243: Chapter 243 Bosch: Where did they get their technology?

As for the fourth piece of evidence, it left Fang Ping feeling a bit speechless.

Regarding this, he only wanted to say one thing: what kind of decent person puts an ad in their lawsuit?

That's right, in his view, the so-called fourth piece of evidence wasn't evidence related to this case at all, but rather an ad for Transsion.

Meanwhile, Zhou Zhen had already released the test report for the Huachuang Intelligent Driving ESP Pro.

After the reporters photographed the parameter introduction below, Zhou Zhen spoke righteously.

"Transsion has already found a substitute supplier. The ESP system from Huachuang has already passed the national standard certification, and its performance benchmarks against the Bosch 9.0.

Therefore, although Bosch's supply cutoff caused actual losses to Transsion, it did not cause a fatal blow.

However, this actually proves the malicious intent behind Bosch's supply cutoff; they weren't unable to supply, they just didn't want to."

The judge flipped through the report and nodded.

"Is the Transsion side's list of losses prepared?"

"It is prepared." Zhou Zhen took out a document, "Order breach penalties, production line stoppage losses, brand image losses, and deposit late fees, totaling 3.758 billion."

He handed the document up. The judge took it, glanced at it casually, and then looked toward the Bosch side.

"Bosch side, do you have any objections to the compensation amount?"

Fang Ping stood up immediately; after all, this was really quite similar to loan sharking.

From the single digits at the beginning to the 3-something now...

"Yes, the amount claimed by the plaintiff far exceeds the actual losses..."

"Presiding Judge." Zhou Zhen interrupted Fang Ping, "Our side has evidence proving that Bosch's supply cutoff was malicious and premeditated.

According to Article 113 of the Contract Law, a party that commits a malicious breach of contract shall compensate the non-breaching party for all losses, including lost profits.

The 3.758 billion is the result of precise calculation, and every single item is documented."

He handed up a thick stack of vouchers.

The judge took it and flipped through it.

The evidence was indeed very sufficient. Bosch had been greedy; if they hadn't trusted those few companies...

Of course, the final judgment would certainly take discretion into account...

"Bosch side, do you have any objections to the authenticity of the evidence?"

Fang Ping slowly shook his head.

What objections could he have? Those vouchers were all Transsion's financial records, bank transfer screenshots, original contracts, and production line stoppage reports.

Each one had an official seal, a signature, and a date.

Of course, there might be some tricks regarding the actual losses, and the judge might be biased in their favor during the trial, but the final outcome would definitely be fair and just.

"No objections?" Fang Ping's voice was very low.

"Then court is adjourned." The judge struck the gavel, "Regarding the amount, we need to deliberate carefully. The verdict will be announced in court at 2:00 PM."

...

In the gallery, reporters stood up one after another and rushed out to file their stories.

#Bosch Completely Defeated#

#Verdict This Afternoon, Fastest Supplier Lawsuit in History#

#Domestic ESP System Catches Up#

#ESP Prices Plummet#

Among them were reporters as well as some media arranged by Transsion. The ESP system battle royale had begun.

When the news spread, at the Bosch Shanghai headquarters, Muller sat in his office, looking at the price curve on his computer screen, and suddenly felt he needed to go downstairs to buy a cup of coffee.

The kind where he wouldn't take the stairs or the elevator.

But before he could take action, a call from the Germany headquarters had already come in.

"Hans, you told me that Transsion would drop the lawsuit."

"You promised that the courts in China would not rule against us."

Franz Fehrenbach was filled with killing intent in addition to mockery.

Franz Fehrenbach was so angry not just because of the series of trashy things he had done.

After all, as a monopoly, they could cut off supplies to whoever they wanted.

Even if sued, even if the court ruled against them, it was impossible for them to pay this breach of contract penalty; this was the confidence Bosch had as a monopoly.

After all, having technology really allowed them to do whatever they wanted—take it or leave it.

Hans Müller cutting off supplies at will was completely meant to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, giving other companies a warning.

It was not only not a problem, it was even a good thing.

The real reason he was angry was that a high-performance ESP system had appeared in China, and the China branch was completely unaware of it.

They only found out about this result at the very moment both sides were in court.

This not only represented that their research capabilities were extremely strong, but also that their monopoly in the ESP system sector had ended.

The market also gave the correct response; after the Frankfurt market opened, Bosch's stock price fell by 4% instantly and was still continuing to fall.

"Mr. Franz Fehrenbach, I..."

"You still don't understand where your problem lies?

Enough, deal with it yourself!

After you clean up this mess, someone will go to replace you next week."

The call ended. Muller put down his phone, not knowing whether he would be fired or...

2:00 PM, Guangzhou Intermediate Court.

When the judge walked in, everyone in the courtroom stood up.

"The case of Transsion Technology suing Bosch China for malicious breach of contract is now announced."

The judge read the verdict.

"The investigation found that Bosch China unilaterally stopped supplying the ESP system to Transsion Technology on the grounds of tight production capacity.

However, evidence shows that during the same period, Bosch increased the supply of the same model to other clients by 30%. Bosch's claim of force majeure is invalid, constituting a malicious breach of contract."

Fang Ping kept his head down, saying nothing, only silently praying in his heart that the compensation would be a little less.

They were indeed too arrogant; internal factors held them back, and the company was like a wall leaking from all sides.

"According to Article 113 of the Contract Law, Bosch shall compensate Transsion Technology for all losses.

However, after investigation, although every item in the list of losses submitted by Transsion is supported by contracts, financial vouchers, or audit reports, it still exceeds the standard compensation criteria.

This court does not fully support the loss amount claimed by Transsion. According to relevant laws, Bosch shall compensate Transsion for losses of 2.678 billion."

In the gallery, people began to discuss: "2.678 billion, this is not much different from before.

Doesn't this still cost Bosch its life?"

"What is this bit of money? A slight drop in stock price is worth more than this, okay?"

"The investigation found that Bosch's supply cutoff constitutes a strict commercial breach of contract. Within 15 days from the effective date of the judgment, Bosch China shall publicly apologize for its dishonest behavior in national mainstream media and automotive industry publications."

"This case is listed as a typical commercial case by the Guangzhou Intermediate Court and will be reported to the Automotive Industry Association."

"If dissatisfied with the judgment, an appeal may be filed with the Guangnan Provincial High Court within 15 days."

The judge put down the verdict and looked at the defendant's table.

"Court adjourned."

Fang Ping stood in place. He knew that appealing would be useless; the evidence was too solid, and the Provincial High Court would not overturn the original judgment. At most, an appeal would only lower or increase the compensation amount slightly.

It wouldn't be worth the effort.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Muller, but the other party did not reply.

When the Transsion people walked out of the court, dozens of media outlets were already gathered at the entrance.

Liu Fang stood on the steps facing the cameras and said only one sentence:

"Fairness is the bottom line of a market economy; whoever crosses this line must pay the price.

In addition, Huachuang Technology's ESP Pro system works very well, and the price is only 60% of Bosch's comparable products. We will accelerate the popularization of the ESP system."

After hearing this, Fang Ping immediately understood why Muller didn't reply to his message; he would probably see a new leader very soon.

That evening, Shen Fei posted a picture on his Weibo.

The picture was the cover of the verdict and the production line of Huachuang Intelligent Driving.

"Thanks to the competitor for strangling our throat, it allowed us to create a better ESP."