"Overall, after these days of on-site inspection, we are deeply impressed by your sincerity. In terms of land and factory construction costs, I have to admit that so far, I can't find any place that is better than yours."

There is an advantage!”

The next day, the guests and hosts were seated in the conference room of Argyll City Hall.

Shoichiro Toyoda came up and praised him. But this compliment did not make Creel, including Carter, relax their vigilance. Because according to convention, if you praise first, there will be disparagement later, and there will be that

Damn “but”!

"But..."

really!

"For an automobile factory, the location of Georgia is suitable for us to build a final assembly plant. All spare parts are assembled into complete vehicles here, and then transported to each consumer through railways, highways, and freighters."

"But for the general assembly plant, there is a lack of supporting related industries near Georgia. For example, there are plastic companies that can provide plastic products nearby, textile companies that provide textile interiors, and steel smelting, cutting, and making into standard parts.

Processing companies, etc. Without these supporting industries, if we want to build this assembly plant, we will have to spend more money to build warehouses, establish a logistics supply system, and even need to accumulate a large amount of inventory."

"This is unacceptable to us at Toyota. We have always firmly believed that waste is the root of all evils in manufacturing companies! Unnecessary warehouses, unnecessary inventory retention, the transfer time that could have been saved, and the need to go from the warehouse to

There are more than one or even several handling processes in the workshop, which greatly conflicts with our production concept..."

"Sorry, Mr. Toyota, I have to interrupt you. What I want to explain is that our textile industry in Georgia is not weak. The nearest Macon is less than 200 kilometers away from us, and there are many

Textile company, I believe it is not too difficult to supply Toyota Motor Plant."

Listening to Toyoda Shoichiro scolding Georgia as if he was naming a dish, Creel felt uneasy. God knows whether he said this to lower the price, or if he followed it up with "We will think about it again"...

No matter which situation it is, Creel is not happy to see it. After all, the reduction of investment will inevitably be accompanied by the weakening of the driving force for the local economy. This is not a good idea for Argyle, which is in urgent need of external stimulus.

A piece of good news.

"Well, in that case, I will also add something by the way!"

When Creel finished speaking, Carter also took advantage of the situation and said:

"Regarding the plastic chemical industry, it is indeed not our strong point in Georgia. But it does not mean that it cannot be supplied, or, as Mr. Toyota said, it will cause a lot of trouble. In fact, it is not troublesome!

There are many aircraft manufacturing companies in the Atlanta area, such as Lockheed's Marietta plant, Gulfstream aircraft in Savannah, etc. Savannah is also an important ship production base on the East Coast. Mr. Toyota, do you also

If you have seen it, you should understand.”

"When manufacturing these aircraft and ships, plastic products are indispensable. Even if we are unable to produce them independently for a while, supply is really not a problem. Secondly, we are the headquarters of UPS, and there is a FedEx next door.

It is a very powerful logistics and transportation company, and transportation and warehousing services can be entrusted to them in the early stages."

"As for the cost, it will certainly be a waste, but later, look at the vast land outside the window. There is almost unlimited room for development here! How to save costs in the future, here, you have room to show off your skills!

You won’t be restrained at all!”

"You are right, especially the broad future mentioned by Mr. Black. This is what attracts me the most! Just like the huge market in the United States. I understand this very well, including what you said, but you may

Don’t quite understand us.”

Shoichiro Toyoda sighed, and he didn't know if he was pretending or really. After he sighed, he said slowly:

"Since the first-generation model was exported to the United States, we almost lost all our reputation. We paid a heavy price for this, and then slowly recovered a little bit. Of course, our technological updates are attributable to this, but to a large extent

Yes, it’s because our price is lower! Among the benchmark models of the same grade, no matter which model, our Toyota’s price is 400 cheaper than American cars, European cars, and even Honda cars, which are also competitors.

-$1,000!"

"I heard Mr. Black talking to Zhang Nan yesterday when he said that every era has its products. Cheap! Plus fuel-saving, this is the most needed product of this era! It improves fuel efficiency and saves fuel expenses for consumers.

, and in terms of maintenance expenses, we have currently reached the limit of what we can do. Then, our eyes naturally need to focus on costs!"

"Only by striving for excellence and even rigorously pursuing extreme cost control can we ensure the competitiveness of our Toyota cars in the U.S. market. So those cost increases that may be tolerable in your opinion are fatal to us.

What’s the matter! Once the price competitiveness is lost, how can I ensure that the output of this factory can obtain sufficient returns?”

"Then no, you can move the parts factory here as well?"

Compared to Creel who was timid, Carter's answer was much bolder.

Since you think the cost of purchasing other accessories here is too high, why not bring the supporting industries here together! If you produce and sell them yourself, it will be much cheaper!

"Hahaha, this is impossible! Mr. Black, we at Toyota have never opened a factory in the United States. Facing the unknown environment, we cannot invest a lot of resources at once to gamble on the uncertain future. This idea

, you can’t pass the president’s test at all.”

"How about this? I will provide the warehousing service. That is, I will build the warehouse and I will manage it. Then for the cost, I guarantee to give you the lowest price. Even in the first three years, I will only charge the cost price. This way I can help you share the cost.

What do you think of part of the cost?"

Rubbing his chin, Carter thought for a moment. For a warehouse, it doesn't cost much to build a temporary warehouse. After the construction of the residential area is completed, it would be a waste to throw away those prefab houses.

It is better to bring it over and convert it into a warehouse. The actual cost may only be the cost of hiring a few warehouse managers.

"In addition, in terms of logistics, I can also increase part of my investment in logistics companies. Still the same, I guarantee to provide you with a low-cost freight rate. In the first year, I will only charge the cost price!"

"Reincarnation Paradise"

"Oh?! In that case...where do you plan to build your warehouse?"

"Of course it's within the factory park. Wouldn't this also help you shorten the transportation distance?!"

"Then this land rent..."

Carter:???

"I've already given you the cost price, and you still want to worry about me collecting land rent?!"

"Business is discussed in business, business is discussed in business. Or, if you build the land where you build the warehouse, you will bear the cost of roadbed leveling. That land will be yours, and we will not charge rent..."

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