Xiao Weiguo laughed and said: "Hearing Mr. Delot's words, I believe that the day of BMW's take-off is not far off!" Now you must not only be ready for mass production of Fenglei series engines, but also continue to increase research efforts and march into the field of automobile manufacturing on a large scale! In fact, it was a correct decision for BMW to seize the opportunity to enter the field of automobile manufacturing, but because your actions were still too small, it did not develop rapidly. Let's not be afraid of car giants like Gallam Benz standing in front of us, as long as we have the courage to surpass them, we will definitely be able to do it. ”

Xiao Weiguo, of course, knows very well that in the next few years, the German automobile industry will develop rapidly, and this is entirely because of one person, and that person is Hitler. Germany's industrial development is relatively late, in the 70s of the 19th century, it was the time when the second wave of industrial revolution in the West rose, the Germans seized the decades after the unification of the Second German Reich in 1871, and created a miracle at the end of the 19th century: Germany completed the industrialization road that the British took more than 100 years to complete in just 30 years, so that Germany became one of the world's industrialized powers.

The world's first car was born in Germany, Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler first invented the first car in 1986, and later Henry Ford was just to make cars mass-produced, and Henry Ford was the first person to introduce automobile assembly line production. Cars originated in Germany, and the Germans developed automobile manufacturing to the extreme, so this touched Xiao Weiguo deeply.

Thanks to the invention of the internal combustion engine and the birth of the automobile, its attractive prospect led to the emergence of automobile factories in Germany at that time, and some manufacturers in other industries also turned to automobile production. In 1901, there were only 12 automobile factories in Germany, with 1,773 employees and an annual output of 884 automobiles; And in 1908. There are 53 automobile factories in Germany, with 12,400 employees and an annual output of 5,547 cars. By the time of World War I, the German automobile industry had basically formed an independent industrial sector, with more than 50,000 employees and an annual output of 20,000 vehicles. This is second only to the United States in terms of car production. This period stretched from the eve of World War I to the initiation of World War I, followed by the post-war Weimar Republic, until Hitler came to power, and until the full-scale outbreak of World War II.

By the time the First World War broke out in 1914, Germany's automobile industry had basically formed an independent industrial sector, with an annual output of 20,000 vehicles. Nevertheless, because Europe had been in the era of steam engine domination, Stalin once referred to the First World War as a contest between the steam engines of the belligerents. The Second World War was a battle between the two warring sides in the true sense of the word about the internal combustion engine.

Although the First World War had a negative impact on the development of the German automobile industry, it took only about 10 years after the end of the war for the Germans to greatly surpass the pre-war prosperity. Among them, the seven years from 1923 to 1929 are known as the "golden twenties" of the German automobile industry. During this period, the automobile industry developed rapidly, and modern automotive technology was constantly improved.

When Hitler came to power in 1933, in order to achieve his personal goals, Hitler put on the agenda the construction of highways and the production of national cars, which had been planned during the Weimar Republic. The development of the automobile industry and related industries is placed in a very prominent position. This was for Germany at that time, just after the worldwide economic depression of the late twenties and early thirties. The attractive prospects of the automobile and the rapidly developing motorway network made the thirties once again the "golden age" of German car production.

By the outbreak of World War II, Germany's automobile industry already had a considerable foundation, and Daimler-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, and other automobile companies had formed a certain scale of production. Thus, the automobile has truly become one of the main carriers of product culture in the world for a long time after the 30s of the 20th century, laying the foundation.

So how could Xiao Weiguo give up this huge opportunity? June 22, 1934. The German Automobile Manufacturing Federation commissioned the famous car designer Ferdinand? Porscher designed a "Volkswagen". In 1935, the prototype rolled off the assembly line with an improved air-cooled 700 cc inline 4-cylinder engine with 22 horsepower. This car can be said to be the prototype of the future Beetle, and its highly individual elements are reflected in the later Beetle models. September 1, 1939. When World War II broke out, the Volkswagen plant, which produced only 210 Beetles, was immediately converted to produce military vehicles. If a car similar to the Volkswagen Beetle could be designed and built before the outbreak of World War II, let's say two years, it would definitely sell well and bring huge profits to BMW.

Dr. Singh said excitedly: "Mr. Philip, under your leadership, we believe that BMW will become even greater!" Please carry out a systematic product development plan for our BMW company! ”

Xiao Weiguo laughed and said, "Dr. Singh, you don't have to worry. Now I'm planning to make a plan for BMW to build cars for the next five years! In my plan, BMW will first seize the market for small family cars, and we will develop a mass car like Chancellor Hitler's mouth, which will cost less than a thousand marks, which is not much of a car for car companies such as Galler-Benz, but we have Porsche. So we also had to move quickly, and my idea was to get this car up and running in series production in two years. ”

After a pause, Xiao Weiguo said again: "Of course, it is not enough to rely on this kind of small car and 315 car!" We also have to enter the field of large luxury cars and large trucks, but of course these plans are going to be a little bit further away, and our technical research and development department will take time. I'm giving you five years to build BMW's big limousines and big trucks. Do you see if there is a problem? ”

Delort said excitedly: "Mr. Philip, your plan to build a car is really great! We've wanted to do this for a long time, but we haven't had the confidence to do so! At the same time, shareholders are reluctant to increase capital, so we are also powerless. But the development of these technologically complex cars also requires a lot of R&D capital, I wonder if Mr. Philip is ready to invest a lot of money? If there is sufficient funding, I think we guarantee that we will be able to complete this project! (To be continued.) )