It is often said that Toyota's car is good, where is it good?
Before answering this question, I will tell you a little story.
Our unit has an old fitter who repairs a lathe, who is not surprising and does not look outstanding. On academic qualifications, it is better than the young people who have just entered the factory; on the theoretical foundation, it is better than the engineers who study hard; on the work efficiency, it is not fast nor slow, and it is not considered to be the kind of person who works particularly sharply; as for other people, such as patents, technical expertise, etc., there is none, let alone the "flower work" in some populations. Therefore, every time the unit held a technical competition, he did not get the ranking. But almost everyone in the unit admitted that he was skilled.
Why?
Because the lathe that has been repaired and maintained by him has the most stable performance and the highest precision, it is completed at one time, and there are few late reworks, secondary adjustments, etc., and it can maintain this state for a long time. All the lathe workers want him to maintain and repair his lathe, in their words, it is the bed that Master Li has repaired, and it is really comfortable to work!
You see, just such a person, where do you say he is good? Looking at each item individually, he is not the best; but when combined, he is the best in terms of the final practical results. Just like the good students in the school, every single subject score is not the best, but it is not partial to the subject, there is no short board, so the final total score is the highest.
Now let's talk about what's so good about Toyota? It is good that the quality is stable, reliable and durable, and there are no shortcomings, just like this teacher who really works.
In fact, Toyota's initial reputation was forged in the United States. At that time, the United States had just experienced an oil crisis, and ordinary people were more sensitive to the fuel consumption of cars. In addition, American labor is very expensive, and the cost of car repair is extremely high, so ordinary people hope that their cars will not be often broken. Toyota entered the U.S. market at this time, and with its stable quality, low failure rate, convenient maintenance, low cost, fuel saving and durability, etc., it suddenly won the favor of Americans. For a period of time, even the local brands in the United States were beaten to the teeth and had to introduce regulations to restrict the development of Toyota vehicles. Until now, in the U.S. auto market, Toyota's proportion is also very high, and the United States is also Toyota's largest overseas market. You should know that the United States is the world's earliest car into the family of the country, the car civilization is highly developed, ordinary people are very understanding of cars, can be recognized by their cars, the quality will not be bad.
Toyota cars are on fire in the United States, and such word of mouth has spread all over the world. Suddenly, "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there must be a Toyota car on the road" has become a common proverb all over the world. On the battlefield of the Middle East, all kinds of anti-government elements like to use Toyota pickup trucks to modify chariots, go up the mountains and go to the sea, do everything, and install machine guns and cannons on them, which are their most powerful weapons; in remote Africa, the traffic conditions are extremely poor, and even the formed roads are not available, and Toyota cars can climb mountains and rivers under such conditions, transporting people and supplies. In these areas, more than ten or even twenty years old Toyota cars can be seen everywhere, and the bull head mark is the most cattle pass.
Toyota's reliability and durability have also been verified in practice in Tibet, Xinjiang and other places in China. In these areas, the road conditions are poor, there are few maintenance outlets, the supply of accessories is not timely, and the fuel quality is poor, so the reliability and durability requirements for the car are very high. There have also been many models that have entered these areas for use, but in the end only Toyota has remained. In these areas, almost all government agencies, enterprises and institutions must have Toyota off-road vehicles. Once in a very remote county, the snow closed the road in winter, the power supply and communication lines were interrupted, and finally a Toyota off-road vehicle rushed out to deliver letters. There are also herders in these areas, who only recognize Toyota's bull head logo, Toyota cars here are hard currency, go to Tibet and you can even see the Toyota cars of twenty years ago still running on the road. In addition, in remote areas, fuel quality is relatively poor, and Toyota's fuel adaptability is better, to put it bluntly, it is not to pick up oil, 95, 92 and even 89 gasoline, are used correctly.
In China's auto market, Toyota has also introduced many models, such as the Corolla, Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser, Lexus, Crown, etc., almost every one of which is a classic and has been recognized by the Chinese people. Stable quality, low failure rate, fuel saving and durability are the unanimous evaluation of Toyota vehicles, which is actually the biggest demand for family cars in China. The engine has been used for more than ten years without oil leakage, no burning oil, the gearbox shift is normal, the chassis has no abnormal sound, the electrical system has fewer glitches, the body is not rusty, and what kind of bicycle is this!
Of course, some people say that Toyota cars are unsafe and backward in technology, which I do not recognize. Toyota is not safe, but in the crash tests around the world, Toyota can get very high scores, especially the current TNGA architecture, safety is on a higher level. Toyota cars like to use naturally aspirated engines, some people say that this is backward, you see mainstream cars have turbocharged. But is Toyota's naturally aspirated engine worse than a turbocharged engine? In addition to the data difference, the other is not bad, the technical aspect is not backward at all, there should be some advanced technology. I say a point that everyone should understand: now the implementation of National VI emissions, the vast majority of car companies, need to use particle traps to meet the standard, and Toyota cars do not use particle traps, can still achieve National VI! Do you say this is advanced or backward?
To say that the biggest disadvantage of Toyota is that the driving texture is general, there is no sense of high-grade, there is no driving passion, plain as water, boring and old. Just like the teacher fu mentioned above, there is no obvious highlight, the work efficiency is not high, and he can't do too urgent work. Therefore, Toyota is most suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to use, and for young people who pursue driving passion, it is almost interesting.