Chapter 417: Aston Martin Factory
The town of Guyton is more than 160 kilometres northeast of London, and with the take-off and landing time, it is only 20 minutes away.
Han Xuan looked all the way and found that Britain was not as prosperous as he imagined.
Except for some large cities with dense factories, the rest of England is like a primitive village, with large areas of green space.
Kingslyn is a well-known industrial manufacturing city in England, with a relatively large scale and a population of more than a million, landing at a small airport on the outskirts of England, and almost being forced to return because the runway is not long enough.
Fortunately, the people at the airport said that the new runway was already usable, so they found a place to land.
After arranging the parking, I didn't know that there were five worth of planes in the plane, and I stored it in the storage room at the airport and left.
When he left the airport, he saw the convoy arranged by Aston Martin, Han Xuan didn't want to see it, and the black DB7 coupe was parked on the side of the road, which was too conspicuous.
This is a kind of model that was just launched this year, and it is much more earthy than the future DB9, and the whole body shape is rigid and stiff.
But now in 1994, it looks stylish enough, and even when the prototype was released, it was voted one of the most beautiful cars in the world by Italian artists, and it has only been on sale for a month, and sales seem to be good so far.
It was designed by Aston Martin Motor Company's R&D department in collaboration with Ford Motor Co., Ltd., and the engine is based on Ford's next-generation engine, which has been hailed as a work that "carries Aston Martin's desire for revival".
Now Ford has not waited for it to be fully listed, and it is already planning to cash out the company.
The DB7 is priced at $130,000 in the United States, and the price in the UK remains high, Han Xuan has never seen this new car before, but he recognized it at a glance, because the back of the car is written "DB7".
I saw a man in his fifties with a Mediterranean hairstyle approaching. Without waiting for him to speak, he asked, "Is there a convertible version of this car?"
I think it would look better without a roof, which is a failure. ”
The other party was stunned by Han Xuanwen and said: "The convertible version has been designed, there are two types: hard top and soft top, and it has not yet been released."
After hearing that you are going to acquire. Ford people postponed the construction of the production line.
I'm Michelle Shearer, the company's HRD (Director of Human Resources) and Vice President. ”
"Hello, Han. ”
Han Xuan thought that the people of Ford Company really refused to eat at all, and when he heard that he was going to be acquired, he refused to invest in the construction of a production line, so he smiled on his face and stretched out his hand to Michelle.
Michelle stretched out her hands and shook him, and the old face smiled.
It was found that Han Xuan seemed to be interested in the car. Proudly introduced: "The pre-booking plus the sales in the past month, a total of 1,397 vehicles have been sold in Europe and North America, and the feedback evaluation is quite high.
Han Xuan nodded in agreement, and Anya next to him suddenly encountered so many strangers and leaned towards him.
Madame Cecilia didn't come, she wanted to open an exhibition. I can't take care of my daughter, and I'm bored at Tate Modern. Let Anya accompany Han Xuan to come over to play.
As for security, if six bodyguards aren't safe, nothing is safe.
At first, there were only three of them, Gabriel, Jason and Owen, and the old man arranged for three more to come over, fearing that something would happen to his precious grandson in England.
Jason knew each other, and Han Xuan remembered seeing it by his grandfather's side. I don't know the name, and they don't introduce themselves.
There are not many passengers at the small airport, but there are already reporters who have received the news and are just taking pictures, and there will be a press conference tomorrow.
Someone at Aston Martin Motors has made this clear to reporters before. I'll ask you tomorrow if you have any questions.
Michel continued: "These cars are the high-spec versions of the company's new line, with a 3.6-litre V8 engine and a top speed of 255 km/h.
The company's top management is all here today, waiting for you to come over, and Mr. Henry, the vice president of Ford, is also here, he is in charge of the contract, please get in the car. ”
Han Xuan wanted to ask Michelle if he could let him drive it himself, but after thinking about it, he said to Anya: "This kind of car can only take one person, you can take the car driven by Jason, he has good driving skills." ”
When Michelle heard this, he motioned to the drivers of several cars to get out of the car, and drove a total of eight cars over, there were too many people here, so he walked to the side and told them to find the car by themselves, and saw the bodyguards sitting in the driver's seat, and found one at random and sat in.
Han Xuan fastened his seatbelt and asked Gabriel, who was driving, "How is it?"
Gabriel couldn't help but laugh and said, "I haven't opened it yet, but the interior is quite high-end."
I've only driven a car on the left side twice before, so I'm a little unused to it, so it's okay to drive slower......"
The car drove smoothly to the southeast of Kingslyn City, passing through the dense factory area, and the endless plains appeared in front of you.
The grass is a little yellow, and you can still see the cows, and at four o'clock in the afternoon, the weather is clear, and the air smells of the sea breeze.
Han Xuan understood that they drove this kind of car to test themselves, and after carefully observing the interior, he turned his attention to the driving experience of DB7.
Whether you can fall asleep or not is the only criterion for testing whether the car is good or not.
But I was about to own a famous car factory, and I was a little excited, and I couldn't sleep.
It's a short journey, about 10 minutes to reach the destination, and now Aston Martin's manufacturing plant has not been relocated, and it is with the headquarters.
Han Xuan saw the Land Rover logo from the sign on the side of the road, and then he knew that the Land Rover headquarters was also in Guyton Town.
It is more than ten kilometers away from the city of Kingslyn, close to the docks, and close to the parts manufacturers, and is a famous automotive industry production area in the United Kingdom.
It's a town, but it's actually not big, with a population of just over 20,000, and most of them work for Aston Martin and Land Rover.
They heard that someone was going to buy Aston Martin and today spontaneously came to both sides of the road and hoisted banners that read "Don't relocate factories, don't lay off workers".
Who can I say to the bitterness in the hearts of the residents of this town?
After Ford acquired Aston Martin Motor Company, it laid off more than 1,400 employees in two years, and finally settled down, saying that it would not lay off employees for the time being, and now it was going to be bought again.
Afraid of arousing Han Xuan's disgust, he didn't shout slogans or block the road, he stood silently on the side of the road, didn't say a word, and couldn't hear anything except the sound of the car.
Most of the roadsides are women, children, and the elderly, and young adults are supposed to go to work.
Han Xuan opened the window and shook his hand, but did not speak, not daring to make a guarantee before understanding this company.
A short walk through the town, an oversized sculpture of a vintage car stands on the grass, with a pale blue factory next to it.
It covers a wide area, it is lonely, it should have a history, and the walls have weathered out cracks.
Han Xuan accidentally saw the Aston Martin logo on the door of the factory and exclaimed: "Wouldn't it? )