City: I, A World Car Overlord

Jimmy Lee’s research report is very detailed and contains a lot of data and market research information.

According to this research report, Lin Fan has a general understanding of the auto consumer market in the free country, especially the pickup truck segment. Lin Fan is particularly concerned about it.

The annual average sales of pickup trucks in the free country in the past two years is 50 billion US dollars. The top ten sales are Ford F series, Kaman ABC series, followed by Chevrolet-Colorado, Toyota-Tacoma, Nissan Titan, and Rico. Ext...

The special F series occupies the first, second, and fifth.

Kaman ABC occupies third, sixth and eighth.

It can be said that these two basically occupy 70% of the pickup truck market.

For brands such as Chevrolet and Toyota, Lin Fan basically skipped it, focusing on the two giants, Ford and Kaman.

Among these two giants, Ford is the object of particular attention to Lin Fan.

To enter the pickup truck market, the competition with Ford must be tit-for-tat.

Ford F series is divided into F150/F250/F350 three models, basically covering light and multi-purpose.

The F150 is a pure light truck with a load of less than one thousand pounds and is called a half-ton pickup.

29F250 has a load between 1500 and 2500 pounds, commonly known as a one-ton pickup.

The F350 and upgraded models have a load of more than one ton, which has basically gone beyond the scope of light trucks.

The three design concepts ensure the coverage of Ford's pickup truck classification to the greatest extent.

No matter what pickup truck consumers want to choose, they can find a suitable model in the Ford F series.

Moreover, these three models not only cover a wide range, have bright uses, and are of good quality, but their prices are also very close to the people.

Lin Fan also got inspiration from the layout of Ford pickup trucks. Lin Fan also had the opportunity to select a model from the system.

For any selected model, the system only provides the top version of that model, and both the basic version and the exclusive version rely on Lin Fan to play by himself.

However, it is not difficult for Lin Fan to develop the basic version and the exclusive version from the top version. It is nothing more than a problem of reducing the distribution.

Lin Fan strolled around in the system and took out a pickup model and data package similar to the X4.

When Lin Fan convened Zhang Kai's team and brought out the relevant drawings, even if these people knew Lin Fan's defying design ability, they were a little uncomfortable at the moment.

"Boss, we have experience in the development of a Cavalier military vehicle. It is not difficult to make a pickup truck. It is no exaggeration to say that it takes at most two months from design, research and development to testing."

"However, we can't figure out these configurations. Is it a bit too much? In our opinion, so many configurations are really...a bit wasteful."

"For example, the V6 luxury version, what smart keys, front and rear assist systems, tilt steering wheel, and this, dual plasma horizontal drive, are you making a pickup or a sports car?"

"In addition, let's not talk about some things we can not do, just such a luxurious configuration, how much does it cost, this is the rhythm of engaging in luxury off-road vehicles."

Lin Fan saw that the guys were puzzled. He really hated iron and steel. He said: "The configuration is luxurious and the power is too strong. You can reduce the configuration to make the basic version and the general version. The cost is too high, so increase the price and sell it. "

"If the price is too high, will it affect sales? Well, there is also a basic version. How do I feel like a beggar version? Can you synthesize it? I think it's better."

For Zhang Kai's words, Lin Fan felt powerless: "Together, what more money do we make? You know, this is Zhong on the free country market, and I used this car to make money for the free country.

So don't mess with me. Everything is done according to my design drawings. They think the configuration of the beggar version is low, so let them use more money to increase the distribution, or buy the general version and the deluxe version. "

Hearing what Lin Fan said, Zhang Kai understood in a second: "Hey, the boss's trick is to bring over the pitfalls of foreign car companies in China."

Lin Fan grinned: "Who said that we can only cheat us, so we can't cheat us?"

However, there are still many differences between pickup trucks and civilian cars. Although the drawings are clearly marked, Lin Fan is still a little worried.

The detailed explanation said: "In addition, the body material of the pickup truck needs to be changed, and the rotation ratio of the rear axle differential and the rear axle must also be changed. After all, the pickup truck is not based on speed, but has to show the maximum load.

The number of people that a civilian car can pull depends mainly on the power of the engine. In addition to the pickup, there are two problems involved. That is, the cargo box is much larger, and the load on the rear axle and the rear axle is particularly important..."

After listening to Lin Fan's explanation, Zhang Kai and others nodded. To be honest, although they have participated in the development of the Cavalier military vehicle, they still have no experience when it comes to civilian pickups.

Zhang Kai pointed to a drawing and wondered: "Boss, I still don't quite understand. The future development direction is semi-aluminum or all-aluminum body, but why should the axles use high-strength steel? Know our X Aluminum alloy is much harder than high-strength steel."

Lin Fan asked: "Let me ask you, whose load is higher than that of high-strength steel and aluminum alloy?"

"Of course it is high-strength steel, but if high-strength steel is used for the car, it will add at least 300 kilograms of weight to the whole car, which will greatly affect the power consumption."

Lin Fan covered his face and could only say: "You are still too conscientious. He said that the pickup truck is sold to the free country, not to your own family. Why do you care about energy consumption so much? Home’s electricity."

Zhang Kai reacted, scratching his head, and smirked: "Hey, habit is natural. Who would call me an upright, kind, and righteous young man with a sense of justice."

Lin Fan rolled his eyes and almost vomited out the loving breakfast that Jimmy Lee sent in the morning.

Lin Fan continued: “In fact, the most important thing is that high-strength steel is lower in cost than X aluminum alloy. After the axle is replaced with high-strength steel, the cost of the entire vehicle can be reduced by at least 5%.”

Zhang Kai immediately responded: "This design is really cost-effective for us, and it seems to reduce performance. In fact, the V series pickup truck is more cost-effective after it is made."

Seeing everyone's doubts resolved, Lin Fan waved his hand: "Okay, now I'm going to work, hurry up. The V-series pickup will be on the market earlier. Let's go home earlier and reunite with your family earlier."

Zhang Kai repeatedly said: "We are not in a hurry. It's less than two months. I think the boss misses his sister-in-law."

"That's not it. People like you who don't have a girlfriend can't experience the pain of lovesickness."

"Really? Why do I see the boss glaring at Jimmy Li and dating Annie occasionally? I think the boss should be reluctant to think about it."

Lin Fan almost spit out old blood and slapped it directly: "I tell you, if you chew your tongue, be careful that I deduct your salary and take back the car that was rewarded to you."

Hearing this, Zhang Kai immediately begged for mercy: "Don't, boss, I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything, I'm dumb, I can't say anything...".

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