"Boss, we just received the latest news. Mr. Zhang Fan will come to Germany in three days."
At the headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, George, the CEO of Trusted Volkswagen Group, was reading the report in a melancholy manner. His eyes immediately lit up after hearing the assistant's words.
It has been less than two months since George was promoted to CEO, but the situation is still not optimistic. In three years, the Volkswagen Group has changed four CEOs, and George is the fifth, but now George has begun to think about resigning.
There is no way, the Volkswagen Group is now a tragedy. It is basically teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Since the rapid rise of Tesla, the Volkswagen Group has been in tragedy.
No one expected that electric cars would come so quickly, especially in the Chinese market. It was like a wave of waves that came so quickly that no one had time to react.
The rise of Tesla Group has dealt a heavy blow to the global automobile industry. The same is true for the German automobile industry, and the most tragic one is the Volkswagen Group.
In the era of fuel vehicles, the market that the Volkswagen brand relied most on was China. But with the advent of the era of electric vehicles, Volkswagen was quickly driven out of China.
The rise of Tesla and China's independent brands have directly taken away the market of mass brands. Not only the low-end market, but also the luxury brand Audi is in a tragedy. Not only does it face competition from the Tesla brand, but also from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus.
When it comes to brand competition, in order to make a living for oneself, luxury brands are hard to beat.
Porsche, a Volkswagen brand, used to be Volkswagen's money-making weapon. But since Maserati was acquired by Tesla, Porsche has suffered a tragedy in the market.
Maserati's body-swapping cars completed the transformation of the entire series in the shortest time. Then they quickly seized the market with super quality control, super performance, and already relatively high configurations.
By the time Porsche reacted, it was already too late. Maserati is now a high-end luxury brand owned by Tesla, so it is even technically stronger than the Tesla brand.
Originally, the Maserati brand was relatively strong, but the Italian language ruined the brand. But after Tesla took over, Maserati was resurrected and its sales continued to rise. Now in the global market, it nearly beat Porsche to bankruptcy, and its sales volume is even higher.
It is falling steadily. Now even in Europe, Porsche cannot sell Maserati, let alone other markets.
As for its other brands, they are also unsatisfactory. Such treatment has caused the Volkswagen Group's performance to continue to decline. So far, the Volkswagen Group has been losing money for 14 consecutive months.
At the same time, some factories around the world were closed, and the research and development of fuel vehicles was stopped, and all efforts were made to develop electric vehicles.
But even so, Volkswagen's electric car sales are still unable to compare with Tesla's cars.
Especially Porsche and Audi, they simply cannot compete with Tesla and Maserati. Now Porsche and Audi still use lithium batteries.
But Tesla and Maserati have all replaced them with all-solid-state batteries. The range alone is far beyond them.
The cruising range of an electric vehicle is the most important indicator. It cannot compare to this, no matter how good the other indicators are. This thing is just a flaw.
Not only is Volkswagen having a hard time, but also all the major car companies around the world. The rise of Chinese brands, coupled with the cooperation between American giants and Tesla.
This has led to the rapid rise of American and Chinese brands, while the original strong German and Japanese brands have rapidly collapsed, and their market share has become less and less.
As for other national car brands, let alone that. They have been dealt with terribly, and many car companies have declared bankruptcy.
The decline of the automobile industry has had a very serious impact on the German economy. You must know that the German automobile industry accounts for a very high proportion of the overall economy, as high as about 25%.
Now that this industry has collapsed, the German economy has suffered a heavy blow. Germany used to be the economic engine of Europe, but now it has too much time to take care of itself.
So now when George heard the news that Zhang Fan was coming to Germany, he was immediately overjoyed, as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw.
Volkswagen Group has long thought about cooperating with Tesla Group. It has expressed this intention to Tesla many times.
But the Tesla Group did not respond at all. This made the Volkswagen Group very sad. Now many shareholders of Volkswagen have withdrawn, and the share price of the Volkswagen Group has dropped so low that it is disappointing. Investors have no longer expressed any confidence.
"Take action immediately. No matter what, I have to meet with Mr. Zhang Fan. This is related to the life and death of the public..."
George immediately took action. This time Zhang Fan came to Germany, which was an opportunity. For Zhang Fan to come, it was obvious that the German government had worked hard behind the scenes.
If cooperation with Tesla can be reached, the German automobile industry may re-emerge. Among other things, as long as German luxury brands can install all-solid-state batteries, then with the foundation of German luxury brands, their sales will naturally pick up.
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Not only the Volkswagen Group, but also BMW and Daimler have taken action. At the same time, many companies in Germany have also taken action.
The plutocrats in Europe and the United States are now divided into two factions. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. In the face of interests, they will naturally have their own choices.
On Zhang Fan's private plane, Zhang Fan lay on the luxurious seat and carefully looked at the information compiled by the intelligence department.
The intelligence is very detailed, and they have conducted the most sophisticated investigations about Germany. Especially economically, the current situation of Germany's general economy and major companies.
Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you get greater benefits. With this information, Zhang Fan can also know where the bottom line of major companies is.
Only by bargain hunting can you obtain greater profits. Not to mention other industries, at least in the new energy vehicle industry, Zhang Fan is very confident.
The mainstream battery in various countries now is still lithium battery. He has mastered the second generation all-solid-state battery. At the same time, graphene battery is also ready for mass production. Coupled with the future super battery, Zhang Fan is very confident in this aspect.
There are too many good things in Germany. After all, where is the heritage? In addition, the German economy is in urgent need of a boost. If you come now, you can get the maximum benefits.
Not only that, the entire European economy is now in a recession. In the face of the economic downturn in the entire Europe, in fact, there have been many voices within Germany.
Many people believe that many countries in the EU have dragged down the development of the German economy. This trend has become louder and louder with the economic downturn.
This is a good thing for Zhang Fan. In Zhang Fan's view, the more chaotic Europe is, the better it will be for him. If he wants to make this trend more and more popular, a Germany with a better economy is actually very beneficial. Thinking of this, Zhang Fan mi
He opened his eyes with a wicked smile on his face.