Chapter 665： Renault OEM

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

In 1877, Louis-Renault was born in a wealthy merchant family in Paris. In his youth, Renault became interested in machinery.

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

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

Their cars continued to develop, and finally before World War I, Renault occupied the position of the largest automobile company in France, with an annual output of more than 10,000 cars.

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

However, after the First World War, Renault’s good days ended. Citroen from the Netherlands quickly occupied the market at half the price of similar Renault products.

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

This caused Louis Renault to be hit hard, suffering from aphasia, and almost losing the ability to speak.

The lean camel is bigger than the horse. Although Renault is not as good as before, after all, it still has the foundation. Now Renault, cars, tanks, all kinds are covered, and they are quite complete, such as cars, which are cheaper. From the civilian cars to the noble cars, the classification is complete.

Although not as good as before, Renault is still one of the major companies in France. Its business involves cars, tanks, weapons, and aircraft engines.

However, the technology in Germany is far behind.

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

Back then, Speer became the Minister of Military Supplies under the leadership of Cyric, and then he was responsible for all production affairs. Cyric had a good understanding of him, and he was indeed very much in office. Land has improved the production capacity of various equipment.

During this time, he was committed to integrating French industry. Renault Motor Company, he has been here many times.

At the same time, in order to protect Cyric's safety, as early as two days ago, a large number of Gestapo blocked the place. Everyone 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 Renault standing beside him. Cyric got out of the car and took the other’s hand: "Old sir, the empire is for a loyal person like you, It won't be wrong."

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

And now, Cyric's attitude still moved the old Renault very much. Even in the past, the French prime minister had never communicated with him so cordially.

"Thank you." Old Renault didn't have much to say, and he barely spit out the word from his mouth.

"Go, let's go see it." 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 at the Renault plant, it is still very conservative. It is not uncommon for a technician to assemble the entire car, which has led to the high cost of Renault.

Now, the factory is in a state of shutdown, and some auto parts can even be seen piled aside.

"After several days of investigation, we found that all Renault products are obsolete." Speer said to the side: "Renault's technology is old and productivity is low. If it is not vigorously reformed, then the entire company, 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 German occupation.

Hearing Speer's words, there was a trace of pain in the old Renault's eyes. 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 old in technology, and he can accept that his products are expensive, but he is really unwilling to say that the technology is old.

But there is no way, he can only cooperate.

"Therefore, we intend to carry out a large number of transformations on the production here. For example, the engine plant here will be completely transformed to produce our main diesel engine." Speer said.

Now, Germany’s diesel engine has formed a series with a large number of common components. Different horsepower output can be achieved through the difference in the number of cylinders. It is used in 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, and they will not suffer a loss if they give Renault factory the normal order price.

Cyric understood the feelings of old Renault.

Looking at a company established with one hand, all the products are gone, and it is reduced to 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 to achieve maximum production efficiency. If Renault Motors continues to produce, then if the equipment is provided to the front-line troops, they will face many problems. The parts are not universal. Will greatly increase the burden of logistics.

"I think that Renault's products can still 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. OEM production is still produced by Renault! At least, the name Renault will not disappear.

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

"At the same time, in recognition of Renault's contribution to the empire, I propose to grant Mr. Louis-Renault the title of Holy Aryan."

Holy Aryans, this is a few years ago Cyric proposed, and Hitler proposed a plan to allow non-pure Aryans to 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 background, but you can get the same status as the Aryans through your own contributions!

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