Dongying's machine tool industry is the world's first, and there is no one.

And there are many brands of their precision machine tools, the most advanced technology and the most profitable.

The world's famous brands alone include Yamazaki Mazak, Amada, Okuma, Mori Seiki, JTEKOT, Makino, Komatsu, Aida, Mitsubishi, Sodick......

As the head of the sales department of Aida Huaxia Branch, Ichiro Kato naturally has various exchanges with some other peers.

For example, Yamazaki Mazak and Okuma do machine tools, and Ichiro Kato may only be a general acquaintance with them.

But Komatsu is also making stamping equipment, and everyone has a lot of communication.

Already feeling that he couldn't deal with Nanshan alone, Kato Ichiro began to win over allies.

However, he was clearly naïve.

Even if it is the same Dongying enterprise, people will not do thankless things.

After all, although Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd. is developing rapidly, in the eyes of these international giants, it is still not on the table, and it is not worth their big fight.

This made Ichiro Kato very depressed.

It's just that he is depressed or not, Cao Yang doesn't care.

Cao Yang has been advancing various tasks at his own pace.

"Mr. Cao, Ford Motor's Mace invites you to the United States, and their new F150 will be officially on sale in half a month."

As soon as Cao Yang came to the office in the morning, Zeng Tingting handed over an invitation letter.

Since Nanshan Auto Parts Factory was renamed Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd., Cao Yang, the title of factory director, has also changed to general manager.

Nothing else has changed.

"So fast?"

Cao Yang was a little surprised by this invitation.

Although GM invited him to the United States a few months ago because of the first trial of a pickup truck he designed, Cao Yang always felt a little unbelievable.

Now Ford is doing the same?

It takes at least a few years for a new car to go from exterior design to mass production, right?

How did it take them only a year to figure it out?

"They just changed the exterior of the F150, and the powertrain and chassis were the same."

"Not even the interior has changed."

"In this way, it will naturally be very fast."

"For example, General Motors, they don't expect to launch a new pickup truck until next year."

Ford and GM are now Nanshan's largest customers.

Zeng Tingting is naturally very concerned about their situation.

"That's right."

"He invited us so warmly to attend the F150 new car launch conference, is there a reason?"

For Ford's sudden enthusiasm, Cao Yang always felt a little unaccustomed.

I'm not a beautiful knife, how can I be so likeable?

"They didn't say it."

"But I have a guess."

Zeng Tingting thought of the news related to Ford Motor during this time, "On August 9 this year, Bridgestone and its American subsidiary Firestone announced the recall of 6.5 million tires. ”

"This comes after NHTSA announced that there were hundreds of traffic accidents related to the design of Firestone's tire treads, which resulted in the deaths of at least 46 people."

"Later, Ford revealed that the 15-inch tires assembled on the Explorer car are easy to fall off under certain working conditions, which poses a great safety hazard, and in serious cases, it can even lead to the death of the driver or passengers."

"Since then, the plot has been reversed."

Zeng Tingting saw that Cao Yang was very interested, and finally felt that her efforts were not in vain.

Paying attention to the situation of Ford and GM every day is a reward.

"Is there a reversal in the plot?"

"Could it be that it's not a problem with the tires?"

Hearing Zeng Tingting say this, Cao Yang was a little impressed.

Ford Motor Co., Ltd. has been in a mess this year because of this famous tire recall case.

"You guessed it right!"

"Through the recall and repair, Firestone found that the cause of these accidents was not just a tire problem, and they pointed out that some of the Ford Explorer's own design flaws made the vehicle extremely prone to tire punctures while driving, and Ford should be held responsible for this incident."

"So now Ford is tearing up the X with Bridgestone."

Zeng Tingting looked like she didn't dislike the excitement.

"Isn't it Firestone?"

"How does it have anything to do with Bridgestone?"

In the Chinese automobile market in later generations, tires were basically the world of Michelin, Continental, Goodyear, Yokohama, Bridgestone and other big brands.

So he still has a little impression of Bridgestone.

"Due to poor management, Firestone was acquired by Bridgestone in 1988 and became its subsidiary in the American market."

"So Ford's lawsuit with Firestone is actually a lawsuit with Bridgestone."

"Although it only involves the Explorer SUV, this incident still has some impact on Ford's reputation."

"I think they're desperate to divert attention with something new."

Zeng Tingting gave her guess very boldly.

It's very difficult to keep a hot piece of news down.

But if there is a hotter topic, then the previous hot topic is likely to be immediately ignored.

"Huh?"

"You mean they want to play a fuss with the exterior design of the F150?"

Cao Yang was not stupid, and quickly got the meaning of Zeng Tingting's words.

"That's right!"

"The look of the F150 is very impressive."

"After going public, it will definitely attract a large number of American consumers to buy."

"If it is revealed that the appearance of the F150 is designed by a young man from China at the launch conference, is it a very good gimmick?"

The more Zeng Tingting said, the more she felt that this was Ford's purpose in inviting her boss to the United States.

"Of course, it doesn't rule out that they want to continue to discuss other cooperation with you."

"For example, can we design an SUV that allows Ford to surpass General Motors."

"Or maybe something else."

Cao Yang couldn't help but nod when he heard this.

This analysis still makes sense.

"I heard that Ford Motor has been in contact with Changan Automobile to discuss the establishment of a joint venture in China in the future."

"It should be very helpful for us to enter the supply system of the joint venture company in the future."

"You can help me reply, just say that the F150 press conference, I will attend on time."

The face of the world's second car leader must still be given.

For a long time to come, you will still need to rely on others to get the right food.

No way, since you have chosen to make auto parts first, then bow your head to the main engine factory, this is something that must be accepted.

"Mr. Cao, I think when the time comes, should you order an F150 and put it in our company hall as a show car, so that you can see your design talent?"

Zeng Tingting still wanted to make a sycophant, but she didn't expect that this time it was on the horse's leg.

"A car with a large displacement like the F150 can buy a new car with the tariffs paid."

"Besides, what is the situation of pickup trucks in China, you still don't know?"

"Could it be that the F150 was put in the lobby and the doors were sprayed with '5 people'?"