Chapter 1203: Chapter 1159: Century-Old Car Brand Chapter 1203: Chapter 1159: Century-Old Car Brand As Longxi Province specifically convened a news conference to report the cause of the accident investigation of Li Hongyi and disclosed the only survivor’s oral report, and more importantly, released the case details of the Lingxiao Coal Mine, the dostic dia unanimously turned their focus on Lingxiao Coal Mine. There was no need for speculation. Linking the events together, everyone could see that Li Hongyi encountered sothing unexpected during the inspection of Lingxiao Coal Mine and had demanded a thorough investigation. At this point, to prevent the disclosure of certain matters, the owner of Lingxiao Coal Mine engineered this traffic accident with the aim of silencing by killing.
The whole incident was escalating outside. anwhile, the report from the Longxi Provincial Committee was presented to the State Council after being signed by Nie Zhenbang.
September 1st is the opening day for most schools, but this day was when the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection’s investigation team arrived in Longxi.
The investigation into Li Hongyi’s accidental death had now been formally taken over by the relevant national departnts. And at this mont, Nie Zhenbang was in his office, eting with Chen Qishun from the Departnt of Comrce.
Chen Qishun was about fifty years old, with a noticeably thinning hairline. He appeared quite earnest and honest. Nie Zhenbang was fairly satisfied with Chen Qishun’s work performance.
In terms of innovation, Chen Qishun was not exceptional. However, Chen Qishun was a very good executor, which was his characteristic.
Such a person was not quite suitable to take charge locally. Phenona like Chen Qishun were common not only in the country but also throughout history.
These individuals might lack the ability to govern effectively, but could excel in certain areas nonetheless.
After all, governing a place is a asure of a person’s all-around qualities. So people might not have impressive overall qualities but could exhibit exceptional talent in a specific area.
At this mont, there was a look of joy on Chen Qishun’s face. The Western Region Developnt Forum had brought substantial achievents to Longxi Province, and as the head of the Departnt of Comrce, achievents ant political accomplishnts.
The reason he ca to report today was not only because of the previous accomplishnts but because there was now a glimr of hope for the auto city project.
Adjusting his ntality, he suppressed his excitent. Nie Zhenbang’s character was well-known throughout Longxi Province—he was a practical leader. Flattery would not get one anywhere with Secretary Nie.
“Comrade Qishun, don’t be nervous, don’t be restrained. The organization is well aware of your work capabilities, and the Departnt of Comrce is doing very detailed and accurate work,” Nie Zhenbang said with a smile, very affably. With just a few words, he significantly eased Chen Qishun’s anxious mood. In this regard, Nie Zhenbang’s skill was truly refined.
When needed, Nie Zhenbang could display the warmth of a leader and, of course, the stern authority of a leader.
Seeing Chen Qishun sitting opposite him, maintaining a proper deanor, Nie Zhenbang continued, “Comrade Qishun, do you have sothing to report today?”
As Nie Zhenbang’s words fell, Chen Qishun shifted slightly and sat up even straighter. In the system, speaking was an art form, and reporting was even more of a skill.
For example, the common phrase “please have so tea” is generally said by a leader only at the beginning of a eting. The rest of the ti, a leader would not say it. If it is said, it indicates the leader wants to end the interaction. Subordinates, then, must have the insight to stand up and take their leave.
The situation now was one such case. This ant the leader wanted you to get to the point.
Opening the notebook in front of him and organizing his thoughts and language, Chen Qishun began, “Secretary, the auto city project has basically taken shape. Previously, the Departnt of Comrce sent invitations to globally renowned automotive enterprises and companies, detailing the auto city project. We received enthusiastic responses from the Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Factory in Germany, Arican General Motors Group, and Toyota Motor Corporation, among others.”
The Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Factory? Nie Zhenbang was clear on this—it was actually the formal title of BMW Company.
However, Nie Zhenbang’s brow was already furrowed. Honestly, these enterprises were world-renowned companies, major auto manufacturers. But for Longxi, they were not suitable.
Considering the entire dostic automotive industry, almost all the top ten automotive brands in the world had already entered the country. The aforentioned brands had also established joint ventures in China. To hand over the auto city project would be a provocation to the local governnts of these joint ventures. Longxi had already unwelcod by launching the auto city. Now, to poach their partners would be adding fuel to the fire, wouldn’t it?
Furthermore, these companies already have joint ventures in China. If they also participate in the Automobile City project, it’s inevitable that there will be suspicions of resource duplication. Their technical capabilities and product support may also be less than fully committed.
With these two drawbacks in mind, Nie Zhenbang was not particularly optimistic about these companies. After pondering for a mont, he interrupted Chen Qishun’s report, “Comrade Qishun, is the feedback limited to these companies?”
Nie Zhenbang’s words made Chen Qishun pause, as the dissatisfaction in Secretary Nie’s tone could still be discerned.
Originally, Chen Qishun was very excited that Longxi’s Automobile City project had attracted the interest of many world-famous automotive companies. This was a sign of success; interest ant the possibility of cooperation. But at this mont, Nie Zhenbang’s attitude was like a bucket of cold water poured over Chen Qishun’s head.
Although he couldn’t understand why Secretary Nie was acting this way, Chen Qishun was very clear that the likelihood of collaborating with these companies was now slim.
After contemplating for a while, Chen Qishun’s eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, “Secretary, there is another enterprise. However, based on the information from their company, it seems to be a new enterprise, an Arican company called LT Investnt Group Company. They have two automobile brands under their belt, one is the Humr brand, and another called Oldsmobile. It is said to be a century-old car brand.”
LT?
Hearing this, Nie Zhenbang felt a stir, LT Dragon Rise? Tenglong Consortium? Could it be that Li Xue and Wan are orchestrating this behind the scenes?
The Humr brand had already ceased production before. It was rumored that a dostic company had sought to acquire it, but the deal fell through. Unexpectedly, it now seed that Li Xue and Wan had succeeded in acquiring it.
As for LT, Nie Zhenbang himself chuckled at the company’s na, finding it amusing that Humr seed tied to these two letters. Before being acquired by General Motors, Humr had once been bought by a company called LTV, and now, it had been taken over by LT.
As for Oldsmobile, Nie Zhenbang didn’t know much about it.
Fortunately, at this mont, Chen Qishun began to elaborate, “Secretary, as for Humr and Oldsmobile, I’ve also arranged for staff to conduct a thorough investigation. There’s no need to talk about Humr, which was originally a military vehicle supplier for the Arican ard forces. After being acquired by General Motors, they produced vehicles aid at civilian use. As for Oldsmobile, it is quite remarkable. The company was established in 1897, and by 1908, it had beco part of General Motors. With over a century of history, Oldsmobile holds many honors. It was the first mass-selling car company in Arica and one of the oldest manufacturers of small passenger vehicles. Their main models and branding focus mostly on mid-range cars.”
As Chen Qishun spoke eloquently, Nie Zhenbang now held the detailed materials in his hands and began to ticulously study this century-old car brand.
Overall, the Oldsmobile brand held a high level of recognition abroad. The primary reason for its failure was due to its positioning and marketing issues.
Understanding this, Nie Zhenbang essentially grasped the situation. Li Lixue and Dong Wan were truly the people who understood him best, and were indeed his family. In terms of market grasp and need, they had pinpointed his requirents with precision.
Indeed, a famous brand was not what Nie Zhenbang wanted, nor was the aim of establishing the Automobile City to develop a foreign brand. The main goal was still to establish a national independent brand, and for that, the myriad patents from automotive manufacturing enterprises were essential.
With LT acquiring these two major brands, they would surely gain a multitude of patents. After all, both were century-old brands, and neither had left the automotive scene long ago, with Humr ceasing production in 2009, and Oldsmobile a bit earlier in 2004.
This ant that both companies retained modern automotive production concepts and technology. They were the kind that could be adopted imdiately, and if managed well, brands like Humr could entirely beco dostic suppliers for military vehicles.
Furthermore, in terms of technical patents, Nie Zhenbang believed that even if they were not exclusive, they could be shared. Such a scenario would greatly benefit the establishnt of an independent brand.
After reviewing the materials, Nie Zhenbang pondered for a mont and looked at Chen Qishun, saying, “Comrade Qishun, my suggestion is that the provincial level should consider initiating contact with LT Company to gauge their sincerity. As for the specific plans, you can keep inford whenever.”
Chen Qishun nodded, stood up, and with the conversation reaching this point, he clearly understood Nie Zhenbang’s intentions. Being told to keep him inford was a sign that the conversation was at an end. Soon after, he said, “All right, Secretary. Then, I’ll leave for now.”
After sending Chen Qishun off, Nie Zhenbang sat back at his desk. He thought for a while, then picked up the phone. (
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