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Chapter 500 Acquisition of Dodge
Not long after the company was established, it has accumulated a large number of technical drawings and has more than 20 various cars in the laboratory.

Next, Ford began ordering automobile engines from Detroit brothers John and Horace Dodge.

in Detroit.Henry Leland, general manager of Cadillac, was originally a large-scale automobile engine manufacturer.However, he only supplies engines to Cadillac.Also, Ford and Cadillac have a festive season.Because the predecessor of Cadillac is the Ford Motor Company founded by Ford.

As a result, Ford set its sights on another Detroit company and the largest engine manufacturer, Dodge Brothers.

Soon after.Ford visited Dodge and took the engine drawings to Dodge Brothers to place an OEM order.but.Facing the order brought by Ford.The Dodge brothers said proudly: "We already have an order for 4000 engines from Oldsmobile."

Of course, Ford knew that there were not many factories in Detroit capable of mass-producing automobile engines, and even fewer factories that openly supplied engines to the market.Dodge Brothers, as the largest engine processing plant, is indeed begged by others, and it is rare for them to beg for others.

Ford came here in high spirits, and the common people returned. Seeing Qiao Zhiyong, he said with a bitter face, "Dodge rejected our order, but the engine is the key equipment of the car. For the sake of the company's reputation, I don't want to find those small manufacturers that produce engines. "

"Mr. Ford, with your technology, can't we manufacture our own engine products? Didn't you make the engine of your red racing car?" Qiao Zhiyong felt strange.

"It's like this. Although I can manufacture these key parts, it is already the industrial age. If we still rely on manual manufacturing, the production efficiency cannot keep up. And if we want to build an industrialized engine factory soon, it is not It will be completed in a short time. Since our company has opened, we should launch products as soon as possible. Therefore, we have to order engines from other manufacturers.

Qiao Zhiyong nodded and said: "Our automobile company needs to have its own core technology and be able to industrialize the production of key parts. If we just want to rely on the foundry to replace us in producing parts, we will assemble them effortlessly. It will be difficult for a new company to succeed. Great development!"

"Yes, I actually designed the drawings of the engine, but it will take time and a lot of investment to build an engine production plant as large as Dodge's."

Qiao Zhiyong thought about it for a while, then said, "Well, I'll go find Brother Dodge."

Ford was taken aback: "How is this possible, Mr. Qiao Zhiyong, with your worth, there is no need to personally take action for such a trivial matter, and besides, the Dodge Brothers are well-known in Detroit for their arrogance, you can't afford to touch this nail."

"Hehe, is that right? Since I have been in business, I have encountered countless nails, big and small. It doesn't matter if I touch it again today."

With Qiao Zhiyong's insistence, Ford had no choice but to agree.In this way, Qiao Zhiyong just brought Yan Weifan and two assistants from the Qiao Group to Dodge Company and met Dodge in person.

When Dodge heard that the famous Qiao Zhiyong came to visit, he naturally did not dare to neglect, and greeted him in front of the company unprecedentedly, "Mr. !"

Qiao Zhiyong also said politely: "Dodge is a flagship company in Detroit. There is no reason why I should not pay a visit to you when I first arrive in this city."

After a few polite words, the two came to Dodge's office.

Dodge sat down on his large leather chair, immediately recovered his arrogant demeanor, lit a Panama cigar, took a deep breath, and said, "I heard that you are very interested in the automobile industry in Detroit, and you have also opened a China Motor Company, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Dodge has also heard about this matter?"

"Of course, I can't hide anything related to cars in Detroit. The driver, Ford, came to me. Since the new company wants to produce high-performance cars, of course it cannot do without the engine, but I am very concerned about this. My new company is not interested, so I rejected the order request, Mr. Qiao Zhiyong didn't come to me for this matter, did he?"

Qiao Zhiyong clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay! I didn't expect Mr. Dodge to be such a straightforward person. In the business field, I appreciate straightforward people like you. You did the right thing. If it were me, Qiao Zhiyong, I wouldn't like it." For a humble new company, since Dodge is the largest auto engine manufacturer in Detroit and even in the United States, of course it is necessary to find a company with matching strength to cooperate with, so I am not here for Zhonghua Motor Company, but for Qiao Group I came to discuss cooperation with Dodge in the name of the company, I wonder if Mr. Dodge is interested?"

"Oh?" Dodge shrugged his shoulders, still looking listless, "I don't understand when you say that, to be honest, I know that Joe's Group is a powerful investment company, but as of now, Dodge The company is not short of funds, and the company's shareholder, Oldsmobile Company, is in the limelight and provides the most sufficient funds for the development of Dodge Company, so I think there is still no possibility of cooperation between the two of us for the time being."

"Really? What if Oldsmobile, your shareholder, has already belonged to the Joe Group? What will happen to you?"

"What! Impossible, you are joking." Although Dodge said so, his expression was obviously panicked. He knew that since Qiao Zhiyong landed in the United States, he has turned many impossible things into reality with his strong strength. possible.

Qiao Zhiyong winked at Yan Weifan, Yan Weifan smiled strangely at Dao, unhurriedly took out a contract from his purse, and put it on Dodge's desk, Dodge picked it up for a closer look, and was immediately dumbfounded !
It turned out that this was a stock subscription agreement from Wall Street. It clearly stated that Joe's Group had completed the stock subscription procedures on the New York Stock Exchange on May 5 (that is, yesterday), and purchased Oldsmobile. 17% of the company's shares, according to this ratio, Qiao's Group has become the new owner of Oldsmobile Company, and of course, it has also become the new shareholder of Dodge Company. Today, Qiao Zhiyong is here to discuss business , it is better to say that the new shareholders came to inspect.

"Why didn't I know anything about this beforehand." After finishing speaking, Dodge immediately realized that he had said a very stupid thing, and he didn't really realize the horror of the Chinese man opposite him until now.

"Mr. Dodge, what's the matter, can we continue to discuss the business now?" Qiao Zhiyong said with a half-smile.

Dodge wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and nodded suddenly.

Yan Weifan stretched out ten fingers, and said: "The first batch of orders, Qiao Group will send you an order of 1000 engines. Of course, if possible, you will also produce the chassis!"

"1000 gasoline engines and car chassis? Oh. This is not a small business!" Dodge was taken aback, and his face became more amiable immediately. "Then Mr. Qiao Zhiyong, please ask Mr. Ford to bring the drawings as soon as possible! Our Dodge company, no, our Dodge company can make products that satisfy customers the most."

"In addition to quality. You should also give me efficiency. At least I ask. Zhonghua Motor Company's orders have priority over other companies' orders."

"That is! Of course! After all, the Qian Group is now the shareholder of Dodge Corporation. We must give priority to the requirements of shareholders. This is also the basis for the survival of Dodge Corporation."

Mastering the most upstream engine industry in the automobile industry is equivalent to controlling more than half of Detroit's automobile production. Next, Ford contacted Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to make automobile tires for the new company.

The Goodyear Company was founded in 1898.Mainly in the production of rubber, tires and other products.previously.It was founded only by the purchase of a cardboard mill east of Akron, Ohio by the Frank Hibern brothers.Goodyear's main products are tires for bicycles and carriages. As for the automobile companies, not many orders have been placed with it.But the company already has a solid and reputable partnership with Ford.

When Ford used to design racing cars, he sent an order to Goodyear for special tires.Although, Ford's order was less than a hundred dollars.But.Goodyear delivered according to quality and quantity.Ford's red racing cars won championships in various competitions.Goodyear also wrote to Ford specifically: "The world's number one racing car, don't forget that the tires on the car are made by Goodyear."

This time, Ford sent an order worth $50 to Goodyear.this order.The profit per tire is not huge, but the quantity wins, the overall profit will be more than $7.Moreover, Ford and Goodyear signed a long-term supply agreement.On this basis, it also bought 10% of the shares of Goodyear Company for US$30.

Ford was busy for a while, sending orders to various auto parts suppliers.In fact, Zhonghua Automobile Company did not have enough technology and equipment to produce these parts at this time. Fortunately, this is Detroit. As long as they show the drawings, most of them can find suitable manufacturers to produce parts for them.It is also this convenient environment that enables the new company to develop more than 30 different models of cars in just a few months from research and development to experimentation and finalization.

In the garage, Qiao Zhiyong saw a shape that looked like a carriage, and found it very novel, and kept wandering in front of the car.

"This is a Model A car I personally designed. This car is 6 feet wide and 10 feet long. It has two cylinders and an 8-horsepower engine. It can reach a top speed of 30 miles per hour." Ford proudly introduced his own car. designed products.

(End of this chapter)