In foreign movies, we often see many trucks with a long front, which look very majestic. For example, in the movie "Transformers", Optimus Prime, its prototype is the Peterbilt 389 truck, the car’s The price is above 3 million yuan. This kind of proboscis truck in foreign countries is safer because the front of the truck is close to two meters. Data shows that compared with the flat-head truck proboscis truck, the casualty rate in rear-end collisions can be reduced by about 20%.
Except Bilt, Scania, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and German MAN are all world-renowned truck manufacturers. The trucks of these brands have strong performance, fuel efficiency and good quality, but these brands have very few models in China. See, why do family cars have many joint venture brand models, but trucks rarely see foreign brands?
In fact, in coastal areas, or some large cities, you can occasionally see Mercedes-Benz and Volvo trucks, but only about 5%. Generally speaking, it is still difficult for imported trucks to gain a foothold in China. The main reasons are the following Point:
freight pursues efficiency
Trucks are not like family cars. Our buyers use cars to buy joint venture cars or even imported cars for better driving experience, stronger power, and more comfortable riding experience. But trucks are different. Existence is for freight, and the most important thing about freight is efficiency, time is money, and efficiency is everything.
is like an imported truck, its price itself is much more expensive than domestic trucks, even more than twice the price, but the efficiency of transportation is basically the same, if you are the boss, you will definitely buy two for the same money This type of domestic truck is definitely much more efficient than a truck.
Imported trucks are not compatible with the soil and water
Imported trucks are imported as whole vehicles, and their maintenance costs are more expensive. Not to mention that many parts may not be available in many repair shops and need to wait. Domestic trucks do not have this problem. Several mainstream brands of truck Generally large repair shops can repair it.
In addition, there is a gap between domestic diesel oil and foreign oil products, so many imported trucks often fail to meet the oil standards, resulting in engine damage or even scrap.
In addition, we all know that there are very few domestic trucks that are not overloaded. Many people who run freight express that they can’t make money without overloading. Imported trucks have no special design for overloading, while domestic trucks can easily handle The body is lengthened, heightened or reinforced to transport more goods.
Emission policy issues
As we all know, my country’s emission policies and regulations are relatively strict. Now it has been updated to the National VI B emission policy, and the National III diesel models will be obsolete, so even if they are imported at a much higher price After several years of use, the trucks may not be able to keep up with the emission regulations and need to be guided to scrap. Under such circumstances, domestic trucks with lower prices are undoubtedly more advantageous.
Domestic traffic conditions
At present, domestic traffic conditions are not suitable for using imported trucks. For example, the population of the United States is much smaller than that of China, the roads are straight, and the number of domestic vehicles is dense, and there are many people who do not follow traffic rules. , The overall quality of freight and freight, road conditions, etc., cause the incidence of traffic accidents to be relatively high. Under such circumstances, choosing imported trucks will cause much greater losses in the event of an accident.
Domestic trucks are developing rapidly
Frankly speaking, there is still a big gap between domestic trucks and trucks in developed countries in Europe and America, especially in terms of long-term operational stability, but domestic trucks are not useless. The progress of domestic trucks over the years is obvious to all. At present, vehicles of various brands with engines of 1 million kilometers without major repairs are also everywhere. The main gap is still in the field of transmission and electronic control technology, but domestic brands are also trying to catch up.
In the final analysis, trucks and family cars are still two different fields. Trucks require efficiency, but do not require high comfort, configuration and other aspects, and price is a very big constraint. Therefore, domestic trucks can occupy the domestic market. % Of the market share, I hope that domestic trucks can steadily study technology under the premise of high sales volume and catch up with foreign brands as soon as possible.
