What is the relationship between Audi 100 and Red Flag?
Starting from 1966, after three rows of red flags were mass-produced, in April of the same year, * * * and the founding fathers of China changed into red flag cars one after another, and she became the "first car in China". However, for the automobile industry with economies of scale, it is obviously difficult for FAW to realize its dream of developing cars with an output of only 150. As a result, Audi cars entered the sight of FAW people.
1988 Audi authorized China faw to produce Audi 100 and 1990. On April 20, people were surprised to find that Audi was driving the assembly line of FAW instead of the red flag, which indicated that their life would be difficult.
1995, when the localization rate of Audi reached 62%, FAW immediately adjusted its product structure and replaced the leading product with a new generation of Hongqi sedan, so the Hongqi sedan that had been dusty for many years was finally cloned by FAW people. In order to be different, she was named "Little Red Flag". Although the little red flag was criticized when it was born, if FAW had jointly introduced Audi 100 instead of introducing product technology, I am afraid that the "little red flag" would not have drifted to our development level today. So we have to admire the cleverness of FAW people after quarreling.
The red flag auspicious star (CA7 180AE) is a signal that the red flag intends to step down from the altar. There are two kinds of vehicles: official vehicles and rental vehicles. At this glance, we can see the good intentions of FAW people to let the "red flag" fly everywhere. The appearance is still Audi's, but the engine was changed from CA488 to 4GE/74 EFI engine, which made her have a young heart, and the original problems such as "early grinding" and "noise" disappeared. For official vehicles, not only ABS anti-lock braking system is standard, but also airbags are optional, and the safety has been obviously improved. Perhaps it is the self-belief that "the emperor's daughter is not worried about getting married", the cold attitude of the red-flag car sales staff, and the inherent concept that "the red flag is an official car". Therefore, if the little red flag wants to fly in the wind in the private car, it has to work harder. As a high-end car brand, Audi has a history of one hundred years. 1988, when people in China didn't know much about high-end cars, FAW assembled 499 Audi 100 cars, which were snapped up by government departments, and Audi 100 became a veritable official car in China. No wonder some people say that if you drive an Audi 100, the police will not be bothered.
1996. With the production of Audi 200 V6 by FAW, Audi 100 died. As far as urban consumption is concerned, because Audi 100 filled the high-end car market that was seriously lacking in China at that time, although it was an "old car", it was snapped up by local party, government, military and government departments as soon as it came out, so whether it was Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu, its share was the highest. Besides, the little red flag has a certain market in the north, and it is still difficult to see the red flag car in the south. As far as the biggest regret is concerned, Xiaoqihongqi has successfully listed on the backdoor, but it has not won everyone's recognition. In fact, it is not that people miss the old red flag very much, but that national sentiment is high, which makes people feel that copying other people's things completely is the real big country. This regret has seriously damaged the red flag brand. Therefore, if FAW people don't change the appearance of the red flag car as soon as possible, this regret may drown the "Little Red Flag" car.
Audi 100 became a hit in China in the early 1990s with its Audi brand, but after all, Lian Po is old, and everyone complains that she doesn't have airbags, ABS, outdated interiors and few electric equipment. No skylight and so on. I hope these complaints will disappear with the appearance of Audi A6. As far as the failure rate is concerned, in the case of slight mechanical failure or equipment imbalance within one year, Hongqi Jixing accounts for 35% and Audi 100 accounts for 9%. One year later, due to mechanical or circuit failure, it was impossible to start or break down halfway, with Hongqi Jixing accounting for 20% and Audi 100 accounting for 8%. Judging from the comprehensive evaluation of major and minor faults, the failure rate of Hongqi Jixing is 25% and that of Audi is 100 within one year. After one year, the failure rate of Hongqi Jixing was 30%, and Audi 100. Thus, although we are better than shine on you, "localization" is still a heavy topic!