"Are you sure you want to choose locally produced cars?" Xu Yun asked.
Jiang Zixue nodded. "Of course. Our goal is to keep a low profile, right? To keep a low profile, we can only choose locally produced cars. "
Xu Yun wasn't trying to blackmail domestic products. He obviously supported domestic products, but he just hoped that domestic products wouldn't be so disappointing.
Take cars as an example. Some car companies were indeed too black-hearted.
If you bought a cheap car because you were greedy, the clutch, gearbox, oil pump, and even the brake system would all be broken within a year.
She didn't criticize or criticize. She just wanted to be realistic. Perhaps many people would say that Xu Yun was being too one-sided. This was because many people who cherished driving had never had any problems even after driving a domestic car for three to five years.
But this is the truth. After all, local car manufacturers are still weak, and they do not have many core technologies. They are very reliant on overseas engineering, technologies, and assistance.
To put it bluntly, anyone who really understood cars could dismantle some of the domestic cars to find out how many of the chassis of the cars were purchased directly from foreign countries.
How many of the car engines were used overseas for more than ten years?
Why? This is because the local car manufacturers are too eager for quick success, and many of the independent car manufacturers are too focused on reverse engineering. Their goal is to make quick money, and this caused their technologies to stagnate!
These independent car manufacturers should spend more money on research and not spend it on the internet. Car manufacturers will not be able to afford a lousy car.
There was another very important reason. In any circle in China, it was believed that "foreign monks knew how to chant sutras." Just like in the online literature circle, the treatment of outdated writers from outside was better than that of the local writers.
The independent car manufacturers had also made the same mistake. They tend to bring in the mid-to-low level personnel from the US!
Those personnel who returned from Detroit are their top management, but they are not up to the standards of the top management!
Hua Xia's automobile manufacturers are very aggressive in hiring overseas personnel. If these people are capable, Detroit will not be in such a state.
In the end, the assembly process is not up to standard. Even if they had purchased internationally renowned parts, the assembly standard, materials, system integration, and paint are still disappointing.
This was why Xu Yun was disappointed in domestic brands.
He didn't have any intention of criticizing domestic cars, nor did he have any intention of promoting imported cars.
"I think you should still take a look at joint-venture cars. There's a reason why I don't recommend you buy a domestic car," Xu Yun said, "I'm worried that someone like you who's used to driving luxury cars will suddenly fall behind."
"There's not much of a difference between five or six million to fifty or sixty thousand or a hundred thousand." Jiang Zixue insisted. "I want to support domestic products. Domestic products should be self-reliant."
If someone wanted to attack him by supporting the boycott of Japanese products, then Xu Yun could also tell these people that there were 30 Japanese companies in the world's top 100 automobile parts suppliers list.
However, Hua Xia did not have a single family.
Among the top 100 automotive parts suppliers in the world, the US and Japan each had 30 suppliers, followed closely by Germany with 17 suppliers. Therefore, those who owned a German car should not be too arrogant and look down on other car manufacturers.
There was one thing that had to be admitted. In the global automotive industry chain, Japan played the role of the basic parts production base.
For example, the automatic transmission, including the European and American models, as well as many other key components, were actually produced locally in Japan!
Therefore, one should never drive a domestic car and insult those who owned a Japanese car as traitors. In fact, the Japanese parts used in your car were similar to the Japanese parts used in the joint-venture Japanese cars.
"It would be good if domestic products were self-reliant." Xu Yun shook his head helplessly. "This is just my personal opinion. Now, domestic products are using the patriotic card to earn money from their own people."
"Domestic cars are so cheap. How can they earn money?" Jiang Zixue said, "Stop fooling around."
Xu Yun laughed. "If I remember correctly, our Hua Xia's per capita GDP should only be about forty thousand RMB. The US Empire's should be about fifty thousand USD, right?"
Jiang Zixue nodded. "That's right. The US Empire and Canada are about the same. Both have about fifty thousand USD …"
"Well, this thing is related to income." Xu Yun: "What kind of car can an old beauty buy with fifty thousand USD per capita GDP?
Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG, the world's most powerful four-cylinder engine, forty-eight thousand USD.
Ford Mustang GT, 5.0-liter V8 engine, thirty-two thousand USD.
Chevrolet Camaro SS, 6.2-liter V8 engine, thirty-five thousand USD.
Subaru WRX, 2.5-liter turbocharged straight-four engine, twenty-six thousand USD. "
Jiang Zixue was shocked. "You know quite a lot. Seems like I was right to give that Ferrari away."
"They have a per capita GDP of more than fifty thousand USD. They can casually choose these performance cars." Xu Yun: "Look at Hua Xia. Their per capita GDP is about forty thousand RMB. Do you want me to talk about cars that cost more than forty thousand RMB?"
Jiang Zixue nodded. She was here to choose domestic cars at this price. Of course, she was all ears. "I want to buy cars below fifty thousand USD."
"Beijing Auto Weiwang Minivan, Changhe Frida Minivan, Changan Minivan, Dongfeng Minivan, Jinbei Minivan, Wuling Hongguang Minivan, Hafei Minivan or Minivan." Xu Yun shook his head helplessly. "Other than minivans, there are only small cars like BYD's Dandan, Baojun's Lechi, Chery's QQ, Geely's Panda, Jianghuai's Yueyue, and Zhongtai's Jiangnan TT. You can't even buy a top-notch car with forty thousand RMB, let alone the performance."
Jiang Zixue opened her mouth wide. "I … I don't know how to drive a minivan."
"I didn't ask you to buy a minivan." Xu Yun: "But you said you want to buy a car below fifty thousand USD. There aren't many choices."
"No way … I don't have any confidence after hearing what you said." Jiang Zixue said, "But if you put it this way, I suddenly feel that Hua Xia is very rich. There are too many people who drive luxury cars."
"Hua Xia is indeed rich." Xu Yun: "And they care about their reputation."
Jiang Zixue smiled. She knew this very well. Many people who earn one or two thousand RMB a month also drive cars. Their income can't even compare to the poor people in North America who rely on government aid.
"Then what car do you suggest I buy?" Jiang Zixue asked.
Xu Yun shrugged. "Up to you. It depends on what you like. If you support domestic products, I will support you too. I can only hope that the money you use to support domestic products can be used for research and development, innovation, and technology. Instead of stuffing the money into the pockets of the leaders. Then, they can continue to use those outdated technologies to fool their own people. "
Jiang Zixue laughed. "If they are all conscientious automobile manufacturers, they will not let joint-venture cars occupy Hua Xia's market for so many years."
"That's right. Think about it. Volkswagen's broken axle can sell so well in Hua Xia. Audi's oil-burning cars can sell so well in Hua Xia. Buick's gas-guzzling cars can sell so well in Hua Xia. Why?" Xu Yun: "It's because our own brands are not good enough."
Jiang Zixue stuck out her tongue. "I think you should gather the bosses of our own brands and hold a meeting with them. Let them know their shortcomings and what mistakes they made."
"I want to do that too. But those leaders will not listen to others." Xu Yun: "They are all arrogant and conceited. They don't know that patriotism will last forever. "
"Consumers are not fools." Jiang Zixue said. "Everyone knows that."
Xu Yun laughed. "But I think that since you have not supported domestic products, you should support them."
"Hmm." Jiang Zixue nodded. "If I feel that I have been cheated, I will not support them in the future. I will let them fend for themselves."
"That's right. Anyway, they will not give back to the Chinese. Just like Harvard. They are supported by the Chinese, but their prices keep increasing. Even the cheapest H1 is selling for 70,000 RMB." Xu Yun: "Our own automobile manufacturers will be destroyed by them sooner or later."
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