Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

"Yes, unless we give up the Chinese market, it will definitely not work without some localized changes."

"In addition, the EU is now promoting clean energy and increasing its requirements for reaching carbon peak in the future."

"The development of electric vehicles is imperative."

Vondel has always been worried about Volkswagen's situation in China.

When Volkswagen first entered the Chinese market in the 1980s, they were in a very unfavorable situation globally.

Later, with the help of the booming Chinese market, Volkswagen's global status has also been greatly improved.

In addition to the German domestic market, China has been Volkswagen's largest overseas market in recent years.

This is a place where no one can give up easily.

Fortunately, after so much hard work, the headquarters finally made some changes.

"Toyota is changing its attitude, and BMW is also taking action. The situation in the Chinese auto market will become more and more interesting in the future."

Strauss feels that he can no longer understand the changes in the Chinese automobile market.

In recent years, not only have many new car-making forces emerged, but traditional car companies have also been very active.

Not to mention future developments, even at the beginning of the year you can’t predict what the situation will be like at the end of the year.

However, compared to other car companies that are busy promoting their electrification strategies, Nanshan Automobile Group is focusing on another thing.

"Mr. Cao, we have conducted various tests on this lunar rover with Venusstar Technology, and it can fully meet the requirements for lunar landing."

Rao Yongxiang, Zhao Siyu and others accompanied Cao Yang to the trial workshop of Nanshan Automotive Group to visit the lunar rover that will be officially launched next year.

Don’t underestimate this car because it actually has very complex requirements.

On the one hand, it is necessary to consider the huge impact during the launch process, and various parts are specially designed.

On the other hand, after the lunar rover reaches space, it will need to follow the rocket to land on the surface of the moon, which is another huge challenge.

The most important thing is that after the lunar rover lands on the moon, it is not just left there and ignored, but we have to find a way to bring it back.

Of course, even if it is difficult to bring it back, at least we have to bring back some things such as the lunar soil collected by the lunar rover.

This means there are many factors to consider.

"It does look somewhat similar to the off-road vehicles used by relevant departments. Is there any problem with the structural strength?"

Cao Yang turned around and sat on it to try it out with great interest.

This product will soon be officially announced to the public to let everyone know that a new move by Venusstar Technology is coming.

"The body frame of our lunar rover is made entirely of T1500 carbon fiber composite material, which is absolutely the most advanced material in the world."

“Whether it’s from the perspective of structural strength or lightweight, the impact is huge.”

"Carbon fiber is also widely used in other parts. The volume of the entire lunar rover is 20% larger than that of the Polar Bear and America, but our weight is much lighter than theirs."

Rao Yongxiang is very confident about the key projects that he is personally responsible for.

The current strength of Nanshan Automobile Group is definitely not inferior to any automobile giant.

This year, the sales volume of the entire group is expected to exceed 300 million vehicles, which will directly enter the global top 10.

The key is that the models sold are high-end models, and their influence should not be underestimated.

"Lightweighting is very important, especially in the field of aerospace. If the weight is reduced without deteriorating the performance in all aspects, a lot of launch costs can be saved."

Cao Yang has always attached great importance to technological progress. Many years ago, Nanshan Group put forward the slogan of relying on technology to win orders.

To this day, the spirit of this sentence has not changed.

"In addition to lightweighting, many of our intelligent and networked component technologies are also used on the lunar rover."

"Then this lunar rover will be a very intelligent product, and in the future it will be further upgraded to a lunar rover that astronauts can drive without wearing bulky space suits."

Rao Yongxiang's plan for the lunar rover is obviously not a one-time thing.

In the future, Venustech will march to the moon and build a lunar base there.

Then, naturally, we need to consider the transportation problem on the moon.

At least in the long run, it is something to consider.

For Nanshan Automobile Group, this is the best way to demonstrate its technical strength.

As long as the moon is filled with Nanshan Automotive Group's lunar rovers, it will definitely be effective in maintaining or even enhancing the brand luxury of Nanshan Automotive Group.

"We can send out pictures of the lunar rover to promote it, but we won't be showing the actual rover for now."

Venusstar Technology’s journey to the moon is not without competitors.

Even if there are no rivals in the short term, it does not mean that there will be no rivals in the future.

Therefore, Cao Yang also needs to consider the need for technical confidentiality, so as not to provide assists to others.

Sometimes, the difference in thinking is just a matter of one thought.

Legend has it that the earliest generation of China's nuclear submarines was created when relevant personnel went on a business trip to the United States and saw a nuclear submarine toy sold in a toy store. They then got a lot of information and generated a lot of inspiration, which eventually led to the creation of China's nuclear submarine products.

Regardless of whether the story is true or not, it at least shows one thing, which is the importance of confidentiality, which should not be ignored at any time.

With Cao Yang's instructions, Rao Yongxiang and his team naturally took action quickly.

Venusstar Technology also cooperated and announced the next plan for unmanned lunar landing.

In conjunction with the lunar rover developed by Nanshan Automobile Group, Nanshan Automobile Group and Venusstar Technology once again dominated a large number of hot searches.

"Mr. Cao, I think we can consider having Xingchen Auto and Future Auto launch a joint lunar rover product in the future?"

Seeing that netizens were very interested in the lunar rover produced by Nanshan Motor Group, Zeng Tingting immediately found a business opportunity.

Although the shape of the lunar rover cannot be used directly, there is absolutely no problem in taking some of the design elements and using them.

The most important thing is to hype up this topic, which is very effective in enhancing brand strength and attracting fans.

Zeng Tingting is engaged in marketing every day and is very familiar with this.

"The lunar rover is electric, so let Future Cars come up with a co-branded limited edition model."

"This can also further enhance the influence of future cars."

Cao Yang thought about it for a moment and felt that Zeng Tingting’s idea was good.

Of course, most of the time, this kind of product is based on a certain product, with some changes to the appearance, while the chassis and powertrain remain unchanged.

The actual development cost will not be very high.

However, with so many actions taken by Nanshan Automobile Group, other car companies are a little nervous.

Of course, Cao Yang wouldn’t care so much.

"China's lunar rover has been produced and is expected to be officially launched to the moon in the first quarter of next year. This pace is accelerating."

As the long Christmas holiday was approaching, Gryffin came to Tesla to meet Musk.

The lunar rover is an electric car. In the future, NASA may also consider having Space Exploration Technologies Corporation cooperate with Tesla to produce the lunar rover.

It just so happens that both companies are Musk’s enterprises, so communication will be much smoother.

"Venus Technology is able to produce so many high-tech products, and its strength is very strong."

"It's normal for them to come up with all kinds of things so quickly."

Musk has now adjusted his mindset.

If we really compare their strength, whether it is Tesla or SpaceX, there is a gap between them and the overall strength of the Nanshan Group.

They fight as a group, just like an aircraft carrier fleet.

This advantage has developed to this stage and is no longer comparable to that of ordinary companies.

Whether in the field of raw materials, software control, or the accumulation of aerospace technology, the comprehensive strength of the Nanshan Group is rarely rivaled in the world.

Even veteran military-industrial complexes like Boeing don't dare to say they can win.

To put it bluntly, neither Boeing nor Lockheed Martin are rivals of the Nanshan Group.

It’s just that no one dares to admit it, and the Nanshan Group has not publicized this point.

"We can't let China continue to develop like this. After the election results come out, all kinds of big moves will soon follow."

"We must suppress China from all sides."

Griffin was originally a little confused as to why some candidates received so much support from so many people.

But if you think about it from another angle, everything seems to make sense.

"It should have been done a long time ago. Waiting until the election may be too late."

Both of Musk's core companies are in fierce competition with the Nanshan Group, and now Tesla seems to have no future in China.

So his attitude towards China is also changing.

This is a very normal thing, after all, the butt determines the head.

……

Along with the launch of the lunar rover, Venusstar Technology also announced the number of reusable rocket launches in 2015.

Although tomorrow is New Year's Day, Venusstar Technology has completed all of its rocket launch missions this year.

[Setting a new world record, Venusstar Technology’s 166th rocket launch]

Even with such a short content released on the official Weibo, the response it caused was quite significant.

Many Chinese netizens have become accustomed to watching the live broadcast of Venustech's rocket launch on the Nanshan Film and Television APP when they are free.

Due to the high frequency of transmission, the live broadcast content is relatively rich every day.

Either they are preparing for a rocket launch or they are already in the process of launching.

It’s no wonder that the number of viewers for this live broadcast has always been high.

And there is a subtle upward trend.

"Boss Cao, why didn't you announce the number of rocket launches next year?"

Many people had already anticipated Venusstar Technology's brilliant performance in 2015.

After all, at the end of 2014, they had already officially announced the launch plan for 2015.

Now it's just a matter of implementing the plan.

But Qian Junfeng is very concerned about what 2016 will be like.

The number of rocket launches by Aerospace Science and Technology this year is less than 30, and the gap between it and Venustech Technology is getting bigger and bigger.

For some domestic commercial satellite launch projects, everyone has become accustomed to cooperating with Venusstar Technology.

After all, their fees are very competitive.

The experience of Venus 9 being reusable more than 20 times has brought the launch cost down to a new level.

"The 2016 plan is closely related to the research progress of our starship project."

"If Starship doesn't get operational in 2016, we're going to have over 200 launches next year."

"On the one hand, it is to prepare for the best layout of the Starlink satellite system, and on the other hand, it is to do some work on the lunar exploration."

Cao Yang reported a number of launches that was an astronomical figure for the global rocket launch industry, but Qian Junfeng was not too surprised.

After all, there have been 166 launches this year, and 200 launches next year doesn't seem to be anything strange.

However, if you compare it with the number of rocket launches ten years ago, you will realize how exaggerated the figure of 200 is.

Because 10 years ago, the total number of rocket launches worldwide each year was less than 100 times.

"Last month, your starship conducted its second static bench test, which was a perfect success."

"According to your plan, the next one will be the first launch test."

“Are you already arranging this work?”

Qian Junfeng asked curiously.

For him, if he doesn't understand the development plan of Venustech Technology, it will be difficult to implement some plans for aerospace technology.

He no longer thought about surpassing Venustech.

That is something that is simply impossible to achieve.

But not to be outshined too much by Venusstar Technology was something he had to face.

Relevant departments allocate hundreds of billions of yuan to aerospace technology every year. If these funds have not produced any results, someone will definitely have objections eventually.

At that time, I didn’t know what the outcome would be.

"Mr. Qian, you asked at the right time. Our first flight of the starship is scheduled to begin on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

After Cao Yang said this, Qian Junfeng couldn't help but ask: "Will the sensitive time of the first day of the Lunar New Year bring invisible pressure to your launch work?"

"There is no pressure. If it succeeds, that would be the best. If it fails, it would just be like setting off a big firework to celebrate the Spring Festival for everyone."

Cao Yang shrugged, looking indifferent.

Venusstar Technology is not a listed company, so there is no need to worry about the stock price plummeting due to a rocket launch failure.

Similarly, it is not a state-owned enterprise. As long as Cao Yang indicates that he will not pursue responsibility for the failure, then the matter will be over.

"Then I'll have to watch your live broadcast of the launch carefully."

"I have to be on duty during the Spring Festival, so I can't come to watch it in person."

Qian Junfeng showed a look of regret on his face.

Venus Technology's starship project is very impressive.

Now that I can witness it in person, it feels very different.