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Sondstead
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Postby Sondstead » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:49 am

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Mr. Bergamaschi
Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile. As your business offer fits well with our international strategy, we will accept it; Auto Distribution Internazionale, trading as KMF Automobile Astholm, will be appointed the official importer of KMF passenger cars into Astholm.

With regards to your specific requests; given your rough estimate of the potential market for KMF vehicles in Astholm, we are pessimistic that there is a sufficient market for a lower-mid range, 1.6 litre model of the e3 to warrant producing it and feel that the 1.2Ti and 1.6Di models adequately fill the demand for low-range fleet vehicles such as company and rental cars, particularly as they offer lower CO2 emissions and better fuel efficiency than a naturally aspirated petrol e3 1.6i would and, if motor tax in your country is based on engine displacement, fall into the same or lower tax bands. We will permit your organization to handle proper licensing of dealerships including if you feel KMF dealerships should be exclusively stand-alone, however our preference is that the majority of dealerships be specifically tailored to selling KMF vehicles.

We will, as soon as you require, begin shipments of KMF vehicles to Astholm.

Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr
Sales Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

äbjöhänssünr@sales.kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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United Kingdom of Wigan
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Postby United Kingdom of Wigan » Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:46 pm

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From: Simon Brameld
To: Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr, Sales Director, KMF Audomobil A/F

Dear Sir,
our firm would like to launch KMF Automobile within the nation of The United Kingdom of Wigan (named for the town in the United Kingdom, which is named after a man called Wigan), a nation which covers 65,300 km2 in size. We intend to market your brand as a premium buy, one that will compete with Acura, Buick and Chrysler for sales.

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Nation: United Kingdom of Wigan
Estimated annual sales: This needs discussion
I am a: Distributor

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Vehicles you do not feel there is a market for in your nation: None
Vehicles not meeting local regulations and why: None
For importers interested in handling distribution of KMF cars;
—Name of organization: KMF Automobile United Kingdom of Wigan
—CEO or President: Simon Brameld
—Company history:A new company, established in 2013.
—Storefront link, if available:

Yours faithfully,
Simon Brameld
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Sondstead
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Postby Sondstead » Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:51 pm

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Mr. Brameld
Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile. As your business offer fits well with our international strategy, we will accept it; KMF Automobile United Kingdom of Wigan will be appointed the official importer of KMF passenger cars into Wigan. We will, as soon as you require, begin shipments of KMF vehicles to your country.

Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr
Sales Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

äbjöhänssünr@sales.kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby Maltropia » Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:00 pm


Communique of the Royal Kingdom of Maltropia

From: Ministry of Trade,
Corcaigh Nua,
Royal Kingdom of Maltropia
Date: 20/02/2013 AD
Encryption = Low

To: KMF Automobile,
Sondstead


Dear sir,
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Patrick Stoker, the Deputy Minister for Trade of the Royal Kingdom of Maltropia. I am contacting you at this time in this capacity, as representative of one of the world's leading automobile-producing nations and a highly-favoured market. For some time now my office has been admiring the business model of KMF Automobile, a firm which has rapidly earned a global reputation for quality engineering. We have reached a decision regarding your firm; we wish you to serve Maltropian customers.

You may perhaps already thinking about the business model you could pursue in Maltropia; we have well-known shipping firms who could deliver your products to our many ports, or you could find some other way to get your vehicles to Paradoxia. The difficulty here, of course, is distance. There are at least four thousand miles between Maltropia and the nearest region, and our navy is not capable of patrolling all that open water. But that isn't an issue under our offer, because we're inviting KMF to set up a plant within the Royal Kingdom.

You see, we realise that you're in the middle of ramping up your global production. We know KMF has the potential to be a market leader. What we offer is an ideal location - not only is there the Maltropian market, there are neighbouring Bigfootia and Ishgar as well, and several other major markets in Paradoxia - as well as low production costs. Yes, Maltropia is a high-wage country, and yes, we have an exchange rate that does not entirely lend itself to export, but with some of the world's most competitive firms based in Maltropia there is no doubt that you will easily acquire quality raw materials at prices far below the standard in Sondstead.

I would go into greater detail, but I will first await your reply. In the meantime, you will find attached an application for a KMF distribution network to be established in Maltropia. I hope you look favourably on our invitation. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions on the subject.


Regards,
Patrick Stoker
Deputy Minister for Trade
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Nation: Royal Kingdom of Maltropia
Estimated annual sales: 180,000 - 260,000 (total car sales in Maltropia ≈ 252 million)
I am a: Representative of the Maltropian government.

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Vehicles you do not feel there is a market for in your nation:
Vehicles not meeting local regulations and why:

For importers interested in handling distribution of KMF cars;
—Name of organization: KMF Maltrópa Teo. (abbr. of Teoranta; Ltd. in English)
—CEO or President: To be appointed at KMF's discretion
—Company history: N/A
—Storefront link, if available:
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Sondstead
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Postby Sondstead » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:11 pm

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Mr. Stoker,
Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

Your offer comes at an opportune time for us; we have been for some time investigating the possibility of expanding into the Maltropian market, which we understand is one of the largest and most dynamic in the world. In addition, we feel that given the climate and geography of Maltropia, our particular specialties, such as advanced all-wheel drive systems, would offer a very attractive proposition to Maltropian consumers.

Your invitation for KMF to begin manufacturing operations in Maltropia is particularly interesting, given the challenges posed by the distance of the Paradoxian region from the rest of the world and the level of demand, which would completely outstrip our present capacity. While for various reasons such as the present currency rates and the same issue of distances a plant in Maltropia is not likely to fit our global plan to develop a new manufacturing location to assemble a future KMF small car, a location in Maltropia would be highly attractive for the establishment of a major regional production centre, and we will keep your offer in mind.

In the meantime, we have begun taking the steps to incorporate KMF Maltrópa Teo. in Corcaigh-Nua. Upon it's incorporation having been properly recognized and office space to house our regional headquarters as well as appropriate port facilities having been acquired, we will promptly begin organizing a distribution network and either locally hiring or transferring from Sondstead the required staff. If no unforeseen circumstances prevent it, we should begin offering vehicles to consumers in Maltropia by March or April.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby ViZion » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:17 pm

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Nation: ViZion
Estimated annual sales: 3.7 million vehicles (projected first year sales)
I am a: Dealership network

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Vehicles you do not feel there is a market for in your nation: None
Vehicles not meeting local regulations and why: None
For importers interested in handling distribution of KMF cars;
—Name of organization: VonMoore Automotive Dealers
—CEO or President: Harvey VonMoore
—Company history: Founded by Harvey's father, Mike VonMoore, in 1979, VonMoore Automotive Dealers is one of ViZion's five largest dealership networks. The company works with and sells twelve makes of vehicles, and KMF would mark its thirteenth offering and first foreign brand.
—Storefront link, if available: N/A
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Postby Sondstead » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:49 pm

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Mr. VonMoore,
Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

Your offer is very attractive to us, giving the size and prestige of your firm and the ViZion automobile market. We will be happy to appoint VonMoore Automotive Dealers as the official importer of KMF passenger cars into ViZion.

However, we unfortunately will not be able to provide the desired quantity of vehicles to be imported at this time, as the requested 3,700,000 vehicles in the first year far outstrips both our installed and currently planned manufacturing capacity. While we will be required to limit shipments to ViZion to a far smaller number to allow us to meet obligations to other KMF distributors, we hope that it will still be possible to reach an agreement. Furthermore, we will take the local market in ViZion very much into account in our future expansion of our manufacturing base, including taking under consideration local production options.

We will, as soon as you require, begin shipments of KMF vehicles to ViZion.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby Van Luxemburg » Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:54 pm

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To: Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr, Sales Director, KMF Audomobil A/F

Dear Sir,

Your company has recently caught our eye in a survey of the market, specifically aimed at the expansion of our company. Let me first introduce our company: Egbers Auto-Import B.V. is a 90-year old Van Luxemburger company that is responsible for the distribution of various brands and the representation of several automotive manufacturers. We cooperate with several Maredoratican automobile manufacturers in order to market their vehicles in the Grand Duchy of Van Luxemburg, and currently represent a 9% market share in the Van Luxemburger car market with a variety of brands, including Forza. Today, we are looking to expand this market share by adding your company to our portfolio of imported brands.

The Van Luxemburger market is most certainly an interesting one. Customers buy, on average, a car every four years, most of which are mid-sized (D-segment) cars. They are known for taking care of their vehicles and the enormous automotive culture in Van Luxemburg does not prove us wrong. We think that there is certainly room for expansion and we know that it is possible to contract several interested entrepreneurs that would want to set up a KMF dealership. Fear not, our company shall take up distribution of your vehicles in the Van Luxemburger market and take complete responsibility for the marketing of your vehicles. Our company knows the local market like the back of its hand and has ample experience in marketing brands new to the Van Luxemburger customer, as has been evident by our market introduction of Forza, which commanded a 3% market share after the first three years and has continued to grow over time.

As per your request, we have taken the liberty of filling out your form. It is of course logical that our company is expected to have a margin in the profit of vehicles sold in our market, as do our contracted dealerships.

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Nation:The Grand Duchy of Van Luxemburg
Estimated annual sales: The total market amounts to around 4.1 million vehicles, of which we hope to capture 2% within the first three years, as a conservative estimate. This would amount to 82,000 automobiles.
I am a: Prospective Importer.

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Vehicles you do not feel there is a market for in your nation: Traditionally, hybrid vehicles have performed badly on the Van Luxemburger market. Even though the nearly militant nature of Van Luxemburger customers when it comes to these technologies has waned over the years, sales of hybrid models are still not very high. Whilst we will not directly advise against offering these models, it is to be expected that these models will have marginal sales compared to more traditional internal combustion engines.
Vehicles not meeting local regulations and why:
For importers interested in handling distribution of KMF cars;
—Name of organization: Egbers Auto-Import B.V.
—CEO or President: Hans Egbers, Managing director
—Company history: Egbers Auto-Import has over 90 years of experience in importing automobiles from a variety of foreign manufacturers. Within Van Luxemburg, the firm is not necessarily very famous, however the brands that it represents have risen to become accepted alternatives to the large domestic automobile industry. It was the runner-up of the Autovisioun customer service satisfaction awards in 2009, and again in 2011.
—Storefront link, if available: N/A

With an estimated sales figure of 82,000 vehicles, and a growing number of international partners for your firm, we would want to know if KMF would be interested in establishing a factory in Van Luxemburg. As the local government intends to market the country as 'Automobile Nation Number One', it gives out some incentives for the manufacturing of vehicles within the Grand Duchy. Furthermore, skilled labourers are often available. Should you be interested in establishing facilities in Van Luxemburg, we will gladly assist you in completing the process of doing so.

We hope our introduction so far has been satisfactory and will make you decide to choose for our services. We await your answer,

Kind regards,
Hans Egbers,
Managing director,
Egbers Auto-Import B.V.

Ambachtsstraat 76
67891 BZ Merelveld
Sint-Annabeek (SA)
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Sondstead
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Postby Sondstead » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:44 pm

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Mr. Egbers,
Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

Given the size and vibrancy of the Van Luxemburg market including for import marques despite the relative strength of local manufacturers, your offer is very attractive to us. We will be happy to appoint Egbers Auto-Import B.V. as the official importer of KMF passenger cars into Van Luxemburg. We will also take into account your invitation to establish local assembly locations, although given the strength of Van Luxemburger manufacturers in their home market it will unfortunately not take top priority for us.

On the subject of local market tastes, we feel we are well positioned to enter the competitive local market for D-segment vehicles; domestically and worldwide the D-segment e3 is our bread-and-butter product and offers a wide selection of body styles, options, and models which are competitive in performance and specification with the international D-segment market leaders produced by Van Luxemburger manufacturers.

On the specific matter of the local opinion on hybrid vehicles, we do not feel that this is a major stumbling block; our ElectroCharger Propulsion vehicles are not necessarily typical hybrids in terms of market positioning, and it would be possible to play down that aspect and to focus more on the performance benefits of the ECP system such as instantaneous power and torque response, which mitigates turbocharger lag while still being a more reliable, less mechanically complex, and more efficient solution than a dual belt and exhaust driven supercharger setup. In addition, it would be a very simple matter to, if you so request, produce Van Luxemburg market vehicles with different model badging than "HTi" and to provide accordingly changed documentation and sales literature.

We will, as soon as you require, begin shipments of KMF vehicles to Van Luxemburg.

Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr
Sales Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

äbjöhänssünr@sales.kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby Nouvelle Valcluse » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:48 pm

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Volturi Automotive




Greetings,

Volturi Automotive, commonly referred to as Volturi is a Valclusian luxury vehicle manufacturer based in Lyon, Valcluse. It was founded in 1948 by Leonardo Volturi and a small team of engineers in order to build sports cars and grand touring models to compete with the established marques at that time. Its first sports car was released in 1950 and the first Grand Touring model in 1952.
It expanded considerably during its first two decades in business and became large enough to acquire failing sports car manufacturer Alpina in 1975 and operated that as a separate subsidiary until it finally went bust in 1995. Volturi would not acquire another subsidiary until 2008 when it bought the upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Bio.

As well as this, the company is looking to become the franchise partners for the distribution of executive and luxury automobiles within Valcluse. We feel that KMF Automobile fits our needs for a future joint venture.

Sincerely,
Antoine Volturi,
Chairman of Volturi Automotive




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Nation: Valclusian Republic
Estimated annual sales: 8-12,000 for the first year or two, around 20,000 once the brand becomes established.
I am a: Prospective Importer/Distributor

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Vehicles you do not feel there is a market for in your nation: N/A
Vehicles not meeting local regulations and why: N/A
For importers interested in handling distribution of KMF cars;
—Name of organization: Volturi Automotive
—CEO or President: Antoine Volturi
—Company history: See Above
—Storefront link, if available: N/A

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Postby Sondstead » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:56 pm

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Mr. Volturi
Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

While we are generally very hesitant to delegate distribution of KMF vehicles to other manufacturers, we believe that due to a relative lack of geographical overlap in our operations with those of Volturi Automotive and the fact that Volturi's portfolio does not overlap with our core business we are open to your offer. We propose the incorporation of a joint venture company under the name Volturi KMF Automobile sarl, to handle importation of KMF passenger cars (which we would prefer remain solely badged as KMFs) into Valcluse.

Upon it's incorporation having been properly recognized and office space to house it's headquarters as well as appropriate port facilities having been acquired, we will promptly begin organizing a distribution network and transferring from Sondstead certain staff with the rest of the employees to be hired locally. If no unforeseen circumstances prevent it, it should be possible for Volturi KMF to begin offering vehicles in Valcluse by March or April.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby Sondstead » Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:24 pm

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22 February 2013
KMF Automobile soft launches in Yohannes

As part of their worldwide sales initiative, KMF Automobile established a Yohannesian subsidiary, KMF Automobil Yohannischland GmbH, earlier this month. Today, the marque had it's soft launch with select dealerships in Ardenfontein and Artix selling the first Yohannesian market KMFs courtesy of Alitalia Airlines express delivery.

"The Yohannesian market represents a huge growth potential for us", said KMF Automobile Ltd's sales director Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr, who was on hand along with KMF Automobil Yohannischland GmbH President and CEO Söfja Abramssunr and Sondsteadish ambassador to Yohannes Karl Wänderz in Ardenfontein as the first KMF sold in Yohannes, an e8 300 xMotion™ in Midnight Sun Gold Metallic with an Anthracite Black leather interior, was unloaded after it's flight from Cheruskerland and delivered to Dr. Peter Bischoffs.

"It is a great honour for me to able to personally launch a new marque in Yohannes", said Wolfgang Lutz, CEO and owner of the Hermann Lutz Group, for which the flagship KMF dealership in Ardenfontein, Lutz KMF Ardenfontein Quayside is their tenth dealership.

Potential to be KMF's largest market

From KMF's market research, the Yohannesian new car market exceeds 150 million new vehicles sold every year and that a market share as small as a tenth of a percent would still mean sales that within a few short years twice as many KMFs would be sold in Yohannes every year as in Sondstead, presently the largest market for the company's products.

"We believe it is essential to our global strategy to establish a distribution network in Yohannes", said Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr earlier this month. Since then, the company has also investigated sites in Yohannes to open a new assembly plant, with KMF looking to add half a million units of production capacity per annum in the next year to accomodate burgeoning demand.

KMF plans for a wider rollout of dealerships in Yohannes over the course of the next month.
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

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Postby Sondstead » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:14 pm

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Ministries of Trade or Investment, chambers of commerce, and provincial governments;

As part of our global expansion strategy, KMF Automobile has in the past year and a half launched four all-new models including three completely new model lines in fresh market segments for our company with seven more including two entries into new market segments set to launch in the next three years. This expansion of our present passenger car and LCV lineup from nine model lines in 2011 to fourteen in 2016 will help us reach our goal of more than doubling our worldwide annual sales by the middle of the decade.

To achieve such a goal will require a substantial increase in manufacturing capacity beyond what our three present assembly plants are capable of providing, and so we are looking to add around half a million units of production capacity this year in multiple plants worldwide. While we are already investigating potential locations, you have received this letter because we want to know what your city or region has to offer KMF as a manufacturing location. When and if you choose to reply, please provide any details you feel are relevant, keeping in mind some of the advantages we will consider when making our decision;

  • Proximity to national and international transportation links such as railway and motorway junctions, international airports, and seaports.
  • Proximity to and/or free trade agreements with potential markets.
  • Access to energy and natural resources, such as proximity to steel producers, automotive components manufacturing clusters, and to affordable sources of electricity such as hydroelectric plants.
  • A national car market of good size and receptive to foreign brands.
  • Good business environment, such as tax and regulatory structures favourable to manufacturing, reasonable wage levels, and currency exchange rates low relative to the Universal Standard Dollar.
  • Educated, skilled, and happy workforce, with local expertise in automobile manufacturing appreciated but not a requirement.
  • Stable political institutions largely in line with international law.
  • A good or neutral international reputation of your country or your country's products.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd



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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby Schmiegelland » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:37 pm

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Nation: Schmiegelland
Estimated annual sales: 500,000
I am a: Government Official

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Vehicles you do not feel there is a market for in your nation:
Vehicles not meeting local regulations and why:
For importers interested in handling distribution of KMF cars;
—Name of organization:
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Canada Hollinswood
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Postby Canada Hollinswood » Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:29 am

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From: Albert Faucheux, Acura Canada Hollinswood
To: Markus Sölberg, President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
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Dear Sir,
regarding your request for an automobile plant, we would like to accommodate your needs.
We currently have one plant in Huddersthorpe, New Vancouver, which builds the Acura EL (2001-2005 design), and it has additional space; it also builds an export version of the Acura EL,
branded as the Honda Civic CA (CA denoting Canada). The Honda Civic CA offers a hatchback and station wagon variant that the EL does not (at least not in Canada Hollinswood. ) This is exported to Astholm and other nations.
Canada Hollinswood currently trades with Astholm and has a long-standing cultural relationship with the nation.
Our nation also has a long history of automobile manufacture, and is widely renowned internationally for it.

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Acura EL (2001-2005)


This joint venture is slightly different to other proposals that rivals may have (that we are aware of) in that, not only are we offering space in our automotive plant, but also seeking a partner for our new joint venture; to develop a small family sedan and wagon, powered by engines ranging from 1.6 to 2.0 petrol (and maybe a diesel for export, but not for the Acura versions, since at the moment it is not a priority for the brand, only for our parent firm Honda). It would use a brand-new platform, dubbed ACQB45 (Acura, QB being a random combination). The platform would be shared between the manufacturers, and it would be a joint development. Acura's smallest engine available is 1.6 litres.
This new vehicle is targeted at a very specific demographic - mid-20s - early 30s, and it is aimed at those who find a Ford Focus or Opel Astra too small, but a Ford Mondeo/Fusion or BMW 3-Series too large. In short, it's larger than an a Focus or Astra, but smaller than a Mondeo/Passat or 3-Series.
Engines can be shared between the vehicles, and/or jointly developed; individual engines per-vehicle is another option.

If you were to engage in the joint venture, your automobile would not be badge-engineered; it would have its own individual styling cues. However, you retain the option to rebrand our vehicle as yours if you wish to do so, with permission from us. This is intended to, if successful, be a collective mixture of Canadian Hollinswodian and Sondstead designers, engineers and managers; a collective effort, laconically.

We have a small Sondstead diaspora here, being 88,486 in the current census, if that is of any interest to you.

The assembly plant already employs a medium-sized number of people, and has good transport links; there is no railway, and it is entirely inland, 40 km from the nearest seaport.

As regards currency, the Canadian Hollinswodian (of Hollinswood)Dollar (CAD) is ASTP/CAD = 0.64468 for buying/selling currency and $1.00 = £0.64. Equally, for Astholm it's CAD/GBP = 1.55115 for buying/selling currency, with £1.00 = $1.55. These are quoted at current exchange rate.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We look forward to dealing with you.

Yours faithfully,
Albert Faucheux,
Acura Canada Hollinswood
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Canada, with the suffix Hollinswood added on, named for Hollinswood in Oldham.
Officially, this is a puppet nation of Astholm but not connected to it for certain RP's and geographically not within the Astholmian Territories


Part of the North American Confederation. The nation is Canadian as autos.ca and Asüna (1991-1995), General Motors' Canadian automotive marque.

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Postby ViZion » Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:50 pm

Entourage Investment Firm
Investing in YOU!


Mr. Markus Sölberg,

Hello, my name is Anil VanVickson, Chief Executive Officer at Entourage Investment Firm. I have been informed by our industry experts that your company is struggling to keep up with demand in certain parts of the world, including ViZion. I would like to reach my hand out to assist.

As ViZion's largest investment firm, Entourage Investment has the financial capability to invest money into your company for a partial ownership. Our valuation team has pegged KMF Automobile's current worth at $4.8 billion. We are willing to purchase 20% of the company for $1 billion, more than 20% of the companies value as it stands. Such an injection of funds will allow KMF Automobile to rapidly expand its production capabilities to meet current needs with ease, and ramp up for growing and future markets that will require more products.

This will lead to greater growth, improved profits, and a vast rise in company value. It is clear that the benefits of such a deal will be massive for you, your company, and your customers. This will be a boon for KMF Automobile, and it will give the company financial and sales strength and reach it has never had before.

Please strongly consider this offer. Thank you for your time.


Anil VanVickson
Chief Executive Officer
The Constitutional Federal Republic of ViZion

[ Angola | Zambia | Tanzania | Antarctica | ViZion Island | Northern South America | Central America | Astyria | Coulter Bay | 18,546,524.5 sq mi ]
(Founded June 14, 2003)
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Sondstead
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Postby Sondstead » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:23 pm

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Schmiegelland,

Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

We are indeed interested in the potential this market present. However, we have been unable to acquire reliable statistics on the size of the local automobile market and are therefore highly pessimistic that we will be able to meet half a million units sold annually. Still, we have begun to search for a reputable motor vehicle importer in Schmiegelland to appoint as the official importer of KMF automobiles in that country. We hope to be able to begin selling vehicles to consumers by April or May.

Ärtem Be̊rgman-Jöhänssünr
Sales Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

äbjöhänssünr@sales.kmfaudogroup.co.zd



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Mr. Faucheux,

Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

While it is not our general policy to delegate assembly of KMF vehicles to other manufacturers and we are not at this time interested in acquiring a new platform in that size class, we have duly noted your offer and will take into consideration. We will be able to announce our decision on new manufacturing locations within the next few weeks.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd



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Mr. VanVickson,

Thank you for your interest in KMF Automobile.

Unfortunately, I must inform you that the board of directors has voted not to issue the $1,000,000,000 in stock you proposed to purchase, which would have resulted in Entourage Investment being the single largest shareholder in KMF. However, the board of directors has voted to offer 40,000,000 new shares at a total value of $609,600,000 and a per share value of $15.24 through a broker in ViZion.

Please note that the shares released will be available on the public market in ViZion and that this information has been made publicly available as required by Sondsteadish federal law.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

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Postby ViZion » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:32 pm

Entourage Investment Firm
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Mr. Markus Sölberg,

We will be looking into the purchase of 40,000,000 new shares made available to the ViZionarian public. Before making an official move, we do request knowledge of the percentage of ownership this will allot the Entourage Investment Firm. Thank you for your time.


Anil VanVickson
Chief Executive Officer
The Constitutional Federal Republic of ViZion

[ Angola | Zambia | Tanzania | Antarctica | ViZion Island | Northern South America | Central America | Astyria | Coulter Bay | 18,546,524.5 sq mi ]
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Postby Sondstead » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:36 pm

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Mr. VanVickson,

A purchase of all 40,000,000 shares offered would provide Entourage Investment with a 12.7% stake in KMF Automobile, making them the second largest single shareholder in the company.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

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Postby ViZion » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:43 pm

Entourage Investment Firm
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Mr. Markus Sölberg,

Very good, thank you for your prompt response. We will be acquiring the 40 million shares at a total cost of $609,600,000. This will infuse KMF Automobile with a tremendous amount of capital to begin expanding its manufacturing capabilities to expanding its sales globally across more nations, and be able to meet higher demand in nations whose sales are more than what the company is currently able to produce.

Once this purchase has been made, I look forward to working closely with you to ensure the growth and prosperity of KMF Automotive, and we will assist however necessary. Thank you for your time.


Anil VanVickson
Chief Executive Officer
The Constitutional Federal Republic of ViZion

[ Angola | Zambia | Tanzania | Antarctica | ViZion Island | Northern South America | Central America | Astyria | Coulter Bay | 18,546,524.5 sq mi ]
(Founded June 14, 2003)
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Canada Hollinswood
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Postby Canada Hollinswood » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:19 am

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From: Albert Faucheux, Acura Canada Hollinswood
To: Markus Sölberg, President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. This joint venture was intended to benefit both parties as it will give KMF new export markets; also, it will help fulfill a new niche that you currently do not cover.

We notice you have the e3 and e3 Sport, but our planned vehicle (for whoever is involved in this joint venture) covers a niche that you do not currently trade in; midsize hard-top sedans and stationwagons. We have some expertise in developing these; our first one was launched in the 1980s.
The mid-size hardtop sedan (and hardtop stationwagon) would be longer wheelbase than the e3, but shorter than the e3 Sport, and be aimed at an older audience than either of them, since that is the target demographic. It would be similar to this sort of design:
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1996 Honda Integra hardtop 4-door

Currently, hardtop sedans are in fashion, and our reasons for planning this joint venture are of economic benefit too; although both nations' economies are strong, sharing resources is a useful thing to do.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my last message.

Yours faithfully,
Albert Faucheux,
Acura Canada Hollinswood
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Canada, with the suffix Hollinswood added on, named for Hollinswood in Oldham.
Officially, this is a puppet nation of Astholm but not connected to it for certain RP's and geographically not within the Astholmian Territories


Part of the North American Confederation. The nation is Canadian as autos.ca and Asüna (1991-1995), General Motors' Canadian automotive marque.

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Postby Sondstead » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:58 pm

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Mr. Faucheux,

I am somewhat puzzled by your assertion that the vehicle you propose, which has a target demographic of young adults, targets an older demographic than the e3, which is targeted at buyers who are at the younger end of middle age and the older end of young adulthood, with our customer surveys revealing that the average age of an e3 owner is around 38. Furthermore, we do not believe there is a significant market for pillarless hardtops specifically which would reject the e3 due to this. Indeed it is likely that most buyers would be hard pressed to tell the difference at a glance.

I am also puzzled by your comment that the proposed vehicle would slot between the e3 and "e3 Sport" in size. The latter model I can only assume you are referring to, the e3 Sport by Länik, retains the same basic dimensions as the base model e3 and is simply a specially built high-performance variant of the e3 and aimed specifically at competitors such as the BMW 335i, Forza E6, Monteluci Duca 3.2 V6 Biturbo, and VLT L5 3.2 TCi-GT, albeit with a somewhat more exclusive air.

Markus Sölberg
President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F
KMF Audomobiltor
9 Multun Ner-Centre
Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead

markussölberg@kmfaudogroup.co.zd
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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Postby Astholm » Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:06 am

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Supplying cars for over 30 years to Astholm

TO: Markus Sölberg, President and Operations Director, KMF Audomobil A/F, Twedmünster, KSK, Sondstead
FROM: Sergio Bergamaschi, Auto Distribution Internazionale

Dear Sir,
I would like to report on how KMF is doing in Astholm. On the whole, sales have been very promising, and these are the current sales figures:
e3
Sedan - 58,705
Kombi - 58,120
e3 Sport by Lanik
Sedan - 28,940
e8
Sedan - 33,106
eX3
SUV - 44,804
eX7
SUV - 42,958

The e3 1.6Di has been the best-selling model, with the e3 2.0i coming in a close second, and the third-biggest selling model is the eX3 2.2 Di XMotion. One question; would the eX3 be available in a Police Package version at some point in the future at all, as some of our local police forces have expressed an interest in this vehicle.

All dealerships here are stand-alone, as per your explicit request.

Also, of interest, is that the KMF e3 has inspired a "clone" to be created in our nation [the same way clone scripts of software exist] - it looks very similar, but there are some features that distinguish it - and it offers a hatchback version as well. It was launched about 2 weeks ago, and I've only seen a few examples on our streets.

Thank you for your time, and hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,
Sergio Bergamaschi
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[spoiler=About Me]Based on the United Kingdom, but enlarged version with alternate history.
On IIWiki
I have multiple puppets here; only a select few are used to represent the continent of Astholm; others used represent Westholme, and do not artificially boost my nation's statistics.Previously i used puppets with nation names that did not identify as Astholm (e.g. Australis Australia; now all new puppets use ASTHLM, NORTHLM, SOUTHLM, WESTHLM (HLM denoting The Holmes.
NOTE: Other uses of Astholm here have a different continuity and refer to work created by the user Astholm, not the nation

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Postby Sondstead » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:21 am

OOC: Wait, 267,000 sales in a few weeks? I know you said 20,000~30,000 annually was a conservative estimate, but that's ten times that in less than a month. And in the same timeframe someone designed and launched a car? I recognize that things on NS can be sped up, but... :o

To be clear, I'll probably be doing sales figures by market and by model myself, although I'd be happy to consult with you OOCly on the figures. I'll probably release them quarterly or something since I doubt I can wait until the end of the year. :p
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Fartsniffage wrote:Poor analogy. A better one would be a high school american football team approaching a couple of kids quietly reading/writing during lunch hour, telling them to play with them and then stamping on their books/notepads if they refuse.

All with the teacher watching on from the sidelines nodding in approval.

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