After the launch of the Tank 500 Hi4-T, the most popular model is the Tank 300 plug-in hybrid version, but the subsequent model is the Tank 400/700 Hi4-T, which has a higher positioning, but the Tank 300, which has the highest sales, has been "left out".
Gu Yukun, a tank brand executive of Great Wall Motors, gave a comprehensive explanation of this problem.
It reads as follows.
The first reason is that the production capacity is not ready, and the tank brand expects to be delivered on the market and instead sells "off-plan vehicles", which makes sense, and the second reason is the pressure on pricing, which is described as cost pressure in the development and production process, which is not very well understood. In the author's opinion, the tank 400/500 Hi4-T is a set of schemes, only the tank 400 Hi4-T later launched the time-sharing four-wheel drive version has some differences, but the cancellation of the special limited slip differential seems to be able to reduce the cost to a certain extent; the main difference of the tank 700 Hi4-T is that the engine is changed from 2.0T to 3.0T, and the 9HAT integrated motor is still that set, so it is really unclear how much cost investment there will be in research and development.
From a personal point of view, this description seems to be a hint at the price of the product, regardless of the reason, the price of this car may be higher than expected, and the reason for the final upgrade is not because of the relatively high sales volume? Of course, this is only a personal opinion.
About the selling price
The tank 500 Hi4-T was the first to go on the market, its price is 335,000 yuan, and the price of its fuel version is 335,000-395,000 yuan; However, such a product positioning also helped the tank brand complete the first round of product and technology transformation, and the subsequent launch of the tank 400/700 Hi4-T can also be sold well thanks to the tank 500 Hi4-T.
Since the Tank 500 Hi4-T is priced at the same price as its fuel-powered low-spec model, many car enthusiasts also believe that the starting price of the Tank 300 Hi4-T will overlap with that of the petrol version.
But now it seems unlikely that the starting price of the fuel version of the tank 300 is 199,800 yuan, and the price of the main version is less than 230,000 yuan. The price of the tank 400 Hi4-T is 279,800-289,800 yuan, and there is a gap in the price of the two cars. Then the price of the Tank 300 Hi4-T may be set at about 22-260,000 yuan, which will not excessively affect the sales of the fuel version, but also improve the entire product line.
Epilogue:
The final price of the Tank 300 Hi4-T may not be on par with the fuel version, the most likely is to connect with the Tank 400 Hi4-T, after all, the Tank 400 does not have a fuel version, and the future of the tank brand should continue to rise and become the real best-selling high-end new energy vehicle brand under Great Wall Motors, so the price of the Tank 300 Hi4-T should not be too low.
So if the price of the tank 300 Hi4-T is around 22-260,000 yuan, can the prospective owners who hold the currency still accept it?
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