Chapter 80: Sun Chengtian Makes the Connection

After several hours of intense meetings, major car manufacturers issued a series of internal directives one after another, beginning to implement reforms with bold, sweeping measures.

This series of astonishing, major moves naturally could not be hidden from the omnipresent media.

Skilled at stirring up emotions and provoking topics, they scrambled to report on it, crafting one sensational headline after another.

"Three major car manufacturers halt all production of fuel vehicles! Existing models dumped at deep discounts!"

"The deterrent power of Thor Battery! Three major car manufacturers surrender!"

"Three major car manufacturers cut off their tails to survive!"

"The end of the road for fuel vehicles! Three major car manufacturers completely abandon the fuel vehicle route!"

"A new era for the automotive industry! Thor Battery is about to dominate the world!"

Across the internet, print media, and television, one shocking report after another finally made the people of Sakura Country realize that the three major car manufacturers had truly abandoned fuel vehicles and were turning to a full-scale offensive in the new energy market.

This also meant that the original advantages of the three major car manufacturers were being completely discarded, and in the future, they would be back on the same starting line as other car manufacturers.

Especially when multiple media outlets reported that the three major car manufacturers were actively contacting Tianqi Energy, trying to secure orders for Thor Battery, the Sakura Country public, previously blinded by public opinion, suddenly understood—

Thor Battery truly possessed a technological advantage and prospect that no one could resist, and traditional car manufacturers had truly reached the end of their road!

Under various pieces of bad news, the stock prices of the three major traditional car manufacturers in Sakura Country all plummeted!

Regarding this, the three major car manufacturers could no longer care; from the moment they decided to abandon fuel vehicles, they had prepared themselves mentally for this.

But in order to stabilize public sentiment as much as possible, the senior management of the major car manufacturers still issued public statements:

"We have not fallen behind; we have simply returned to the same starting line as other car manufacturers!"

"As long as we secure the order for Thor Battery, relying on our advantages in the entire automotive industry chain, our vast dealership networks, and our brand advantages deeply rooted in people's hearts over the years, we will still occupy a clear upper hand in the competition of the new era."

"We have not lost yet!"

"We still have great advantages!"

"Therefore, please keep your confidence in us; we are starting over, moving forward with full force, and we can still stand at the pinnacle of the world!"

Although these words could not stop the trend of falling stock prices, they stabilized many people to some extent, at least making the internal situation of the major car manufacturers barely stable.

Besides the major car manufacturers in Sakura Country, there was also a shock within other major traditional automotive powers, such as Kimchi, Beer Country, Romantic Country, and Yingjiang Country.

Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and other top global car manufacturers had basically made the same decision as the three major car manufacturers in Japan—

Abandon fuel vehicles.

Advance into new energy across the board!

And the premise of all this strategy was to snatch orders from Tianqi Energy.

As veterans in the automotive industry, everyone knew very well that in this period of great change, only by snatching the orders for Thor Battery could they get a piece of the pie in the new era to come.

And so.

On the day the press conference was held, the business department of Tianqi Energy received a succession of inquiry calls from all over the world.

Many senior executives of car manufacturers even flew to Tianjing overnight, and early the next morning, they were squatting at the entrance of the Apocalypse Energy Factory.

Among them were not only representatives of the three major traditional car manufacturers of Japan, but also senior executives of Western traditional car manufacturers like Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford, as well as major domestic and foreign new energy car manufacturers.

It could be said that almost all senior executives of mainstream car manufacturers were gathered here at this very moment.

And their purpose.

Was naturally to compete for the first batch of orders for Thor Battery from the hands of Tianqi Energy.

Ding Kuiyong had just started work when he was surrounded by such a large crowd, unable to move.

Everyone scrambled to greet Ding Kuiyong and introduce themselves, seemingly afraid of being beaten to the punch by others.

"Please, everyone, be quiet for a moment!"

Ding Kuiyong shouted in fluent Ying language.

The crowd gradually quieted down, surrounding Ding Kuiyong, waiting for him to speak.

"Everyone, I know why you are here. The acquisition process for Thor Battery has not yet ended, and production capacity has not yet finished expanding, so we cannot promise orders to anyone right now."

"But what I can promise is that as long as Thor Battery's production capacity is sufficient, we will absolutely not refuse orders from any company."

Ding Kuiyong looked around and said in a loud voice:

"There is one more thing: in order to promote the good and harmonious development of the global new energy vehicle industry and advance the deep cooperation of the upstream and downstream industry chains, our boss has decided to hold a New Energy Vehicle International Summit Forum in one week."

"At that time, all mainstream companies in the global automotive industry's upstream and downstream chains will be invited to attend. We hope your companies can arrange for representatives to come and discuss future cooperation together."

"Regarding the specific time and location of the summit forum, we will issue formal invitations to your companies in the name of Tianqi Energy later. Please keep an eye out for the invitation letters then."

Hearing this, the crowd could not help but look at each other.

A so-called international summit forum is generally a way for top corporate executives on a global scale to participate and communicate with each other on a certain issue.

And the initiators of summit forums are usually governments, industry organizations, or companies with great prestige and influence in that industry.

But now.

Tianqi Energy, an up-and-comer that was unknown just a week ago, was actually brazen enough to hold a summit forum for the new energy vehicle industry?

In terms of scale, foundation, assets, and status, Tianqi Energy was far inferior to the companies behind anyone present.

However.

Once they thought about the fact that Tianqi Energy possessed the most advanced and only solid-state battery technology currently available, no matter how absurd they felt in their hearts, they had to take Tianqi Energy's invitation seriously.

Otherwise, if Tianqi Energy reached a cooperation agreement with the manufacturers participating in the summit forum and excluded those who did not attend, that would be a huge loss for those who did not attend.

The senior executives of the various car manufacturers greeted Ding Kuiyong one after another to make their presence felt, then turned and left one after another to report the matter of the summit forum to other senior executives of their companies.

At the same time, Ding Kuiyong also arranged for subordinates to send formal invitation letters to each company separately.

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Inside Tianqi Technology Company.

Su Xin looked at the trending searches on the internet regarding Tianqi Energy, as well as the praise and flattery from many netizens, and could not help but smile slightly.

According to the development strategy formulated by Liu Qingli, the large-scale acquisition of the battery factory and the public announcement were intended to release a signal of production expansion to the outside world, further striking at the confidence of traditional fuel vehicle manufacturers.

In this way, the three major car companies of Sakura Country will surely have no power to resist in the stock market, and their capital can be recouped as quickly as possible.

At the same time.

This move can also make global car companies realize that Tianqi Energy not only possesses top-tier technology but also has the formidable ambition and strength to meet the demands of all car companies in a short period of time.

Faced with such a trend, all major car companies will understand that only by cooperating with Tianqi Energy can they keep pace with the times and maintain the same market competitiveness as other car companies.

Otherwise.

When the time comes, if other car companies have new models equipped with Thor Battery and one's own does not, would that not be a dead end?

It can be said that this news of large-scale acquisitions to expand production is the final straw that breaks the inner resistance of the major car companies.

As for the New Energy Vehicle Summit Forum, it is to resolve the final hurdle for the expansion of Thor Battery production—the supply chain.