"Representative Hornby is right!" A tycoon in the automobile industry took over his words and continued, "This month, the German automobile industry's operations in East Asia began to shrink significantly. It is rumored that China Pengyun Automobile and those behind The Hongxin Group is planning to build a new maglev transportation system, starting from China and radiating around the world.”
"This is a dangerous signal. We are still blank in the magnetic levitation automobile industry. However, large companies in our country and other European countries are continuously providing them with precision automobile parts and other technical support to allow them to develop. Faster!"
“Containment measures must be taken!”
Other bosses from the German Automobile Industry Association also nodded. Of course, in the short term, exporting parts and related technical equipment to China's automobile industry can earn a lot of profits. But looking in the long term, if China's automobile manufacturing industry replaces Germany's position, they will lose even more!
Everyone at the meeting reached a consensus that the emerging automobile industry in the East should be curbed and their status as an automobile industry country should be maintained.
This meeting was just the beginning. The content of this meeting quickly aroused further discussion and study in the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Industry.
The results of the study were also not optimistic. They were surprised to find that in the automobile manufacturing industry and the advanced machinery industry, a country in the East was rising rapidly at a speed that exceeded the historical development trajectory.
In this month, initiated by Germany, the European Commission held an economic meeting of member states to discuss issues of foreign exports and technology transfer in the automotive industry and machinery industry.
The following month, the European Commission submitted the latest "Treaty on the Regulation of the Automobile Manufacturing and Machinery Industry of EU Member States" to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, which was quickly ratified and implemented.
EU officials officially announced this treaty to the world. Most of them are adjustments to the export regulations of imported industrial products, which will not have a big impact on developed countries such as the United States.
Many of these regulations are almost all aimed at China's high-end industry and automobile manufacturing industry.
China has been developing its industry for decades and can manufacture most of its basic industries by itself. The biggest gap with developed countries lies in high technology and fine processing.
In the treaty, export tariffs on related products were increased, and restrictions were placed on technology and precision equipment. Some technologies and equipment that were originally open to China have increased technical protection barriers. As for things with higher precision and technical content, external sales and knowledge licensing are prohibited.
As soon as the "Treaty on the Standardization of the Automobile Manufacturing and Machinery Industry of EU Member States" came out, there was an uproar in China.
After the last time the United States increased tariffs on China's information technology industry, this is another time China faces technological pressure from developed countries!
China's Ministry of Foreign Trade issued a statement that day, stating that such a treaty would seriously affect the economic and trade exchanges between the European Allies and China.
The EU's external spokesperson said: "This treaty specification is not aimed at a certain country or region, but an adjustment of industrial industries within EU member states to cope with a new era of industrial development."
From the outside, there is nothing excessive about the treaty. But only those who are familiar with China's industrial system know that a small difference in price or technology will bring a huge burden to China's industry.
Lu Zixin received the report immediately. The Hongxin Group itself would not be greatly affected, but his latest planned automobile industry would face a huge crisis!
In the office, the assistant had already prepared the information and reported to him.
"This EU treaty will directly increase our industrial production costs, which are expected to be around 3 to 5 percent! This will lead to the bankruptcy of a large number of small companies, increase the costs of large companies, and reduce profit margins."
"The most fatal thing is the automobile industry. This is simply a heavy blow. It will cripple us!"
The assistant projected the compiled information and continued: "Automobiles and auto parts are the second largest industrial products imported into my country, accounting for more than 6% of industrial imports! Our Pengyun automobile industry chain has many Key components are all imported.”
"As far as the domestic automobile industry is concerned, the annual profit of China's largest automobile company is less than half of that of Germany's Volkswagen! The sales volume of China's independent automobile brands has only reached one-eighth of the world's highest level. Most of them are Sino-foreign joint ventures. With the help of Foreign technology and component production.”
"And several major industrial countries in the EU are important sources of our parts and components."
Lu Zixin browsed through the information quickly. In terms of vehicle sales, Pengyun Automobile was not greatly affected. The most important thing was parts.
Among the global auto parts manufacturers, there are only two Chinese companies in the top 100 so far! The remaining ninety-eight companies are all foreign companies!
Pengyun Auto's core technologies such as autonomous driving, motors, and battery energy are all in its own hands, but it is undeniable that without imported auto parts, Pengyun's fully autonomous vehicles can only be reduced to low-end cars. .
"According to our calculations, after the implementation of this regulation, we will have as many as 34 types of auto parts whose import costs will increase, and six key parts may face product shortages. The direct cost will increase by 13 percent. Eight, indirect costs cannot be calculated at the moment.”
Lu Zixin tapped his fingers on the table, thinking quickly in his mind. If he wants to promote the industrial revolution, he will definitely encounter resistance, which he has long expected.
But he didn't expect that this time the EU would take action faster than the United States!
Among the industrial products that China must rely on foreign imports, the number one one is integrated circuits! In this regard, Hongxin Group has already collided with the United States and has achieved considerable results.
This time, it is the turn of the second largest industrial product, the automobile and auto parts industry, to collide with the world. The EU has already taken action, and it is believed that soon the United States and other developed countries will also introduce various restrictive treaties to jointly suppress it.
This time, the pressure that Hongxin Group will face will not only come from the EU, but also from the joint restrictions of many developed countries, which will inevitably suppress the development of Chinese industry, especially the development of the automobile industry chain led by Pengyun Automobile.
Lu Zixin asked: "How many of these parts can be adjusted by the manufacturer?"
The assistant quickly rummaged through the data, shook his head and said: "There are only seven types, which can be adjusted to island countries and the United States. In terms of price, there will also be an increase."
"What about domestically?"
"The precision and strength of domestic parts manufacturers are one notch behind our standards." The assistant said, "Our fully autonomous vehicles have higher requirements for auto parts than the high-end cars on the market. High, relying too much on imported parts.”