Chapter 1077 Car Order
Time came to June, and the Nanyang Industry Encouragement Association officially opened. A large number of people from the Far East Empire entered the exhibition area. Among the many exhibition venues, there is no doubt that the most attractive one is the East African automobile exhibition area.
The East African car exhibition area has an insane number of eleven car brands alone, covering car products at all price points.
An official from Jinling looked at a black car with interest and asked Ryder, the East African staff member: "Can you introduce this car to me?"
Ryder: "Sir, you are very discerning. This is our Mercedes-Benz car in East Africa. The price is only 8,000 taels of silver. This is one of the most luxurious cars on the market. It is purely handmade and is sold in the European and American markets. The sales volume is quite good, the interior configuration is quite luxurious, alligator leather steering wheel, leather sofa seats..."
"It's too expensive! This is simply robbery. Although cars are a magical means of transportation,..."
Eight thousand taels of silver is not a small amount of money for anyone. Even if this Jinling official looks like a rich man at first glance, you must know that the top luxury car purchased by a senior official named Yuan in the previous life to please Cixi only cost 10,000 taels of silver. , the car the Queen Mother was riding in only cost 10,000 taels of silver. This car actually dared to ask for 8,000 taels of silver. This was indeed a money grab.
Ryder explained: "Sir, this Mercedes-Benz is a top-notch luxury car. The price is naturally not cheap. It is completely a symbol of status. People who can own such a luxury car in this world are either rich or expensive. And this car is not the most expensive. Did you see the luxury car surrounded by fences? The luxury car with gold rims and diamonds is the most expensive.”
As for the surrounded luxury car, this official had actually seen it for a long time, but the car was very expensive at first glance. For the current Far Eastern Empire, cars are still considered luxury goods, although due to the price war in East Africa The reason is that car prices in the international market have dropped, but this is mainly reflected in high-consumption markets such as Europe and the United States.
"That car is the famous Crown car. It is completely priceless and has no market. There are no more than twenty cars in the world. Your central government only has one car. It is a national gift from East Africa. Almost everyone who can own a Crown car They are the royal family or the top nobles in the world, and each one is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. "
Following Ryder's introduction, the Jinling official's heart had already stirred up a huge wave of excitement. Although this Jinling official was well versed in the world, he had never heard of top luxury goods such as Crown cars. Although Crown cars The production of automobiles is very small, but it is still relatively famous in European and American countries.
“Ahem, I wonder if you have cheaper cars here.” The Jinling official said.
He definitely couldn’t afford the Crown car. Although he could afford the Mercedes-Benz just now, he didn’t feel it was worth it, so he could only lower his requirements.
“How about this Alto? Alto is a very cost-effective model. You must know that many of our official cars in East Africa are Alto. This Alto only costs two thousand taels of silver and is a high-end model.” Ryder recommended.
“What is an official car?”
“Literally speaking, the regular configuration for our East African government officials to go out on official business is Alto, which is not disgraceful and is also more comfortable to drive and ride.” Ryder said.
This aroused great interest in this Jinling official. Although he was still a little expensive, it was completely within his acceptance range.
"What you said makes sense, but it's a pity. Even if I buy this car, I'm afraid it will be difficult to experience it, because how do I drive this kind of car? Can you provide corresponding services?"
For the people of the Far Eastern Empire, cars were definitely a new thing, and the emergence of new things also meant trouble, such as how to drive. If it's a carriage, then hiring a groom will solve the problem, but in the current Far Eastern Empire, car drivers are rare.
Not to mention the Far Eastern Empire, even East Africa, as the world's largest automobile country, has relatively few car drivers. Fortunately, it is not difficult to train drivers in East Africa, so it can barely keep up with car production.
Ryder said: "We have built several related training schools in your country, but currently they are in Tianjin, Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, Shanghai and other cities. This is our first time here in Jinling and we have not yet launched relevant services. If you want to ask If you are a driver, we can help you contact schools in Xuzhou, Jiaozhou or Xuzhou.”
The Jinling official asked: "How long will it take?"
Ryder said: "It won't be too troublesome. After all, communication technology is so advanced now, and these cities are not far from Jinling."
This Jinling official thought the same thing. In addition to Tianjin, several other cities are indeed not far from Jinling. Even Jiaozhou can be reached quickly by sea.
“Are you sure you have ready-made personnel?”
Ryder said: "There is definitely no problem, because there are not many cars in the Far Eastern Empire at present, and many people buy them as toys and do not need professional drivers, so there are still plenty of personnel."
The Jinling official nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'll order one!"
Soon, a "luxury car" worth two thousand taels of silver was sold in East Africa at the Nanyang Quanye Conference. The automobile industry was indeed hugely profitable. It is no wonder that it can directly increase the industrial output value of East Africa's Second Five-Year Plan.
Within less than three days of the exhibition, more than 30 cars brought by East Africa were all sold, including the Crown, which was also bought by a big shot in Hankou.
Previously, crowns were basically not for sale, but for this Nanyang Industry Encouragement Conference, East Africa specially prepared one. Facts have proved that the Far Eastern Empire does not lack rich people.
In addition to the cars brought to the exhibition by East Africa, East Africa also signed a large number of orders for more than 300 vehicles, which shows the great influence of this Nanyang Industry Expo.
This is also normal. You must know that this Nanyang Entrepreneurship Conference, almost every province in the Far Eastern Empire participated, and which province in the Far Eastern Empire did not have rich people? To be honest, even some of the more developed cities in the Far Eastern Empire can fully digest the order for more than 300 cars. What's more, there are so many cities in the Far Eastern Empire. The richest person in each region can buy a car, and that can be done. The market has a market of at least tens of thousands of vehicles, which shows the potential of the Far East market.
And as the cost of car production in East Africa decreases, car prices will become cheaper and cheaper, so many people can afford it. Cars are at least not as luxurious as imagined.
In fact, cars are already a relatively common means of travel in East Africa. Although the automobile industry in European countries such as the United States and Germany currently lags behind East Africa by a large margin, in a few more years of development, the annual output of millions will not be a fantasy, at least for now. The annual automobile production in the United States has reached hundreds of thousands of vehicles.
(End of this chapter)