At the press conference, everyone was dumbfounded. Countless German reporters also felt unhappy. Once upon a time, Volkswagen was their pride. It was the number one company in Germany, but now it has been reduced to this.
Let Zhang Fan hold 33% of the shares, which is not a compromise. A few years ago, let alone 33%, even 3% would probably not be let out.
In addition to shares, these 33% of the shares have the right to speak. In other words, as long as Zhang Fan is willing, he can move into Volkswagen at any time and even manage the Volkswagen Group.
This is not simply a matter of dividend shares. Such a big thing represents the fact that the Volkswagen Group needs Zhang Fan too much now.
“The second thing is that our Volkswagen Group has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tesla Group. Our Volkswagen Group will use Tesla’s technology in electric vehicles. At the same time, we will jointly develop new products with the Tesla Group.
technology……"
George began to announce the second thing. The core is naturally cooperation with each other. This technical cooperation is all-round. The Volkswagen Group uses Tesla's technology, including battery, motor, electronic control and other technologies.
Including the use of all-solid-state batteries. This kind of cooperation is a true technological cooperation. The Volkswagen Group is very powerful.
Now in the field of electric vehicles, only batteries, electronic controls, and motors are weaker than Tesla. As for other aspects, Volkswagen has a stronger foundation.
Now Volkswagen's weaknesses have been made up for. The car on the booth was also displayed. The A6 was completely transformed with an all-solid-state battery.
The shortcomings in battery life have finally been made up. Although the battery life is still 100 kilometers away from Tesla. But compared to the total battery life of 800 kilometers, these 100 kilometers are actually insignificant.
Besides, this car is not competing with Tesla. Compared with mid-size cars from other luxury brands, its cruising range is far behind.
The cruising range of other luxury brands is still hovering below 600 kilometers. Now that Audi has replaced it with an all-solid-state battery, it has soared to 800 kilometers.
And this is just the low-end models. High-end models and high-performance versions will have a higher cruising range.
It is only a little weaker than Tesla, which is not a shortcoming, but a pride. Although the battery life is shorter, the price is much cheaper than Tesla.
With such a battery life and such a price, although the profit will be a little less, for the Volkswagen Group, it is enough for the time being.
The press conference shocked the whole world. After the press conference, global media reported on the incident.
The Internet was flooded with news, which triggered a series of chain reactions.
The most direct reaction was the shares of Volkswagen Group. The stocks that had been falling immediately stopped falling, bottomed out like a rocket, and soared straight up.
Volkswagen soared, while the stocks of companies such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz did exactly the opposite, plummeting again. In the past, Tesla was the only competitor, but now Volkswagen and Tesla are cooperating, which represents a full resurrection of Audi.
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, their influence is very large.
In addition to these, another point that has caused countless people to discuss, especially the Chinese people, is that the Volkswagen Group sold Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti to the Zhang Group for one euro.
This made countless people exclaim that these three brands are the dreams of countless people. Now they were directly given to Zhang Fan by the Volkswagen Group for nothing.
Not only that, these three brands will also be relocated. But not to China, but to private companies. In the future, the cars of these three brands will be produced in private companies and then delivered to consumers around the world.
"Brother Fan is mighty..."
"Wow wow wow, Brother Fan finally made his move..."
"Can I also buy a Bentley in the future..."
"Do you think you can afford it if the price drops? Refer to Maserati..."
"Hahaha, that's a slap in the face..."
"The price will definitely come down. But don't expect too much. Don't forget that this is not made in China..."
"It would be great if we could get it from China..."
"Super sports cars in the future will definitely be electric..."
"Haha, fuel vehicles are not allowed to enter the city..."
Chinese netizens started talking, and their hearts gradually became more and more proud. Zhang Fan bought three more brands. And these three brands are so awesome.
Every brand is very influential. Pulling one out is everyone’s dream.
Now that Zhang Fan has bought it, it is a good thing for Chinese consumers. Everyone knows that the price will definitely drop.
The brands Zhang Fan buys are not all the same. The prices of the things Zhang Fan produces in China are lower than those in other countries.
It's the same whether it's Tesla or Maserati. Take Maserati, for example, since it was acquired by Zhang Fan, the price of Maserati in China has dropped a lot.
The price used to be much higher than that of Porsche, but now the price is much lower than that of Porsche. Now in China, Maserati can be found everywhere.
The same is true for Aston Martin. Since Zhang Fan brought it to China, this sports car has become a domestically produced car. Its performance is awesome, but its price has dropped a lot.
Luxury cars that used to cost three to four million can now be purchased for more than one million.
So now Zhang Fan has acquired three more brands, which makes everyone excited again. For some people, maybe they can realize their dream of luxury cars.
Pride, this is a kind of pride. Behind this pride is Zhang Fan's strong rise. It is also a sign of the decline of traditional car companies.
In the past few years, with the advent of the new energy era, Huaxia brands have risen strongly. Now their global market share is rapidly expanding.
In addition to the Tesla Group's brands, other Chinese car companies have also embarked on the road to expansion. Their market shares in North America, Europe, Asia and other countries are also increasing.
The rise of Chinese car companies has caused the decline of many brands. Even the powerful Japanese and German brands have disappeared. American brands have even become Tesla's foundries.
The already weak legal system can only wander around in its own private territory. As for the Korean system, which was once considered strong, it is completely miserable.
Nowadays, Korean brands have basically been beaten to the ground, and they can hardly keep their home country. The technology is already weak. After the rise of Tesla, Japanese and German brands have further dropped their prices in order to seize the market.
This has directly abused the Korean brand. The Korean brand has weak brand influence. It originally used low prices to seize the market. But in order to make money, the Japanese and German brands have lowered their prices to the same level as them, and they can no longer compete.
If the price is reduced, there will be losses. If the price is not reduced, there will be no sales. So now we can only continue to reduce production. If it were not for the efforts of the Korean government to help, Korean car companies would have collapsed long ago.
A press conference shocked the world and once again caused huge waves in the automobile industry.