Chapter 86: Kairo's Request (2)

Since it comes to SUV models, it is necessary to pay attention to their core part, which is the four-wheel drive system. We are no strange www.biquge.info rs to Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system, as it was the first car manufacturer to use the four-wheel drive system in rally racing with great success.

The four-wheel drive system used by Audi is the familiar "quattro" full-time all-wheel drive system, and the logo on the car is the "quattro" in the middle grille and the logo of the small gecko at the rear.

The word quattro means "four" in Italian, but for Audi there are other meanings. In 1980, Audi developed the quattro all-wheel drive system and equipped it with a coupe based on the Audi 80 chassis, which also called the quattro. Audi also has a subsidiary, quattro, which specializes in experimenting and developing high-performance models. Thus, quattro stands for Audi all-wheel drive technology, as well as a model and the name of a company.

In order to quickly open up the market for all-wheel drive cars with all-wheel drive, Audi AG has chosen another way to achieve its goal: to have Audi cars equipped with quattro all-wheel drive technology compete in the world's most challenging car races, proving Audi's all-wheel drive technology through extreme road conditions.

There is an important reason why the Audi four-wheel drive car Quattro can pass the FIA audit, that is, Audi competitors such as Ford, Lancia, and Renault have not raised objections to this, they think that they have mature rear-wheel drive technology, and they do not take the "four-wheel drive monster" tossed out by the Germans in their eyes.

In 1982, Audi won seven stages and the Constructors' Championship after minor setbacks such as dirty fuel tanks, roof fires and electrical equipment failures in the early stages of the race, but the Quattro had a long wheelbase, a heavy car, and a 350hp engine that was still fine-tuned and far from perfect.

The following year, Audi launched the Quattro A2 car, which was "slimmed" by 100 kg and increased by 30 horsepower, and won the championships in Sweden, Portugal, Argentina and Finland. In 1984, he won the Constructors' Championship, in 1985 he won the legendary Pikes Peak Mountaineering in Colorado, USA, in 1986 he set a new record in mountaineering, and in 1987 he scored a hat-trick to set a new record in mountaineering. By this time, the Audi quattro all-wheel drive technology had already made a name for itself in rallying.

The excellent results in Audi racing quickly brought Audi into the eyes of the world, and the sales of Audi cars entered a blowout state! It can be said that without this racing performance, without this four-wheel drive technology, Audi cars would never have entered the door of the luxury car family!

Ye Kai didn't expect that the four-wheel drive technology that sent Audi cars to the luxury car family was not developed by Audi itself, but acquired by others. And now, one of the members of the family that holds this technology, sits in front of him and asks for his help.

"And what is the purpose of this thing today?" Ye Kai, who was attracted by the technique described by Kailuo, lost his patience to listen and asked directly. "Do you need my sponsorship? Still is...... ”

"Sponsorship doesn't solve my family's problems." Cairo replied smartly. "Moreover, technology research and development is a very expensive industry, especially when technology cannot be transformed into a commodity, so I would like to ask the boss and our Borgward family to jointly fund the establishment of a new automobile company."

"Then why do you think I have the financial resources to accomplish this?" Ye Kai asked with some curiosity. "After all, you don't know me at all, and you don't know if I'm interested in car companies?"

"Yes, boss, you're right." Cairo said with some frustration. "I also asked with the mentality of giving it a try, when Bushnell invited me to join the chip department, he promised me that he would invest. Unfortunately, in the end he left the company. So, even though I knew the success rate was low, I had to give it a try and see if I could do something for my family. ”

Ye Kai looked at the depressed Kailuo, and couldn't help but think of the "Transformers" novel he was writing now, what he thought was too simple, the "Transformers" in his previous life, whether it was a TV series or a movie, the marks of the two factions were on the body, and the logos on the front of the car were the marks of other car companies.

According to their original idea, it is to use the marks of the two factions as the logo of the model, so in terms of recognition, it will make people feel very confused and messy, and it is not conducive to the promotion of their own brand, so why not take this opportunity to acquire the R&D institutions of the Borgward family, and establish a new car brand with the Borgward family, and completely enter the automotive industry.

Then, relying on R&D institutions, enter the high-end auto parts industry, just like Denso Corporation, the world's top supplier of automotive system parts in the previous life, you must know that Denso has 171 subsidiaries in 31 countries and regions around the world, a total of more than 100,000 employees working in them, global joint sales of about tens of billions of dollars, is one of the world's top 500 multinational enterprises.

As one of the top global suppliers of cutting-edge technologies, systems and components for automobiles, DENSO has become a trusted partner of major global OEMs, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, GM and Toyota, in the fields of environmental protection, engine management, body electronics, driver control and safety, and information and communication.

At the same time, DENSO offers a wide range of products and after-sales services, including automotive air conditioning and heating systems, electronic automation and electronic control products, fuel management systems, radiators, spark plugs, instrument clusters, filters, industrial robots, telecommunications products, and information processing equipment. Among them, a total of 21 products ranked first in the world.

In addition, DENSO is engaged in the automotive industry, and automotive parts include ETC systems, hot and cold boxes, automatic air conditioners, convenience barcode terminals, convenience barcode scanners, QR scanners, engine control systems, etc.

Secondly, Denso's technology, such as diesel-electric hybrid systems, spark plugs, igniters, diesel common rail systems, etc., has a great effect on the improvement of environmental and energy problems. Electronic navigation system, ABS system, microwave sensing system, microwave sensing has a great effect on the improvement of traffic congestion and traffic safety problems.

Such a powerful Denso company has long surpassed Bosch and Siemens in Germany in terms of scale and profits, and has almost carved up a third of the share of auto parts.

Thinking of Denso's brilliant achievements, Ye Kai's ambition was also stimulated by the Borgward family's R&D organization, and the advantages of being familiar with the future development trend of automotive technology can make it possible for Ye Kai's parts company to replace Denso.