My Italian Chapter 567

"Everyone, this is our forging workshop. The frame parts of the car body are forged here. What we are seeing now is the forging work of the car body beam."

In the forging workshop, Giovanni Agnelli, the president of Fiat, told the German delegation beside him about the manufacturing process of the Fiat F75 truck.

In the hot forging workshop, a group of people carefully watched the initial forgings, which were knocked into car parts by machines under the operation of workers.

Although it was hot in the workshop, no one cared. They all listened to President Agnelli's explanation and watched the workers' operations.

"Currently, how many f75 trucks can your factory produce per day."

The one who spoke was Major General Longter, the head of the German delegation. This major general is the chief of military supplies of the German General Staff. This time, he came to visit Fiat under the order of the Chief of General Staff, General Mao Qi. Of course, he also understood Take a look at the production capacity of Fiat F75 trucks.

"Your Excellency Major General, at present, we can produce up to 240 F75 trucks per day, which can definitely meet the needs of your country."

When Agnelli talked about production capacity, he also looked proud. You must know that the production of trucks is much more difficult than that of cars.

Because its vehicles are suitable for various complex terrains when they are loaded with cargo. After all, to carry such a heavy cargo and drive on various road surfaces, the requirements for all parts of the truck are much higher.

And to forge high-strength parts, let's not talk about the materials, the man-hours required are much more than that of a car. So even in later generations, the manufacture of trucks has always been more difficult than cars. It is remarkable that Fiat can produce a maximum of 240 vehicles per day in this era when technology in all aspects is still rough.

Before leaving, Major General Longter also understood the difficulty of truck manufacturing, so after hearing the data reported by Agnelli, he gave him a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.

Following Agnelli and the German delegation, they watched the engine manufacturing workshop, tire manufacturing workshop, frame assembly workshop and final assembly workshop, etc.

Especially in the final assembly workshop, the German delegation couldn't hide their surprised eyes when they watched the parts being gradually assembled into trucks by the workers.

Although the assembly line is not an unfamiliar word in this era, the sense of seeing it literally is not as strong as that of seeing it directly.

Not to mention these all-day mixed military camps, most of them are seeing such assembly line operations for the first time, so it is not surprising that they are surprised.

After walking around the factory, Agnelli brought the German delegation to the meeting room, because all the things that should be visited have been visited, and the next step is to ask the German delegation for their opinions.

After the guest of honor was seated, Agnelli immediately spoke. "Everyone, after visiting the factory, you must already know something about our Fiat company."

"Yes, we already know enough about Fiat."

"Then I wonder if our company can undertake orders from your country's military?"

Agnelli's remark was a fool's errand, and he wanted to determine whether the German order fell into the hands of Fiat.

Faced with Agnelli's inquiry, Major General Longter certainly knew the purpose of his visit. After this visit, he also learned about Fiat. I saw him answering. "Mr. Agnelli, of course our German military is willing to place an order for 10,000 trucks to your company, but I don't know how much your company thinks it will sell these 10,000 F75 trucks."

Major General Longter's words made the Fiat executives happy.

"Our Fiat company attaches great importance to the cooperation with you, so our company has decided to give you a preferential price of 7,100 lire for each order. You can go and find out. This price is lower than the price we give to the general distributors in various countries. Definitely the lowest price."

At this time, a vice president of Fiat announced the price that Fiat had previously drawn up.

This price is really what the vice president said, and it is the lowest price Fiat has ever given to anyone else. You must know that the selling price of a Fiat F75 truck on the market is between 8200-8500 lire. The lowest price that Fiat sends to dealers is only 7,300 lire, and the German military's 7,100 lire is really the lowest.

Major General Longter was not satisfied with the conscience price offered by Fiat, or he wanted to lower the price again. "This price is too high for our German military. You must know that we need more trucks. The current 10,000 trucks are just the first batch. We will purchase them in the future, so we think 6,500 lire is an acceptable price." number."

Good guy, Major General Longtel cut nearly one-tenth of the price with this knife, which is really cruel enough.

However, how could Fiat accept the quotation given by Germany? Even if the German military really wants to continue purchasing in the future, Fiat cannot accept such a quotation.

"Your Excellency, Major General, this price is unacceptable to us. You must know that the materials and man-hours required to manufacture an F75 truck are far beyond what a passenger car can match. We have given you the lowest price and have given up most of it. Profit, and that's what we're doing to the extent that your country is an ally of our country."

Although the vice president even used his diplomatic cards, his eloquent words failed to influence the major general.

"Sorry, this price is the result of our country's deliberation, and it is not easy to change."

Major General Longtel's words have a way, how could Sophia's top management not hear it.

"I don't know what changes need to be made to make you give up your insistence and consider the difficulties of our company."

Seeing the other party actively asking, Major General Longtel said with a smile. "As long as your company can put the order production in our country, then we will accept your quotation without changing it."

Major General Longter's words changed the faces of Fiat people slightly, they were stunned by the conditions of the German military.

At this moment Agnelli suddenly spoke. "Sorry to interrupt, I want to confirm, is your condition true?"

Facing Agnelli's inquiry, Major General Longter replied with certainty. "Yes. If your company sets up a factory in Germany for production, then in addition to the order of 10,000 trucks, subsequent orders from our military can also be handed over to your company for production."

The intention of Major General Longter's words is obvious. He hopes that Fiat will go to Germany to set up a factory. This order is a bait. Although Italy is currently an ally of Germany, the German military's sense of urgency makes it need to consider the worst outcome. If Italy turns against it, it will not be controlled by others on the issue of trucks that are extremely useful to the military.

So the German military had the idea of ​​encouraging Fiat to set up a factory in Germany to produce trucks. This has two advantages. On the one hand, it can use Fiat to cultivate its own truck production technology, and on the other hand, it can also allow German automakers to obtain better truck manufacturing concepts.

But it's a pity that the German military's plan will come to nothing, Agnelli replied with a determined expression. "Thank you for the importance your country's military attaches to Fiat. Fiat currently has no plans to go abroad to build factories."

The meaning in his words is very clear, even if this order is not required, Fiat will not set up a factory.

If it is an ordinary company, maybe it is really possible. But is Fiat an ordinary company? It is the leader of the European automobile manufacturing industry. Over the years, the government has secretly given Fiat a lot of incentives to accelerate its growth. If you dare to agree at this moment, believe it or not, the government has plenty of means to help the second company come out to fight.

In addition, Fiat's current largest shareholder is the Savoy royal family. If I dare to promise today, I will be announced to retire due to physical reasons tomorrow.

Major General Longter was not angry at Agnelli's refusal of his proposal. He had acted like a three-shot before, and it would be a surprise if it turned out to be true.

"Since this is the case, then this condition is void. The reserve price accepted by our military is 6,600 lire, which is the limit of our price."

The price given by Major General Longtel was increased by one hundred lire, which was a signal to apologize for the conditions he just raised.

Of course, Fiat also understood what the major general said, and then the vice president spoke again. "Your Excellency, Major General, your price is still low. If the price of raw materials increases, our profit cannot be guaranteed. So please consider our difficulties. 7000 lire, which is already compared to any other A purchaser is 300 lire lower, which is the last expression of sincerity."

In the ensuing time, Fiat and representatives of the German military fought verbally, and the procurement negotiations lasted for three days.

In the end, after three days, the two parties finally reached an agreement~www.mtlnovel.com~The German military purchased 10,000 F75 trucks from Fiat at a price of 7,000 lire each. In addition, in view of the large number of German military trucks, it is not easy to maintain on weekdays. Fiat will also build three maintenance plants in Germany to repair major problems for them.

It was not easy for the German military to let go, and Fiat still paid the price of building three maintenance plants.

In addition, Fiat also prepared precious small gifts for each member of the German military delegation.

Major General Longter, the head of the delegation and the chief negotiator, was also lucky. A month later, his wife found several antiques at home, and they were finally taken away by a mysterious collector at a price of 600,000 marks. It's really enviable.

But in any case, with the order being signed, Fiat trucks have now successfully entered the German Army. In the future, as long as the German military is used to excellent Fiat trucks, the German military will remain a firm customer of Fiat until other trucks are manufactured to compete with Fiat.

This is one of the important reasons why Fiat has gone to great lengths to achieve this large order.

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