a small part of the electric vehicle models first. If the response is good, we can then expand production capacity.
Several senior car company executives arrived, and as if nothing special had happened, they were greeted with smiles by several company presidents from Kyushu Motors.
Regarding this situation, the senior executives of Kyushu Automobile still received them warmly.
After understanding the purpose of these people's visit, he reported the matter to Xu Yifan.
For these car companies, they want to cooperate with Jiuzhou Automobile again to purchase part of the electric car power system for the production of new energy electric cars by their respective car companies.
Xu Yifan had no objection. Making money was quite welcome. If Kyushu Automobile wanted to become the world's top automobile company, it was impossible for it to completely avoid dealing with these automobile companies.
Moreover, if everyone has a tram plan, it will also be conducive to the comprehensive promotion of new energy trams internationally. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Well, of course, Xu Yifan will not forget the appearance of these companies trying to take over Kyushu Automobile in the past. As a young man, he is quite vindictive!
The parts purchase price of these companies is half higher than that of domestically produced cars, and 20% higher than that of Volkswagen and Peugeot, which are both joint venture car companies.
This is the price, whether you like it or not, forget it!
One price, no negotiation!
Attitudes have changed. As a supplier, Kyushu Motors will not look down upon these troubled car company executives!
Moreover, each motor power system of Kyushu Motors has a separate number to prevent other car companies from selling to these car companies privately. Once Kyushu Motors finds out, it will take measures to deal with it.
Depending on the severity of the situation, the supply price of parts to the corresponding company will be increased, or the company's purchase quantity of motor power systems will be reduced. If the situation is particularly serious, the cooperation in the purchase of motor power systems will be directly canceled!
In the end, the supply contract was reached, and the executives of these automobile companies left with a small part of Kyushu Motor's motor power system.
(End of chapter)
