All round car designer

Chapter 328 The Embarrassing Dafeng Automobile

In addition to the two functions of the interaction center and the service area, Zhou Fei actually wants to develop the used car business on this platform.

Although the overall market value of used cars is not as high as that of complete cars, the value of this market is at least [-] billion. Otherwise, companies like Guazi Used Cars and Uxin Used Cars would not have appeared in the previous life.

However, entering the second-hand car market requires a series of preparatory work. Mercedes-Benz Company has no experience in this area, let alone relevant conditions, so Zhou Fei temporarily gave up the idea of ​​engaging in second-hand cars, and left it to follow-up conditions. It is not too late to develop.

After talking about the functions that need to be improved in the third round of public beta, Zhou Fei and Hong Gang exchanged opinions on the development of Autohome.

"Old Hong, I'm going to spin off Autohome independently and exist as a wholly-owned subsidiary. What do you think of this company being led by you?" Zhou Fei suddenly changed the subject, looked at Hong Gang and said.

With the improvement of the functions of Autohome, there will be more and more businesses on this platform in the future. If it is still only operated as a project, it will seriously affect the development of Autohome.

What's more, Mercedes-Benz, as a traditional car manufacturer, keeps a project that is closely related to the Internet within the company, which seems a bit nondescript.

So no matter from which point of view, it is Zhou Fei's best choice to split Autohome from the company.

Let Autohome develop freely, and Mercedes-Benz, as the parent company, is behind the scenes to help each other. The two promote each other, make progress together, and form a virtuous circle. This is what Zhou Fei wants to see.

"I don't have any objections to splitting Autohome. After all, the current Autohome has far exceeded the meaning we gave him at the beginning. It is indeed not conducive to his development to keep it in the headquarters, but I will manage it. The company, I feel a little incompetent." Hong Gang replied hastily.

When it comes to technology, Hong Gang feels that he is okay, and when it comes to management, Hong Gang feels that he is still a little short of progress. After all, managing a department and managing a company are completely different concepts.

"If there's anything you can't do, I think you are the most suitable candidate. Is there anyone who is more familiar with the Autohome software than you?"

Zhou Fei smiled, and then continued, "You don't have to belittle yourself, it's just decided. After the three rounds of public testing are over, we will have a meeting to discuss the split."

"Then I'll try first? If it doesn't work, Mr. Zhou will replace me." Hong Gang scratched his head and said, he never imagined that one day he would be able to be the person in charge of a company on his own!
The key is that the future volume of this Autohome may reach a market value of hundreds of billions, which is much larger than the company I left before. I don’t know how the leaders at the time would feel about this matter.

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As for the matter of splitting up Autohome, Zhou Fei made a decision like this, but this matter involves all aspects of the company, so Zhou Fei should make preparations in advance, and it is best to be able to complete all the procedures.

Therefore, before the official meeting was announced, Zhou Fei called Li Jianneng and Zhang Xiang over and prepared them to prepare in advance.

"Boss Zhou means to let Autohome operate independently and become a subsidiary?" Zhang Xiang couldn't help asking in surprise after hearing the words.

Li Jianneng, on the other hand, was not surprised. "It is actually quite good to separate out independently. It is not only conducive to promoting common development, but also can reduce the operating pressure of the headquarters."

"I also mean what Lao Li said. I called you here today to help with the preparations. After all, Lao Hong has no experience. A little more help from you can lighten his burden." Zhou Fei nodded.

When the sales company was established, Li Jianneng and Zhang Xiang were in charge. Now that Autohome is split up, the process is actually similar.

"I don't have any questions. We will carry out whatever Mr. Zhou orders." Li Jianneng and Zhang Xiang smiled at each other and replied in unison.

"The preparatory work will be left to you two. I don't need to say more about the specific process. Lao Hong is mainly busy with technical matters during this period, so don't bother him. After the preparation is over, , do a good job of docking with Lao Hong." Zhou Fei instructed with a smile.

Later, with Zhou Fei's support, Zhang Xiang and Li Jianneng began to prepare for the split of Autohome.

At the same time, the second round of public beta is still in progress. With more and more perfect services and richer content, Autohome has been warmly welcomed by users, and the number of registrations has also increased. Hong Gang has already The host system has been upgraded many times to ensure that there will be no crashes during use.

Not only that, one week after the start of the second round of public beta, Chunqi Benma formally contacted Mercedes-Benz, expressing its willingness to connect all its models and 4S store information to Autohome, and develop with Autohome. Full cooperation!
This is so far the first car manufacturer to actively express cooperation with Mercedes-Benz. The management of Mercedes-Benz Motors has long seen the great prospects of Autohome, so they are far from Dafeng in this matter. The car is so narrow-minded, in the face of interests, no matter how big the competitor is, it can shake hands and make peace.

Therefore, with the efforts of Benma Motors, Chunqi Benma has finally made this decision and is willing to reach a strategic cooperation with Autohome for mutual benefit and common development with Autohome.

Faced with Chunqi Benma's initiative to show favor, Mercedes-Benz Company would naturally not refuse. Under Zhou Fei's instruction, the two parties quickly signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The second manufacturer to join Autohome.

After the two companies jointly announced the news, it also caused a huge sensation in the industry, and major manufacturers joined Autohome one after another, which just proved the huge potential of this platform, and at the same time released a signal: even the domestic Leading car manufacturers are vying to join Autohome. Can the rest of the middle and low-end manufacturers remain indifferent?
The facts quickly proved this point.

Just two days after Chunqi Benma announced its joining, Dongfeng Motor also announced that it will enter Autohome during the three rounds of public testing!
On January 1, Kewei, the leader of domestic commercial vehicles, announced to join Autohome!
On January 1th, Yanjing Automobile Group issued a joint statement that all automobile subsidiaries under the group will enter Autohome on February 13st!
On January 1, Shenqi Passenger Vehicle also announced to join Autohome!
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The joining of Chunqi Benma is like overthrowing the dominoes, making every car manufacturer scramble to get closer to Autohome!
As of the night before the start of the third round of public beta, most of the famous automakers in China have all joined Autohome, leaving only the two leading players, Chunqi Dafeng and Shenqi Dafeng. The company is still on the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)