While Li Fanyu and a group of Zhengxin executives are studying how to dominate the electric vehicle industry, another group of people who are interested in stepping into this field are also ready to move.

In Nantong, which is close to Tiancheng, the preparatory office of Panasonic Group's battery base is gathering a group of people who are also interested in making a share of the pie in the field of new energy.

"Mr. Gujing, this cooperation with your group is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our Nantong Automobile. As you know, the current awareness of environmental protection in China is getting stronger and stronger, and at present, after the end of the National People's Congress, the government has launched a plan for the high-polluting manufacturing industry, so in my opinion, this new energy vehicle is only a matter of time. Our Nantong Automobile is backed by your big tree, and this time we will definitely be able to make achievements in this field. ”

Nantong Automobile can live in the wind and rain duckweed after Zhang Yong stepped down, and the leadership has changed for a term. However, the strong development of the sky city next door, squeezing most of the resources and development space, has been tepid, four years of three leaders to make the reform measures are either stillborn or threatened miscarriage, in this case, the Nantong leadership was expected to be the automobile industry, has slowly reduced to a chicken rib industry.

Whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise, the better it operates, the more government resources it will receive. But on the contrary, the more recession there is, the more cold it is.

Therefore, the current status of NAIC in Nantong can no longer be the same as four years ago. But as the saying goes, an emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. In the past, when Nanqi was in the limelight, it was also a well-known signboard in China's automobile manufacturing industry. Even if you can't compare your political status with Yiqi and your wealth with Guangqi, don't forget that Zhang Yong, the former chairman of Nanqi, served as the president of the China Automobile Association, no matter how bad he was.

Although there is a problem with private morality, being able to do it at this level at least means that there is no problem with Zhang Yong's personal ability. When he was in office, Zhang Yong once vigorously developed the electric vehicle business.

Although the idea at that time was to rely on this business to eat state subsidies, with the convenience of the position at that time, three electric vehicle production lines were left for Nanqi.

This is even the political legacy left by Zhang Yong.

Now Panasonic Battery has set up a battery production base in Nantong, and this political heritage can naturally be used. Therefore, Zhou Xiang, the person in charge of Nanqi who had just taken office, immediately focused on this part and negotiated cooperation with Panasonic.

The decision to enter the field of electric vehicles is both accidental and inevitable for Nantong Automobile. Naturally, Panasonic batteries settled in Nantong. Inevitably, one is because Daniel Zhang left three production lines worth hundreds of millions of dollars that can produce electric vehicles, and it is one thing that cannot be idle and rusty. The other is also because of Nanqi's good neighbor Zhengxin.

Nantong is geographically separated from Tiancheng, in fact, if according to the normal situation, backed by such a big tree as Zhengxin Automobile Industry Base, it is not without road for Nanqi to make achievements in internal combustion engine vehicles.

But helplessly, Amagi has a righteous faith.

Zhengxin is too strong, and its brand models cover almost every category except for the A-segment. Relying on such a neighbor, business is naturally not good.

Coupled with the uneven distribution of resources within NAIC, there is no way to compete with Zhengxin, a good neighbor, in the absence of large capital blood transfusions.

At least on internal combustion engine cars.

But electric cars are different.

Zhengxin's current concept of electric vehicles is well-known throughout the country, and it is hot, but the product is still thin. At present, Zhengxin BMW has only two production models, one is the BMW I8. This car is a high-end product, and ordinary people can only look up to it without having the strength to play it, and it belongs to the kind of product that is applauded, but not applauded or has low sales. The other is the I3, which has a very high market reputation. However, this model is exclusive to sharing cars, and it is not sold to the market at all.

In such an environment, Nanqi saw business opportunities. In other words, it is an opportunity to take advantage of loopholes and grab money.

In the case that the concept of electric vehicles has been hyped, but Zhengxin and TSL are still fighting each other to the death in the high-end market, the low-end market has considerable room for development. This is the same as a reason why after a popular model on a certain treasure comes out, the sales of cottages must soar.

In the low-end pure electric products, there is actually Toyota. But for Toyota, a global car company, Nantong does not care at this time.

Why?

Because there are only two main technologies for electric vehicles, motors and batteries.

And for low-end models, the motor is not even the main thing. As long as there is battery technology, then it is completely possible to swim in this blue ocean without hindrance!

Now with Panasonic, NAIC sees the feasibility behind this business opportunity.

As a result, Panasonic naturally became Nanqi's food and clothing parents and regeneration benefactor. It is precisely because of this that Zhou Xiang became more and more respectful when facing Gujingyan.

At this time, Zhou Xiang was not the only one in Gujingyan's office. Ken Furui seems to be deliberately trying to show the depth of Panasonic's customers, and in one go, he called the heads of more than a dozen new cooperative companies to himself.

There were also the heads of the remaining dozen or so enterprises. The situation and ideas of these companies are similar to those of Nanqi, and even the attitudes of these people are similar to Zhou Xiang.

Hearing the translator relay Zhou Xiang's flattery, Furui Yan smiled proudly.

"Gentlemen, it is our purpose that the Panasonic Group has always been positioned as a supplier and solution provider in the upstream, and is committed to providing the best product supporting services for companies like you. But at the same time, I believe that the cooperation between Panasonic Group and you is a win-win situation, Panasonic will provide you with the best solutions, and I hope that you can make products that are enough to dominate the market, and provide a shortcut for the development of Panasonic's battery technology in the Chinese market. ”

"That's that, of course, Mr. Furui doesn't need to say much. Hearing the translator's relay, everyone nodded yes.

Furui Yan smiled slightly and straightened his oily hairstyle: "Then gentlemen, our Panasonic technical team will be involved in your research and development as soon as possible." I also hope that you can increase your R&D efforts and investment, and make your respective products as soon as possible. I would like to reiterate once again that this round of cooperation between Panasonic and you is basically not profitable in the product supply chain. The main reason is to promote the installed capacity of Panasonic batteries in the Chinese electric vehicle market, so we have the right to terminate cooperation with some companies that are slow to move or are slow to launch products. Thank you for your understanding. ”

Hearing this request, the heads of some smaller car companies present hesitated.

"So Mr. Furui, may I ask how long you mean by this soonest?"

"A month. ”

Furui Yan jumped his eyebrows, subconsciously looked in the direction of Amagi, and said.