From knock-off old-man's electric vehicles to industrial giant

Chapter 14 Opportunity
Currently, new energy-related talents, such as those in battery technology and motor control, as well as university graduates in communications and electrochemistry who were previously undervalued in traditional automotive companies, are not yet in high demand.

We could take this opportunity to acquire a large number of shares.

Although high-end talents are hard to find and look down on his small-scale operations, with the support of the system, as long as the activation requirements are met, a research and development talent can be made to achieve twice the effect.

Hiring more people is definitely a cost-effective thing to do.

"I plan to launch a new project to develop our own industrial motors. I will try to recruit as many talents as possible in this field. Once we achieve results, we will no longer need to rely on the supply chain, which will further reduce production costs. We can offer better compensation for recruits."

Xu Yi waved his hand.

Now that they have the idea of ​​entering the new energy vehicle manufacturing industry, they need to prepare relevant technologies and talents in advance.

More importantly, if we can produce the motors ourselves, the cost can be reduced even further.

Xu Yi had previously asked the R&D department to do a rough calculation. He estimated that developing their own motors would require an investment of at least five million yuan, in addition to hiring extra people. This was equivalent to building a small factory, which he considered nothing.

If the monthly sales volume of the car reaches 10,000 units, even if the cost is reduced by 100 yuan per unit, the self-developed expenses will be recovered quickly.

As for patents, it's nothing more than "puzzle-style R&D".

This is the most common R&D method for small factories: combining several expired industrial motor patents and conducting reverse engineering, which can perfectly trigger the "enthusiast" keyword.

It's quite simple to tinker with a high-speed motor for an elderly person's electric vehicle.

However, the extent to which they can improve upon their research and development and create something new depends on each company's R&D capabilities. To achieve industry leadership, they can further purchase patents from related industry chains and then conduct further research and development based on those patents.

Xu Yi's requirements are not high. He only needs to be able to manufacture the self-developed motor in the short term, meet the working conditions of the old man's car, and be able to seamlessly connect to the production line.

"Yes, boss, I'll take care of it right away," Fang Ziqiang replied.

With their current size, they can't poach industry leaders and elite personnel, but if they're willing to pay the right price, it's relatively easy to recruit experienced junior talents who have worked on large projects.

Unless you have a non-compete agreement, it all boils down to how much money you can make.

In this world, who would turn down money?

Moreover, if his boss asked him to poach R&D personnel for traditional engines and transmissions, he would really have a headache. These people are hard to poach from traditional OEMs, and even if they are, there is a considerable premium. But it is much easier to poach them in the field of electrification.

After speaking with the HR department, everything is progressing smoothly.

A week later.

Xu Yi heard another piece of good news.

"Boss, we contacted a distributor in Shandong. They messaged us saying they want to take over the agency rights for Shandong Province. Apparently, they were the general agent for elderly people's vehicles and low-speed tricycles in the province before."

Yu Nian walked into the office and said with a hint of excitement.

"Oh? That's great!" Xu Yi sat up straight, his whole body perking up.

Offline sales have been increasing every week recently, but the growth rate has slowed down significantly, unlike the explosive growth of the previous four months when sales doubled every month.

The reason is simple: the "Star 01" has basically appeared in all channels within Luzhou Province, and many actual vehicles can be seen in towns and villages.

This means they have already captured the majority of the local market share, and it's only a matter of time before they capture the remaining sales points in remote areas.

This is the current era.

The logistics industry has not yet developed to the point where residents can place online orders and have them delivered to their homes by bicycle; that would be too costly.

To achieve large-scale expansion in a short period of time, the only option is to rely on offline outlets and traditional agents and distributors.

Xu Yi is not opposed to the traditional agent model.

In his view, leveraging the existing dealer network is the most efficient and fastest way.

Even in a few years, in the era of information explosion.

Users can simply place an order on their mobile phone and log in to a webpage to complete the process of viewing and selecting cars and configurations; the dealer model has not disappeared.

Many emerging brands are using the slogan of "brand direct operation".

In reality, the internal sales department is still divided into provincial and city general managers, each with different marketing and sales strategies for their respective regions. This is equivalent to transforming the original offline battle into a comprehensive online-offline war.

These popular car companies just need to start a war.

From videos and troll posts on various platforms to inciting car owners to hurl insults and report each other, it was a chaotic and bizarre mess.

In the end, in order to boost sales and paper figures, they even created two different prices for online and offline sales, and even sold off a large number of 0-kilometer inventory cars to the secondary market, turning the slogan of "unified pricing" into a complete joke.

If we're talking about the best in terms of the direct sales model, it's actually Tesla, a foreign company, that has truly achieved the same price both online and offline.

Their products are fine; the only problem is that they lack the right opportunity to be showcased to the large number of ordinary people who genuinely need low-speed mobility scooters.

"The other party has agreed to come tomorrow. After communication, their willingness to cooperate is still very positive," Yu Nian continued.

"Okay, let's meet first."

Hearing this, Xu Yi was slightly surprised.

According to his understanding, these large provincial agents should have a deep connection with the factory, especially since Shandong is the headquarters of the Laomanle factory. The fact that the other party was so proactive was a bit beyond his expectations.

After all, they are different brands and competitors, and some distributors are quite exclusive.

of course.

He didn't think much of it; he'd find out the details when they met.

……

There is a saying that goes well.

Even a pig can take flight if it stands in the right place at the right time.

Some businesses may seem low-class, but they can actually be very profitable.

Some industries may seem niche, but their actual scale is quite large.

Selling electric vehicles for the elderly is one such example.

These days, there are too many people who can turn their lives around overnight as long as they dare to take risks and work hard.

Zheng Guozhao has been doing very well these past few years. Sitting in his well-furnished villa of over 400 square meters, he exudes the air of a successful person.

However, his inner world was not as wonderful as it seemed.

Because it happened just recently.

His career suffered the biggest setback of his life.

As the largest low-speed four-wheeled vehicle dealer in Shandong Province and the most loyal partner of Lao Tou Le Fa Yuan manufacturer, he controls shares in hundreds of sales outlets of all sizes both inside and outside the province.

The Leiding Automobile Factory, which he represents, started to thrive a few years ago and has now become one of the top "old man's car dealerships" in the province.

Last year, Levdeo Auto's annual sales of microcars exceeded 100,000 units.

He played a significant role in enabling the company to develop to its current level and compete with other microcar brands.

Now that I can finally relax and count my money, I've received a notification.

Levdeo Auto intends to transform into a legitimate new energy vehicle manufacturer.

Moreover, nearly half of its current microcar dealership business will be transformed into brand-owned stores.

The key is.

He has no place here!
"Hold!"

　The pacing of the original text has been adjusted, and the activation condition for the second entry in Chapter Two has been changed to 10 billion.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)