Chapter 251
Of course.
This is also conditional.
Hongqi and Wuling also signed a bet agreement. If the sales of new cars do not meet expectations, Hongqi will return the voting rights and only hold ordinary shares, which is equivalent to giving money to Wuling. Hongqi was happy to accept this agreement because Lu Yan believed that there was no possibility of failure.
In the next few days,
Lu Yan simply did not go back and stayed directly at Wuling headquarters.
After all, as a major shareholder of Wuling, he immediately had his own office and suite in Wuling.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the next thing we need to determine is the planning of the new car.……”
“This time, the new car will use two unique technologies that have never appeared on the market, semi-solid batteries and high-strength hybrid steel. These two technologies can significantly improve the safety and endurance of entry-level models. By then, the small and micro-car market will no longer be a representative of cheapness and compromise.……”
Lu Yan said as he stood in front of the screen in the conference room.
The market for mini cars is no less extensive than that for other grades of passenger cars, and they are also very popular.
“Mr. Lu, I have an idea. Since we are all using semi-solid batteries, can we make a car worth hundreds of thousands of yuan and have another project? With the same range and configuration, our cost is tens of thousands lower than the market, which is also very profitable!!”
It has to be said.
With the technology supplied by Hongqi, Wuling’s group of people became active again.
Although they made their fortune by making small cars, they have never focused on it.
Or, in other words, the people who make this kind of car do not particularly recognize small and micro cars from the bottom of their hearts.
This is what Lu Yan had expected before. If there is no absolute voting right and control, you will only start the project for the first car. These people will think of other aspects first and disperse their energy first. The core members of a company don’t work together, and they still want to succeed? ?
Lu Yan’s mouth curled up a smile:
“From what you mean, you still want to compete with others at a higher price to increase the profit of each bicycle, but have you ever thought that even the high-end models with high profits will have a shrinking market?……”
As soon as these words came out, the Wuling employees who were in the meeting were almost completely shocked.
They were all stunned for a moment, and then they couldn’t hold it anymore!
“Mr. Lu, what you said is not right… Let’s not talk about high-end cars with a price of hundreds of thousands, the sales of BYD and several other domestically produced cars are growing steadily every month!!”The sales of peers are 100,000 or 200,000, or even 300,000 a month, plus the higher profit per car than small cars, who wouldn’t be tempted?
Wuling has been jealous for a long time!
And Lu Yan’s words do have logical problems. The sales of each company are increasing, how can it be judged that the market is sluggish?
“The increase in sales that you are seeing now is due to the conversion rate between oil and electricity.
Every month, more owners of fuel vehicles are converted to hybrid or pure electric vehicles, and they buy new cars through replacement or additional purchases.
If you look at the national total in the past six months, you will find that with such rapid development and internal promotions of our country’s auto companies, the overall sales have not increased much.
Isn’t this a kind of sluggishness?”
“Including the latest statistics: last month’s passenger car market retail sales of 1.755 million vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 8%. You don’t seem to pay much attention to it. You only see the growth of domestic automakers in the same industry, but ignore the impact of the overall trend.……”
Lu Yan shook his head and said. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
His words stunned several Wuling veterans. They were so shocked that they were speechless!
“In other words, houses and cars are both major consumer goods, and the total sales of major consumer goods have fallen, and even with frequent stimulus, the growth is not obvious. This means that the economy is in a downturn, and ordinary people can hardly support or are tired of large-scale consumption. In this case, the sales of small cars worth tens of thousands of yuan will be better, because although the demand for transportation will be downgraded, it will not disappear.……”
“Moreover, from the perspective of urban residents, buying small and micro cars does not necessarily mean a decrease in the quality of commuting. It may even improve it.”
Lu Yan said again…..
Another Wuling veteran was also stunned:
“The commuting quality of small cars will not decrease, but will improve. Mr. Lu…what do you mean by this? ?”
It’s hard to understand Lu Yan’s train of thought.
To be fair.
Whether it is space, interior, chassis, or power,”mini” small cars are difficult to compare with large cars!!
As a Chinese, who doesn’t want to buy a big one!
Even at the same price and level in the market, large cars with large space sell better than those of the same level!!
Lu Yan laughed and said,”It seems that you don’t drive often. You should have counted it internally. The number of urban residents buying mini cars is increasing significantly. Haven’t you carefully studied why this is happening?”
“For example, when commuting to work, you may be stuck in traffic, or the road is narrow and difficult to turn around… Parking spaces are hard to find… When driving a large car to pick up children, you may be stuck on the road at the school gate due to electric bicycles and motorcycles, or you may accidentally scratch the paint and wheels of your car in congested roads.……”
“These are the problems that are easy to encounter when driving a large car, but there is no such trouble for a small car. Overall, isn’t this considered an improvement in traffic quality?”
To be honest.
Now some company executives have completely disconnected from the lives of the people, a real-life version of”Why not eat meat?”
What Lu Yan said about 2.0 is what ordinary people feel every day, and it can even be said that it is a problem that office workers know about, but for some company leaders, these are still a bit unfamiliar.
Because they all have special cars and special drivers, they can’t understand what normal people really need.
For example, Ms. Dong of Gree suddenly had an inspiration some time ago and took the lead in making a high-end air-conditioning product. As a result, she was criticized for her weird aesthetics, useless functions, expensive price and no cost-effectiveness.
But Ms. Dong thinks that her products are well made, and she publicly said in the media that the people don’t understand aesthetic technology, which is a serious disconnection from the masses. It belongs to the difference in cognition and class. It’s okay to manage the company at ordinary times. If you let such people develop and understand user needs, it will be a disaster!!.