《东吴苏大考研网：英语阅读：任正非谈华为与宝马的相似之处》.docVIP

2015考研英语阅读：任正非谈华为与宝马的相似之处 来源： 作者：东吴苏大考研网 浏览：143 次 发布时间：2014-04-03 But according to Ren Zhengfei, Huaweis founder and chief executive, there are similarities between the two companies. In Huaweis latest annual report released this week, Ren says the Chinese telecommunications equipment makers challenges are similar to those of BMW as the luxury car maker takes on nimble new competitors like Tesla Motors. Can BMW match Teslas pace? This has been an issue of debate for some time at Huawei, says Ren. Most believe that Tesla vehicles represent a disruptive innovation and will surpass BMWs. I think that BMW may not lose the game if they take an open approach to improve themselves. He even has a piece of advice: BMW needs success, not a narrow sense of pride that everything has to come through its own innovation. A spokesman for BMW in China couldnt immediately be reached for comment. Huawei is like BMW, in that we are also a big company. We live in an information society that is fast-changing with lots of disruptive innovations, Ren says. Can we continue to survive? Admit it or not, this is a question right in front of us. As Ren rarely makes public appearances, the annual report represents one of few occasions in which he shares his views on Huawei and the industry. Ren founded Huawei in 1987 as a telecom gear sales agent and the Shenzhen-based company soon started making its own products. Over the past decade, Huawei has rapidly expanded outside China to became the worlds second-largest telecom equipment supplier only behind Swedens Ericsson. While there may be similarities between the challenges facing Huawei and BMW, the Chinese company is also coping with more unique problems, especially in the U.S. In 2012, a U.S. congressional report recommended that U.S. telecom carriers avoid using Huaweis equipment, saying that the Chinese companys gear could be used by Beijing to spy on Americans. Although Huawei has repeatedly denied such allegations, the company has