Giant of the times - Chapter 494

c485 Shocked and shocked (two chapters in one)

Li Zetian looked at Norbert Reithof at this time and said: “Norbert Reithof, I have previously proposed using unmanned vehicles to deliver goods. How do you plan to design this unmanned vehicle? I want to Let me hear what you think.”

“Okay, Mr. Li,” Norbert Reithof nodded and began, “The unmanned delivery vehicle completes the loading of goods at the distribution station and can carry out autonomous path planning based on the destination, find the shortest path and avoid congestion. Road section; during driving, if you encounter obstacles such as pedestrians, pets, vehicles, etc., you can avoid obstacles, drive around, and when you encounter intersections, you can identify traffic lights and make corresponding driving decisions.”

“Well, please continue!” Li Zetian nodded.

“After automatically driving to the designated location of the target building, the unmanned delivery vehicle will notify the user to receive the goods through the APP on the mobile phone or mobile phone text message; the user can enter the pickup code in front of the unmanned vehicle to open the cargo compartment and take away the goods. packages. The cargo compartment of the unmanned delivery vehicle can be designed like a supermarket electronic locker,” Norbert Reithof thought for a while and added: “However, because some packages are very large, I think, Unmanned delivery vehicles should have multiple cargo compartments of different sizes, and even specially designed unmanned delivery vehicles for delivering large packages…”

“Well, very good, very thoughtful!” Li Zetian smiled and nodded, “Then what do you think about how unmanned delivery vehicles can avoid various obstacles… As the saying goes, ‘safety first’ is to avoid car accidents. It should be the most basic and important requirement for unmanned delivery vehicles!!!”

Norbert Reithof pondered this question for a while before answering: “I think radar + sensors can be considered to ensure safe driving! For example, unmanned delivery vehicles are equipped with multiple visual sensors and radars, and then Use artificial intelligence technology to analyze the surrounding environment, generate disparity maps and other methods to build a three-dimensional environment, detect the size and distance of obstacles, and control the unmanned vehicle to avoid obstacles! And as machine learning gradually deepens, it will become more and more adaptable. An increasingly complex environment!!!”

Li Zetian was still very satisfied with Norbert Reithof’s answer. “Very good, I very much agree with your idea! Haha, once the unmanned delivery vehicle is successfully developed, it will solve the ‘last mile’ distribution problem and greatly improve the distribution efficiency! However, there are still some special features Issues need attention…”

“Mr. Li, please speak!”

Li Zetian curled his lips and smiled, “For example, porcelain, theft, maybe someone would even dare to steal an unmanned delivery vehicle…”

Norbert Reithofer was stunned and said: “Theft is easy to understand. May I ask Mr. Li, what is porcelain? I don’t quite understand this…”

Li Zetian laughed dryly, how to explain this, it seems that “touching porcelain” has not become popular yet. Li Zetian thought for a while and then explained to Norbert Reithof: “Pengci generally refers to some opportunistic and extortion behaviors, such as deliberately colliding with motor vehicles, taking the opportunity to blackmail, and defrauding compensation…”

“Mr. Li, it shouldn’t be possible…” Norbert Reithof was stunned.

Won’t? !

Li Zetian couldn’t help laughing and jokingly said that China’s army of porcelain touchers was countless and hard to guard against. All kinds of porcelain touchers were surprising!

“Norbert Reithof, please believe me, unmanned delivery vehicles must take precautions, otherwise… BMW may lose all its underwear!” Li Zetian smiled and made a joke.

When Norbert Reithof heard this, he couldn’t help laughing, and then nodded: “Okay, Mr. Li, don’t worry, I will pay attention!”

“Yeah.” Li Zetian smiled and suddenly said: “Oh, by the way, we can’t just aim at unmanned delivery vehicles in the city. We should develop cars, trucks, pickup trucks, SUVs, buses, and minibuses. products! If BMW wants to be a super giant in the industry, it can’t do if its products are too single!!!”

Li Zetian imagined that there was no car that BMW could not build. If it could not build it, then he would buy the other company.

Norbert Reithof smiled bitterly, it is easier said than done, but since the big boss said so, Norbert Reithof could only do what he asked. But having said that, if BMW can really develop other products, this will naturally be good for BMW.

Right now, BMW has a lot of cash, but all this money needs to be spent quickly to speed up BMW’s development.

Norbert Reithof thought for a while and said: “If BMW develops these cars by itself, it will lack brand, technology, market, channels, etc. Germany’s Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz brand and heavy truck business World-renowned, and the American Chrysler is the leader in the field of multi-purpose off-road vehicles, vans and light trucks, so I recommend the acquisition of DaimlerChrysler. And… The reason for making this suggestion is because of the current existence of DaimlerChrysler It’s a big problem!”

“DaimlerChrysler was formed by the merger of Germany’s Daimler and the United States’ Chrysler in 1998. After the merger, the company did not develop in the expected direction. Due to cost and other reasons, Chrysler suffered losses for consecutive years, which made Daimler DaimlerChrysler is overwhelmed. DaimlerChrysler’s share price has fallen from US$108.56 at the beginning of the merger to US$26, and the total market value of the new company has also shrunk from its peak of US$108.3 billion to US$27.3 billion. This is not as good as a merger. The market value of the former Daimler family!”

When it comes to German luxury brand cars, I believe everyone knows the name “BBA”. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi are three rivals that cannot give in to each other.

Norbert Reithof became even more excited when he thought that BMW could acquire Mercedes-Benz. At this time, even his tone of voice showed strong excitement, and he said: “Mr. Li, Chrysler’s huge losses and long-term profit prospects, as well as the heavy pressure on employee social security, have caused DaimlerChrysler’s Shareholders are extremely disappointed. If we launch an acquisition of DaimlerChrysler at this time, it will be easier for not only shareholders, but also the European Union and the US government to accept it!”

When Li Zetian heard this, his eyes lit up. Right now is really an excellent opportunity to acquire Daimler-Chrysler. If in one or two years Daimler will kick Chrysler away, then it will be a bit difficult for Li Zetian to acquire Daimler in Germany. Difficult.

Of course, if you acquire DaimlerChrysler now, it’s like being a takeover, and Chrysler’s huge losses are still a big problem. However, Li Zetian feels that this problem should be solved, and Chrysler’s layout in the automobile market is also very important to Li Zetian.

BMW and Daimler have high market shares in Europe, but these two car companies have very low market shares in North America. Chrysler’s market share in Europe is very low, but its market share in North America is high. If these three companies are combined, they will have an extremely large sales network in Europe and North America, and there is huge business potential hidden behind such network integration! ! !

Furthermore, although Chrysler is very cheating, it is the leader in the field of multi-purpose off-road vehicles, vans and light trucks. If we can use the power of BMW and the resources owned by Li Zetian this time, then Chrysler’s resurrection from the dead may not be impossible!

“Norbert Reithof, go ahead and make a takeover bid for DaimlerChrysler!!!” Li Zetian said loudly to Norbert Reithof, with a hint of excitement in his heart.

Once BMW and DaimlerChrysler merge, even if they can’t compare to Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation, they will definitely become the second largest automobile company in the world! In this way, Li Zetian will be more confident in defeating Toyota Motor Company!

“With brother here, how can we let Japanese cars dominate the world!!!” Li Zetian thought to himself, with a strange smile on his lips.

Norbert Reithof felt a chill for no reason…

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DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

“What? Really? BMW is buying DaimlerChrysler?!”

“What are their conditions?”

“BMW proposed to fully acquire DaimlerChrysler for US$5 billion plus 10% of its common stock, and assume all of DaimlerChrysler’s debts. Oh, of course, mainly Chrysler’s debt…it owes 7 billion to the bank Dollar debt!”

At the shareholders’ meeting, major shareholders were surprised.

“DaimlerChrysler’s market capitalization is only over 20 billion U.S. dollars, and the conditions proposed by BMW are really tempting!”

“Yes, do you agree or not?”

Everyone hesitated.

The CEO of DaimlerChrysler looked at the crowd and analyzed in a deep voice: “Right now, DaimlerChrysler has two decisions to choose from. One is the one that has been discussed before, splitting up DaimlerChrysler. , sell Chrysler; the other option is naturally to accept the acquisition by BMW.”

“If we choose to split the company, we will face two problems. The first problem is that Chrysler is a very hot potato. It has suffered huge losses for many years and no one dares to take over. If Chrysler cannot be sold in time, Daimler will Daimler will be dragged down; the second problem is that after Daimler is split, we will face competition from BMW. As we all know, today is different from the past. BMW has received investment from Chronos Li. In the future, Daimler’s situation will only become more difficult…”

“If you choose to accept the acquisition by BMW, all shareholders can get a large amount of money. In addition, we will also hold 10% of BMW’s shares. With the rise of BMW, our shares will become more and more The more valuable it is!”

After analyzing the pros and cons, we are actually more inclined to choose DaimlerChrysler to accept the acquisition of BMW. Of course, the reason why the CEO of DaimlerChrysler said this is because Chronos Li’s influence is too great and is so powerful that even competitors are afraid. Throughout the past thirty years, no matter what industry he is involved in, he has swept thousands of armies!

A senior economics commentator on Wall Street once said: “When Chronos Li is going to enter this industry, you should realize that the danger has arrived!!!”

“Any competitor who faces Chronos Li will eventually fall apart!”

“…”

At present, Li Zetian first acquired BMW and Bosch, and now he wants to acquire DaimlerChrysler. It seems that he has a big plan! DaimlerChrysler is in a precarious situation and cannot withstand the ups and downs. If you are not careful, everything will be lost. Choosing to accept the acquisition by BMW is the safest way, and DaimlerChrysler cannot take risks.

The shareholders’ meeting went extremely smoothly, and the vast majority of shareholders expressed their acceptance of BMW’s acquisition.

On the same day, DaimlerChrysler called BMW and the two parties entered the negotiation stage.

Germany, the European Union and even the United States must know about the acquisition negotiations between two such large companies.

After the news came out, the industry, media and the public were shocked.

“My Chronos·Li is so awesome!!!” a fan girl said excitedly.

“Damn it, are you trying to buy the whole world’s rhythm? Chronos Li, you are so stupid, does your mother know?”

“Give Chronos·Li a hundred thousand likes! The current automobile industry is simply a stagnant water. Cars are very expensive to sell, maintenance fees are also very expensive, and the gas emissions pollute the environment! Now we need someone as awesome as Chronos·Li Break these rottenness and ugliness, change the world, and bring benefits to the world!”

“Support Chronos Li’s acquisition of DaimlerChrysler. I am an ordinary employee of DaimlerChrysler”

“Haha, Chrysler has suffered huge losses every year. Congratulations to Chronos Li for becoming Chrysler’s successor!”

“…”

There was a lot of buzz online, and headlines were about BMW’s acquisition of DaimlerChrysler.

At this moment, the executives of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation were sitting in the conference room, all looking serious.

The leader, a bald, short old man, frowned and said in a deep voice: “Everyone, Chronos Li is making a big move into the automotive field, and Toyota’s position is seriously threatened!”

A man in his thirties sneered: “Humph, Toyota can stand on top of the world’s automobiles because of its unparalleled strength! Chronos Li thought that he could be on par with Toyota Motor Corporation by acquiring several companies. , I think he is wishful thinking!”

“Oda-kun is right. If you can dominate the automotive industry by acquiring a few companies, that would be too simple. Haha, isn’t the most obvious example right now DaimlerChrysler? Before the merger, both Daimler and Chrysler Very powerful. After the merger, the new company seems to be very powerful, almost catching up with our Toyota Motor. Haha, but now? The market value of hundreds of billions of dollars has now dropped to more than 20 billion U.S. dollars, how ridiculous!!!”

“Haha, we will let Chronos Li know how deep the water in the automotive industry is, and we will let him fully understand that the powerful Toyota Motor Company is invincible!!!”

“Chronos Li has always been rampant, but this time, we are going to make him a complete failure in the automotive industry and bring him a shame that will never be erased!!”

“Hahahaha… Toyota cars will be his lifelong nightmare!”

“…”

The old man at the head reminded: “It’s good for everyone to be confident, but you must not underestimate Chronos Li.”

“President Toyota, please rest assured that we will definitely work harder to let Chronos Li know how great we are!”

“President, when I think about being able to defeat Chronos Li, I get excited all over and have high morale. I will put all my energy into the company! If I don’t defeat Chronos Li, I will commit seppuku!”

“Yo Xi!!!” The president nodded with satisfaction and praised.

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Negotiations between BMW and DaimlerChrysler are proceeding quickly, and the German government is willing to facilitate the matter. Rather than seeing DaimlerChrysler decline, it would be better to find a good boss for her.

The negotiations lasted for more than a month. On March 4, the two parties signed an agreement. BMW officially acquired DaimlerChrysler. The condition offered by BMW was to add an additional US$2.5 billion to the original price, or US$7.5 billion. +10% stake in BMW and assumption of all previous DaimlerChrysler debt.

On the day of the successful acquisition, the news was announced. At the same time, the reporter conducted an interview with senior executives of Toyota Motor in Japan.

Senior executives of Japan’s Toyota Motor said that Chronos Li will definitely encounter Waterloo in the automobile industry. He is just a clown who only knows how to wave money. He has no idea how deep the water in the automobile industry is. Failure is inevitable!

This news was even more explosive than BMW’s acquisition of DaimlerChrysler. It quickly spread throughout the world, shocking the world! ! !

Suddenly rich and a clown? ? ?

When Li Zetian heard the news, he couldn’t help but cursed: “XXXXXX (being harmonized)”