From knock-off old-man's electric vehicles to industrial giant

Chapter 268 The wall fell and everyone pushed it
"Quick! How come there are only two photos? Where's the full picture of the accident? Is the car completely burned? Send it all over!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huan's heart skipped a beat, and a surge of joy filled him!

good good!
We've finally found a breakthrough!

"No, the accident happened this afternoon. There are only these two pictures circulating online and in group chats so far. We haven't been able to find the source. We are working hard to investigate, and we may not have a specific result until tomorrow," the employee said, shaking his head hurriedly.

The internet is like that; it's full of randomness.

The car owner and traffic police were busy dealing with the accident, and passersby dared not approach the area because of the large flames.

This photo, taken by some random bystander, quickly gained widespread attention within just half an hour.

Zhang Huan stared at the photo carefully. From the angle of the photo, there were indeed huge flames shooting up from the front of the car, but it was not clear what it had hit. The hood was deformed and half-lifted up.

It was a little blurry because of the rain.

"It looks like the front of the car is on fire. Once it spreads to the whole car, the lithium battery won't be able to extinguish it even in the rain..."

Zhang Huan calmed down.

I forwarded the picture.

They didn't actually want to resort to such tactics when their competitors did this.

But there's no way around it; it's all for the sake of performance and to have a happy and enjoyable annual meeting.

We must seize this one and only opportunity.

If you have to blame someone, blame it on the fact that you sold too well!

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soon.

Huang Yongqiang received the message.

He was still processing documents, but when he saw the picture of the Starry Night L7 spontaneously combusting, he immediately put everything else aside.

His eyes widened suddenly!
Keep a close eye on it!

There is a shock!
A mix of joy and sorrow!
He thought he was really going to be completely defeated.

Unexpectedly, the flaw in the star appeared so quickly!
The other party really messed up.

This is a big deal.

Not only the Starry Sky L7, but also other models have achieved excellent sales.

Vaillant batteries have only just been launched.

under these circumstances.

How serious is a spontaneous combustion incident?

Enough to make the stars vomit blood!

Xingchen has always touted itself as having the safest batteries in China, conducting nail penetration tests, various compression tests, and so on, brainwashing consumers to build such a large level of trust.

Once this trust is broken...

The stock price and orders will be greatly affected!
"Why are there only two photos? Where is the full picture of the accident? Was the entire car burned? Was the owner injured in the fire?"

Huang Yongqiang pressed for further details.

urgent.

Very urgent!
I wish I could teleport to the scene and take more photos.

“Mr. Huang, the accident happened this afternoon. We are working hard to investigate and collect information. We definitely can’t suppress the fact that it spontaneously combusted…” Zhang Huan repeated his words.

"You guys keep collecting," Huang Yongqiang thought impatiently.
"But first, get these two pictures trending, make them all the rage online, launch a full-scale offensive, don't give Xingchen any time to defend!!"

When something like this breaks out at a critical juncture, any rational manufacturer would do everything they can to reduce the trending topics or even block the images.

He couldn't let that happen.

Every second must be raced.

First, generate buzz.

To achieve a scale effect, we need to reach as many people as possible. Once we've blocked Xingchen Motors, they won't be able to reduce the trending topic even if they want to.

The decision has been made and issued.

The entire marketing department mobilized.

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Half past nine in the evening.

It's peak time for everyone to surf the internet before bed.

Two photos of a StarCraft L7 spontaneously combusting went viral and became a trending topic!
[First spontaneous combustion incident involving a new energy vehicle in 18! The Xingchen L7 is suspected to be the first to experience such an incident!]

The title is very guiding.

Car industry insiders and reviewers also shared the post. "What's going on??"

"Good heavens, the Starry Sky L7 spontaneously combusted?!"

"Ouch, that's terrifying! The front of the car is on fire!"

"Xingchen Automotive just released its annual sales figures, and people online are saying it's about to take off—"

"What a remedy! I just bought shares in Vaillant Battery, and now you've spontaneously combusted... Mr. Xu! Mr. Xu, say something!!"

Netizens were stunned.

I feel that my trust has been betrayed.

Among them were passersby who had a good impression of Xingchen, car owners who had made reservations, car owners who had already taken delivery of their cars, and stock investors who had subscribed to stocks.

I'm completely dumbfounded!

"This picture is incomplete; it looks like it hit something and caught fire."

"Car accidents are more dangerous than tigers. We still don't know if it was spontaneous combustion, so let's not get too excited and wait for the full picture of the accident."

"I believe that Star Scale cars do not spontaneously combust; I am a Star Scale car owner..."

Some car owners also spoke out on their own initiative.

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But compared to these two pictures, it seems somewhat pale and powerless.

"666, the car owner even got the car on fire, and he still said it wouldn't spontaneously combust. How protective he is of his owner!"

"It seems we still shouldn't buy new energy vehicles. It's only been a few days since the New Year. Now the car owner won't even be able to enjoy New Year's Eve. We don't even know if he's alright. It would be such a waste to lose your life because of a car!"

……

at the same time.

Many industry insiders also noticed the trending topic and saw these two pictures.

His eyes widened in astonishment!

Some were watching the show, while others were cheering!

no way.

The speed at which Xingchen has risen to prominence and its sales volume of new energy vehicles are truly enviable.

A Star Mini priced at 40,000 yuan, a Star S7 priced at 200,000 yuan, and a Star L7 starting at 330,000 yuan have all become best-selling products!
What enormous profits that would be!

Zeng Yuqun was about to go to sleep when her phone started vibrating incessantly.

"Mr. Zeng, Xingchen is trending on social media! There's a suspected case of a car catching fire, and the car is a Xingchen L7, which uses the second-generation Polestar battery!!" Deputy General Manager Tan Libin called.

Upon hearing this.

Zeng Yuqun was immediately wide awake.

Spontaneous combustion?!
Second-generation Polestar batteries, lithium iron phosphate batteries, spontaneously combusted??
He gasped, sat bolt upright in bed, and opened his laptop.

God knows how much pressure the launch of Weineng batteries has put on CATL these past few days.

Some investment institutions also inquired whether CATL could accelerate the research and development of technologies similar to CTP2.0 and increase its research and development efforts on the lithium iron phosphate route.

Zeng Yuqun was completely baffled by what she heard.

Xu Yi publicly announced CTP2.0 at the symposium, which has greatly affected CATL's valuation, as their power battery technology is no longer the most advanced in terms of structure.

For a new energy vehicle manufacturing company to develop batteries to this level and then expand its sub-supply chain to the entire industry, the future impact will be enormous.

This poses a particular threat to CATL's position, as 30% of their factory's annual production capacity is supplied to the lithium iron phosphate market.

If Starry Sky wins all the battles, this loss will be very painful!

"The accident that happened this afternoon has already dominated the trending topics tonight. I guess it was some competitor that made a move. But the full picture of the accident hasn't been investigated yet. We'll have to wait until tomorrow. We don't even know if the car is completely burned. It would be great if the whole car had caught fire..." Tan Libin continued, adding that the cause of the fire cannot be fully determined from the pictures.

Has Xingchen Automotive responded to this?

"not yet."

"Let's make this a trending topic. No matter which part of their process went wrong, the chances of lithium iron phosphate batteries spontaneously combusting are rare."

……

Zeng Yuqun pondered for a moment and then made a decision.

It's currently impossible to determine whether the problem lies with the high-voltage wiring harness or some other electrical fault, so CATL can only offer its assistance.

You can't blame him for being despicable.

If Starcraft only builds cars and not batteries, they will become an incredibly steadfast ally.

If you have to blame someone, it's because the Polaris battery is too powerful!
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(End of this chapter)