My Italian: Chapter 565 Orders from Germany Part 1

Turin is the center of car manufacturing in Italy, as well as the center of car manufacturing in Europe. Cars made in Turin account for as much as 40% of Europe's total production.

Turin has the status of a car manufacturing center, and it also comes from Fiat, the overlord of European car manufacturers.

Although European countries are also supporting their own auto manufacturing companies, Fiat's first-mover advantage and large-scale manufacturing still allow it to occupy the bulk of the European auto market.

Although in the passenger car market, auto manufacturers in various countries are constantly closing the gap with Fiat, but relying on word of mouth and rich styles, they can still occupy 50% of the market share. Let Fiat remain the mountain of the European passenger car market, and it is the goal that other automakers need to catch up.

If manufacturers in other countries in the passenger car market still have the idea of ​​​​challenging their position, then there is another area where Fiat is unattainable, and that is the European truck market. Unlike passenger cars, trucks need to consider more practicality. What is the load capacity, whether the failure rate is low or not, whether it is easy to maintain, and whether the fuel consumption is high or not are all very practical issues.

As long as a truck is excellent in these aspects, buyers will give priority to buying it even if it is a little more expensive.

With years of layout in trucks and accumulation of technology, Fiat has made Fiat a well-deserved overlord in the truck market. The United States, where the auto industry is booming, also bought Fiat trucks.

It can be said that seven out of every ten trucks in the world come from Fiat.

However, Fiat has not been immersed in the glory of the truck market. Under the leadership of President Giovanni Agnelli, they have always invested heavily in the research and development of cars. All parts of the car, such as new axles, frames, suspensions, and engines, are trying to develop better ones.

It is also this spirit that makes Fiat bigger and stronger, with more and more orders.

Especially now that the situation in Europe is becoming more and more tense, trucks are more and more reflected as a means of transportation, so more orders are coming.

Of course, the more orders Fiat has, the better.

And some orders must be treated carefully by Fiat, which is the case today.

Giovanni Agnelli, the president of Fiat, stood at the door of the company today. Behind him, the company's senior management also gathered together as if they were waiting for someone.

In the economic circles of Italy, Giovanni Agnelli is also considered a man of the hour, and his every move is always followed by people. Today, the president himself was waiting at the door, making Fiat's employees mutter to themselves, isn't there some big guy coming?

As for the whispers of private employees, as Fiat's high-level executives, of course they don't care. Although the person who came today is not a big shot, he has a pivotal position in the company's development. Because the German military delegation that is coming today, their purpose of coming to Fiat is to test the Fiat F75 truck.

This truck is a new model truck recently produced by Fiat. The car is 9.1 meters long, 2.1 meters wide, and 1.8 meters high. It is driven by the rear axle and weighs 3,100 kilograms when empty. It is equipped with an in-line water-cooled 6-cylinder four-stroke gasoline engine with a maximum power of 75 horsepower and a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour. The standard load capacity is three tons, and it can tow a 3-ton heavy trailer.

This car is Fiat's culmination of these years, and it is the top truck in terms of performance, reliability and ease of maintenance. The Italian Army has tested this truck before, whether it is muddy roads, winding mountain roads, or easy roads with potholes, this truck has performed well and has become a symbol of reliability.

The performance of the car caused a sensation as soon as it was released, and the orders came like snowflakes. Fiat has also deployed enough manpower to ensure that the production line of this model is in maximum rotation.

The f75 truck not only aroused popular enthusiasm among the people, but also attracted the attention of the military of various countries. The Italian military ordered a thousand vehicles for their own use. What's even more rare is that the Austro-Hungarian military also ordered 1,500 vehicles.

In addition to their own and the Austrians, the German military is also very interested in this. Due to the previous failure in the development of the 75mm rapid-fire gun, the German military could only choose the caliber to win, so there are currently a large number of 105, 120, and 150 artillery in the German army.

Although the performance of these artillery is powerful, it brings a serious problem, that is, each one is very heavy. Each door is more than one ton, and many of them can reach the level of two or three tons.

In fact, the artillery can reach more than one ton, and it is not a simple matter to transport it. Taking the current German army equipped with a large number of 105mm 09 light howitzers as an example, its combat weight is 1225kg; its marching weight is 2320kg. To transport it, at least 18 horses are required. You must know that horses are actually very delicate. If the transportation distance is too long, the horses are very easy to die in large numbers. Not to mention the heavier cannon, its weight is more than three tons. As for the larger caliber 120mm, 150mm and other guns, the weight is also leveraged.

In history, Germany was able to carry these heavy artillery to penetrate Belgium and once approached Paris. But the price of going to Paris was that a large number of horses in the German army were exhausted, so they were blocked by the British and French allied forces on the Marne River. This was because the personnel and supplies in the rear could not be transported, which led to the overuse of troops and the squeeze of German soldiers to the extreme. Couldn't hold back any longer, leading to the loss of the Marne. Then Germany could no longer break through the Marne.

For these big guys in the army, the German Army thought of a lot of ways, but because of cost or other reasons, they finally chose to use more horses for transportation. In fact, Germany bought a lot of trucks before, but the performance of the trucks was not good at that time. They could only drag more than one ton of artillery, and their performance on complicated roads was not very good. Therefore, the German Army does not have much equipment, just over a thousand vehicles.

As for now, the ideal means of transportation in the eyes of the German army has appeared, and the means of transportation that can tow three tons has appeared. The Fiat F75 truck is definitely a surprise for Germany.

For this reason, the German army has purchased several vehicles for testing before, and it can tow most of the German artillery. This is excellent news for simplifying the logistics of the German army. Not to mention that it can adapt to most road conditions. For military trucks, trucks that adapt to various road conditions are definitely the most popular. Because there are no good roads on the battlefield, they are basically dirt roads that have been crushed countless times and are muddy with bomb craters. In this environment, the Fiat F75 truck is also more reliable than previous trucks. And the reliability is not bad, whoever you choose if you don’t choose it.

Since this car is so in line with the needs of the German army~www.mtlnovel.com~, then why is there a road not to choose. Although there are still some generals in the government who have objections to the army's large purchase of foreign trucks, they finally made a decision at the request of General Mao Qi.

Someone may ask, doesn't Germany have an automobile industry?

Yes German cars are fine in passenger cars, but in trucks they are nothing compared to Fiat. The German Army had given them a chance before, but none of the truck samples produced by each automaker passed the Army's tests. Not to mention compared with the new Fiat F75, even the old trucks are inferior. It also puts to rest the miss of most Army generals using their own trucks.

That's how the German delegation arrived. Although Fiat didn't know it very well, it had heard about it. That's why the president Giovanni Agnelli brought a group of high-level officials to greet him at the door.

He wants to improve the relationship with the German military and make the f75 truck more marketable.

After all, the focus of military vehicles and civilian vehicles is different, and the Germans are so sincere this time. The luxury order of 10,000 vehicles allowed Fiat to see the wealth of the Germans.

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