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"I just said that a car structure is composed of 171 parts, which also means that a lot of welding work is required. If a car is built according to the original method, a car has more than 6000 welding points, and the body is made of integrated casting technology. After we came to casting, the original 6000 solder joints were reduced to 300 now, which also means that we can build cars several times faster than our competitors.

In addition, the stability of the vehicle body manufactured using integrated casting technology is at least 20 times higher than that of the vehicle body manufactured using traditional vehicle manufacturing methods.

Because once a problem occurs in one solder joint of a car built using the traditional method, the entire car body is likely to have problems due to this solder joint. The reduction of solder joints means that our probability of problems is much less than that of the traditional method.

In addition to using integrated casting technology to manufacture car bodies, our car factory has also implemented production data management," Nong Shiyun Balabala began to introduce.

As Nong Shiyun introduced, the big screen also played the car-building process of Deep Blue Auto. As the screen changed, Nong Shiyun introduced the car-building details to the audience.

A villa in a community in Binjiang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

At first, Li Shufu was dismissive of Deep Blue Group's car manufacturing. It wasn't until his subordinates called him just now and asked him to watch Deep Blue's live broadcast that he realized that Deep Blue Automobile Group's research and development capabilities were stronger than he imagined.

"I didn't expect that Deep Blue Automobile's technology would be so advanced. Is this really a three-year-old company?" Li Shufu murmured.

They also use the automated assembly line and management system used by Deep Blue Car Factory. This thing is nothing to old car manufacturers like them. After all, these old car manufacturers have been exploring for so many years.

However, Deep Blue Automobile, a company established less than 3 years ago, was able to figure out such a set of things. The most important thing is that Deep Blue's management technology is more advanced than theirs.

This is a very incredible thing for any old man who has been engaged in the car manufacturing industry for many years.

Not only Li Shufu, but also the bosses of major car companies were surprised when they learned about this incident.

At this moment, they realized that Deep Blue Auto was the wolf in Crying Wolf. Not only were the cars made by Deep Blue Auto better than theirs, but Deep Blue Auto's technology was also much more advanced than theirs.

Originally, they thought that Deep Blue Group's cross-border car manufacturing would become a cross-border clown like Bird Mobile, but they never expected that Deep Blue Cars would make a big move as soon as it came out and tell them what it means to reach the peak after going online.

However, the pressure felt by domestic car manufacturers is not as great as that of foreign brands. Deep Blue's car will basically be positioned at 50-100 million, and the price of domestic cars is basically 10-30. Deep Blue is not in the same level as them.

What we need to worry about now are manufacturers such as BBA. You must know that the price range of 50 to 100 million is their most profitable price point, and it is also the price point with the best sales among mid-to-high-end products.

The launch of Deep Blue Auto is bound to have a huge impact on them.

“Because our workers have just come online not long ago, our production speed is relatively slow now. It takes about 60 seconds to build a car. However, I believe that as the workers’ proficiency increases, our production speed will also increase. .

Currently, Deep Blue Auto can produce about 5000 vehicles per day at its Shenzhen car factory. Once the workers' proficiency improves, the daily production capacity can reach 7500 vehicles, so you don't have to worry about having to wait a long time to get your car after placing an order. "Nong Shiyun said.

At this time, netizens in the live broadcast room started talking about it when they learned that Deep Blue Automobile only takes 60 seconds to build a car and the daily production capacity can reach 7500 vehicles.

"This Deep Blue car factory is so crazy. It can build a car in 60 seconds. I thought it would take a week or two to build a car. This Deep Blue Group has really subverted my understanding of the automobile industry. Know."

"Actually, the automated assembly lines used by Deep Blue are used by many car companies. It's just that their technology is not as advanced as Deep Blue's. After all, it is impossible for them to update the equipment immediately after new equipment is released. However, Deep Blue's car manufacturing speed is really It’s beyond my knowledge.”

"Although the integrated casting technology used by Deep Blue is very advanced, this technology has a very terrible drawback. Once a car accident occurs, the Deep Blue car body will be scrapped. When other cars break down, the broken parts can be directly replaced, but After a dark blue car breaks down, the entire body can only be replaced.

After all, it is very expensive to replace the entire car body. Replacing the car body can probably buy a new car. I wonder if the insurance company dares to accept the order from Deep Blue Automobile. "

"As long as there is money to be made, the insurance company will definitely accept it. At most, the premium will be a few billion points more expensive than other cars. Deep Blue must have negotiated with the insurance company. If the insurance company is unwilling to accept it, Deep Blue cannot easily accept it. "Bring this car to the market and no one will buy it if the insurance companies are not willing to cover it."

"Judging from the speed of Deep Blue Automobile's car production, it should not take more than a month to pick up the car."

“This is basically the introduction of the press conference. I believe what everyone is most concerned about now is the price of GLS2013. GLS2013 only has one model and seven colors.

What we just introduced is the standard configuration of GLS2013. At the same time, this configuration is also the top configuration of GLS2013, so users don’t have to worry about optional options.

我们对GLS2013的定价是688888，凡是在24小时内进行盲订的用户，缴纳5000定金可以抵扣2万购车款，盲订开启时间是今天晚上的凌晨12点整。

Here I need to make one thing in particular. The deposit I mentioned just now is a fixed deposit, which means that we will not refund the user after paying the deposit. Before making a deposit, I suggest that you go to our store to try the car first.

At present, we have shipped 2013 units of GLS to Deep Blue directly-operated stores across the country. Tonight, you can log in to our WeChat applet to make a test drive reservation. The first users who made reservations can directly pick up the car and leave.

Subsequent users need to arrange to pick up the car according to the order time. All our cars are produced after the user places an order.

Today's press conference ends here. Thank you all for coming to the Deep Blue Car press conference. Please leave the scene in an orderly manner when the conference is over. "After Nong Shiyun finished speaking, he bowed to the camera and the audience.

Taihe Garden Villa in Shenzhen.

There were still five minutes left until 10 o'clock in the morning, and the press conference ended around 15: pm.

In the living room, Han Chen projected the Deep Blue Car pre-sale backend page onto the TV.

"Husband, how many people do you think will blindly order our car tonight?" Kong Huimin handed a peeled apple to Han Chen and asked.

"5000 units should be no problem." Han Chen said after taking the apple.

"Husband, how much does our car cost?" Ouyang Sancai asked curiously.

"If the shipment volume can reach 10, the average cost will be about 34. If the shipment can reach 20, the average cost can drop to about 32. If the shipment can reach 50, the average cost will be around 26. The average cost can be reduced to about 100, and when the shipment volume reaches 23 million, it can be reduced to about ," Han Chen said.

The raw material cost of GLS2013 is about 20 yuan. Of course, this price is only without material cost. If it includes various expenses, it will be more than this price. That's why Han Chen said that the cost of shipping 10 yuan is 34 yuan.

"If we calculate it based on 10 units, we can earn 34 yuan per car?" Ouyang Sancai said in surprise.

"The car manufacturing industry is such a huge profit. It is normal to have 300% profit. Some luxury cars have profits as high as 400-12%." ​​Han Chen said. Just as Han Chen was talking, the seconds, minutes and sometimes pointed to 0 at the same time, the page on the TV also changed. The original reservation amount of 1332 suddenly turned into 1332, and people paid deposits in one second.

It’s 2013:6 pm on June 15, , United States time.

Lithia Automotive Headquarters, Medford, Oregon, USA.

In the conference room, Slit Christian, Lithia Auto CEO Brian DeBoer and a group of senior executives were watching the video of the Deep Blue Automobile launch conference.

The executives also started talking after seeing the explanation on the subtitles.

"Is this Deep Blue Automobile really only established three years ago? Why do I feel that they are better than the established car manufacturers?"

"The engineer who designed this car is really a genius. How did he think of putting a HUD on the car?"

"This 3D navigation is really great, it feels like something out of a science fiction movie."

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The video of the Deep Blue Car Conference has also been played.

"Mr. Brian and everyone here knows whether you are satisfied with our dark blue cars. So far we have received orders for 3 vehicles in China. As time goes by, our orders will be more and more. If you can't do it as soon as possible, I can't guarantee that there will be enough production capacity to supply Lithia," Slit Christian asked with a smile.

"Mr. Sleater, I wonder how much Deep Blue Cars paid us?" Brian DeBoer asked.

"The price we gave your company is US$11. This price includes tariffs and transportation costs. Our price in the United States is US$19.8, which means that your company can earn US$6 in profit from one car. I believe our profit margin is the highest at this price point," Sleater Christian said.

The reason why Slit Christian offered this price was that at that time the little yellow-haired man had not yet taken office, and China Automobile only needed a 2.5% tariff to export to the United States.

After conversion, a car costing US$11 only needs less than US$3000 in tariffs.

"I don't know how to pay?" Brian DeBoer asked.

"Due to the shortage of our car supply, we currently only accept full-price orders. We can provide 50 prototype cars for your company. Each prototype only requires a deposit of US$5. Your company can adopt the same method as ours. Reservation model, so your company doesn’t have to bear the financial pressure,” said Sleater Christian.

"Mr. Sleater, I wonder if you have a prototype car in the United States that we can try out?" Brian DeBoer asked.

"Mr. Brian, I drove our prototype car here. Our prototype car is in the parking lot at the moment. Why don't we go down to visit and experience it together?" Sleater Christian said.

"Okay." Brian DeBoer nodded.

After Brian DeBoer nodded, he asked the people below to inform the company's engineers to go downstairs.

After a while, a large group of people arrived at the parking lot of Lithia Automobile Headquarters.

A dark red and dark blue GLS2013 appeared in front of everyone. You must know that the video and the real thing are completely different. Everyone liked the GLS2013 very much when they saw it at first sight. The GLS2013 gives people a grand and high-end feeling. This feeling can only be achieved by BBA. The car can be given to them.

GLS2013 also turned on the double flash immediately when Slite Christian arrived as mentioned in the video.

Slit Christian touched the door lock and the door opened immediately.

"Mr. Brian, why don't you get in the car and try it out first?" Slit Christian said with a smile.

"Okay." Brian DeBoer nodded.

Then Brian DeBoer also sat directly in the driver's seat, and Sleater Christian sat in the passenger seat. After getting in the car, Brian asked several executives to sit in the back seat.

The first thing Brian DeBoer felt when he sat in the seat was that it was very comfortable. This kind of comfort can only be found in million-level cars. The huge central control screen also made his eyes shine.

The huge central control screen gave him a sense of technology, a feeling he had only experienced on Tesla.

Brian DeBoer pulled the handbrake and stepped on the accelerator to start the car and leave Lithia Automotive headquarters.

Along the way, Sleater Christian introduces Brian DeBoer to the special features of the dark blue car.

When turning on the HUD navigation, Brian DeBoer was surprised when he looked at the projection on the windshield.

He didn't expect that the HUD would be very clear even in bright sunlight. When passing gas stations and fast food restaurants along the way, the HUD would also mark these stores, so the driver didn't have to worry about missing anything.

The Deep Blue car drives very calmly and is no different from a million-level luxury car. In addition, the details of the Deep Blue car are well done in all aspects.

Brian DeBoer's evaluation is that this car can beat all the million-dollar SUVs in BBA.

Especially in terms of details, Deep Blue Auto surpasses BBA by a few steps.

After the test drive, the group returned to the conference room at Lithia Automotive Headquarters.

"Mr. Sleater, I wonder how many sample cars your company can provide us, how many cars your company can provide us every month, and what is your company's payment method?" Brian DeBoer asked. road.

"Mr. Brian, we can provide 50 prototype cars for Lithia as test drive cars. We can provide Lithia with 1000 cars every month. If the subsequent production capacity is sufficient, we can provide more. Currently, our main production capacity is used for Supply to local customers in China.

However, these 50 prototype cars require Lithia to pay half of the amount as a deposit. In addition, I suggest that your company adopts the ordering method for sales like ours. "Said Slit Christian. (End of Chapter)