167: "Heavenly Sword" Medal of Merit Award Ceremony!

December.

For the entire country of Iraq, it was an incredibly shocking month!

The people of Iraq were completely conquered by the new Beidou automobiles, which were cooperatively produced and assembled by their country and Dragon Country!

"Jiuzhou-Tigris", "Longhua-Tigris", and "Mengshi-Tigris" became the three best-selling car brands in Iraq within just one month!

On the vast desert roads of Iraq, a technological revolution in travel was erupting with the arrival of Dragon Country automobiles.

In the past, Iraqi drivers' dashboards were always piled with yellowed paper maps, and they had to frequently stop when crossing cities to gesture and ask for directions from roadside shops.

Long-haul truck drivers even had to hire guides familiar with the terrain, struggling to identifyVague (blurry) tire tracks in the vast sea of sand.

Fishermen along the Shatt al-Arab River feared the most when roads were submerged during the rainy season, often getting lost even after detouring dozens of kilometers.

Until Dragon Country automobiles, bearing the "Beidou Navigation" logo, drove into their lives, completely changing everything!

When Shahran, a citizen of Baghdad, first sat in a "Jiuzhou-Tigris" sedan, the flashing satellite icon on the central control screen made him input the name of Khorramshahr with skepticism.

As a mechanical female voice announced in Arabic, "Total distance 387 kilometers, estimated arrival in 5 hours and 22 minutes," he was shocked to see the gas station and rest area 3 kilometers ahead displayed in real-time on the screen.

This journey, which previously required asking for directions seven or eight times and taking at least 7 hours to complete, was now broken down into a blue navigation line accurate to the meter.

This change made him feel incredibly shocked!

After experiencing the "Jiuzhou-Tigris" sedan for a few days, Shahran was completely conquered by this car, jointly produced by Dragon Country and Iraq!

He frantically told his neighbors and friends about his feelings, praising the car's power to everyone he met!

...On the streets of Baghdad in the early morning, Hassan, an oil worker, stood in front of his brand new "Mengshi-Tigris" off-road vehicle, his fingers trembling as he traced the cold-glowing Beidou satellite navigation logo on the hood.

He had never imagined that he would one day drive a "domestically produced car."

Although the parts for this car came from the distant Dragon Country, it was indeed assembled in an Iraqi factory.

"Before, from Basra to Mosul, I had to carry three yellowed paper maps and was stopped seven or eight times at checkpoints to ask for directions."

"Now? Just enter the destination, and even the locations of gas stations and mosques are clearly marked!"

Hassan exclaimed to the surrounding neighbors.

The "Military Quality" nameplate on the rear of the car was particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.

Hassan's cousin was a soldier who had participated in the Iran-Iraq War.

After Hassan bought a "Mengshi-Tigris" off-road vehicle, his cousin personally came to experience the car.

His cousin also carefully inspected and vigorously patted the car door.

"Listen to the sound! It's as powerful as the Mengshi armored vehicles on the front lines!"

His cousin gave a very high evaluation of Hassan's car... In the port of Basra, Abbas, the captain of a transport team, was experiencing an even more astonishing transformation in his truck fleet.

In the past, twenty trucks required six guides. Now, with the "Dongfeng" brand trucks imported as complete vehicles from Dragon Country, all vehicle locations are displayed in real-time on a shared electronic map, relying solely on the Beidou fleet management system.

When sandstorms obscured visibility, the lead vehicle automatically synchronized the safe path to the following vehicles, and the convoy pierced through the dim yellow sky like a steel torrent.

What shocked Abbas, the transport team captain, the most was driving at night.

The wilderness paths they previously relied on moonlight to discern now became clear green channels on the navigation screen, with even detours left by camel caravans marked with warnings.

Now, his convoy's transport efficiency has increased by 40%, and the accident rate has dropped to zero!

This caused an earthquake in the traditional Iraqi transport industry, which relied on astrologers to determine auspicious days for travel!

Almost all transport convoys are raising funds, preparing to import "Dongfeng" brand transport trucks from Dragon Country!

...From presidential palaces to nomadic tents, from oil pipelines to date palm farms, Beidou navigation is redefining the spatial perception of this ancient land with meter-level accuracy.

When the Iraqi people discovered that even pilgrimage routes could be planned by "automobiles" with optimal rest stops and gas stations, Dragon Country automobiles were no longer just a means of transport, but completely dismantled the traditional Arab world's perception of "travel as adventure"!

It is no exaggeration to say that Dragon Country's automobiles directly brought a technological revolution in lifestyle to Iraq!

Peng Lin's original market estimate for Iraq was an annual demand for 300,000 civilian vehicles.

But now, in less than a month, 200,000 "Jiuzhou-Tigris", "Longhua-Tigris", and "Mengshi-Tigris" vehicles have been ordered in Iraq!

The convenience brought by Dragon Country automobiles was simply too great!

Currently, almost all Iraqi citizens with some assets want to replace their cars with those jointly produced by Dragon Country and Iraq!

In addition, for transport trucks and other vehicles, tens of thousands of complete vehicle import orders are rapidly flowing from Iraq to Dragon Country!

Whether it's factories producing automotive parts or car manufacturers producing complete vehicles, they are all working 24 hours a day, in shifts, with continuous production!

...End of December.

After Dragon Country automobiles established a reputation in Iraq, they instantly began to spread throughout the entire Middle East region.

Due to the surge in oil prices, the GDP growth rate across the Middle East was extremely fast, directly stimulating the vast demand in the automotive market.

Compared to the cooperation model with Iraq, Dragon Country's automobiles were exported as complete vehicles to many countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.

The military-grade quality of Dragon Country automobiles, coupled with the Beidou satellite navigation system, also began to boom after entering the markets of these countries!

Including the Southeast Asian market, which was also rapidly occupied by Dragon Country automobiles!

Leveraging the initial momentum, Dragon Country automobiles completely established a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region!

"Once the Beidou system achieves global coverage, we can enter the Latin American and African regions, and even traditional large markets like Western Europe and USA!"

Peng Lin thought silently.

Perhaps in less than three years, Dragon Country's automotive industry could be the first to achieve the goal of producing and selling 3 million vehicles annually!

Because in addition to civilian vehicles, Dragon Country's automotive industry, leveraging the advantages of Beidou, also saw a surge in sales in the commercial truck sector!

As good news frequently arrived from the automotive industry, 1980 unknowingly drew to a close.

In addition to intensifying the summary and statistics of the year's achievements, Dragon Country's official government was also preparing for relevant commendation matters.

December 31st.

On the last day of 1980, the Dragon Country's Highest Science and Technology Award and the "Tiangong Forging Sword" Medal of Merit Award Ceremony was grandly held in the Great Hall!