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

Chapter 171 The market that domestic cars couldn't open up was blasted open by those damn old man's cars?! (Bonus chapter for the Alliance Leader)

"Holy crap... how incredible is this?!"

I just finished watching a short "Fast and Furious" movie.

Zhang Weiming gasped!
A jolt of electricity shot from the soles of my feet to my scalp; now it was truly numb!

The most bizarre thing about this video isn't just the amazing moves shown.

The most outrageous part is that it was actually done by a domestically produced pickup truck.

And this brand.

I'm very familiar with it.

It's a damn Xingchen Motors car!!
Anyone who has paid attention to low-speed vehicles knows the famous name "Starry Sky Old Man's Motorcycle".

This person can be considered the originator of high-quality imitation old man's car.

Up to now.

It is also widely praised in the domestic "elderly recreational vehicle" circle and in the rural market.

However, with the booming market for pure electric mini cars, the popularity of "old man's cars" has diminished.

Due to regulatory restrictions, many people assumed that Xingchen Motors had abandoned its elderly-friendly vehicle business.

Who would have thought that they would be taken overseas without a word?

It's still generating this much buzz on international websites?
These stars are just too incredible!
Zhang Weiming was genuinely surprised!

An inexplicable feeling was growing inside me.

It feels strangely good!

Isn't this a kind of "industrial NTR"?
Simultaneously.

He then scrolled to other videos.

"I've always heard that Xingchen Motors' old-age electric vehicles were of very high quality, but who would have thought... they were this good??"

Zhang Weiming murmured.

In the video, these foreigners are drifting, throwing boulders, and even playing Fast & Furious.

If it were any other domestically produced electric vehicle for the elderly, it wouldn't withstand this kind of tinkering.

It can only be said that quality is highlighted by comparison.

While domestic road conditions are complex, they're not this wild.

But if you go abroad, you'll have much more room to maneuver.

……

"We must move it to a domestic website so that other people can see it."

He immediately used a plugin to download the videos with the highest number of views and compiled them into a collection.

Then I switched back to the domestic network and uploaded it to my Bilibili account.

Title: [Domestic-made "senior citizen" electric vehicles sweep across Europe and America, American rednecks go crazy!!]

A very eye-catching title.

Many videos reposted from foreign websites like to use this method, and they often get very high view counts.

Zhang Weiming even thought his title was too conservative.

The sheer impact of the video goes far beyond just being described as crazy.

—It's practically defying the heavens!!
……

soon.

The video was uploaded.

After finishing this video repost, he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the videos he usually reposted only had tens of thousands of views, and it wasn't something that grew in a day.

But I didn’t expect it.

The background video traffic is increasing rapidly.

First, there's the existing fan base, who came across this video.

We watched it from beginning to end, and everyone gave it a thumbs up.

The video slowly climbed from 1,000 views to 10,000, 50,000, 100,000...

With an exceptionally high completion rate and coin donations, it managed to climb to the top of the homepage in just one night.

then.

More people saw it.

The comments and live chat exploded!!
"!!! What the hell?! How come a domestically made 'old man's phone' is being sold overseas?!"

"Isn't that Xingchen's old man's pickup truck?"

"My God, Xingchen, why are you out at sea?!"

"I really didn't expect this car to fit three big American men!"

"Happy for old men? Happy for all old men... Happy for foreigners (√) Happy for bros!!"

"Holy crap, this is incredibly durable!!"

"I never imagined that electric vehicles for seniors could be exported to the United States (laughing and crying)..."

"Is this what you always call cultural export? (Shocked face)"

...

The first half of the video left viewers speechless!

The second half of the edited content begins with a "beautiful Chinese girl".

In a "Fast and Furious" moment, a redneck man driving a pickup truck outpaced a Dodge Charger and won the MVP award!

This is even more shocking!

"Foreigners really know how to use mobile phones! (for seniors on the subway)"

"This video is absolutely hilarious, hahaha!!"

"That's incredible! Xingchen Motors' old-fashioned electric cars not only didn't stop production, but they even went overseas?!"

"I just checked, and it seems like it's really selling like hotcakes on Amazon!"

...

No matter how you look at it, this content is certainly sensational enough for today's world.

Soon someone took a screenshot and forwarded it to more group chats, and the information spread rapidly.

Meanwhile, some editors who like to share videos also noticed this video.

In contrast.

Their headlines were even more eye-catching, as if they were afraid people wouldn't click in.

[Shocking! Elderly-friendly vehicles exported overseas, conquering millions of foreigners!]

[Incredible! A market that domestic cars couldn't penetrate was opened up by the "old man's car" (a type of electric vehicle)?]

Platforms such as Weibo and jokes.

Many people's first reaction upon seeing these headlines is, "Who is this idiot who made up this brainless story again?"

In their pursuit of traffic, many joke accounts have gone quite outrageous at this time.

But they still couldn't resist clicking in.

Then they were all dumbfounded.

"Damn it, it's actually true!"

"Aren't you an industrialized country? Why are you so crazy about our low-speed electric vehicles?" "These few thousand dollars could probably buy a car abroad, right? Why buy a low-speed electric vehicle?"

...

Some people were taken aback.

Their mindset is still stuck in the idea that you can buy an iPhone for $900 abroad, or a car by working for one or two months.

How could they possibly be interested in domestically produced electric vehicles for the elderly?

Domestic cars can't even get in.

"Dude, what era are you talking about? If you could buy a car in the US after working for a month, it would have been at least during the Ford worker era, which was in 1942. Back then, a Ford worker could buy a Ford Model T with 52 days' wages."

"For your information, according to the latest data, the price of an entry-level car in the United States ranges from $1.6 to $2.3. Low- and middle-income groups tend to buy 3-5 year old used cars, but these generally still cost between $1.1 and $1.8. Moreover, both new and used cars are subject to purchase tax, insurance, and other fuel surcharges..."

"Labor and industrial costs are too high. I'm afraid it would cost them six or eight thousand US dollars to build an identical old-age car. A used car under two thousand US dollars is simply unusable; you can only buy a bicycle for that price."

"Hiss—that's a huge business opportunity! No wonder Old Man Xingchen has such good sales overseas!!"

……

After something becomes extremely popular.

It is often easy to deduce the cause from the result.

Most quick-witted people can immediately calculate the answer by searching for information and browsing Amazon.

I also admire Xingchen Automotive's ingenuity.

Good guy.

Domestic regulations don't allow it on the road, so you went abroad to sell it?
The response on Weibo this time was unexpectedly enthusiastic.

There was no cursing.

Instead, they all gave a thumbs up!

There is no disdain for electric vehicles for the elderly, only admiration for their success in conquering overseas markets!
Judging from the video, Xingchen Laotou Le not only has an ingenious business strategy, but its product quality has also reached an astonishing level!

at the same time.

The market for recreational vehicles for the elderly experienced a period of intense competition and infighting that lasted for one or two years.

Some manufacturers, like Jinpeng and Leiding, have already transformed their businesses, retaining only some tricycle and elderly-friendly vehicles.

Some manufacturers are small factories that mainly produce electric vehicles for the elderly and are struggling in the rural market.

Jinpeng Group.

After abandoning the competitive landscape of the elderly care vehicle business, the company has focused on electric two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles, which have developed quite well. In particular, its three-wheeled logistics vehicles and three-wheeled cargo vehicles have a large market share, and the company has even added three or four new manufacturing bases.

Yu Zilong rose through the ranks and eventually became the general manager of the three-wheeled vehicle business unit.

Looking back on the developments of the past year or two, I can't help but feel a sense of melancholy.

Although the profits from old people's cars were high at the time, none of them were as stable as tricycles and delivery vehicles!

If this trend continues, there will eventually be no room for elderly-friendly vehicles to survive in lower-tier markets. They might as well focus on two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicle businesses!
The pain of being dominated by the old man Xingchen has gradually faded away.

But on that day, he received a message.

"General Manager...look at this trending topic, and the Amazon link too!"

An internal chat message came through.

Yu Zilong carefully examined the chat content and clicked on the trending search link.

Then I was completely stunned, shocked by the information inside.

Starry Night Old Man's Joy?!

Bestselling overseas!!
...What the heck?

As if a painful memory had been stirred up, Yu Zilong's face went blank!

People are confused!
Wait—how did this old man's gadget, Starry Sky, become so popular?
How come he's become popular overseas again?!
Looking at the Amazon sales figures, it's over 7000.
It's only been on the shelves for less than a month, right?

"Holy crap! This actually works?!"

His eyes widened. Although Xingchen Motors is now a well-known new energy vehicle company, Yu Zilong still couldn't get over the fact that Xingchen's old man's car could still "glorify".

I'm feeling a bit numb!

-

"Wait, what's wrong? This seems like a huge market!!"

Yu Zilong immediately realized what was happening.

The slight displeasure and negative emotions in my heart were immediately extinguished.

He immediately realized what a huge opportunity this was!
Since Xingchen Laotou Le can be listed on Amazon and Alibaba International, their tricycles can do the same and can also expand into larger overseas markets!
He took action immediately.

If it really sells out, then we should thank Old Man Xingchen for opening up this path!

Other manufacturers of electric vehicles for the elderly in lower-tier markets shared the same idea. When these people saw the video, they were first shocked, and then they quickly realized what was going on!
What this market has no shortage of are smart people who follow trends!
at the same time.

Headquarters of Reading Automobile.

Zhou Tao has been extremely busy lately with the development of her company's first car, and is experiencing severe headaches.

After acquiring Yema Auto through financing, the company immediately began developing its first-generation A00-class pure electric mini, codenamed "Leding Mango".

But as the research and development progressed, he found that it wasn't so easy.

We encountered many problems and bottlenecks.

Even with the Star Mini and other popular mini models on the market, reverse engineering them seems like an impossible task to procure battery packs and other core components and reduce production costs to below 3 yuan. And Sichuan Auto's supply chain can provide almost no help at all.

"Oh no, how come the profit margin for manufacturing new energy vehicles is even lower than that for electric vehicles for the elderly? Where did things go wrong?"

After a period of intensive cultivation.

Zhou Tao felt a chill run down her spine.

But they still hold out hope. Based on current costs, it is definitely much higher than other car companies. But if the subsidies come down, they can still survive. The fear is that they will run into debt and cash flow problems before the subsidies are issued. After all, they also have to spend money on advertising and distribution channels. This market is much more difficult than the old man's car market.

That's when.

The phone rang; it was Vice President Liu Bin calling.

"Mr. Zhou, there's an unexpected situation."

"What emergency?"

"You should check your WeChat yourself, I can't really say anything..."

Zhou Tao: "..."

Hearing this tone, his heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.

He opened the message with trembling hands.

I was completely blown away after just two glances!

[Starry Night Senior Citizens' Favorite Drink is a bestseller in overseas markets, with nearly 10,000 units sold monthly on Amazon, sweeping the market!]

……

Seeing this jarring news.

Zhou Tao almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Grief and indignation spread through his chest. His body swayed, but he managed to stay upright.

"Holy crap! How did this end up overseas and sell so well?!"

"I've already packed up all my old man's car production lines, and you're telling me the industry has recovered?!"

"Fuck!!!"

……

(End of this chapter)