"Welcome," Chen Geng was surprised, he didn't expect Bill Ford to make the decision to cooperate with AMC now, but in addition to surprise, he was more happy, so he emphasized again: "It is an honor for AMC to be able to cooperate with Ford." ”

"It's also an honor for us at Ford," Bill Ford said politely: "Dude, I think the scope of our cooperation can be but not limited to the engine, transmission and chassis, and even extend to some forward-looking technical aspects." ”

Chen Geng was a little surprised when he heard this: Bill Ford, this guy seems to be a little too confident in this cooperation, according to normal logic, shouldn't it be a small scale of cooperation first, to determine that this cooperation model is really no problem, and it can indeed greatly reduce the cost of research and development and reduce the cost of procurement, and then carry out large-scale cooperation?

Ford and AMC looked at each other, and Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro couldn't sit still: if AMC and Ford cooperated, what about Chrysler and GM?

Chrysler and GM can certainly work together, but GM is notoriously bureaucratic and inefficient throughout the United States, and working with such a company is clearly not a good choice. , since working with GM is not a good option......

Lee Iacocca glanced at Chen Geng and Bill Ford and said, "I also think this cooperation model is good, and I will report to the board of directors later." ”

Hearing Lee Iacocca say this, Ross Petro suddenly became anxious: What do you mean? When the three of you join forces, we will be left with one family?

Okay, when the cost of the three of you drops significantly, the cost of our general will remain high, and when the time comes, we will see the three of you and Dongying people grabbing our general market together?

Lao Tzu didn't do it!

Ross Petro immediately asked Chen Geng: "Mr. Fernández, there is no limit on the number of cooperative enterprises in this cooperation you proposed, right?"

Chen Geng glanced at Ross Petro in surprise and nodded: "Of course not, but Mr. Petro, will your general efficiency bring some trouble to cooperation?"

This is very faceless to Ross Petro, but if these words were said by Chen Geng, if they don't give face...... Then it will not be given.

And Chen Geng is so faceless, Ross Petro doesn't even dare to be angry, his own family knows his own affairs, what is the efficiency of GM's management, who has he, the director of the board of directors of GM, who knows? He knows very well that if the cooperation between the four companies can really be reached, GM is really likely to be the one who is pulling back in terms of efficiency.

"This ......," Ross Petro said cautiously, "maybe we can set up a communication mechanism?"

"A communication mechanism is definitely necessary," Chen Geng nodded, "but I think we should consider establishing a veto mechanism more than a communication mechanism." ”

"Veto mechanism?"

Bill Ford, Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro looked at each other, and they could understand that the veto mechanism proposed by Chen Geng was definitely against General Motors, but how did this veto mechanism be vetoed?

"The purpose of this veto mechanism is to veto some enterprises that are not sincere enough in cooperation in cooperation," Chen Geng said, he almost pointed to Ross Petro's nose and said, "What you say is that you are universal!": "Everyone is willing to cooperate, I am afraid that of course welcome, but if a certain enterprise is inefficient in the cooperation and seriously drags everyone back, any of the other three companies can raise this veto bill, as long as the other two enterprises are unified, the rejected company will be immediately out of the market free of charge......

Glancing at Ross Petro, Chen Geng asked, "What do you think?"

"I'm fine," Bill Ford said immediately, "the guy who is dragging his feet should get out!"

Lee Iacocca was a little hesitant, he was not the CEO of Chrysler Motors after all, but after hesitating for a while, considering that if he didn't agree, Chrysler might not be able to join, he finally nodded: "I personally have no problem, I will find a way to persuade the board of directors to agree." ”

Chen Geng, Bill Ford, and Lee Iacocca came to an agreement, and suddenly they felt that their relationship seemed to be much closer, and they all looked at Ross Petro.

Ross Petroden was a little on the wax: the meaning of the three guys was already obvious, and if he dared to disagree, the three of them would join forces and play without GM.

And this is obviously the worst situation, and GM is the last thing to see: GM's production and R&D costs are the highest among the four American automakers.

There is no way, there is no hesitation at this time, Ross Petro immediately said: "GM can accept it." ”

Count you smart.

Chen Geng was quite satisfied with Ross Petro's performance, he bowed his head slightly and said: "Okay, in that case, then I will tell you a good news as a meeting gift: I have reached an agreement with Marion Talbot, during my time as mayor of Detroit, the union will not trouble everyone, even if there is a demand for a salary increase, it is just a show, and everyone will make up for it with reference to the increase in prices." ”

And such a good thing?

Bill Ford, Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro were both surprised and delighted, and all three understood that it was unrealistic and impossible to not raise wages for workers for several years in a year in a world of rising prices.

Ross Petro, in particular, had been making a lot of trouble with the North American Auto Workers Association during this time, and when he heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Fernandez, what you said is true?

"At least during my time as mayor of Detroit. Chen Geng nodded affirmatively.

"That'...... How did you do that?" Rose Petro scratched his head, he really couldn't understand: "Mr. Fernández, I don't doubt what you mean, but we haven't been dealing with that bastard Marion Talbot for a day or two, and we know very well what a tough guy it is, how do you ...... How to ......"

"How did you get him, right?" asked Chen Gengxiao.

"Yes, that's it. ”

"It's very simple," Chen Geng said, "I promise that as long as the North American Auto Workers Association supports my work, I will give up the trouble with him." ”

I see.

Although Chen Geng's words are vague, no one is a fool, but he can also make up the general content of Chen Geng's deal with Marion Talbot, but this has nothing to do with himself, as long as he ensures that the North American Auto Workers Association will not become a problem for himself in the next few years, that is a good thing.

Bill Ford immediately said with a smile: "With these words, we Ford have more confidence in the next cooperation." ”

"So do we. "Lee Iacocca is not far behind.

Ross Petro nodded, although he didn't speak.

The four of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro were relieved.

During this period of time, the North American Auto Workers Association has made frequent moves, which has made the management of both companies feel under great pressure, and now it is okay to know that in the future, the North American Automobile Workers Association will only play a nonsense role, so what else is there to worry about?

As soon as the pressure of the union is gone, I think that after the cooperation of the four parties is reached, the cost of R&D, production and procurement will plummet. After quickly recovering the "lost ground......

Bill Ford, Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro felt nothing but joy in their hearts: how could they feel so refreshed?

With the method of cultivating internal strength, Bill Ford inevitably thought a little more, relying on the deeper friendship with Chen Geng, he turned his head to Chen Geng and asked: "Brother, of course this method is good, but the effect is also slow, and it will take at least three or four years to wait for the effect to come out, just now when we asked you what the second method is, you diverted the topic, can you say it now, what is the second method?"

Before Bill Ford could finish speaking, Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro widened their eyes.

Not only Bill Ford is very curious about Chen Geng's second method, Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro are even more curious about Chen Geng's second method, just like Bill Ford said, when everyone cultivates their internal strength, it will be at least three or four years later, but what will we do next?

Are you in such a hurry?

Chen Geng sighed faintly, looked at Bill Ford, Lee Iacocca and Ross Petro, and sighed: "Three, you must understand that Dongying Automobile has grabbed so much territory in the American market, although our losses are great, and there are also many people who lost a lot of money back then, these people are our natural allies, why should we fight alone, instead of pulling these people to our side and becoming our allies?"

You have to understand a truth, if we only limit the battle with Dongying Automobile to the automobile industry, it will only be a matter of the automobile industry, and people in other industries will not care, but what if we render this incident as Dongying's attack on the United States? After all, Dongying people have begun to clamore that even our landmark building in the United States, the Empire State Building, will be bought, and we should unite more people. ”

After the Plaza Accord, the yen appreciated, and the money in the hands of the Dongying people was very valuable, and the Dongying people, who were carried away by their wealth, even clamored to buy the American father, which many Americans knew.

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PS1: This chapter is a bit late, please forgive me, brothers.

PS2: Brothers, today is the last day of the month, and it is February 29, which is only once in four years.