Chapter 447
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"Mr. Hornby is right!" A tycoon in the automotive industry continued, "This month, the German automotive industry's operations in East Asia started to shrink. It is rumored that China's Pengyun Automobile and the Hongxin Group behind it are planning to build a new maglev transportation system to radiate from China to the rest of the world. "
"This is a dangerous signal. We are still a blank slate in the maglev automotive industry. And the large enterprises in our country and other European countries are continuously providing them with sophisticated auto parts and other technical support, so that they can develop faster! "
"We must take measures to contain them!"
The other tycoons of the German Automotive Industry Association also nodded. Of course, in the short term, exporting parts and related technical equipment to China's automotive industry would bring in a lot of benefits. But looking at the long term, if China's automotive industry replaced Germany's position, they would lose even more!
Everyone in the meeting reached a consensus that they should contain the emerging automotive industry in the East and protect their position as an automotive industrial country.
This meeting was only the beginning. The contents of this meeting quickly caused another round of discussion in the German Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Industry.
The results of the research were not optimistic. They were surprised to find that in the automotive industry and mechanical industry, a certain country in the East was rapidly rising at a speed that surpassed historical development.
In the same month, Germany proposed that the European Commission hold an economic meeting of member states to discuss the export and transfer of technology in the automotive industry and mechanical industry.
The next month, the European Commission submitted the latest "EU Member States Automotive Manufacturing and Mechanical Industry Regulation Treaty" to the European Parliament and the European Council. The treaty was quickly approved and implemented.
The European Union officially announced this treaty to the world. Most of them were adjustments to the export regulations of imported industrial products. For developed countries like the United States, the impact was not big.
Many of the regulations were aimed at China's high-end industry and automotive industry.
China had developed its industry for decades and was able to manufacture most of its basic industries. The biggest gap between China and developed countries was in high technology and precision processing.
In the treaty, the export tariffs of related products were increased and restrictions were made on technology and precision equipment. Some technologies and equipment that were originally open to China were increased with technical barriers. As for higher precision and technical content items, they were prohibited from being sold or licensed.
When the "EU Member States Automotive Manufacturing and Mechanical Industry Regulation Treaty" was released, China was in an uproar.
This was the second time China faced technical pressure from developed countries after the United States increased tariffs on China's information technology industry.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade issued a statement on the same day, saying that such a treaty would seriously affect the economic and trade relationship between the European Union and China.
The spokesperson for the European Union said, "This treaty is not aimed at a specific country or region. It is an adjustment of the industrial industry within the European Union member states to cope with the new industrial development era."
From the looks of it, there was 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 industrial system.
Lu Zixin received the report immediately. Hongxin Group itself would not be affected much, but his newly planned automobile industry would face a huge crisis!
In the office, his assistant had already prepared the information and reported it to him.
"This EU treaty will directly increase our industrial production costs by around 3% to 5%! This will lead to the bankruptcy of a large number of small enterprises, while the cost of large enterprises will increase and the profit margin will decrease. "
"The worst is the automobile industry. This is a heavy blow. It's going to cripple us!"
The assistant projected the organized information and continued, "Automobiles and auto parts are the second largest industrial product imported by our country. They account for more than 6% of the industrial imports! Many of the key components of our Pengyun automobile industry chain are imported. "
"Looking at the domestic automobile industry, China's largest automobile company's annual profit is not even half of Germany's Volkswagen! China's own automobile brand sales have only reached one-eighth of the world's highest level. Most of them are joint ventures with foreign technology and parts production. "
"And a few major industrial countries in the European Union are our important sources of parts."
Lu Zixin quickly skimmed through the information. In terms of automobile sales, Pengyun automobile would not be affected much. The most important thing was the components.
Among the global auto parts manufacturers, there were only two Chinese companies that were ranked in the top 100! The other 98 companies were all foreign companies!
Pengyun automobile's autonomous driving, electric motors, batteries, and other core technologies were all in their hands. But it was undeniable that without imported auto parts, Pengyun's fully autonomous car could only be reduced to a low-grade car.
"According to our calculations, after this regulation is implemented, we will have as many as 34 types of auto parts imported. 6 types of key components may face the problem of product shortages. The direct cost will increase by 13.8%, and the indirect cost cannot be calculated for the time being. "
Lu Zixin tapped his fingers on the table lightly. His mind was thinking quickly. He wanted to promote the industrial revolution, and he would definitely face resistance. This was what he had expected.
But he did not expect the European Union to act faster than the US!
Among the industrial products that China had to rely on imported, integrated circuits were the most important! In this aspect, Hongxin had already clashed with the US and achieved considerable results.
This time, it was the second largest industrial product, the automobile and auto parts industry's turn to clash with the world. Since the European Union had already acted, it would not be long before the US and other developed countries came up with various restrictions and joint suppression.
This time, the pressure that Hongxin faced would not only come from the European Union, but also from many developed countries. They were bound to suppress China's industry, especially the development of Pengyun automobile's automobile industry chain.
Lu Zixin asked, "Among these components, how many of them can be changed to different manufacturers?"
The assistant quickly flipped through the data and shook his head. "Only seven types can be adjusted to Japan and the US. In terms of price, there will be some increase. "
"What about the domestic side?"
"The domestic component manufacturers' precision and strength of the components are one grade lower than our standards." The assistant said, "Our fully autonomous car has higher requirements for the components than the high-end cars on the market. We rely too much on imported components."
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