First ask a question, why are car manufacturers keen to reduce allocation? Quite simply, in order to reduce costs! Although a part is not much money, if you multiply that huge sales, this is a big expense. When it comes to the topic of car reduction, many car owners will think of Volkswagen, especially SAIC Volkswagen Langyi, who has recently been complained about the "reduction of equipment", lack of function and inconsistency with the publicity of manufacturers and 4S stores. As for other models, you can search for yourself or make up your mind. It can be said that the Volkswagen brand not only has sales that other car companies envy, but also has a reduction that thousands of car owners hate. It is also from a variety of means of reduction that a large number of loyal fans have broken their hearts. Reflected in sales, it is a gradual decline.
Back to the main topic, saying that the public has reduced the allocation, everyone is familiar with it. But if you mention that GAC Toyota has also reduced its allocation, will you believe it? Whether you believe it or not, in fact, GAC Toyota is likely to have joined the camp of decommissioning.
Recently, some media peers wrote that a large number of GAC Toyota C-HR car owners issued complaints that the lower guard plates on the left and right sides of their C-HR rear bumpers have been secretly reduced. According to some C-HR riders, the C-HR of the 2018-2019 model has a rear bar under the guard plate installed, but some batches of the 2020 model have it, and some batches do not have it, and by the 2021 model, there is basically no rear bar under the guard plate.
What the hell is going on? To this end, Xiaobian deliberately turned over the recent complaints of The Car Quality Network, not to mention, it has really found many complaint cases of suspected reduction. Simple statistics found that just into 2022, there were 8 complaints about suspected allocation reductions. Turning it forward, it is so much that the editor can't believe it. And the spearhead is all pointed at the rear bumper under the guard plate!
There are car owners who complain that the guard plate under the rear bumper of the GAC Toyota C-HR Deluxe Edition purchased by the car owner is not installed, there are installation positions and mounting holes, it is easy to enter the water and sediment, reduce the service life of the vehicle, and require the manufacturer to give the installation guard plate. Since the complaint has not been contacted, it has been almost 1 month, I hope to contact as soon as possible to solve.
So, if there is no lower guard plate, what impact will it have on the car? As the owner said, due to the weather in Hunan, there is rainy weather all year round, and then the lack of guard plate under the bumper may cause the road area water, mud and other debris to splash to the bottom of the car, which will lead to a high probability of oxidation reaction causing rust in the body and other positions, so that the overall structure is aging in advance, affecting the service life of the vehicle. A small lower skid plate, although it is not an important component that affects the performance of the vehicle, its importance can be seen.
In this regard, how did GAC Toyota reply? Some users mentioned that a dealer of GAC Toyota said that the version of the model you choose is the comfort version of the original car is not, and the luxury version is above the two plates, so it is not applicable. That said, lower skid plates are not standard. However, the user believes that the lower skid plate assembly is a structural component of the chassis, which should not be classified as a different equipment of the model configuration, nor is it described or described in any configuration table, which is obviously deceiving consumers, and as an indispensable fundamental protective structure for the vehicle structure, the manufacturer's move is also cutting corners for non-luxury editions or above.
In fact, there is no shortage of users who complain about the reduction of the guard plate under the luxury version of the car. In this regard, I don't know how to answer if the dealer sees it? In fact, the under-bumper skid plate that was inexplicably removed is not so expensive, and although the reduction of this part can reduce the cost a lot, it will bring the same amount of installation profits to the 4S store. However, compared with GAC Toyota's "reliable" and "trustworthy" gold signboard, what are these profits? On the other hand, is it not the attitude of GAC Toyota to reduce the allocation?
In addition to the reduction, there are many other complaints about the GAC Toyota C-HR, including the oil emulsification and oil increase that have been criticized, as well as the failure of the car and the abnormal steering. From this, we seem to think that sooner or later the "Toyota that can't be broken" will fall from the altar.
So, who should bear the public opinion storm and responsibility caused by GAC Toyota due to suspected allocation reduction? Is it Li Hui, the last executive deputy general manager of GAC Toyota, or Wen Dali, the current executive deputy general manager of GAC Toyota?
In 2013, Li Hui began serving as executive deputy general manager of GAC Toyota. GAC Toyota also ushered in an era of rapid growth. From only 210,000 units sold annually at the time to 682,000 units in 2019. I have to say that Li Hui does have two brushes. On January 1, 2020, Wen Dali, then deputy general manager of procurement and management of GAC Toyota, replaced Li Hui and became the executive deputy general manager of GAC Toyota, and GAC Toyota also officially entered the era of Wenda.
It should be said that GAC Toyota in the wenda era also performed well and maintained a high growth rate. In 2021, GAC Toyota's cumulative sales for the whole year reached 828,000 units, an increase of 8.23% year-on-year, and achieved a cumulative sales of 5 million vehicles in July 2021. However, while seeing the growth of GAC Toyota's sales, we cannot ignore another detail, that is, Wen Dali's original position, the deputy general manager of procurement and management of GAC Toyota.
Seeing this, I don't know if you will contact GAC Toyota C-HR suspected of reducing the allocation problem. Is it always related to the "professional" origin of the text? In fact, for car companies, in addition to sales, there are profits. For GAC Toyota, it may be who is responsible for it, I am afraid that it can "lie flat" to achieve sales growth. In this way, how to "save the country by curve" and create brilliance again is a topic worth thinking about. After seeing a large number of complaints about the suspected reduction of C-HR, Xiaobian will inevitably suspect that IT is difficult for GAC Toyota to reduce costs and increase profits by reducing allocations? After all, it's a simple but also straightforward, quick and effective method. What's more, when you multiply the sales of C-HR parts that seem to have little money, you will find that it is really a good deal!
Car world viewpoint
According to GAC Toyota's plan, it will challenge the target of 1 million annual sales in 2022. Originally, Xiaobian was very confident to see that GAC Toyota under the leadership of Wen Dali had achieved good results again. But now it doesn't seem so confident. After all, in addition to the suspected reduction of GAC Toyota C-HR, there are also some problems such as the main sales model Leiling and Camry. In addition, the Shenche Race does not seem to be as hot as expected, so whether Wen Dali's GAC Toyota can achieve the sales target of 1 million may be really full of variables!
Finally, Xiaobian took the liberty of asking the general manager of the article, the suspected reduction of the GAC Toyota C-HR, is it suspected, or is it really reduced?