In fact, there are only a few countries in the world that have a complete automobile industry system.

Armenia, France, Germany, Eastern, Italian, and at most in the USSR. There is nothing left but them, and even the old empire Britain has fallen.

Sweden's Volvo and Saab can only compete in the individual car class, and they are still lacking as a whole.

European and American automakers pay more attention to the existing market, and only Dongying is the only country that has developed in Asia.

From the late 80's to the 90's, they became one of the most successful automotive powerhouses by virtue of their practicality and fuel efficiency.

German cars focus on quality, France pays attention to personality, Italy pays attention to handling, and Armenia pays attention to atmosphere, but they all lose in front of the mediocrity and ease of use of Dongying Automobile.

Jonas knew the development trend of later generations, so he was not very interested in cooperating with Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

Luxury cars are of course more profitable, but in terms of the market, the main thing is to look at B-segment cars.

In Europe, the most in line with Jonas's mind are Opel and Volkswagen, but Volkswagen is a national brand in Germany, and it is impossible for Jonas to hold it.

The most likely to be controlled by Jonas is GM's Opel.

Now, their Omega models have not yet been launched, and they have not regained the sales championship in the B-segment car market, and Opel is still a burden for GM.

However, they shouted an offer of two billion, which is indeed outrageous, and even if it is reduced by half, it is still a bit expensive.

Even if other car manufacturers are willing to cooperate with Jonas, they do not mention the transfer of factories, let alone let Jonas take control, and are only willing to establish a joint venture with Jonas.

Since Jonas already has shares in Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen, they are willing to set up a joint venture with Jonas and will not let Jonas control 50%.

Because he holds 50 percent, plus the shares of the three companies he originally held, it can exceed 50 percent.

Jonas didn't negotiate with them, but just used them as bargaining chips and continued to negotiate with GM.

He knew that Opel had reached a fork in history, but Opel himself didn't know it.

GM took full control of Opel in the thirties, and it was not until after World War II that it began to take advantage of Opel as a springboard for them to enter the European market.

In the fifties and sixties, they all sold the cars produced by GM in their own countries with different shells and logos.

But American-style cars are not suitable for Europe, which is low-key and has narrow roads. It's not a rich person, it's inconvenient to drive a big car, it's inconvenient to park, who wants to buy it.

Especially after the 70s, the outbreak of the oil crisis, Europeans were more dissatisfied with the fuel consumption of American muscle cars, and the sales of Opel declined year by year.

Even in the local car market of Armenia, European cars and Dongying cars, sales have increased year by year, and their overseas markets have shrunk even more.

At this time, Opel had to change, and of course, they will become successful in the future.

Negotiations between Hoffman and GM continued, and Jonas handed over the negotiation task to Ursula's assistant Koenig and made a trip to Sweden himself.

In the 80s, Volvo's development was relatively stable, but due to the monotony of the production line, they were not very resistant to risks.

At this time, they vigorously enriched the production line in addition to trucks and performance cars, and although they achieved some results, they also added a lot of burdens to themselves.

Jonas also had a little interest in Volvo, but not so much.

The Nordics have always been isolated from Europe, they have a lot of products, but they don't have a large population, and they live a better life than most of the European countries.

This has fostered a proud but cowardly mentality, preferring to live their own lives behind closed doors.

Volvo's cars are actually quite good, especially the truck engine, which often runs hundreds of thousands of kilometers without overhaul.

But Europeans are not very interested in their cars, and most Europeans prefer to choose Steyr, MAN, Mercedes Benz vans compared to Volvo.

As for sedans, they have never been mainstream until later generations.

Jonas's connection with Volvo is not so much that he wants to buy Volvo as it is to put pressure on GM.

However, the Swedish side is very enthusiastic about Jonas, and the Volvo Group is willing to negotiate with Jonas for the overall transfer of Volvo Car Company.

The Volvo Group is one of Sweden's two largest arms groups, producing not only tanks and artillery, but also trucks, buses, construction equipment, yachts and industrial engines.

Like the British Vickers Group, they are now a little scared by the reshuffle of the auto industry.

In the past, cars could be produced for decades without replacement, and they only needed to keep pace with the times and add some small accessories.

However, after the 70s, with the development of science and technology, all cars will be replaced in less than ten years.

They don't know yet that in the next generation, it will be too late if they don't replace it in five years.

As a large conglomerate, Volvo has a natural slowness to respond, and in the early eighties they talked to Ford about selling the entire automotive division to Ford.

However, due to business difficulties at the time, Ford did not talk about it for half of the time.

Now everyone knows that the Hoffmann investment banks have money in their hands, and they have at least six billion dollars worth of various stock assets in the German stock market.

In the Dongying market, with the addition of loans, there are so many funds under control.

A company with tens of billions of high-quality assets in its hands is not to be underestimated in the world.

But the Volvo Group is so active that Jonas is stumped.

Volvo or Opel?

Because Opel has always taken the road of civilianization, the whole system is very suitable for large-scale expansion.

Volvo has shortcomings in this regard, but they have their own advantages in the production and manufacturing of engines.

As for scale, it will have to wait until the development of the Chinese economy.

At the beginning of February, thanks to the enthusiasm of the Swedes, Jonas asked Ursula to form another negotiation team and start negotiations with Volvo.

And he himself, but he borrowed a business plane from Pincasgreen and went to Angola.

The capacity of Piaggio's plane is still too small, it can only seat twelve people, and the flight range is about 3,000 kilometers, and it is impossible to go too far at all.

He now has a negotiation team of thirty or forty people casually, plus relevant personnel, it is possible to go out with nearly 100 people, and he must change to a large plane.

For example, there are 120 geologists, legal experts, petroleum experts, financial experts, government personnel, United Nations diplomats, and bodyguards.

In order to ensure that Jonas negotiated smoothly, interest groups sent hundreds of elite soldiers, all of whom have extensive experience in the oil sector or extensive connections.

For example, Svensson, a Dutch businessman who is very familiar with the Angolan rebel Savimbi, and Credit Suisse Bank, which has close ties to the Rainbow Country, sell more than a third of the gold in the Rainbow Country every year.

In addition to this, there are people such as Alexander Ricello, an Egyptian oil merchant who is close to the AU, and Marvin Davis, who has extensive influence in Armenia.

From Europe, to Africa, to the Americas, Jonas's negotiations with Angola this time not only involve cooperation between the two countries, but also include public relations with countries that have enemies with Angola and have close ties.

In Congo, Gabon, Cameroon and other countries along the coast of the Gulf of Nigeria, representatives were also sent to conduct public relations activities to ensure that the investment plan hosted by Jonas would not be attacked in the disputed waters.

Such investments in unstable regions are not accessible to major oil companies, and they cannot be involved.

Like Angola, they are still in the civil war, the eastern bloc has the upper hand, and it is impossible for oil companies with Western national backgrounds to come in and invest.

But at the same time, the oil companies of the East could not come in.

On the one hand, the Western oil companies are right, and on the other hand, the trend of the war may change, and then they will be in a dilemma.

At this time, only neutral oil companies can come in, which is the main reason why Switzerland has become the world's energy spot trading center.

Most of the oil merchants are concentrated in the small country of Switzerland, which also greatly strengthens the international position of Swiss businessmen.

Of course, in this negotiation, there is only one central figure, whether it is Green or Rich, in order to prevent Armenia from obstructing, they will not openly meddle in investment affairs.

And it is precisely because of the support of such a large force that Jonas dares to really get involved in the oil industry, otherwise, he will be eaten and wiped clean, and maybe even lose his life.

Angola became fully independent only a decade ago, and since then it has been mired in civil war.

It is one of the more resource-developed countries in the world, but it is also one of the poorest. At present, 90 percent of the people are still in the stage of primitive society, and they can only rely on their lives when they are sick.

In the capital, Luanda, 80 percent of ordinary people still live in darkness, and the city has only a small amount of electricity.

However, construction has already begun on a Soviet-aided hydropower station, which will greatly improve the living environment when it is completed.

In addition to hydroelectric power plants, the Soviet Union also supported a number of infrastructure projects, including an oil refinery.

However, all of this will not be able to start until the hydropower plant is completed.

The airport is located right in the heart of Luanda, and when the plane lands, you can see countless low-rise bungalows spread out like pancakes.

In the whole city, there is not a single high-rise building in sight.

The plane landed directly on the runway next to the tarmac, and when the door opened, a wave of heat hit.

Mikiros took out a bottle of sunscreen and handed it to Jonas. "Jonas, it is said that the UV rays here are very strong, apply sunscreen. ”

In order to travel to Africa, Jonas and his family received at least two shots against yellow fever and malaria before leaving Switzerland.

Jonas was supervised by his grandmother, and in addition to this, he was also vaccinated against infectious hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal meningitis, typhoid, and Japanese encephalitis.

Jonas fears AIDS, which was discovered two years ago and has now spread in Africa, has not been taken seriously.

In the future, this is Africa's most terrible disease.