Time passes.
Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Chen Dong had the island nation experts organize the materials they brought back into a categorized list.
The remaining original data was kept at the research institute in Moscow.
As for the island nation experts who came with him, Chen Dong does not plan to bring them back to China for the time being. Instead, he lets them stay at the Moscow research institute to study the next generation of cars, and then they can do so after the factory is built in China, so as to achieve both goals at the same time.
After World War II, the world entered the automobile era. Automobiles have developed and changed rapidly in terms of appearance, performance, and color. Each period of automobile design has been constantly exploring new styles, which not only improves automobile performance but also develops automobile aesthetics.
The period of diversification of automobile products began in the 1950s and lasted until the 1970s, with 1973 being the golden age of global automobile development.
In the 1950s, the American automotive industry had formed a three-way competition between General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, which dominated the world automotive market with an overwhelming advantage.
European manufacturers at the same time also began to implement "mass production".
In addition, European manufacturers possess superior product design capabilities, producing a wide variety of sports cars, which are then sold to the United States, thus achieving a situation where Europe and America coexist as two dominant powers.
The two oil crises in 1973 and 1979 led to a sharp decline in automobile demand, but the market for small, fuel-efficient cars was promising, which had a significant impact on the development of the global automobile industry and the overall structure of the automotive industry.
This impact lasted for a decade, only entering a new growth phase after 1984.
Due to the oil crisis of the 1970s, island car manufacturers won the favor of consumers with fuel-efficient, durable, and inexpensive cars. As a result, the world automobile market has formed a pattern of coexistence between the United States, Japan, and Europe.
Small cars produced in island nations are durable, inexpensive, and cost-effective, meeting international emission and safety standards. They are particularly popular in the international market due to their fuel efficiency, with exports to the United States surging.
In 1980, China exported nearly 6 million cars and produced 11 million cars, surpassing the United States for the first time to become the world's number one car manufacturer. China maintained this position until 1993, when it was overtaken by the United States again in 1994.
Chen Dong asked the island nation's experts to study electric vehicles, as well as new energy vehicles such as hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, which will become popular all over the world in the future.
Things like intelligentization and digitalization are still just trends; with current technology, it's still a long way off before we can actually achieve them.
However, some automakers have already begun researching electronically controlled systems such as fuel injection, ignition, emissions, anti-lock braking, traction control, lighting, fault diagnosis, and alarm systems.
Based on the timeline, it should take about 5 years for major automakers to commercialize it.
Chen Dong didn't let them work themselves to death on this. Even if they succeeded, there wouldn't be enough time, and they wouldn't be able to compete with cars produced by German or American manufacturers.
Perhaps we should approach it from another angle, which is also an inevitable trend in the future development of automobiles.
The intelligent automatic control systems include a wide range of features such as intelligent engine control, automatic transmission, power steering, electronic stability program, active suspension, seat position control, air conditioning, windshield wipers, seat belts, airbags, collision avoidance, anti-theft, cruise control, and global satellite positioning.
Other vehicle-assisted information systems include in-vehicle audio and video digital multimedia entertainment systems, wireless networks, and intelligent transportation systems.
April 5th.
Inside a villa.
Sim and Lin Zhiming, whom we haven't seen for a long time, also appeared inside the house.
Sim, holding a vodka in one hand and a glass in the other, slurred, "Chen, you're not a good friend. You... not only hurt your friend's feelings, but you also hurt... a girl who's like an angel. You made her cry for you."
"Who's crying, Sim, you bastard!"
Yulia's face was flushed; this was already her second bottle of vodka.
"Haha~ I'm not making this up!"
Sim staggered, looking as if he might fall at any moment, but he still continued to berate her.
Chen Dong was in a real bind. He grabbed Yulia and hugged her tightly, afraid that this fierce girl might kick Sim in the head.
Believe it or not, Yulia was actually capable of doing that.
Yulia failed, turned around and hugged Chen Dong tightly. A warm breath, accompanied by a strong smell of alcohol, blew into Chen Dong's ear.
"Chen, you didn't even drink with me... After you go back this time, I... I don't know... when... I'll see you again... Waaah... I don't want you to leave..."
Perhaps spurred on by Sim, or perhaps because Chen Dong was about to leave Moscow, Yulia, under the influence of alcohol, poured out her heart to Chen Dong.
"Drink, drink some more, I'm not drunk yet!"
Lin Zhiming roared loudly, like a wild beast. Compared to the other two, he was in a much worse state, like Ultraman fighting a monster.
It's often said that the men of the Far East are comparable to the fighting nation, but in reality, it's just a lot of hype. They're not quite as good as the real fighting nation.
Chen Dong was one of the more sober people present, not because his alcohol tolerance far exceeded that of the others.
Instead, they all knew he had a limited alcohol tolerance, and since they were returning to China the next day, they intended to let him off the hook.
Ma Guoliang, on the other hand, felt much better.
Looking at Ma Guoliang in the distance, who was snoring loudly and completely drunk, Chen Dong felt a pang of envy for some reason.
"Sim, you and your cousin can stay here tonight and go back tomorrow."
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