Chapter 450: Radical Fiat Model B

This order, which was purchased by Italy through Japan, gave Italian industry a small boost.

Of course, the order brought by the loan will certainly not last long, and the promotion effect on Italian industry will not be too high.

But in any case, these 300 million orders will definitely make the Italian industry much better.

Of course, it is also important to note that the officers and men sent by Japan and Russia to receive warships need to be separated. And Italy did this very well, the Russian warships were built in Genoa, and the Japanese warships were built in Venice, as well as in Naples and Taranto. Unless the two parties deliberately find fault, it is impossible for them to intersect at all.

Of course, the orders from Japan and Russia will only have a temporary effect on Italy, and the better way is to rely on the development and expansion of domestic industry itself. In this regard, the emerging automobile industry has done very well, and Fiat Automotive, the world's leader in the automotive industry, has also not given up on the research and development of automobiles after ensuring that Fiat's cars are in the leading position in the world.

In this new year, in addition to continuing to sell the best-selling Model A, Fiat is also innovating and coming up with a Model B plan based on the Model A. Compared to the humble Type A, the Type B is much better, or at least it doesn't look so shabby. In addition, the Model B car also adopts a large number of new technologies, such as vanadium steel, electronic lighters and many other new technologies.

Among so many new technologies, the most noteworthy is the electronic lighter, which is still the biggest selling point on the Model B. The pioneer of this technology was also the American Fabio Henry, the first president of the American Academy of Sciences, who invented many good things, such as the relay in the telegraph.

Of course, since it was a pioneer, this showed that it was not practical enough, and Fiat and the Marino Electric Power Research Institute jointly developed a practical electronic lighter.

The reason why this electronic lighter is considered the most noteworthy new technology is because the bulky hand-crank is too dangerous. According to Fiat statistics, in the past year, there were as many as 106 accidents caused by the ignition of the crank, most of which were minor accidents, but this is enough for Fiat to pay attention to.

After all, they sell cars as a means of transportation, and they don't want their customers to be hurt by starting the car. And every time Fiat cars cause injuries, they will be reported by people, and the reasons are naturally self-evident. However, in the face of such a situation, Fiat used the media to justify itself, and on the other hand, it naturally developed new technologies to improve some shortcomings.

It was in this environment that the electronic lighter was born, and from the day it was born, the Fiat leadership, led by Giovanni Agnelli, had high hopes for it. Because this simplifies the difficulty of starting the car, what used to take half a day to start now only requires a slight twist. Such a convenient way makes car driving safer, easier and more convenient, especially favored by the vast number of new consumer groups, including women.

In addition, in order to make the lady interested in the Type B, Fiat designed its shape to be softer, and compared with the large number of right-angled Type A cars, the appearance is not a point or two.

Of course, the price of the Type A car is certainly much higher than that of the Type A, which costs 4,400 lira compared to the 3,400 lira Type A car, which is a thousand lira higher.

Even if the price is more than a thousand miles, Fiat is still full of confidence, on the one hand, this model is very good. Compared to the 20 hp engine of the Model A, the 28 hp engine of the Type B is more powerful. In addition, even if you are carrying four people and 200 kilograms of luggage and other cargo, you can run at a speed of 75 kilometers per hour.

It should be noted here that the number of cars in various countries has skyrocketed due to the sales of Fiat cars, and at the same time, the number of accidents caused by cars is also increasing. As a result, various countries have successively introduced traffic laws and regulations to regulate car driving.

Of course, in addition to regulating driving, many cities have begun to consider re-adapting their roads. After all, the previous roads were basically horse-drawn carriages, and neither the width nor the bearing capacity could be compared with cars.

In this regard, Turin has given priority to the city government, which has carried out road renovation in the city, requiring that the basic roads must guarantee a minimum of two lanes in both directions, while the main roads must have a minimum of four lanes in both directions, and the main roads can be considered with six lanes in both directions, preferably with asphalt pavement. In addition to roads, the city of Turin has more than 800 parking spaces throughout the city. Basically, it solves the biggest problem of cars getting on the road and parking.

Turin is now known as the automotive capital of the world, all thanks to the support of Fiat Automobile. In view of its increasing international business, Fiat Automobilia is considering building a Model B plant in Genoa. After all, it is close to the sea, so it is very convenient for both import and export. And Genoa is also very willing for Fiat to set up a factory here.

However, this negotiation of Lang's concubine's intention was Huang because of Turin's interference. In the end, it is the reason why the two cities attach great importance to Fiat. Genoa itself has a large number of businesses, so it would be best if Fiat could come, and if it could not come to express a regret, forget it.

On the Turin side, in addition to the Turin military factory, Turin, which was originally the capital of the Savoy Dynasty, was actually not outstanding in other industries, but chocolate production was good, so the Fiat company was much more important to Turin.

Therefore, in the end, Fiat's B-type car plant still chose to start production in Turin, and Fiat was very confident in the B-type car, and built a large factory with an annual production capacity of 60,000 vehicles.

That's right, the production of Fiat's Model B will not affect the continued production of the Model A, of course, some new technologies can also be used after slightly improving the Model A.

After all, there is a certain price difference between the two, and it will not affect the sales of the two models too much.

In fact, within Fiat, the opinion on both cars is the same, and they belong to the model that opens up the market.

Although there are capitalists in other countries who want to imitate Fiat's industrial production, it is not enough to pose a threat to Fiat at least in the next two or three years. At present, the automobile market is basically monopolized by Fiat. Of course, after a few years later, after the emergence of competitors, the market share will definitely decline sharply, but now Fiat, which has exclusive dividends, is still very good at using the market to expand its scale.

After all, there are many things needed for automobiles, such as steel, wood, leather, rubber, paint, etc., so the production of automobiles really has a huge development effect on the Italian industry.