Chapter 667 Renault OEM (Plus More)

Louis-Renault, French industrialist, one of the pioneers of the automobile industry, and one of the founders of Renault.

In 1877, Louis-Reynolds was born into a wealthy businessman family in Paris. As a teenager, Renault became interested in machinery.

In 1898, 21-year-old Louis-Renault converted his De-Dion brand trailer motorcycle into a car, which was the birth of Renault. At the same time, Renault was famous in the Parisian society as an automobile inventor.

Later, with the help of two older brothers, the Renault Brothers car factory was established outside Paris.

Their cars continued to evolve, and eventually, before the First World War, Renault was the number one car company in France, producing more than 10,000 cars a year.

During the First World War, the French army purchased a large number of Renault brand cars as military vehicles, making Renault the first in the French auto industry in terms of scale, capital and technology.

However, after the First World War, Renault's good days were over, and the Citroen car from the Netherlands quickly dominated the market at half the price of Renault's similar products.

Moreover, the worldwide economic turmoil of the 1920s and 1930s resulted in very few car sales.

This hit Louis-Renault hard, suffering from aphasia and almost lost the ability to speak.

The skinny camel is bigger than the horse. Although Renault is not as beautiful as before, after all, it still has a background. Now Renault has a variety of cars, tanks, and it is quite complete, such as cars, which are cheap from the price. From the civilian car to the noble car, the classification is complete.

Although not as good as it used to be, Renault is still one of the main French companies, with businesses involved in cars, tanks, weapons, and aircraft engines.

However, the technology in Germany is far behind.

The first stop of Cyric's visit was the Renault car company located on the outskirts of Paris. Louis-Renault, who was in his sixties, stood outside, waiting for Cyric's team, and beside him was Speer.

At that time, Speer became the Minister of Military Quarters under the guidance of Cyric, and then he was responsible for all production affairs. Cyric was kind to him, and he was indeed a great leader in his tenure. To improve the production capacity of various equipment.

During this time, he was devoted to the integration of French industry. Renault Motors, he has been there many times.

At the same time, in order to protect Cyric's safety, as early as two days ago, a large number of Gestapo sealed off this place. Every person was checked, and every possible commanding height was guarded to ensure the absolute safety of the head of state.

Cyric's car came to the door and looked at the 60-year-old old Renault standing beside him. Cyric got out of the car and held the other's hand: "Old sir, the empire is loyal to a person like you, It won't be wronged."

In fact, there is nothing that can be done. If Renault does not cooperate, his factory will be directly acquired by Germany. Historically, Renault has actively cooperated with Germany, but after the end of World War II, Renault still could not escape the company's state ownership. The fate of annexation was nationalized, and he became a sinner in France.

But now, Cyric's attitude still moved old Renault very much. Even in the past, the Prime Minister of France had never communicated with him so cordially.

"Thank you." Old Reynolds didn't have much to say, and he forced the word out of his mouth.

"Come on, let's go have a look." Cyric said to Speer.

Under the leadership of Speer, they first came to the production workshop.

Ford has made full use of the advantages of the assembly line, but in the Renault factory, it is still very conservative, and it is not uncommon for a technician to assemble the entire car, which leads to the high cost of Renault cars.

Now, the factory is in a state of shutdown, and you can even see some auto parts being stacked aside.

"After a few days of investigation, we found that all Renault's products are obsolete products." Speer said on the side: "Renault's technology is outdated and its productivity is low. It's time to go bankrupt."

How to coordinate these factories is a big deal, after all, this is a private enterprise, but it is a private enterprise under the German occupation zone.

Hearing Speer's words, there was a trace of pain in the eyes of the old Renault. The old Renault was born in technology. The direct drive system and the turbocharger were all inventions of the old Renault.

But now, his products are said to be outdated technology. To say that his products are expensive, he can accept it, but to say that the technology is outdated, he is really unwilling.

But there is no way, he can only cooperate.

"So, we plan to make a lot of changes to the production here. For example, the engine plant here will be completely transformed to produce our current main diesel engine." Speer said.

Now, German diesel engines have formed a series, a large number of components are common, and different horsepower output can be achieved through the number of cylinders, which are matched to trucks, infantry fighting vehicles, and tanks. Therefore, for engines, German The demand is quite huge.

Speer's opinion is to eliminate all Renault products and turn the Renault factory into a German foundry.

Anyway, it's not that they don't give money. They will not suffer any losses if they give it to the Renault factory at the normal order price.

Cyric understood the mood of old Renault.

Looking at a company that was built with one hand, all the products are gone, and it has become a foundry factory. As a founder, it is normal to feel uncomfortable.

However, from the perspective of the empire, it is equally important to integrate the entire resources and achieve maximum production efficiency. If Renault continues to produce, then the equipment will be faced with many problems if the equipment is given to the troops on the front line. It will greatly increase the logistical burden.

"I think the products produced by Renault can continue to use Renault's trademark." Cyric said.

It is just a trademark and does not affect other aspects. However, this will give Renault a lot of confidence. The OEM is still produced by Renault! At least, the name Renault will not disappear.

Hearing this, Old Renault was immediately grateful, and Cyric's words made him even more grateful.

"Meanwhile, in recognition of Reynolds' contribution to the Empire, I propose that Mr. Louis-Reynolds be awarded the title of Holy Aryan."

Holy Aryans, this is a plan proposed by Cyric a few years ago. Hitler proposed to make non-pure Aryans receive the same treatment as Aryans. It can be said that it is a kind of brainwashing. A spiritual guide.

Aliens, don't be sad, you can't choose your origin, but you can achieve the same status as the Aryans through your own contributions!

The title of a holy Aryan makes many people proud. Now, Cyric brought this set to France, of course, to assimilate France, and finally let the Europeans integrate into the big family of Germany. Come.