1 1 At the end of the year, Tesla's market value soared, breaking through the $500 billion mark for the first time, nearly $300 billion higher than that of Toyota, the world's oldest car company, and far exceeding the sum of the market values of Toyota, Audi, Daimler and GM.
But some people are happy and others are sad. Akio Toyoda, the second-ranked president of Toyota Motor Corporation, went directly to the stage and shouted: Tesla's business is a restaurant that is still promoting novel recipes. Although Tesla's market value is really high, it "has not made anything real."
Whether Akio Toyoda's remarks are correct or not, as the leader of a super car empire, he still has some confidence in saying so.
Toyota laid out the field of automotive electrification very early. 1997, Toyota launched its first mass-produced hybrid car "PRIUS Prius".
Since then, Toyota has occupied a leading position in the field of energy-saving vehicles for a long time by relying on powerful hybrid electric technology.
Some people may say that Toyota's hybrid models are not sold much in China.
This is because Toyota's hybrid vehicles are not listed as new energy vehicles in China, lacking government policy subsidies, support and guidance, and their acceptance in the domestic new car market is not high.
Let's take a look at the performance of Toyota hybrid cars in the international market:
By the end of June, 2020, 5438+ 10, all hybrid models of Toyota Motor Group had sold150,000 vehicles worldwide. On the other hand, Tesla, as of March 3 1, has sold only 990,000 vehicles worldwide.
Without the influence of policy subsidies, the used cars of Toyota hybrid models are welcomed by domestic consumers because of their high maintenance rate and few failures that new energy vehicles do not have.
For example, this brother surnamed Zhang has a soft spot for Toyota's hybrid used cars.
Lao Zhang, who lives in Shenzhen, recently got a licensing qualification. Considering the budget, he decided to buy a used car.
As a car enthusiast who has been wandering around the car website all the year round, Lao Zhang has locked his car purchase target from the beginning: Toyota's hybrid car.
With the goal, Lao Zhang deliberately searched all the online platforms, and happened to see someone selling the idle fish? Lei Ling petrol-electric hybrid twin engine. Seeing that the car body and interior were in good condition in the photos hanging on the platform, Lao Zhang immediately contacted the owner and asked to see the car.
Although Lao Zhang is usually keen on reading information about cars and has learned some knowledge about used cars, he also understands that professional things should be left to professional talents, so let's help him check the car together.
"Toyota's hybrid models are indeed classic and durable, and the used car has a high rate of preservation." Lao Zhang introduced us.
This 19 ralink twin-engine car looks relatively new, but we are not careless about it. Tested with a paint film tester, it was found that the value of the left front fender was abnormally high.
When we opened the hood, we found the removal marks of the fixing bolts of the hood, the fixing bolts of the water tank frame, the removal marks of two headlights, and the replacement marks of the front bumper and the front bumper. The inspectors initially judged that the vehicle should have a rear-end collision.
For this hybrid car, we also tested the battery management system. The data read by the instrument shows that the current and voltage values are within the normal range. In addition, the battery pack has no leakage, damage and other problems, and the motor runs normally.
After completing the vehicle inspection, the inspector uploaded all the inspection data to the inspection system, and the inspection report obtained after comparison with the standard database of motor vehicle parameters finally confirmed the previous conjecture:
This ralink twin engine is an accident car!
First, the right front fender of the car has been repaired, and the other two headlight assemblies, front bumper, water tank rack, hood, left front fender and water tank are all replacement parts, and the right front longitudinal beam has also been repaired in a small area.
Lao Zhang read the test report and called it a close call. Although the car looks very new and in good condition, I didn't expect so many hidden tricks! Finally, Lao Zhang gave up the deal.
In the final analysis, no matter how high the preservation rate is and how good the sales data are, it is only superficial "beauty". Whether a used car is worth buying depends on the real condition of the car!
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.