Chapter 442: Reason (Part 3)
"What the hell is going on, why is the sales so low?" Qin Hailang asked sharply.
"Mr. Qin, at present, three or four of the dozen or so consumers have given us some information. Would you like to listen to it?" asked Lin Dacheng, the general manager of after-sales, cautiously.
"Tell me!" Qin Hailang waved his hand.
"Those four customers have all purchased our A4, and they are still the first batch of regular customers to buy. ”
"After they opened it for more than a week, they gave us a message. That's the ejection start, really the best ejection start they've ever seen. It also accelerates to 100 km/h in just 1.5 seconds. This is indeed the advantage of our Star A4 sports car. ”
"However, those customers said that our Star A4 began to become a little unstable once the speed exceeded 200 mph. Especially when reaching 260 mph, the body is very drifting. And then there's the one that we don't have very good shock absorption. And then there's the chassis. When cornering at a high speed, I feel like the car will float out, and it is not very stable. Another thing is that the handling and precision of the car are completely unmatched by those famous sports cars! And they said they didn't dare to drive more than 270 mph because it was too dangerous!"
"All in all, this car is very good at speeds below 120 mph, and once it exceeds 120 mph, all kinds of problems are exposed. Lin Dacheng said in a deep voice.
"In fact, there is still an obvious gap between our car chassis, shock absorption, brake device, and other major parts and top sports car companies in terms of technology. A high-level said helplessly.
"Yes, our Star A4 can run to 350 mph, but we are limited to 280 mph. Because once the speed exceeds 280 mph, our car is a safety hazard. ”
"That's true. At the beginning, our Xingchen A2 and Xingchen A3 could reach a maximum speed of 280 per hour, but we were forced to limit the speed at 220 per hour, that is, because our chassis and other technologies are indeed inferior to those old car companies. "Because the car simply can't withstand such a high speed. So even if the maximum speed can reach 280 mph, car companies dare not let go. It can only be done with a speed limit on the powertrain.
"Although we have the world's largest powertrain, we also have the world's first starting function. But in other ways, it's really not very good. ”
"If it's an ordinary car, you can't care much about it if it's less than a few hundred thousand. Our Xingchen A2 and Xingchen A3 are not as good as others in the chassis. But we have a powerful powertrain as a selling point. So our sales are still hot. But not with our sports cars. The powertrain is excellent though. But after a certain speed, it doesn't work. ”
"I see. Qin Hailang nodded. This time he was not angry. Because he is also deeply aware of his own shortcomings.
After all, those Ferraris, Mercedes-Benz BMWs and other people are all automobile companies that have been around for hundreds of years. People's technology accumulation is not only in the engine, but also in any place has a strong technical precipitation and technical reserves.
People also have more time to test their chassis, brake system, etc.
"Okay, let's stop production of our A4 first. Qin Hailang sighed helplessly. In this case, you can only park first. Then optimize all the above problems and then choose production!
"Mr. Qin, this ......"
"Okay, listen to me, stop first. We can't afford to let our sports cars lose their reputation anymore. Now it's a bad sign. By the way, how many Xingchen A4 sports cars have we produced so far?" Qin Hailang asked.
"A total of 100 units have been produced so far, and 15 have been sold. ”
"Okay, stop production first. The rest of the cars will not be sold yet. We need to develop the second generation! That's it for the first generation. Qin Hailang said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" no one dared to say no.
After all, it is better not to sell such a problematic car.
If you continue to sell, your reputation will continue to be poor.
"As for the 15 cars that were sold, you can consider talking to the customers and seeing if they're not satisfied, they can sell them back. We bought it back at the original price. Qin Hailang said.
"Yes, Mr. Qin. ”
After the meeting, Qin Hailang returned to his office and fell into deep thought.
"Heck, I've been so busy during this time. I forgot about this problem! The quality of a car is not determined by the power. Qin Hailang said secretly in his heart.
A car's power, chassis, shock absorption, braking system, handling system, etc. are all very important.
It is a close-knit existence.
Especially in the sports car class!
The quality of the chassis can help you in cornering, acceleration, braking hard, balance and so on.
Shock absorption and balance, cornering, suspension and much more.
There is also a braking system, a good braking system can make your car in the process of braking to ensure better safety. Poor braking systems can expose you to dangerous situations when braking hard.
Especially when the car is cornering, the balance between the braking system and the chassis is very important.
"It seems that the chassis and braking system of all the series of my Xingchen cars are not as good as those famous car companies. Looks like I need a wave of technology updates for my car. Qin Hailang said secretly in his heart.
Besides, next year he will launch a series of cars such as off-road vehicles, commercial vehicles, small cars, etc. This time the technology update can be used on these cars.
In fact, this kind of problem will eventually arise, after all, Galaxy Automobile Company is too young, only 2 years old. Although it is supported by Qin Hailang's black technology. But not all of them are supported. That's why this happens.
This is also a problem that Qin Hailang was negligent before.
He has always been in pursuit of speed and power, ignoring these problems. It wasn't until he built a sports car that he realized it later.
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Huaxia Auto Magazine: Accident, Accident! Xingchen Automobile Company's recently launched Xingchen A4 sports car sales are dismal. This is the first time that Xingchen Automobile has encountered Waterloo since its establishment. As it turned out, the young company was still dying on the road to building sports cars. They don't have enough technology and technology reserves yet.
There is absolutely nothing to say about making ordinary cars, Xingchen Automobile Company.
But sports cars, which are high-tech things, are extremely demanding on every part. So the Xingchen Group died on the chassis and brakes, as well as the handling and so on.
At present, where should the road of Xingchen Automobile's sports car go?