"Good news, boss, we are now on a firm foothold in Europe. ”

On the phone, Jack Welch was very excited, and his tone was even more inviting, of course, this is also human nature, I have made achievements as a part-time worker, of course, I have to let the boss know.

"Oh?"

Chen Geng responded very cooperatively, and motioned for Jack Welch to continue, listening to himself.

Jack Welch is also not modest, foreigners have never known what modesty is: "Last month, our actual monthly sales in Europe were 4,000 vehicles, and there are another 11,000 orders waiting to be delivered!

Speaking of this, Jack Welch's voice was a little louder than just now: "If there are no capacity problems and transportation problems, our sales can at least increase by 40% on this basis." ”

AMC has only officially landed in Europe for three months, but it has already achieved monthly sales of 4,000 vehicles, and it is in the whole sheet every month, and Jack Welch does have enough confidence to be proud.

"Yes, very good, AMC can quickly open up the situation and gain a firm foothold in Europe, Jack, you should be the first to take the lead," Chen Geng praised Jack Welch fiercely, and then asked: "What is the biggest problem we are facing in Europe now? Is there a problem in terms of production capacity?"

Chen Geng didn't think that Jack Welch was calling him to show off and repay himself.

Facts have proved that Chen Geng's guess is right, Jack Welch didn't talk to Chen Geng for half a circle: "There are indeed some problems in terms of production capacity, you know, because many of the spare parts on our cars are designed and manufactured separately, which is completely different from the previous standards, so it will take some time for the production capacity of spare parts suppliers to climb up, but this is not the biggest problem." ”

"Oh?"

"The biggest problem is actually transportation," says Jack Welch, "and now, all the cars we sell in Europe need to cross thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic, loaded, declared, unloaded, and entered customs...... These things are too cumbersome and take too long, and many customers who have placed an order decide to cancel their order because of the long waiting time just because of the time spent in transit alone. ”

Chen Geng frowned: "This is indeed a problem. ”

The width of the Atlantic Ocean is more than 2,400 to 2,800 kilometers, but it is not only the width of the ocean that determines the distance of the Great Western Voyage, but also the distance between the two ports, the cars produced by AMC are loaded from the Great Lakes side, if they arrive at the ports of Iceland, the transportation distance is more than 3,200 kilometers, and now the average cruising speed of the Atlantic route freighter is 14.7 knots, that is, 27.22 kilometers per hour, and the sailing time at sea alone takes five days. The earliest time to enter the port is seven days.

And that's just shipping, it takes at least a month from the time the order is received, the production schedule is placed, the official production is on the ship, and it's no wonder that so many customers cancel their orders.

Chen Geng didn't go around in circles with Jack Welch, and asked directly: "So you plan to start preparing for the European local factory now?"

"No, no, no," Jack Welch immediately shook his head: "I can find a way to solve the transportation problem, in order not to overstimulate those local car manufacturers in Europe, the current transportation capacity is actually acceptable, I want to tell you another thing." ”

"What?"

"They're starting to fight back. ”

"Huh?" Chen Geng raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "Isn't this something that has been expected for a long time?"

No matter how bullish and unscrupulous you Americans are, you can't go to other people's bowls to grab food and at the same time not allow others to talk, even dogs know how to protect food, let alone capitalists? Even if Europe has handed over the leadership of the world since World War II, it is not impossible to fight back and scold and not talk back to the bullying of US enterprises.

AMC landed in Europe, if the actual results are not good, it will be fine, but once AMC gains a firm foothold in Europe, it will inevitably attract Renault, Citroen, Elysée, Wolfsburg, Daimler Group and other old European auto giants to counterattack, this is certain and certain, Jack Welch as for specifically telling himself about this?

"Yes, that's to be expected," Jack Welch said bitterly, but he had to explain why he asked his boss for help: "But these European car brands are not competing with us and engaging in promotions, but use the media to question our product power." ”

"Huh?"

Jack Welch explains: "For example, the Polo in Wolfsburg, their benchmark is their own Audi 50, which has won a lot of places in various European races for several years in a row;

Another example is the Peugeot Group's flagship small car, the Peugeot 204, and the Peugeot 205, which they just launched this year, both of which have a glorious history, especially the Peugeot 204, which broke 40 records on the Montemery Circuit;

Another example is Wolfsburg's golf ......"

"Okay, okay, I know what you mean," Chen Geng interrupted Jack Welch before he finished speaking: "You mean, these European car brands, on the grounds that we have no international championship honors, attack our models without technical content?"

"Yes, that's it. ”

Jack Welch was a little depressed, even a little resentful, because in the face of the attacks of these European landlords, you really can't find a suitable reason to refute for a while:

Is it true that the Peugeot 204 broke 40 track records at Montemary?

Wolfsburg Polo has won first, second, third and fourth places in many European motor races, is this also true?

There are also Renault, Citroen......

Every model of every brand has countless glory, and these are things that can be taken out to brag and show off, but what about you AMC?

No!

Nothing.

Of course, if you look for it, AMC has not participated in some automobile events in the United States, but unfortunately, Europeans are full of disdain and contempt for the "untechnical circle" motorsports in the United States, believing that these motorsports cannot reflect the technical content of a car at all, and even do not deserve to be called automobile sports at all......

You say you're awesome?

Do you have the ability to run a lap in the Dakar Rally?

If you have the ability to run a lap in the World Rally Championship, you won't be bullied, and you can get the top five before talking.