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Chapter 1417: Still Not Enough

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingjun frowned subconsciously.

Nakata is right. If the Ares Excelle is regarded as a high-performance entry-level mid-size car, everything makes sense. The current 2.0T Magotan is the Magotan with the European standard wheelbase, which is currently recognized as the mid-size car with the best handling performance and the best power in China. The prices are 25.18 and 26.38 respectively, but even for such a car, the 8.3- acceleration time is seconds. If consumers compare the Ares Excelle with the Magotan, it does make sense.

Nakata Satoshi went on to say, "In addition, Mr. Gu, don't be scared by the pre-sale volume of Excelle announced by Huateng Group. The sales volume of 100042 is indeed terrifying, but I am sure that almost all users who are willing and able to buy the God of War version of Excelle have been absorbed by Huateng Group in this wave. I even doubt whether Huateng Group can sell so many God of War version of Excelle in the next year."

After being reminded by Nakata Satoshi, Gu Mingjun reacted immediately: "You mean, the subsequent sales of Excelle will be weak?"

Nakata Satoshi said with a smile: "It cannot be said that the subsequent sales of Excelle are weak, but the sales of the Ares version of Excelle are weak. The new Excelle is a very outstanding compact family car with almost no shortcomings. I believe that as long as Huateng Group continues to maintain the current price, the sales of Excelle will definitely not be bad.

But the God of War version of Excelle..."

Nakata Satoshi smiled and continued, "There are many factors, such as this is your country's first domestically produced car that can accelerate from 4 to km/h in seconds, and the patriotism of your people. But I must say that feelings can play a role for a while, but doing so means overdrawing the future."

Gu Mingjun suddenly came to his senses. Yes, in recent months, Huateng Kaiyue has been firmly at the top of the domestic car sales rankings. After the new generation, the product strength of Kaiyue has been comprehensively enhanced. As long as Huateng Group does not raise prices significantly, there is no reason why Kaiyue will not be a hot seller.

But the hot sales of Excelle does not mean that the Ares version of Excelle is also hot-selling. After all, the Ares version of Excelle is really too expensive - the current domestic consumption capacity is still limited. Take the just-passed 2008 year as an example, didn't the Hongda Accord, the sales king of B-class cars, only sell a little over 17 units in total?

  Mr. Nakata is right. More than 5 units of the Ares version of Excelle were pre-sold in just 9.5 hours. This is indeed scary, but a quasi-mid-size car is not a mid-size car after all. When the Ares version of Excelle is put together with the Accord and consumers are asked to pay real money, I believe that more than % of consumers will still choose the Accord, right?

No, it should be said that more than 9.8% of consumers will choose the larger and more prestigious joint venture Accord.

Thinking of this, Gu Mingjun breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, Nakata Satoshi sighed: "It's just that the market potential of the God of War Excelle is limited, but what can we use to compete with the ordinary Excelle? Just rely on our Corolla with a wheelbase of 2600mm?"

"..."

Gu Mingjun's smile froze on his face: Yeah, why should I be happy? Previously, Yifeng Corolla couldn't beat Huateng Excelle. Now Huateng Excelle has been upgraded and its product strength has been comprehensively improved. Yifeng still produces the current Corolla, so how can Yifeng beat the new Excelle?

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Xiao Wei, the secretary on duty who came to deliver documents to Zhang Qihang, hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up the courage to say to the person who was processing the documents: "Mr. Zhang, there is one more thing..."

"Oh?"

Looking at the hesitant Xiao Wei, Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "What's the matter, Xiao Wei, tell me."

Since Zhang Qihang asked, Xiao Wei no longer hesitated: "Didn't our company announce the pre-sale status of the God of War version of Excelle on Sohu last night? Netizens responded very well to our pre-sale situation..."

Seeing Xiao Wei carefully choosing his words, Zhang Qihang smiled and said, "It's not that there's a big response, it's that there's a lot of doubt, right? Do netizens think that the pre-sale figures we announced are exaggerated?"

Xiao Wei was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Zhang, did you see it all?"

"I didn't see it," Zhang Qihang shook his head, "I guessed." Guessed...

Xiao Wei didn't know what to say for a moment. She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Zhang, this matter has caused quite a stir online. Many netizens say that the figures we announced are inflated. I don't think it's a good idea to continue like this..."

  She believed that Mr. Zhang must understand what she meant: Now netizens are saying that our Huateng Group is bragging. Mr. Zhang, do you think our group should issue a statement to explain the situation?

Zhang Qihang certainly understood what Xiao Wei meant. As a secretary, it was his responsibility to remind himself in time.

Speaking of which, Xiao Wei has been working in the general manager's office for several years. He is very attentive and meticulous in his work. It's time for him to go out and exercise some skills.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qihang smiled and said to Xiao Wei, "Xiao Wei, go to the Public Relations Department and talk to Director Fang Lin about this. She knows what to do."

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In the office of PR manager Fang Lin, after listening to Xiao Wei's words, Fang Lin smiled and said, "Secretary Wei, netizens said that there is a problem with our pre-sale situation. Is that really the case?"

"what?"

Xiao Wei was stunned when she heard this. After hesitating for several seconds, she suddenly widened her eyes and said in disbelief: "Manager Fang, you mean... is..."

"Yes, the data is true," Fang Lin nodded affirmatively: "As of last night when we sent the copy to Sohu.com, the number of reservations for our two Ares Edition Excelles was 10042."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wei was so shocked that he was speechless.

Since she saw the announcement on Sohu.com last night, she experienced happiness, cheering, dissatisfaction, and anger. In the end, she felt that what the netizens said made sense. It was impossible for the two Ares Excelle models to have so many pre-sold. But now, Manager Fang Lin actually said that the data was true? At around 7 o'clock last night, did we really pre-sell so many Ares Excelle models?

  For a moment, Xiao Wei felt a little dizzy: How is this possible?

"This morning when I was at work, I also learned about the latest pre-sales from my colleagues in the sales department," Fang Lin said, smiling at Xiao Wei: "Secretary Wei, can you guess how many pre-sales we have?"

"I...I can't guess..."

Secretary Wei's mind was already a mess.

Fang Lin sighed, and without keeping the secret, she said with some regret: "After all, there is still some lack of stamina. As of 9 o'clock, the total pre-sale volume is 10513 vehicles."

Xiao Wei exclaimed: "From last night till now, the number has only increased by more than 400 vehicles?"