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In the northwest, after Xu Huasheng wandered around, he finally inspected the S-15 fighter jet that was being tested here.

The S-15 fighter jet is a twin-engine heavy fighter jet developed by Saxo Aviation, and its competitors are Rafale, F15, Su-35 and other models.

In terms of comprehensive data, the S-15 is not inferior to its competitors at all. But compared with the J-11 currently used by China, it is still far behind.

However, the S-15 also uses an active phased array radar, which beats its competitors in radar data. The S-15 is a multi-functional fighter jet that can perform multi-directional strikes such as air, ground, and sea.

At the same time, this fighter jet also has the S-15D model, which is the electronic warfare model.

This fighter jet has single-seat and two-seat versions, and there are some subtle differences between different versions. Compared with the already popular S-14, the S-15 fighter jet has stronger combat effectiveness and stronger deterrence.

This fighter jet has also been tested for a long time. According to the current progress, it will be officially finalized and mass-produced by next year.

There are many potential customers for this fighter, such as Pakistan, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and other countries are very curious about this fighter.

Especially Pakistan, Pakistan now has S-14. Pakistan is now using this fighter very comfortably. Facing the fighters of the Indian Air Force, S-14 has always had the upper hand, and the active phased array radar on it directly beats other aircraft purchased by India.

Now even if India buys from the United States, it cannot buy models with active phased array radars. Because the United States has not equipped fighters with active phased array radars so far.

The only one equipped with active phased array radar is F22, but this aircraft is still far from service. Even if it is in service, it is impossible to sell it to India.

What's more, the United States is very entangled about F22 now, and it doesn't know whether it should continue to purchase F22. After all, the golden body of B2 is broken now. Is there any need to develop stealth aircraft? This has formed two factions in the United States.

No one knows the final result. Maybe the United States will not develop stealth fighters in the end.

After S-15 is put into mass production in the future, it will mainly focus on foreign trade. The R&D cost of this aircraft is not high, and the unit price will not be too high in the future. In the face of the killer weapon of cost performance, many countries will consider it at that time, just like the current S-14.

Just when Xu Huasheng was wandering in the northwest, in Shanghai, at the headquarters of Shanghai Auto, a big thing was happening.

The delegation from Volkswagen of Germany was negotiating with Shanghai Auto. The people who came from Volkswagen of Germany this time are the real masters of Volkswagen Group.

The main reason for coming to China and Shanghai Auto is that Volkswagen Group is now facing a production crisis.

When the drones of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia bombed Germany, not only did many German power plants suffer serious damage, but also directly hit some places of Volkswagen of Germany to the automobile group.

This situation caused some factories of Volkswagen of Germany to stop production directly. Although the remaining factories did not stop production, the production costs increased significantly.

Especially the price of electricity, because many power plants were damaged and repaired, the price of electricity in Germany soared during this period. The soaring price of electricity has driven the soaring price of the entire industrial chain. After all, electricity is needed for everything.

In addition to these, because of rising prices, German workers started to strike again, demanding a wage increase. This is simply adding insult to injury for the Volkswagen Group.

So after internal discussions, the German Volkswagen Group decided to temporarily transfer production capacity outward and find other automobile factories to do OEM. After choosing and choosing, they finally found the Magic City Automobile Group.

The two parties had cooperated before, and they also established a joint venture company, Magic City Volkswagen. Magic City Volkswagen also made money, but unfortunately, after the strong rise of Shanhai Automobile Group, Magic City Volkswagen was finished.

Now, the sales of Magic City brand cars of Magic City Automobile Company's own brand are much higher than those of Volkswagen, and the performance of the car is also better than that of Volkswagen. Volkswagen has become a miscellaneous brand in China, with almost no sales.

However, the factory is still there, which is a life-saving medicine for the Volkswagen Group. At the same time, China has a complete industrial chain, and even the most core engines and gearboxes can be purchased, and the price is not expensive.

So, the Volkswagen Group is here.

During this period, Volkswagen Group has been negotiating with Shanghai Group, and now it is time to sign an agreement.

According to the new agreement, Volkswagen Group and Shanghai Auto Group re-signed the Shanghai Volkswagen agreement. According to the agreement, Shanghai Auto Group and Volkswagen Group will each hold 50% of the shares of Shanghai Volkswagen.

Shanghai VolkswagenThe group will become independent groups, and Volkswagen of Germany has also upgraded the level of Shanghai Volkswagen. Volkswagen of Germany will build an automobile research and development center in Shanghai, and will invest 2 billion US dollars to transform the production line of Shanghai Volkswagen.

In the future, Shanghai Volkswagen will produce all models of Volkswagen Group, including Audi, Skoda, Porsche and other brands.

In the future, Shanghai Volkswagen's position in the heart of Volkswagen Group will be greatly improved. In the future, the cars produced by Shanghai Volkswagen will mainly supply markets outside China, and of course will also supply the Chinese market.

However, Volkswagen Group also knows that Volkswagen has no competitiveness in China. China's own brand cars are almost dead.

The appearance is more beautiful than their own, the technology is more powerful than their own, and the price is cheaper than their own car price, so they can't compete with them at all.

Not to mention that Volkswagen can't compete with them, all car brands outside China can't compete with China's own brand cars. So don't think that China's market is very open now.

Even the automobile industry is open, and foreign capital can independently build automobile companies in China.

But there are no foreign brands coming, and they can't compete with them, really can't compete with them. However, although there is no investment in building factories, there are many foreign brands that have cooperated with Chinese auto brands.

The most successful cooperation is the Renault brand. Since being acquired by Shanhai Automobile Group, the Renault brand has directly released a series of new cars.

These new cars have made Renault take off directly. In the past few months, Renault's global sales have skyrocketed. This is especially true in the European market.

Renault's Elf has been the sales champion in Europe for several consecutive months, and other models have also sold very well. Hybrid models are also selling very well.

Some of Renault's cars are produced in France, but some are produced in China. Even for models produced in France, many parts are imported from China. Especially for hybrid models, many things used in hybrid models are now imported from China.

Now, Volkswagen has also come. In the future, relying on the advantages of the industrial chain, more companies will come to China.