Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 1630 Cummins has become the target of the giants

Hayao Yamazaki nodded: "According to Akinan Toyoda, Toyota originally planned to acquire a company named Cummins wholly-owned, but due to the relevant laws and regulations of the United States, they could not complete the acquisition plan, and could only acquire the company by buying shares. At present, the two parties are still negotiating. Originally, Toyota had great hopes. Later, due to the joining of Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Plant and Ford, Toyota's chances of success have been greatly reduced. Mr. Niu, I wonder if this news will have any impact on your business No help?"

Although Niu Xiaoqiang is familiar with the situation of the American auto industry, he has not integrated into this circle, so he is not very clear about this kind of news.

When he heard that Cummins was targeted by so many auto giants, Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help showing a look of surprise.

Cummins is a company specializing in the research and development and production of automobile engines. It has a high reputation in the world. The performance of the engines they develop is very superior, especially in terms of heavy trucks. Even compared with MAN in Germany, they are not inferior at all.

The business situation of this company has always been relatively good, and there is no shortage of funds. If this is the case, why has it suddenly become the target of major auto giants?
Niu Xiaoqiang thought of this and asked: "Hayao Yamazaki, do you know the attitude of Cummins? For example, are they voluntarily selling the company or being hostile?"

Hayao Yamazaki thought for a while before answering: "According to Akinan Toyoda, Cummins does not resist being acquired, but the asking price is too high. The current market value of this company is more than 40 billion US dollars, but the price they offer is as high as 80 billion US dollars, almost doubled, and I don’t know if they really want to sell or use this to reject those interested in acquisitions.”

Niu Xiaoqiang then asked: "Why did Toyota suddenly look at Cummins? Do you know the reason?"

Hayao Yamazaki nodded: "I am a high school classmate with Toyoda Akinan, and the relationship is not bad, so I was invited by him to the party of his small circle last night. Since the participants are all businessmen, it is inevitable for everyone When we talked about business-related matters, there were people who were as curious as you and asked the same question. Since everyone operates a different business and there is no competition, Akinan Toyoda did not hide it. According to him, Cummins recently developed two heavy-duty truck engines with excellent performance. Toyota has the intention to enter the heavy-duty truck market, but they do not have enough technical reserves for large diesel engines, so they have not made much progress. In order to accelerate To advance Toyota's heavy-duty truck strategy, Akimi Toyoda personally led a team to the United States this time, hoping to obtain the right to use these two engines through acquisitions or mergers."

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and said thank you when he heard this, but no psychological activity could be seen from his face.He was mainly worried that Hayao Yamazaki would sell well at both ends. If he showed an interested attitude, this guy might tell Akinan Toyoda.

After bidding farewell to Hayao Yamazaki, Niu Xiaoqiang began to think about such a question: How superior are these two diesel engines of Cummins, so that so many giants compete for them?
If it is just an ordinary engine, it is absolutely impossible to attract so many giants so much attention.These giants may not have much technology accumulation in the field of diesel engines, but they all have certain advantages in the field of gasoline engines after all. It can be seen whether they are good or bad. It can be seen that the two diesel engines invented by Cummins are by no means easy.

Niu Xiaoqiang is actually most proficient in diesel engines, mainly because his master Fang Dongping is a big expert in this field.However, his current development focus is on the field of family cars, and his attention to heavy trucks is declining. Therefore, Niu Xiaoqiang has not yet made up his mind on whether to participate in the acquisition of Cummins.

He needs to analyze the actual situation before he can make a correct judgment.

After all, this is a billion-dollar business. Although Niu Xiaoqiang has a liquidity of more than 100 billion US dollars, he has already planned the next development plan, and he does not want to disrupt these plans if it is not necessary.

Taking a step back, even if Cummins' diesel engine is really powerful, it is not an indispensable technology for Niu Xiaoqiang, because he is a partner with MAN in Germany.According to the cooperation agreement signed by the two parties, as long as Niu Xiaoqiang does not set foot in the heavy truck market in Europe, MAN can provide Niu Xiaoqiang with its own diesel engine technology.

Of course, they are not engaged in charity, so Niu Xiaoqiang still has to pay the patent royalties that should be given.

MAN operates in the high-end heavy-duty truck market, and has always had a good reputation and image in the world. If they did not have a few brushes, they would not be able to obtain their current market position.

You must know that Mercedes-Benz, which is also in Germany, also operates a heavy-duty truck brand. will be bad.

After thinking for a while, Niu Xiaoqiang finally decided to find someone to inquire about the news.Cummins not only has a few engines, but also has many patented technologies in automotive power systems, which are very valuable things.As long as the interests are large enough, Niu Xiaoqiang feels that he can still get involved.

He took out his satellite phone and dialed Kailina's number, and said, "Kailinna, I'm Niu Xiaoqiang, and I want you to help me with something, specifically like this..."

Niu Xiaoqiang introduced the situation, and then urged: "You'd better investigate all the recent abnormal developments of Cummins. If necessary, you can spend money to find professionals to inquire about the news. Remember to report the situation immediately after you find out the situation. I'll call back."

The professionals Niu Xiaoqiang refers to are commercial detectives. This is a better translation. In fact, these people are commercial spies, who specialize in making money by looking for inside information.

In Western countries, commercial detectives are a common profession, and many people make a fortune by selling confidential commercial information in the name of middlemen.

Karina is the president of the hunter company. In order to earn more money, she had contacted such people early on, and used these people to inquire about the buyer's situation, so as to increase her quotation.

After receiving the task ordered by Niu Xiaoqiang, Kailinna immediately made arrangements.It may be because Cummins' recent actions are a bit big, so many professionals have noticed the relevant information and have carried out information collection in advance.

(End of this chapter)