Japanese cars are fuel efficient and have few problems, so why are taxis rarely used? In fact, many areas have Japanese taxis, such as Hangzhou has Nissan and Toyota, Zhengzhou has Suzuki and Toyota, Lhasa has Corolla Dual Engine, Chongqing Xiamen has Suzuki, Nanjing has Tianlai, Tianjin has Toyota, Guangdong Foshan has Toyota... However, from the perspective of the whole country, the proportion of Japanese taxis is still less than that of Korean and German cars, so what is the reason for this?
Japanese cars entered the Chinese market later, and Volkswagen laid out earlier
As early as 1984, Volkswagen established its first joint venture in China, Shanghai Volkswagen, and in 1991, faw-Volkswagen was established in Changchun. Eighteen years after Volkswagen entered China, Toyota and FAW established a joint venture in 2002, and The Japanese took the first step into the Chinese market. China's taxi market is not like a family car, family cars are based on sales, but taxis are like a race, the first-mover advantage is very important, Volkswagen is earlier than the Japanese car layout of the taxi market, but also laid the foundation for Volkswagen to dominate the taxi market. Taxis have significant regionality in many things in China, such as cigarettes, liquor, etc., taxis also have a very strong regionality, and the radiation range of car companies is related. For example, Chery Taxi in Wuhu, Volkswagen Taxi in Shanghai, Suzuki Taxi in Chongqing, Toyota Taxi in Tianjin, relatively speaking, the radiation range and influence of the two Volkswagens in the north and south are relatively wide.
Is the difference between the fuel economy and failure rate of low-end cars japanese and German fuel economy? Not. In the top 15 of the compact car fuel consumption rankings, German cars occupy 9 seats, while Japanese cars only occupy only 2 seats. Therefore, on low-end cars, the Japanese series is not necessarily more fuel-efficient than german cars.
As for the failure rate, the high failure rate of German cars is due to the more aggressive use of turbocharging + dual-clutch power combinations in high-end models, but the failure rate of low-end models of Japanese German cars is similar, because they are naturally aspirated plus Aisin 6AT, who is more stable than who? From the perspective of the whole country, only a few cities have Honda taxis, and most cities rarely see Honda used as taxis. Because Honda Motors is strategically reluctant to do the taxi business because they think it will hurt Honda's brand image. In order to open up the Chinese market, Korean cars sold a large number of Elantra as taxis at low prices, and these taxis are still active in the streets of many cities. Not only Hyundai, Suzuki, Citroen, Chery, JAC, etc. are all under poor sales, and the operating pressure has to focus on developing the taxi market. However, because Toyota Honda has good sales, manufacturers are not so eager to develop the taxi market.
In general, there are several reasons why Japanese taxis account for a small proportion in China. Do you see many Japanese taxis? What do you think is causing the small number of Japanese taxis?