Chapter 265: Volkswagen

The negotiations in China were over, and Mhammad and his party returned to Pakistan.

Now Pakistan is already a thriving scene, with the Austrian project cooperation Shunlì, the civilian truck project, located in the suburbs of Islamabad, this project, has driven a large number of related industries, at the same time, the Afghan Liberal Party government-controlled areas, also mined a large amount of ore, fully able to meet various needs.

The planned railway line has also begun to be surveyed and selected, and the Pakistani government has invested heavily in the transformation of industrialization, and with the opening of various factories, a large number of agricultural population has begun to transform into an industrial population.

In order to adapt to industrialization, Pakistan's domestic education has also begun to reform, and more and more courses are taught about modern civilization in basic education schools, and at the same time, secondary and higher education institutions and technical schools have also begun to increase significantly.

As a result, Pakistan has gradually felt that it is unable to make ends meet, and the gold it got from India last time, even if it is invested in the international market, will still not be able to pay for the increasing investment demand.

Moreover, there are huge investments in the military industry.

Negotiations with the German side went very smoothly, and when the turret milk hood made from the Eastern countries was transported to Germany for testing, it fully possessed the resistance of 500 mm of homogeneous armor, which made the Germans ecstatic.

So, the Germans exported to the Pakistani side a production line of 1500-horsepower engines, rebuilt the 59 tank overhaul plant in Pakistan, which could produce such engines, as well as assemble German Leopard 2 tanks.

At the same time, Pakistan attached an agreement to the introduction of a gearbox that matches this engine, it is not enough to have an engine, it is necessary to have a gearbox. Only when it becomes a power system can it have practical value.

As an affiliate of the agreement, Pakistan will entrust German companies with the transformation of Pakistan's 59 tanks, upgrading the fire control system, in the face of huge benefits. The German company finally agreed.

Looking at the huge order, Mercedes-Benz finally blushed, but unfortunately, the senior management of Mercedes-Benz still reacted slowly, and when Mercedes-Benz did not have a plan, another German company had already brought their products to Islamabad.

Volkswagen AG in Germany!

Volkswagen, derived from Hitler. At that time, he wanted every German family to own a car, named Volkswagen, and in order to achieve this goal, he instructed the Nazi organization "Labor Front" to take charge, and in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen began to build a factory. However, this plant. Volkswagen was never produced, and all the production capacity was used by the Nazis in military production, and the early automobiles were also used for military use.

It was only after World War II that the car company began to enter the field of civilian automobiles. Classic Beetle, Golf and other models were designed, but the real development of this car company was after a joint venture with Huaxia. The market in China accounts for more than half of the mass products.

And now, Volkswagen is competing with Dodge in China, and they don't give up any opportunity, and they have built factories in Brazil, Argentina, and even in island countries.

There is a blank space in South Asia, because all the countries in South Asia are agrarian countries, and now, seeing that Pakistan is working at full speed towards the goal of becoming an industrialized country, the public is immediately intrigued.

Leonard, the senior president of Volkswagen in charge of Asian affairs, personally brought Volkswagen products to Islamabad.

Looking at the open space outside the presidential palace, there were several brightly colored cars parked, Mhammad shook his head and sent it to the door? That's going to have to be slaughtered.

Mhammad left the Germans aside, but Lilith ran out excitedly.

"Dear Madame President, these are our company's products, I hope you can like them." Leonard said to Lilith.

As a girl, no one can resist the temptation of the Beetle, Lilith sat on it, looked at the dashboard in front of her, looked at the interior around her, and didn't want to leave at all.

Leonard explained the function of each operating part to Lilith, who had already lit the fire, started the car, and circled around the courtyard of the presidential palace a few times.

"Since Madame likes it so much, this car, we will give it to you from Volkswagen." Leonard said.

In order to open up the market, not to mention one car, send a hundred, Leonard does not frown.

"No, President Mhammad is very strict, and I can't do this kind of bribery." Lilith said, "How much does this car cost?" I can buy it. ”

"Then a mark." Leonard said.

Looking at the blue-eyed Germanic man, Lilith smiled, "Sir, you're really joking. ”

"Mr. Leonard, our president invites you in." Just then, an official said to Leonard.

Here's your chance! Leonard was very happy, originally, he thought that he would negotiate with the minister in charge of industry in Pakistan first, or negotiate with an assistant below, but now, he directly met the president of the other party, which shows that he has a great deal of confidence in this negotiation!

Although the nominal president of Pakistan is still Zia-ul-ul-ul, he has long since taken a back seat, and almost all affairs are decided by President Mhammad, and there is no need to look at anything else, just look at who the chief of the army general staff of Pakistan is.

In his spacious office, Mhammad received Leonard.

"Dear Mr. President, we have come from Europe with sincerity to bring a national car to Pakistan." Leonard spoke to Mhammad that he spoke standard English, the official language of Pakistan.

"Well, what car are you going to bring?" Mhammad asked.

"Golf, Passat and Beetle." Leonard said: "These three cars are our main sales force in Europe, with high engine power, comfortable ride and large space. ”

Mhamad shook his head: "Mr. Leonard, have you considered the national situation?" The prices of these three cars are too high, and for us in Pakistan, ordinary people cannot afford to consume them. ”

Ordinary people spend? That can only be said in developed countries such as the United States and island countries, after all, Pakistan is still an agricultural country, and if you want to make it affordable for ordinary people, it will take ten or twenty years, right?

Like Oriental countries, when Volkswagen was first introduced, it was mainly official cars, ordinary people, it would be good to buy a bicycle, at that time, a Santana was the same price as a 100-square-meter house in Shanghai.

Leonard came to promote these cars, mainly aimed at the official market of Pakistan, the Passat, with its grand appearance, as an official car, and the Golf and Beetle, as the cars of the wealthy, are very suitable.

"And what do you want?" Leonard asked.

"A real national car." "For example, Jetta," Mhammad said. ”

The Jetta was launched in Europe in '79 and included two gasoline engines of 1.3 and 1.5 liters and a 1.5-liter diesel engine, and at this time, due to the Golf, the sales of this car were not high, and at the same time, the price was lower than that of the Golf.

"Okay, then we'll bring in Jetta." "We can take the form of a joint venture with you and produce it in Pakistan, so that we can do it at a lower price," Leonard said. ”

After all, with the development of Pakistan's industrialization, the people's lives will gradually become richer, and at the same time, the roads are constantly improving, and the people's desire to own a car will be realized in a few years.

At this time, it is no longer news that people in neighboring rich countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq, have cars owned by their citizens.

The durable Jetta is a good choice for Pakistan, of course, this is only the early stage, and in the future, Pakistan wants to develop its own automobile industry, starting from the introduction, which is a must.

Of course, Pakistan is now poor and white, and it is impossible for the Pakistani government to take the money.

"We have applied for a loan from the bank, as long as your country agrees, the initial cost of building the factory will be covered by the German central bank, and later, when the production of cars gradually increases, we can gradually repay the bank loan and achieve profitability, as for the shares, we will both take half of the shares."

The Germans were very shrewd and came to sell, and they knew that the Pakistani government would not pay for it, so the banks would first provide loans, and as long as they produced cars, they would have income.

Moreover, now Volkswagen is the first car company to enter Pakistan, so it will occupy the Pakistani market in the future, and exchange the market for technology, which is a necessary choice for Pakistan.

For such a temptation, Mhammad can not refuse, as for the status quo in the later period of the Eastern countries, FAW and FAW, all become joint ventures, they can't build anything, that's completely a problem of the system, Mhammad will not let such a thing happen in Pakistan, the later plan, Mhammad has already had ideas, the state will not invest more money, completely let the enterprise adapt to the market, at the same time, the introduction of competition mechanism, do not do well, then bankruptcy!

"I agree in principle." Mhammad said: "The rest of the things, your company and the Ministry of Industry to negotiate, as for the site, it will be next to our heavy truck base, however, I only have one request." ”

A request? Ten requirements can also be met! Leonard thought to himself.

"We, the Pakistani side, are asking for a 51 percent stake." Mhammad said.

How can you agree to this request? Leonard was immediately dumb. (To be continued......)