Chapter 929 There is not much time left for the United States
Chen Xiao keeps an eye on Tesla’s progress.
Chen Xiao expected that the United States would block the cooperation between Changtian Technology and Tesla.
After all, when Maas chose to build a super factory in Shanghai, he already offended a large number of American capital.
Now, the transfer and cooperation between Tesla and Changtian Technology involving technology and equity have made the United States very uneasy.
In recent years, the United States has been implementing a manufacturing industry reshoring plan.
The elite in the United States have keenly felt that if the manufacturing industry returns to the United States, the United States will fall into a never-ending recession.
Especially after Xia no longer needs a large amount of oil energy and established RMB settlement business with a large number of trading partners, excluding the US dollar, the United States feels that its internal hollowing out is becoming more and more serious.
The American elite, especially the financial elite, divided labor around the world after World War II.
Countries around the world are divided into resource-based countries, human service-based countries, agricultural origins, product factories, consumer markets, etc.
The United States itself holds the three main lines of finance, military and energy in its hands.
Harvest leeks from all over the world.
To be more precise, the United States treats all countries in the world as slaves, and it itself is the slave master.
Of course, the slave owner made money while lying down, but when the slave owner's time was long, he was no longer willing to do some menial and tiring work.
But the current global economic situation has undergone a complete change.
Not only the Xia Kingdom, but also various countries in the European Union and Asia have a sense of economic sovereignty. They are no longer willing to earn two hard-earned dollars, let alone be slaves of the United States. They do not want to be slave owners, they just want to be slaves.
one person.
Therefore, it gradually broke away from the sphere of influence of the United States economically.
When all the slaves are gone, who will the slave owners harvest?
Realizing this problem, the United States' first approach is to bring manufacturing back as soon as possible.
Because only manufacturing can fully create employment opportunities.
But manufacturing is rough and tiring work.
Workers in Xia State work hard all day in the factory. The legal work limit is half an hour, but in fact most people work more than 12 hours.
According to factory wages in 2019, workers in the factory only earn 15 to 20 yuan an hour.
Note that this is RMB not US dollars.
Americans are not willing to do this kind of hard work.
Those Americans who have no money would rather take to the streets to make purchases for zero dollars than enter a factory.
The elite, on the other hand, hopes to gain nothing on Wall Street.
So even though the United States is trying every possible means to bring back manufacturing, in fact the soil in the United States is no longer suitable for manufacturing.
Unless the next generation of the United States is allowed to live in a difficult and competitive environment from an early age, the United States may rise again in the manufacturing industry in more than 10 or 20 years.
But now it is a fantasy and an unrealistic fantasy for the United States to regain its manufacturing industry.
Maas is soberly aware of this matter, so even if some state governments are willing to offer Maas extremely generous conditions to build the Tesla Gigafactory in that state, Maas is not willing.
Because Maas knows very well that these state governments are empty promises.
In fact, if you can achieve 30% of the promise given to you, it would be amazing.
And the labor unions in the United States are very powerful.
What he is best at is strikes, strikes and strikes, not work.
If your wages are not paid on time, they will go on strike.
If they work for one more minute, they will go on strike.
On all statutory holidays, as long as there is no day off, they will go on strike.
If they say you won't be paid if they go on strike, forget it, but that's not enough. If they go on strike, you still have to pay your wages.
These American workers simply do not have the hard-working spirit of the Xia workers.
They regard themselves as uncles.
It's your blessing that they give you a job, not theirs.
The purpose of capitalists is to obtain maximum profits at the lowest cost rather than spending huge costs by asking a bunch of ancestors to provide food at home.
Musk has no illusions that Tesla’s costs in the United States are lower than those in China.
The manufacturing industry in the United States is now hollowed out, and the technology industry has been completely caught up with Xia Guo.
At this time, the elite in the United States still haven't woken up, and they still think they are the boss.
This is not self-confidence, but arrogance and daydreaming.
Mas, who hurriedly returned to the United States, immediately used his personal connections to find the elites in the United States, especially those congressmen representing interest groups, hoping to persuade them.
But it's a pity.
Even Maas himself is one of them, but behind these congressmen is the financial capital of Wall Street. They are financial bosses who rely on harvesting leeks to maintain their lives. They are not industrial workers in real enterprises, let alone
Entrepreneurs.
Therefore, even if Mas argued hard, the final result made Mas very disappointed.
Changtian Technology still has no way to reach a cooperation between US assets and Tesla US shares with Mas.
Mas was very angry, but even more helpless.
Tesla's stock price fell violently.
The stock market has already stated that.
Congressman Tesla and Changtian Technology's cooperation is not in line with the national security of the United States, and it is not in line with this and that of the United States.
However, the stock market's violent decline told Tesla that not cooperating with Changtian Technology was not in Tesla's long-term interests.
Mars was extremely angry.
He also has many measures at his disposal to deal with the current situation.
He could have repeatedly dealt with relevant personnel in the United States, and even sacrificed some interests to bribe these congressmen, in order to seek approval from relevant departments for the cooperation between Changtian Technology and Tesla.
But Lao Ma didn't do that.
Because Lao Ma knows very well.
Any compromise measures can only solve temporary problems, but cannot solve the long-term substantive problems of the hollowing out of the U.S. manufacturing industry and the gradual overtaking of U.S. technology by Xia Guo.
If the elites in the United States have not realized the current situation.
Then the present of the United States will be an era with the most developed economy, the most stable economy, and the highest people's happiness index in the next few hundred years.
Looking back hundreds of years later, Americans will definitely regret why they did not cooperate with Xia at this time and why both parties did not embrace the future of mankind together.
So Mas took the most extreme way to deal with the difficulties he encountered now - give it to time.
If time cannot solve the problem, then Mars would not mind moving Tesla's headquarters out of the United States and placing it in China or other countries around the world.
There is no loss to Tesla.
New energy vehicles with ternary lithium batteries will continue to be sold in the United States and Canada, and bio-based new energy vehicles will be sold in other regions and countries around the world.
Tesla explained the situation in the United States to Changtian Technology.
It is hoped that Changtian Technology will suspend its cooperation with Tesla’s US assets and shares.
Chen Xiao can fully understand the difficulties Tesla is currently facing, so he also gives Mas some time.
In addition to the U.S. market, Tesla and Changtian Technology have completed cooperation in other countries around the world.
However, because the U.S. market is stuck there, Changtian Technology is currently only selling a small amount of bioenergy batteries to Tesla. The comprehensive cooperation agreement signed by the two parties will not take effect until the U.S. cooperation is completed.
The annual total of this small amount of biological batteries is only 200,000, and the cruising range is only 350 kilometers.
In addition, the price is more expensive than the price purchased by European car companies.
Although the conditions are relatively harsh, they are completely enough for Mas.
Musk needs this opportunity to keep Tesla alive.
Compared with fuel vehicles, the redesign of bionew energy vehicles also requires changes to the production line and redesign.
It is very simple for Tesla to change its bionew energy vehicles.
There is no need to change the motor or human-computer interaction system. You only need to obtain permission from Changtian Technology.
All that's left to do is to plug the bio-battery into the car.
Mars was indeed very anxious.
In October 2019.
Tesla equipped with bio-new energy batteries (with a range of 350KM) is launched in Norway, Europe.
This is a country carefully chosen by Maas.
As a Nordic country, Norway has a very high car ownership, and most of them are European brand cars.
But Norway is also a very strict city in environmental protection, and it was also the first European country to accept Tesla.
It's just that in the past few years, Tesla's sales in Norway have been very poor.
The fundamental reason is determined by the weather in Norway.
As a typical Nordic country, winter in Norway is very cold.
The ternary lithium battery new energy vehicle has a fatal shortcoming, that is, after winter, the vitality of the battery is very low, and forced use also causes very large losses to the battery.
This loss is completely irreversible.
Tesla's performance in the Norwegian winter was also very poor.
The original battery life of more than 300 is only a little over 200, and it can't even be driven away even if it is just lying down.
Norwegians like Tesla very much, but Tesla failed to live up to expectations in the past.
This time Tesla is re-launched in Norway, it is not a ternary lithium battery vehicle, but a bio-new energy vehicle.
Tesla vigorously promoted the actual benefits of living things in Norway.
For example, it doesn’t take a long time to charge, you can add energy directly.
For example, standard battery life can still be guaranteed in winter, and the battery life will not be reduced due to weather conditions, etc.
Mas is indeed a shrewd businessman with a very flexible mind.
He was very right to choose Norway as the first stop for Tesla’s listing.
Sure enough, Tesla, which was equipped with new bioenergy, won the favor of consumers as soon as it was launched in Norway.
Whether it is Norwegian consumers or local media, the praise for Tesla is expressed in words!
Maas is also very glad that he chose a country like Norway.
The Saab and Volkswagen brands have not yet sold bio-new energy vehicles here, leaving a blank market for Tesla.
Norway's success proves that Maas's strategy is correct.
Can you survive by cooperating with Changtian Technology?
If you don’t cooperate with Changtian Technology and embrace ternary lithium batteries, you will fall badly.
at the same time.
The American automobile industry is also undergoing major changes.
The United States is a traditional automobile country. In addition to the domestic market of the United States, the largest markets for automobiles are China and Europe.
Because Xia Kingdom and Europe have entered the era of new bioenergy.
Therefore, no cars in the United States can be sold except for Tesla.
This has led to continuous heavy losses for American car companies, and many factories of American car brands around the world have gone bankrupt this year.
In the foreseeable future, traditional American car companies, including General Motors and Ford, will suffer serious losses or even go bankrupt.
And because the United States and Europe have in-depth cooperation in the automobile industry and automobile market.
European car brands, including Volkswagen, have applied to relevant departments in the United States, hoping to sell bionew energy vehicles to the United States.
This completely touched the nerves of American capital.
If the European automobile company's request is agreed to, the entire American automobile market will open the door to Changtian Technology's new bioenergy, which will be very detrimental to the American automobile industry.
At the same time, Tesla originally made the same application, but it was not approved by the United States.
Now that we agree, European car companies sell bio-new energy vehicles, but they disagree with Tesla in their own country. Isn't this a slap in the face?
On the other hand, if the United States rejects these applications from European automobile companies, the European market will inevitably make the same judgment on American automobile companies.
American car brands including Ford, General Motors and even Tesla will not be allowed to sell in Europe.
American automobile companies and nearly one million industrial workers (approximately 850,000 to 900,000) will face a layoff crisis.
This is also quite disadvantageous for the United States.
It was something that Maas could have predicted in advance that things would develop to such an outcome.
So after the incident developed, Mas and Tesla behind him said nothing about the matter, let alone made any comments.
All choices are left to the so-called elites in the United States.
Should we continue to isolate ourselves from the world, or should we embrace the world and let our automobile industry keep up with the times?
The United States is very passive now.
Changtian Technology cooperates with many European automobile companies, which can be regarded as saving European automobile companies.
However, Changtian Technology only cooperates with Tesla in the United States, leaving traditional fuel vehicle companies in the United States, including Ford and General Motors, to suffer incomparably.
After detailed discussion.
Relevant departments and Congress in the United States have reached a consensus.
Agree to the cooperation agreement between Tesla and Changtian Technology, and also agree to sell Tesla equipped with bio-new energy vehicles in the United States.
But at the same time, it also made a request to Changtian Technology.
The technical standards of bionew energy vehicles must be submitted to relevant departments in the United States for review.
In industry terms, this is technical briefing.
At the same time, Changtian Technology cannot rule out cooperation with other American automobile companies.
As long as Changtian Technology can comply with the above two requirements, the United States will let it go.
I saw the United States making such a request.
Chen Xiaohehe.
At this time, do Americans still think they have the capital to negotiate with themselves?