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At this moment, Hao Chengzhi was genuinely happy for Ji Xia and the others. He personally drove the car around for a while, then got out, reluctant to leave. He walked over to Zuo Ziming and said, "Director Zuo, the performance of your car is impeccable, but could you improve the appearance?"
There is still a big difference between the aesthetic taste of Chinese people and that of Europeans and Americans. Since Chinese people call cars "sedans", it naturally means to replace sedans. Therefore, it is more in line with the aesthetic taste of Chinese people to make them as square as possible.
Zuo Ziming chuckled and said, "That's a good suggestion, but don't worry. We already have a car under development and it will be put into production soon. It will definitely look good."
This car is a mid-size station wagon. To be honest, Chinese people are not very accepting of it now. The reason why this car was put into production is to seize the European and American markets.
After the performance explanation and test drive, orders came in like rain. As Ji Xia expected, there were not many buyers in China. At that time, China did not have the conditions for private cars, unless one wanted to die.
This car is not suitable for town government purchase.
But it can't withstand international orders.
In this international order, all the buyers who participated in the machine tool procurement last time and requested returns are no longer on the cooperation list. If you want to purchase this car, you must first fulfill your contractual obligations and execute the claim terms.
Anyone who has experienced this knows the feeling of watching orders snowball while being unable to participate.
The list of companies that purchased the machine tools included automobile companies such as Tongyong and Fute. To be honest, they knew very well how useful Chinese machine tools were. At that time, the town government asked them to return the goods, but they were actually not happy about it.
The black box is clearly someone else's technical secret. How could you ask them to make it public?
Which big company doesn’t have some hidden treasures? Otherwise, how can they make money from them?
But these companies had to comply with the town government's request, and in the end, they still had to transport the machine tools back in disgrace!
Ron and his companions rushed back to China before the Canton Fair was over. He strongly requested the company to purchase several Red Star Feiteng trucks from Bingqi.
Ford, Tongyong and Chrysler were all caught off guard by the emergence of such a powerful automobile company in China. Needless to say, they would definitely take back their competitors' products for analysis.
After Ron showed the photos of the car he had taken to the top management of Foote, the entire top management was paralyzed. The young prince of Foote looked at the pictures and murmured, "How is this possible?"
Isn't this a vehicle they're still working on? How come China has already produced it?
If you say that China has not plagiarized their works, no one will believe it.
After all, Ron was born into a technical family. Moreover, even if he wanted to argue, he had to make sure his family understood the situation clearly. He was pragmatic and authentic.
"The exterior is identical, but this car's performance is higher than the Gran Torino Squire Station Wagon we're designing. We don't know where China got our data from, but I suggest we purchase a few more cars to conduct competitive analysis!"
Fute's young prince, Aqier, was only in his early thirties, a full-blooded age. Upon hearing this, he flew into a rage. "Isn't it a little late for you to speak now? Can't you see that their pricing is exactly the same as what we discussed before? Why didn't they place an order at the Canton Fair? Not only should they place an order, they should also force them to deliver to us first."
After saying that, he turned around and scolded the logistics executives, "Mobilize the nearest ship and buy the car back as soon as possible."
Ron thought, if you want to buy, you have to see if they are willing to sell it. He explained, "I originally placed an order for ten cars, but Huaguo declined our order."
Archer said angrily, "Why?"
Is China sick? They don't even want to make the money they have right now? They think they're so great just because they made a car. If it weren't for competitive analysis, would they really need to import cars from China?
"It's still about the claim for the machine tool last time. They asked us to implement the claim terms before they would open up purchasing rights to us." Ron said.
Archer was so angry that he fell backwards. At this time, everyone looked at him, waiting for his decision.
After a long pause, he said, "We purchased a total of 20 machine tools. How much compensation do we need to bear?"
The logistics executive quickly ran a calculation on a calculator and said somewhat unconvincedly, "The total compensation is $36 million. However, Mr. Archer, I believe this claim will have to be made sooner or later. We can't predict what products China will develop in the future that we'll need."
The production executive immediately said, "Mr. Archer, we still need to purchase at least 130 more machine tools from China to process our drive shafts, steering gears, and other parts. If we don't clear up these problems, our procurement will be hindered."
In fact, they had already contacted the Ministry of Commerce in China, but were also politely declined.
But thirty-six million US dollars is not a small amount. Aqir hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Then pay it!"
However, the Ministry of Commerce only accepted a total compensation of US$600 million. After all, it was the United States that organized the return. As a result, the US Ministry of Commerce was in a very passive position.
Chinese steel mills also participated in this Canton Fair, exhibiting several types of steel with excellent performance, which can be used in military industry.
If the 600 million yuan claim is not cleared, the steel mill will not accept the purchase.
This is too much!
It’s like the other party sets out a table full of delicious food and tells the guests that they can only look but not eat. Isn’t that excessive?
Xiao Rizi not only has its eyes on steel and machine tools, but also wants to cooperate with Bingqi to import Bingqi's engines and gearboxes, because they find that the technical reserves of their own automobile factory are not enough compared to the powertrain of this car.
Therefore, many countries are faced with the mad desire to purchase Bingxian's products, but the 600 million yuan claim has become a stumbling block.
This time, Fute Company made great efforts.
In order to find out as soon as possible the difference between this car and his own car, Fute urged the Ministry of Commerce to take the lead in handling China's claims. This was different from any previous affairs. In the past, no matter what China and the United States communicated, they would delay it as much as possible.
This time, the matter was handled very quickly. Soon, the Ministry of Commerce of China received a promise of 600 million US dollars in compensation. Xu Jinpeng, who was responsible for handling the matter, thought there was something wrong with his ears.
Similarly, the leaders who heard the report also felt that it was impossible unless the compensation was received.
Labor Day is on May 1st, and Ji Xia entered Beijing on April 20th. Liang Zihua, taking Ji Xia's special situation into consideration, ordered Qin Xiao to lead a company of troops to escort him.
It takes about two days and one night by train from Bing County to Beijing, and this trip to Beijing attracted worldwide attention.
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