What will the leaders of automobile manufacturers do when choosing their own cars? This question is quite interesting for Chinese auto fans. On the website of Baidu, a lot of people raised this sort of questions. There are a large number of strange answers.
So what is the real answer? In fact, the leaders of Chinese automobile manufacturers are able to choose high-end models. However, they always prefer their own products.
Now let's reveal the answer and listen to those managers of major automakers.
Yin Tongyue: RICH G6
Yin Tongyue: Chairman and General Manager of Chery
Car: RICH G6
Questions and answers
1. Did you pay for the car? Or is the car an assigned one?
Driving RICH G6 is an assigned work for me. I have to test my own product. I have to serve as the examiner, engineer and salesman of Chery's products. I have been driving RICH G6 since it was a prototype model. The overall mileage reaches to several thousand kilometers. I have tested the car for more than a year.
2. How do you feel when driving RICH G6? What point does make you most satisfied? What part should be improved?
I once worked in FAW-Volkswagen. When driving G6, the feeling is similar to that of German cars, which I was once quite familiar with. G6's stability, suspension, acceleration and sound can match for Audi. Among all kinds of chassis and models which are developed by China independently, RICH G6 stands in the high ground.
What part should be improved? Of course, many parts need to be improved. However, I will not tell you. I will talk with the technology department to fix those points.
3. What's your dream car?
I like a German-style dynamic car which is produced by Chery.
4. Please use some words to describe your car.
My son.
Xu Heyi: Benz E Series
Xu Heyi: Chairman of Beijing Auto Group, Chairman of BAIC, Chairman of Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd., Chairman of Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd.
Car: Beijing Benz long edition of E series
Questions and answers
1. Why did you choose Benz?
First of all, I am the Chairman of Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd. How can I drive a BMW car? It is my duty and pride to choose a Benz car. This car is produced by BAIC and it is our pride. I am able to choose S series of Mercedes Benz. However, I chose Beijing Benz's product. Though it is cheaper compared with S series, I am proud of having this car.
2. What's your feeling during driving the car? Which point does make you most satisfied? What part should be improved?
I rarely drive this car. In most cases, the driver will be responsible for driving the car. The experience of driving and sitting is wonderful. It is the long edition of E series with an extended wheelbase and large space in the rear part. Even a strong man like me will feel comfortable when sitting in the car.
What part should be improved? The car itself is perfect. However, in Beijing you always have to face traffic jams. I cannot drive the car at a high speed.
3. What is your dream car?
My dream car should be as perfect as the products of Mercedes Benz and be produced by a Chinese automaker. It will be wonderful if my dream car is produced by BAIC. At present, BAIC is acquiring chassis and technologies from manufacturers of luxury vehicles. After a period of time, my dream will come true.
4. Please use some words to describe your car.
A textbook. Sitting in the car, I can feel something and learn new lessons. In the future I will put what I have learned into practice and accomplish good projects.
Li Shufu: Free Warship
Li Shufu: President of Geely Holding Group
Car: Global Hawk-Free Warship
Questions and answers
1. Did you pay for the car? Or is the car an assigned one?
The car is produced by Geely in the year of 2005. However, I began driving this car from 2004. So you may wonder how I could drive this car prior to the mass production. Actually I have to test the car which I made. I should shoulder the risks and consumers enjoy safety.
2. What's your feeling during driving the car? Which point does make you most satisfied? What part should be improved?
I am proud of this car. Compared with Beauty and Pride which were produced by Geely, this car has achieved great progress in the appearance and interior space. The introduction of this car is a turning point for Geely. At that time some people say that I was able to buy thousands of Benz and BMW cars. They did not understand why I chose this car. They may not have the notion that the money for buying thousands of Benz or BMW cars are not enough for making such a low-price sedan. However, that was my initial feeling. Compared with the cars which Geely will produce in the future, this car cannot match them.
3. What's your first car?
A motorcycle.
4. What's your dream car?
My dream car is Volvo, which is also produced by me. (Translator: Qinghua/Hanxin)
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