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Speaking of the cargo-carrying three-wheeled motorcycle developed by Huateng Industrial Group, Valentin Matviyenko was also full of words and didn't know what to say. He said depressedly: "Sergey, I heard that the three-wheeled motorcycle Two-wheeled motorcycles are very popular in China now, so I just can't figure it out, how did the people of China come up with such a thing?"

Three-wheeled motorcycles were briefly popular in Japan after World War II. In Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "My Neighbor Totoro", when the Caobi family first moved, the car used to move was a three-wheeled motorcycle. Car...Of course, you can call it a three-wheeled car...but with Japan's economic take-off in the mid-to-late 50s, the three-wheeled motorcycle gradually disappeared in Japan.As for the direction of Europe, because of the relatively developed economy, except for certain things that are bent for the rich, such as the British Morgan three-wheeled car, the Canadian Bombardier three-wheeled motorcycle, and the German BMW R71 side three-wheeled car in World War II. However, this cheap and portable means of transportation such as cargo-type three-wheeled motorcycles has never appeared.

But now, such a thing has appeared in the hands of Chinese people, and it seems to be quite popular... This makes the old men very incomprehensible.

"I can't figure it out either," Sergei Shestakov shook his head with a wry smile, "But I'm thinking, maybe it has something to do with China's underdeveloped heavy industry and automobile manufacturing industry?"

"Ok?"

Valentin Matviyenko raised his eyebrows and motioned Sergey Shestakov to continue—he didn't understand it for a moment, but it seemed that Sergey had thought of some reason?
Sergey Shestakov thought about it, organized his words first, and then said: "Before the 90s, China's economy was relatively backward, and their own steel production and automobile production were insufficient. You know that too..."

"what……"

Before Sergei Shestakov could finish his sentence, Valentin Matviyenko slapped his forehead: "I see! That's the reason."

Under Sergei Shestakov’s reminder, Valentin Matviyenko really wanted to understand why the three-wheeled motorcycle was promoted in China:

In the early years, China's economy was relatively backward, and ordinary people had little money to afford light trucks;
At the same time, Huaxia's heavy industry is relatively backward, and there is not so much automobile production capacity;
In this case, the motorcycle industry, which belongs to the same heavy industry but has relatively low technical content, may have found its own business opportunities: as long as the frame of the motorcycle is greatly strengthened, and the rear is converted into a small compartment, Isn't this a three-wheeled motorcycle that can pull goods...

As soon as this product was launched, it was quickly welcomed by the Chinese people because of its cheap price and good performance. Is that how it developed?

Valentin Matviyenko felt that he had figured out the truth about the development of China's three-wheeled motorcycles to today.

However, why the Chinese people were able to make this thing, this is not the point, the point is that Valentin Matviyenko is not very sure about the introduction of three-wheeled motorcycles into Russia. He asked Sergey Shestakov worriedly: "Sergey, do you think our common people can accept this thing?"

Sergey Shestakov's attitude towards three-wheeled motorcycles is completely opposite to that of Valentin Matviyenko. Facing Valentin Matviyenko's question, Sergei Shestakov Starkov said: "I am quite optimistic about the market performance of three-wheeled motorcycles. I even think that as long as the publicity is in place, this thing may sell well in Russia."

"Oh?" Valentin Matviyenko was a little surprised: "Why?"

"Because the purchase cost and daily use cost of this thing are really cheap," Sergei Shestakov said with admiration and emotion on his face: "According to the relevant information provided by Huateng Group, light load Under normal circumstances, the fuel consumption of three-wheeled motorcycles with different displacements between 175ml and 300ml is about 2.5 to 3.5 liters per 4 kilometers, and even under full load, the fuel consumption is only 5.5 to [-] liters.

It only needs 5.5 liters of gasoline. Back then, our IZH Planet Sport-350 motorcycle also needed 5 to 6 liters of fuel consumption per 350 kilometers. The fuel consumption of JAWA-1000 motorcycles was even higher than this. Now, a full load of more than [-] kilograms of cargo The same three-wheeled motorcycle, the same fuel consumption!
Under such circumstances, I think as long as the publicity is in place and the common people know that there is such a product, I think the common people will naturally make the choice that is most beneficial to them..."

Speaking of this, Sergei Shestakov sighed, and said: "It is not the Soviet Union now, everything has to be paid for by oneself. For farmers, small business owners and hawkers in the market, this kind of Inexpensive and low-cost three-wheeled motorcycles are the most suitable for their use, and Huateng Group even took into account the climate conditions in Russia, not only providing a fully enclosed cab, but also a heating function. Come on, I think the target customers of this three-wheeled motorcycle will not hesitate even more.”

The IZH Planet Sport-350 motorcycle is already the most technologically advanced motorcycle in the Soviet Union. It is a 1973CC medium-displacement motorcycle launched by the Izh Motorcycle Factory of the former Soviet Union in 350. The above references Kawasaki motorcycles from the late 60s.

Like many new products that the Soviet Union introduced Western technology at that time, the production equipment of the IZH Planet Sport-350 motorcycle came from the West, and most of the parts in the initial product also came from Western suppliers. For example, the engine carburetor was from Japan’s Mikuni The products and the full set of headlights come from West De Hella.

Thanks to the excellent performance of the Japanese Mikuni carburetor, the IZH Planet Sport-350 achieved a maximum power of 350 horsepower with a displacement of 35CC, making the Izh Planeta Sport-350 the most powerful car in the same class in the Soviet market. And the fastest motorcycle, and also the first modern motorcycle in the Soviet Union to keep up with the international trend, so once launched, IZH Planet Sport-350 quickly replaced the most popular motorcycle in the Soviet Union at that time: JAWA from Czechoslovakia -350, quickly became popular in the Soviet Union.

The fuel consumption per 350 kilometers of JAWA-6 motorcycle is about 7 to 350, while the fuel consumption of IZH Planet Sport-5 is only 6 to 1000 per [-] kilometers. Now, the three-wheeled motorcycle of Huateng Group is actually fully loaded Valentin Matviyenko and Sergei Shestakov were naturally very impressed that they could achieve lower fuel consumption with more than [-] kilograms of cargo.

Valentin Matviyenko thought for a while, and nodded slowly: "Then try."

After finishing speaking, he asked Sergey Shestakov: "Sergey, tell me, if this three-wheeled motorcycle sells well in Russia, is it necessary for us to introduce it?"

Valentin Matviyenko thinks very simply, if he is only an agent, making money is of course making money, but after all, Huateng Group has already made a profit before, but if it is produced by itself, does it mean production and sales? All the money is earned by yourself?
Sergey Shestakov thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "It's not impossible to consider introducing, but I'm a little worried..."

"Oh? What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that if we produce it ourselves, can we control the cost and quality?" Speaking of this, Sergei Shestakov said with a wry smile: "Mr. The quality of Huateng cars, compared with our cars produced in Russia, this..."

Sergei Shestakov did not know what to say.

After listening to Sergei Shestakov's words, Valentin Matviyenko was also speechless for a while.

The thing is so nonsense and bizarre. During the period of acting as an agent for Excelle, Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company actually did calculations secretly. The calculation result shocked many people: If Volga Automobile produces Excelle by itself, Under the premise of the same quality level, I am afraid that the cost of domestic production in Russia will be slightly higher than that of Huateng automobiles that are produced and then exported to Russia.

Why does the Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company prefer to introduce production at a higher cost?
please!Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company is an automobile manufacturing company, not an international trade and agency company. In order to keep its own workforce, improve its technology and production level, it has to produce its own products even if the cost is higher.

This is the reason why Volga still insists on self-production after coming to the conclusion that self-production is not as good as import.

But three-wheeled motorcycles are different from cars. Since its establishment, Volga Automobile Manufacturing Company has not produced three-wheeled motorcycles. This is an unexpected transformation...

Just when Valentin Matviyenko was speechless, Sergei Shestakov suddenly said: "It is not cost-effective for us to produce it ourselves, but we can assemble it with CKD."

"Ok?"

Valentin Matviyenko was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately understood Sergei Shestakov's idea: If it was only CKD assembly, the cost could actually be reduced a bit—the import tariffs on spare parts are comparable to the whole The tariffs on car imports are much lower.

Thinking of this, Valentin Matviyenko's eyes lit up, and he nodded immediately: "This is a good idea."

Sergey Shestakov went on to say: "In addition, we can analyze the entire tricycle. We only import the engine assembly from Huateng Automobile and other spare parts that are more refined and have an advantageous price, such as the car. We can completely produce things like racks and carriages by ourselves to further reduce costs...well, it’s half CKD.”

Valentin Matviyenko was happy, and nodded heavily: "That's a good idea!"