The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 162 AMC came to visit, Jiang Hui wanted to sabotage

Jiang Hui is not a truly selfless, helpful and kind person.

He is just an ordinary man with some ambitions.

He doesn't have the energy to help Second Automobile Works with new projects when it will not benefit himself in any way.

Even if the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory and the Capital Gear Factory really cooperate with Second Automobile Works, he does not plan to participate too much in this project.

Otherwise, if people get used to helping each other, not only will they not appreciate it, but you will also be too busy to handle it.

Life can't just be about work.

So after he made this proposal to Qin Hao, they talked for a while and didn't say anything further.

On the contrary, Jiang Hui took this opportunity to discuss with Qin Hao the translation of foreign language documents of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

After all, there were many tasks that Qin Hao directly arranged for Wei, Shu and Wu to find Jiang Hui.

There is quite a bit of content above, and I guess Qin Hao also read it after translating it.

Qin Hao must be particularly interested in news and content related to the international automobile market.

"We originally wanted to better understand the international situation and find a suitable partner for our Sanqi project."

"But after comparing so many options, it is still difficult to find a very suitable partner."

"Of course, we did gain something after our last talks with General Motors and other manufacturers."

"Recently, a car company in the United States took the initiative to find an intermediary to discuss further cooperation with us."

After Qin Hao said this, Jiang Hui immediately became interested.

At this time, American car companies took the initiative to approach us for cooperation. Could this be the beginning of Shouqi Jeep in the previous life?

Now that Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant has the new BJ212, the significance of the existence of the joint venture car company Shouqi Jeep is actually not that high anymore.

On the one hand, the joint venture will consume a large amount of foreign exchange, which will bring considerable pressure to the Ministry of First Machine Industry.

On the other hand, the joint venture will certainly dilute some of the resources of Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, which is not what Jiang Hui wants to see.

He planned to work hard at the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant for a few years, and after being promoted to a higher position, he would plan for other things.

"The largest automakers in the United States are General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. We have already discussed this with General Motors, and I heard Ford has also been approached."

"Could it be a Chrysler this time?"

Jiang Hui took the initiative to steer the topic in the direction he wanted.

"Xiao Jiang, you are wrong this time."

"It's not General Motors or Ford, but it's not Chrysler either. It's American Motors, or AMC, which is the fourth largest automaker in the United States."

After Qin Hao said this, Jiang Hui reacted immediately.

AMC, the fourth largest car company in the United States, no longer exists.

However, its sales once surpassed Ford, making it the second best-selling car company in the United States.

But they seem to have had a hard time in recent years.

Especially under the impact of Japanese car companies, AMC, which mainly produces various small cars and JEEP, is in a more difficult situation than General Motors and Ford.

This is also an important reason why they are willing to take the initiative to contact China to see if they can find new opportunities for cooperation.

“So it’s AMC.”

"They are facing great pressure now and are eager to open up new markets, so they are likely to make some compromises."

Jiang Hui was relatively familiar with AMC. After all, after it was acquired by Chrysler, the JEEP brand became very successful.

In fact, AMC developed relatively well in the 1960s. At that time, the other three major automobile manufacturers in the United States were still obsessed with making larger cars. Although they also launched some compact cars and Volkswagen's Beetle became more and more popular, it did not affect AMC.

By 1963, AMC had built 464126 vehicles, a record high.

It can be said that AMC is an innovator in the American automobile market, and they always come up with something different.

In the mid-1960s, American consumers showed a strong desire for automotive performance.

American automakers introduced a slew of high-horsepower models, but unlike its competitors, AMC resisted the urge to join the horsepower wars.

AMC released a sporty model in 1965 that had a downward-sloping trunk similar to today's Fastback, named Marlin.

Of course, the pursuit of individuality often does not end well.

This car put AMC's business into trouble.

AMC also made adjustments quickly and extended its fate for more than a decade.

However, in the past two years, their products have begun to lose competitiveness and operating pressure has increased again.

"We understand this. If the other party's conditions are particularly good, we will not easily make concessions."

“Sometimes, poor conditions are not necessarily a bad thing.”

Qin Hao has also read a lot of information translated by Jiang Hui during this period, and has a better understanding of the international automobile market, especially the automobile market in America and Japan. "AMC is now focusing on the small car, muscle car and station wagon market. The positioning of these models is quite special and has almost nothing to do with the heavy trucks that Sanqi wants."

Jiang Hui knew that for the Ministry of First Machinery Industry, finding a suitable technology introduction party for Sanqi was the most important thing at this stage.

However, car companies such as General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo are unwilling to transfer technology, and the conditions they offer are rather harsh.

This made the project progress not so smooth.

"Although Sanqi is very important, the higher-ups are also paying more attention to the development of the car industry. Whether it is a small car, a travel car, or other types of passenger cars, they are all areas that the higher-ups hope to develop."

"If the conditions offered by AMC are good enough, we can also consider operating a joint venture with them."

After Qin Hao said this, Jiang Hui began to understand the current attitude of the Automobile Bureau.

As a company that focuses on the small and nimble car market, AMC has snatched a piece of meat from the mouths of the Big Three. The market they are targeting is a market that the Big Three do not value, and this is also the secret of AMC's survival.

Now AMC has come to China with a unique idea to develop the market. This market is also a market that the three American giants do not yet value.

Once the situation is opened up, AMC's living environment will definitely improve greatly.

It’s a pity that this cooperation was discussed for several years, and it was not until AMC was acquired by Chrysler that the real joint venture production of automobiles began.

AMC missed the best opportunity perfectly.

"Director Qin, foreign automobile technology is indeed much more advanced than ours. We have to admit that."

"But AMC is not here for charity. They will not easily transfer their technology to us."

"On the contrary, if our new BJ212 is very popular, who knows what other party will think of to suppress it."

“So I think the Motor Vehicles Bureau should be cautious about cooperating with AMC.”

Jiang Hui felt that he had to give a reminder both publicly and privately.

Jiang Hui is not doing charity work, and neither are Americans.

AMC’s cooperation conditions will definitely not be that good.

Even if the current situation is not very good, they will not compromise easily.

"We also know that there will be many problems in the cooperation between the two sides. After all, China's reform and opening up has just begun. From feasibility analysis to product planning, production model, and equity allocation, we have to report to various departments repeatedly at every step. If there is a hurdle in the middle, it will take a long time."

"What AMC is most worried about is that we lack legal details related to joint ventures, and there may be no way to ensure the normal operation of the company."

"In addition, we hope to establish a complete automobile production system around the capital through the joint venture, reduce foreign exchange dependence, and aim to achieve localization."

"AMC is not interested in localization. They can make money from CKD, but we are more eager to get technical drawings and production guidance."

"These conflicts cannot be resolved in a day or two, or even a year or two."

Qin Hao didn't expect that he could immediately achieve a joint venture with AMC just by contacting them now.

This process must be quite long, so he was willing to talk about it with Jiang Hui.

Because Jiang Hui will know sooner or later, and even the experts from AMC will soon come to the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant to visit and learn about the situation.

The two had an in-depth discussion for more than half an hour on the international automobile market and whether it was possible for various international automobile giants to cooperate with China.

This made Zheng Haiming and Chen Qi, who were waiting in the meeting room next door, feel excited.

"Chief Engineer Chen, you know Xiao Jiang quite well. This time Director Qin came here specifically to inspect him, and it seems that he was targeting him. Could it be that Xiao Jiang has done something big again during this period of time?"

Zheng Haiming took a puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled smoke rings, then turned to look at Chen Qi.

At the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, Jiang Hui was considered to be Chen Qi's man to a certain extent.

In fact, as long as you are a leader at the section chief level, everyone will subconsciously label you and classify you as belonging to a certain leader.

"Xiao Jiang has been busy with the new BJ212 recently, so logically he hasn't made any new moves."

"There must be some action, that is, he never stops translating foreign materials for the First Ministry of Machine Building every week."

"I heard that he translated materials from English to Japanese and even German."

The tape recorder that Chen Qi lent out has not been returned yet.

Naturally, he also knew about Jiang Hui's translation work for the First Ministry of Machine Building.

"If it was just to translate the information, Director Qin wouldn't have had to come all the way here. There must be something we don't know about."

Zheng Haiming has rich experience in struggle and hit the nail on the head.

"After Director Qin leaves, I can just ask Xiao Jiang directly."

Chen Qi felt that judging from Qin Hao's appearance today, the other party should not be here to cause trouble.

Then don't be afraid.

Just ask and you'll know when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)