Chapter 102: Automotive Industry Benchmark (for collection)
The streamlined body, large headlights, rearview mirrors, turn signals, leather seats, and the engine and gearbox provided by Deutsche Engine Manufacturing Company make this car a huge difference compared with the current mainstream cars. different. It can be said that this is completely an epoch-making change. Qin Tian can guarantee that once the new 'Daimler' car is launched, it will definitely sweep Mercedes-Benz and other car brands into the trash.
"Not bad, very good! I believe it will be a masterpiece!" Qin Tian praised. With the technological strength of this era, it is already very good to be able to develop such a car.
After hearing Qin Tian's appreciation, both William Maybach and Paul Daimler had smiles on their faces.
"Your Highness, when will this sedan be available for sale?" Paul Daimler asked.
Obviously, this is another product that has caught the attention of the market. Similarly, this means huge profits!
"It's the end of the year now, let's wait until January 1 next year. However, there is still one month left, can we prepare for the listing?" Qin Tian asked.
"Your Highness, we have already started mass production of this car when it was developed. However, the current output is not large. After one month, the monthly output can be increased to about 5,000. In this case, It can almost satisfy the German domestic market." Paul Daimler said.
Current cars are still luxury goods, not everyone can afford them. Often only the rich can afford it. In addition, the current level of comfort in cars is not high, and some people even prefer to take a horse-drawn carriage rather than a car. Therefore, there are not many sales of cars. Of course, if Daimler can develop a larger market, then they may have to further increase production.
Qin Tian shook his head: "Five thousand cars a month is not enough at all. I firmly believe that the automobile field is a huge market, but this market has not been released. Once released, it will be a huge market. market. Therefore, our company's output must be gradually increased, and it is best to reach a monthly output of 50,000 or even more!"
"50,000 vehicles? Didn't there be 600,000 vehicles in that year?" Paul Daimler and William Maybach were both shocked beyond measure. From the invention of the automobile to the present, the sum of all the automobiles produced in various countries is probably not 600,000. Therefore, in their opinion, Qin Tian's production requirement is really too advanced.
"Increasing the output to 50,000 vehicles will not be achieved overnight. I hope that within the next three years, this goal can be achieved." Qin Tian said. He knew very well how crazy the sales would be after Ford launched the Model T on the other side of the ocean.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Although there were still many doubts in their stomachs, Paul Daimler and William Maybach had no choice but to suppress the doubts in their hearts and obey Qin Tian's arrangement. They also believed that with Qin Tian's foresight, the prediction would definitely not be wrong.
"How much does our Daimler cost? How much is the price going to be?" Qin Tian asked.
"Your Highness, after mass production, the cost of the Daimler sedan has reached 7,000 marks, and we tentatively set the price at 10,000 marks." Paul Daimler said.
Qin Tian nodded. The price of 10,000 marks is not expensive, and indeed it is not very expensive. But if it's cheap, it's definitely not cheap. The average working class can't afford it at all, at least people above the middle class can afford it.
Of course, the price of 10,000 marks is not high compared to this Daimler sedan. This car is totally worth the price. Even compared with other cars of the same price, the cost performance has a crushing advantage.
"The price of 10,000 marks is more appropriate. However, there are still too few people who can afford it." Qin Tian sighed.
"His Royal Highness, cars are inherently expensive commodities, and ordinary people cannot afford them." Paul Daimler said.
"It's true to say that, but if Daimler wants to be the benchmark in the automotive industry, then we have to find a way to make cars affordable for everyone. This car, I plan to name it Daimler On the basis of the B-class sedan, the research and development department further conducted research and development and developed two sedans, namely the Daimler A-class sedan and the Daimler C-class sedan. Among them, the A-class sedan is positioned as a luxury car, while The C-class car is positioned as a car that the general public can afford.” Qin Tian said.
Paul? Daimler and William? Maybach, the expressions on the faces of both became serious. They naturally hope that Daimler will become the benchmark of the automotive industry. Therefore, for Qin Tian's strategy, he naturally attached great importance to it.
"The so-called A-class car refers to the lengthening of the car body and the expansion of the space inside the car on the basis of the B-class car. At the same time, the interior decoration of the car is improved, the taste of the car is improved, the shock absorption system is improved, and the ride comfort is improved. Speed and so on. Let the A-class sedan become the car of choice for the rich. In this way, we can make our A-class sedan a luxury car in everyone’s mind. And the C-class sedan can shorten the body length , the top can also be made of canvas instead of steel plate. The seat does not need to be made of leather, but can be made of fabric directly. The performance of the engine does not need to be so high, and the maximum speed can be controlled at 40 kilometers to 50 kilometers per hour. All in all, it is to further reduce the cost under the premise of ensuring the reliability and safety of the car, so as to control the selling price. It is best to control the selling price below 2,000 marks. If you save a little, you can afford a car." Qin Tian said.
The concept of A-class car and C-class car made Paul Daimler and William Maybach dumbfounded. At the same time, this method also gave them a sense of enlightenment. If Daimler can provide the market with three types of cars, high, middle and low, so as to realize the occupation of the entire automobile field, it will make Daimler become a giant in the automobile industry and a benchmark in the industry. In the future, Daimler's position in the industry will not be shaken.
"His Royal Highness, this is really a genius idea! Our research and development department will immediately conduct research and development according to the request of His Royal Highness, and strive to produce A-class cars and C-class cars in a short period of time." William Maybach excited Said.
