Chapter 586 Mercedes-Benz Gigafactory
Chen Shuting deals with all kinds of strange men who suddenly appear every day, and she also exercises her strong heart.
Jiang Hua did not go to the Aegean Sea for vacation as Chen Shuting thought.
His most important stop in Europe was the Mercedes-Benz Super Factory.
This factory brings together all the high technologies of the Mercedes-Benz Group and is truly the most advanced level in the world.
It's a bit like the Tesla Super Factory in later generations. The output of a factory is hundreds of thousands of units.
The whole of Europe only needs a few factories to solve the problem, which improves production efficiency and reduces the demand for labor.
And he will build two more super factories in Modu and Pengcheng in the future, when the mainland market is opened to cars.
Basically it covers the entire market.
The CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group took him directly to the Gigafactory.
"Boss, our super factory has an annual output of 350,000 units since its completion, which can basically meet the needs of high-end cars and Europe. In addition, we will also build a super factory for the production of low-end cars. We will gradually phase out old-fashioned
production line."
Jiang Hua looked at the workshop, which had only a few people and was basically automated.
"Yes, we will build 7 super factories around the world, which can basically fully meet the current sales volume and reduce costs."
There are strikes all the time here in Europe, so of course the fewer workers the better, and the wages of workers here are not low. The wages of one worker can be as high as dozens of workers in Daxia.
If it weren't for the European Economic Area, he wouldn't have chosen to build so many gigafactories in Europe.
Just build one here at most.
The CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group hesitated and said: "Boss, we are now being targeted by the union. They are very resistant to our super factory and even let workers in our other factories go on strike."
Anything that involves the union can cause trouble for you.
This is very troublesome. We will go on strike every three days, which will affect production.
Jiang Hua looked at the workshop of the super factory and said:
"We cannot give up on the European market. For the next super factory, we must place it in a country that can support us. It must be placed in a country with weak trade unions, and it must not be placed in Britain."
Since the union here is strong, let's move it. Besides, this super factory is on the first day of its establishment.
Jiang Hua proposed disassembly.
The reason why factories are not located in Britain is because there is no soil there and there will be Brexit in the future.
"Boss, we are a West German company. What will happen if the factory is moved?"
It’s still an old idea. Economic zones have been established in Europe, so there are still companies from different countries.
Jiang Hua patted his shoulder and said:
"Europe has established economic zones. As long as we are within this zone, we will be fine anywhere. West Germany does not dare to object. Don't forget that we are a multinational enterprise."
As long as a factory is established within the European Economic Area, it is tax-free no matter which country it is in.
Although the European market is important, it is not a reason to go on strike and demand unlimited improvements in benefits.
Besides, the establishment of super factories is imperative. Think about how many factories and workers the automobile group needs now.
Once the super factory is established, the whole world will only need a few factories, and no fool will not do it.
Jianghua left the Gigafactory and headed north to stay at British Petroleum for a few days.
I went to Itali again to look at several car brands that still maintain traditional manual work.
Just go back to the beautiful country.
Time has also come to summer. This is the longest year that Jianghua has stayed in a foreign country in recent years.
The main reason is that the time of 1994 is very important. It was the first year of the Internet in the beautiful country. Many Internet giants of later generations started in the past year or two. He divided so many company stocks and attracted a large number of top families and consortiums.
It's not just about wining over.
No, Jiang Hua waited for the first opportunity. In 1994, Jerry Yang and David Filo founded Yahoo in the beautiful country.
Jianghua invested US$1 million in them with his own private equity fund, occupying 30% of the shares, and had the right of priority for a second follow-up investment. Of course, this company does not have long-term holding value.
But it was great to be able to invest before the Internet bubble, and only invested 1 million.
It was done casually.
Meiliguo Online used to be a small company. After launching AOL in 1990, its business soared and became the largest Internet service provider in Meiliguo. Its users quickly exceeded 10 million.
Jiang Hua did not choose to acquire this company, and the less conditions allowed, he would focus on developing his own company. If he acquired this company, wouldn't it be a monopoly? He also hoped that this company could last longer.
In the second half of 1994, Jianghua's Soft Computer Systems Company launched the MSN dial-up network online service.
It has become the main competitor of Meili Guo Online, and in a short period of time, it has developed 1 million users.
This is because of the blessing of Jianghua's Windows system. Today's computer systems, except for Apple, are all Windows.
Of course, there are other systems, such as the mic system developed by the world's richest man in the future.
It also occupies a large market. In short, although the Windows system is the largest, it does not have an overwhelming advantage.
Bill Gates' mic system, with the support of IBM, cannot be underestimated.
However, Jianghua launched dial-up Internet service in 1994, which caught everyone off guard. Major system companies were selling systems honestly, but Jianghua was so careless that it actually launched dial-up Internet service in just one or two months.
1 million households have been developed.
And a new Windows 3.1 version system has been launched, which comes with dial-up Internet application software.
This is also the last updated generation system before the biggest killer win95 came out.
Future systems will be named according to years. This is also a new system launched to cooperate with dial-up Internet. Of course, if you subscribe to dial-up Internet for an annual subscription, you will enjoy a system discount. If you subscribe for two years at a time, you can update the system for free.
This is simply a killer. Don’t think that foreigners don’t know how to settle accounts. It costs $99 to buy this system.
You have to access the Internet anyway, so why not just subscribe for a year and get free system updates?
This set of combos allows everyone to see the underlying logic of this company. When a company's products are used by enough people, it is really easy to monetize them.
This can be regarded as the enlightenment of the first generation of Internet.
Of course, Bill's mic company also followed up urgently, opened a dial-up Internet service, and bound it to IBM's computers, which quickly made them the third largest online service provider.
The Internet has just begun and has fallen into a situation where gods are competing for hegemony. This is also the result Jiang Hua wants.
Only the murky the water, the better he can hide his true purpose.
For example, now, everyone is focusing on dial-up Internet services, but Jianghua has a bigger purpose.
To gain access to traffic, the next step is to copy Tencent’s set.
The Internet boom is coming!
Chapter completed!