During Wang Rui's tenure as general manager of SAIC Maxus, he said that sales would exceed 200,000 vehicles in 2021, and even gave specific sales figures to reach 226,000 vehicles. According to the performance of previous years, in 2020, Wang Rui led SAIC Maxus to complete the annual sales target ahead of schedule in only 10 months.
It can be seen that Wang Rui put forward the target task of 226,000 vehicles, which is confident, and if there is no accident, SAIC Maxus will go to another level. But there was still an accident, in October last year, it was suddenly reported that Wang Rui was replaced by Hao Jingxian and became the general manager of SAIC Maxus.
Under the situation that the sales prospects are good, the change of coach has made many people scratch their heads. As early as 2011, Wang Rui had already joined SAIC Maxus and was promoted to general manager in 2019. At the beginning of his term of office, Wang Rui faced the dilemma of sluggish sales and chaotic nepotism. But under the leadership of Wang Rui, SAIC Maxus successfully got out of the predicament. Just when it was time to hit the target of 226,000 vehicles, Wang Rui's career at SAIC Maxus came to an abrupt end.
Wang Rui was succeeded by Hao Jingxian, who was then the deputy chief engineer of SAIC Motor, the general manager of SAIC Maxus Technology Center, and the CEO of Shanghai Youdao Zhitu Technology Co., Ltd. No wonder many people are puzzled by the contrast between the two, the main focus on technology to grasp marketing, sales, and brands.
In 2021, SAIC Maxus did not complete the target of 226,000 vehicles, although it increased by 30% year-on-year, in the eyes of many people, this is due to the credit of the predecessor Wang Rui, if Wang Rui continues to stay in office, even if the target is not completed, it should be very likely to break through 200,000 vehicles.
At present, the problem facing the new general manager Hao Jingxian is not only the pressure from sales, but also the pressure from product quality.
In the complaint of the vehicle quality network, the G50 body rust, the door and window noise, the audio and video system failure, the center console abnormal sound, the transmission abnormal sound have become the quality disaster area. The owner purchased the 2020 1.5T automatic deluxe version, priced at 123,800 yuan, which was listed in July 2020.
In the process of car owners using the car, the gearbox drop gear, gear change delay, abnormal noise has become a common thing, and even the phenomenon of slipping, roof rust, and cabin cover rust has appeared. You know, this car has been on the market for less than two years now. In a short period of time, the gearbox has serious quality problems, and the body parts have rust problems.
An 80% or 90% new car, more than a year ago, there are various quality problems, for consumers, it is difficult to accept, serious doubts about the quality of SAIC Maxus manufacturers is not good.
There are also car owners who reflect that during the driving process, when turning or encountering cement roads and bad roads, the left and right doors emit abnormal noises, and the 4S shop is limited by technical capabilities and cannot be solved, hoping that manufacturers will lend a helping hand to help owners solve problems.
The same is the 1.5T automatic luxury version of the owner, in the second day of picking up the car, the panoramic image on the black screen, 4S shop repaired a morning, can not do anything. Finally, tell the car to replace the main engine module, whether it is free of charge, which is unacceptable for the owner.
There are quality problems within two days of picking up the car, not only the owner, I am afraid that most people are not willing to accept it. To a small extent, it belongs to the product defect, to a large extent, there is a quality problem, and the product is unqualified. Besides, who can accept the new car to replace the parts, who is not happy.
Summary: These three owners are all buying the 2020 1.5T automatic luxury version, and in just over a year, various problems have occurred, affecting daily cars to varying degrees. The majority of car owners sincerely hope that SAIC Maxus can strictly control the quality and stop giving consumers headaches.
On the consumer quality complaint platform, complaints about SAIC Maxus are also high. The owner of the car purchased a V80 model, in an accident, the girder was bent 90 °, the yuanbao beam was broken, and the most fatal thing was that the airbag did not pop out.
Judging from the scene of the accident, the vehicle was badly damaged, the cabin ruptured badly, and it was in front of the main pilot. Under such a strong collision, the airbag did not pop out, which shows that its safety protection effect is almost zero.
The MAXUS V80 is priced at 108,880-245,600 yuan and will be available at the end of 2020. The whole series is only equipped with airbags for the main driver, and the co-pilot is optional, in the case of such simple safety equipment, the airbags have not been ejected in the accident, which shows what kind of pressure the owner is under.
Summary; From the websites of the car quality network and the consumer quality complaint platform, there are many quality complaints about SAIC Maxus. Although SAIC Maxus's models are mainly low-end products, this does not mean that it can be low quality. I hope that manufacturers can face it squarely and take it seriously.
On March 4, which was just recently passed, SAIC Maxus held an oath-taking meeting, the main content of which was to review history, look forward to tomorrow, and development would be better, and put forward the policy of "seizing new tracks and laying out new developments".
Not to mention what the future development trend of SAIC Maxus is, whether it can maintain a formation on the new energy track, the current product quality problem alone, is enough of a headache.
Although it is important to seize the new track, the track that SAIC Maxus is walking on has a problem, and it cannot solve the current problem, how can it compete with others for the new track.
The slogan at the oath ceremony is loud, and it is necessary to concentrate resources on creating five boutique projects with sales exceeding 300,000 or even 400,000 in 2022. The wish of Lan Qingsong, vice president of SAIC Motor, is good, but the quality problems that currently exist in SAIC Maxus are indisputable facts, and whether Hao Jingxian can complete it is another matter.
Conclusion: Hao Jingxian said that SAIC Maxus will always adhere to the strategy of "traditional energy + new energy" dual track, and whether the pure electric MPV MIFA 9 can shine on the new track, we cannot determine. It can be seen that SAIC Maxus has already experienced flaws in the traditional energy track, and it is a serious quality problem that is visible to the naked eye. If the quality of the product cannot be guaranteed, how convincing is the so-called preemption of new tracks?