Technology overlord starts with new energy vehicles

Germany, Volkswagen Group.

As the first car company to discover Kyushu Motors, it is naturally impossible not to be interested in these cars that spend all day in their back gardens and New York.

Like other car companies such as Toyota, Volkswagen will naturally not let go of research

Even, on the price of Kyushu Suzaku, a price close to 40 million was given.

Over the years, he has earned a lot of money!

Several models have already arrived, and after overnight research by automotive engineers, the marketing department and even higher-level directors have all cast their attention.

In a small conference room, several senior engineers in charge of technology in the R\u0026D department, the director of the marketing department, and several directors of the company sat together.

At the beginning of the meeting, Matthias Müller, the 62-year-old global CEO of Volkswagen, took the lead in asking questions.

"After studying for so long, what are your findings and opinions on these models?"

Below, several old engineers who were also in their 60s looked at each other, and the first to speak was the Chief Engineer of Vehicle Manufacturing Technology of Volkswagen.

The gray-haired old man who has studied fuel vehicles for decades said: "From the perspective of manufacturing technology and production technology, these models are even better than our latest automobile production line.

I have compared the low-speed electric vehicles of this company's previous products, which are completely two kinds of production technologies and processes, and have made great progress in many aspects, even leaps and bounds.

Regarding the manufacturing process of automobiles, they even built a new automobile production plant instead of using the previous production technology. "

The chief engineer in charge of engine power system research sighed, and continued: "Although I really don't want to admit it, the fact is that the power output of Suzaku Motor is much better than today's fuel vehicles.

And our team has conducted a durability test on the Suzaku motor, which is also very good, and may even be more durable than the engine of a fuel vehicle.

I have been studying it for half a month, and I still can't figure out why the motor can generate such a huge power. "

"The battery performance is also very powerful. They still use lithium iron phosphate batteries, not other anode materials with more performance advantages, and the safety is also very guaranteed."

Several old engineers, although the technology may not be the strongest in the group, but so many years of experience, coupled with the joint research of the team under them, can almost be said to be the only answer that can be obtained today.

For Kyushu Motors, Matthias Miller is naturally aware of its powerful performance, otherwise he would not have achieved such a good result in the New North, even though it is known as the back garden of Porsche.

And Porsche is one of Volkswagen's brands, Volkswagen headquartered in Germany, it should not be too simple to go there to make circles.

But after so many years, there is still no car that can achieve the performance of Kyushu Suzaku.

Instead of continuing to listen to what a group of engineers had to say about the company's technology, Matthias Müller asked: "What if we want to copy it?"

In the automotive industry, things like plagiarism and reference are very normal. Plagiarizing the appearance is just a trail, and more is the technology inside.

Other car companies have some unique technology. After research, other car companies announced that the name is different, and the technology with similar effects is normal.

Faced with Mathias Miller's question, several old people thought about it, shook their heads and said.

"Although I don't know how the Kyushu Motor Company developed such an excellent motor in such a short period of time.

But after dismantling, I can be sure that it will be difficult for us to reproduce successfully in a short period of time.

Not to mention bypassing the other party's technical patents and using them on our mass-produced models. "

"Battery technology is the same, it is difficult to manufacture products with the same performance, and even inferior products are impossible in a short time.

If this technology wants to succeed, it may be more difficult than motor technology. "

"The controller is a little simpler than the above two technologies, and it should be enough in a year or two."

"In terms of manufacturing technology, some production technologies that we did not think of were used. In terms of machining centers, that company may have made great breakthroughs. The overall technology is slightly better than our existing technology, but the problem is not very big."

Here, two engineers just gave slightly better news, and an engineer next to him poured a large basin of cold water.

"In terms of materials, it will become a very big difficulty. After testing, the special material for the body of several Kyushu automobiles has a yield strength of 2100 MPa!

This is very unbelievable. We didn't believe it when the result came out, but after many tests, the conclusions drawn are almost the same.

As for our current body materials, the steel used in Audi's high-end cars has a tensile strength of 1,000 MPa and a yield strength of 810 MPa.

In other words, the body hardness of these models of Kyushu Automobile is close to three times that of our Audi cars!

The strength of such steel has even reached the standard for manufacturing submarines, aircraft, and large ships, and it is completely wasteful to use it to build cars. "

Several engineers reported the differences in technology one by one, and even the few directors who had been listening could not sit still and spoke one after another.

"Where did this factory come from? Why do ordinary car companies suddenly have such technology."

"Behind Kyushu Motors, will there be Daxia's full support? With the strength of a country, perhaps it will reach this level in just two or three years."

"In that huge country, the government has given great support to the development of the automobile industry in recent years."

"This company doesn't sell cars, it can also make money by selling steel. Why do they want to build cars?"

Listening to the speeches of the directors, Matthias Miller couldn't help but sigh: "The auto industry has changed a lot. After so many years, I didn't expect a Kyushu Automobile to appear suddenly."

After the voices of all the directors died down a little, the meeting continued.

The technical side of things is over for the time being, and Martin Winterkorn from the marketing department will next make a prediction about the changes that Kyushu Motors may bring in the future.

"A very powerful electric car may not have a lot of sales in the short term, but in the future, it may become a mainstream car. Especially in the past two years, countries around the world are advocating green energy."

"If it were not for the limitations of electric vehicles, these models would be much better than our existing products in terms of product strength and quality performance."

"Kyushu Auto is not like other Huaguo auto companies. They have their own core technology, which is even better than traditional auto companies like us."

"In the short term, it won't have much impact on our Huaguo's car sales business or the global car sales business."

"However, in the long run, if we do not take some countermeasures now, our global sales business may be affected to some extent in the future."

The well-regulated answer is also the prediction made by Matthias Müller and the directors.

"Next, the company will set up a special research and development team, focusing on the reverse research and development of Kyushu Automobile's technology. In this regard, I will hold a meeting with the directors to discuss the specific funding and personnel list."

Any big decision made by a large listed company cannot be as simple as a small company owned by an individual, and it needs to go through many meetings before it can continue.

The purpose of the small meeting has been achieved, allowing the company's top management and directors to understand the technical advantages of the Kyushu Motors that suddenly appeared, as well as the troubles it may cause to Volkswagen in the future.

After Matthias Miller briefly talked about the general direction of the company's arrangement, he said to the people below: "Okay, let's go back to work first, and the directors will stay for a meeting."

Retire some of the engineers who cannot make decisions for the company's future, and the remaining directors are the real owners who can make decisions about the company.

Technical cracking and reverse research and development must be carried out, but it may not be possible to achieve a desired effect in the next few years.

If it takes more than three years, more changes may occur, which worries Matthias Miller very much.

It has only been two or three years since the production of the low-speed electric car that they don't like, to the current Kyushu Suzaku.

If such a high speed of product development is still maintained in the future, it may not be long before that company can become an opponent that cannot be underestimated.

And the way to obtain technology is not necessarily all from forward or reverse research and development.

Everyone except the director has left, Matthias Miller thought for a while and said.

"I think, buy that Kyushu Automobile Company!"

After the words fell, several directors were not surprised at all, and gave their opinions on Matthias Miller's words just now.

"Acquisition may be a good idea."

"However, if Kyushu Motors has official technical support from Huaxia, as I guessed just now, the acquisition may not be successful."

"Even if the acquisition is unsuccessful, it is very necessary to get in touch, and maybe we can reach some other cooperation."

"If it is purchased, what price is more appropriate?"

"Such a small company doesn't have much sales in the world. Although Kyushu Auto's performance is good, the current global market conditions are not mature. Ten billion dollars may be enough."

Without the objection of the directors, the matter would have been much easier beforehand.

Matthias Miller went on to say: "I would like to take a look in the past. If possible, the acquisition is naturally the best. If not, we can only settle for the second best, obtain technical authorization, and more technical information."

"However, before the past, we need to hold a board meeting of the company to discuss the relevant handling methods of Kyushu Automobile.

Clarify an approximate price range, what we want to get from Kyushu Automobile, and what we can pay. "

In addition to reverse research and development, it is also common to spend money to buy technology. Large companies can directly offer an irresistible price and buy everything from small companies in a package. They can also buy technology alone, or even just license patents.

Even if it is not possible to directly acquire Kyushu Motors, the next best thing is to obtain the transfer authorization of the other party's patented technology, which will save a lot of research and development time.

Even if technical cooperation can be reached, the public can spend a lot of money.