[Fiat Ducato] eager demands from camper manufacturers. Manager Lauench.

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FCA Japan announced the introduction of commercial car Fiat "Ducato". It is reported that it is mainly sold in the camper market. So I asked Manager Lange for details. Start by looking at the three body types in the relevant pictures -: first of all, what are the changes in this introduction? Yoshino Yoshino, manager of FCA Japan Fiat Ducatronchi (hereinafter referred to as the abbreviation): there are three, which are different from the height of wheel distance. Japanese camper 2022 shows the smallest L2H2, 50 cm long L3H2 from here. There are three modes, the higher L3H3. How about decoration and decoration? Yoshino: a mode in which there are only beige seats. Existing and new regulations to establish a dealer network: so, what will be the sales method? Yoshino: build a new dealer network. It is now in the process of raising money, including Fiat dealers and Japanese dealers of the PSA Group, as well as camper companies. I intend to reorganize such a company and set up a network of distributors dedicated to Ducat. Yoshino: of course. For example, it can also be bought from the dealers listed now, and sometimes it can be tailored as a camper and sold as a perfect car, depending on the store. If you want someone who doesn't do anything, you can buy it directly. We are not going to sell except campers. Yoshino: OK, it's a free conversion process from there. Improve the Japanese specification Yoshino: now, it is obvious that there is a demand opportunity in the camper market. In some studies, domestic car-based camper buyers tend to want bigger cars, so they can become saucers in such places. Then again, entering this market is really a decisive strategy. Yoshino: this is also a segment that doesn't exist among us, so it may be very difficult to cut into it. However, because I received a warm request from the camper company, I felt that there was an opportunity there. Yoshino: in fact, there is a lot of uncertainty. Ducat's factory itself has been fully operational only in Europe. When it comes to commercial vehicles, they are synonymous with cars in Europe, so they have always maintained a stable all-kappa state. There, we also want a part of it in Japan, so it is not clear how big it will be to transfer us to Japan. Therefore, even if the sales plan is 1000 or 2000, we do not know whether the car will really come at this stage. Nagano: in addition to carrying Essien's special navigator, there are also many legal requirements in Japan, which are put into the camera under the door mirror and displayed on the monitor of the door decoration. This is to clear the straight left requirement. In addition, the engine has also been adjusted with Japanese fuel, in addition, the back door can also be opened to 270 degrees. This is not in the European Ducat camper specifications, because the parking space in Japan is very small, so it will not be widened when you want to open it. Yoshino: the passenger car commodity project has been here for about 15 years, and there are a lot of new equipment and words. There are no heater settings installed on the fuel tank, suspension, in addition to the camper setting, there are single or double blades, etc., in such a place, it is very difficult to choose on the basis of knowing what is actually needed. The range of customization is quite wide compared with the car. There are many other body types, but it was decided to be a van from the beginning, so there wasn't much confusion there. At first, we were easy to deal with, which is the result of our attempt to start with the same truck conversion from the outside. After listening to the actual words, the minimum rotation radius is also smaller than expected, this huge body is easier to rotate. Compared with Japanese commercial vehicle-based cab overtaking, many people think that passenger cars can be driven.

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