Ngexesha apho uphawu lwaseJapan lwamkela i-crossover Lexus UX , sathetha nomlawuli wonxibelelwano weLexus Portugal, uVictor Marques, ukufumanisa ukuba zeziphi iinguqu kwiqhinga lomakhi. Kwaye, ngendlela, ukuba yile nto amaJamani aya kwenza ingqiqo ngayo ...
Umlinganiselo weMoto (RA): Masiqale ngenkwenkwe entsha entle yakwaLexus, iUX. Ibaluleke kangakanani le modeli kwiminqweno yophawu ePortugal?
UVictor Marques (VM): Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, imodeli yenqanaba lokungena le-Lexus ibe yi-CT200, isiphakamiso secandelo le-C elithi, nangona libudala, liqhubeke liqhuba kakuhle. Ngokufika kwe-UX, sikwanaso nesiphakamiso selinye lawona macandelo akhula ngokukhawuleza, njengecandelo le-C-SUV. Kungoko, nolindelo lwethu luphezulu kakhulu; kungekuphela nje ngenxa yokuba sikholelwa kakhulu kwimveliso, kodwa nangenxa yokuba sicinga ukuba idibana nento abathengi abayifunayo kwi-brand.
RA: Ukuba bendifuna ngoku, iLexus UX, bendiza kulinda ixesha elingakanani?
VM: Hayi kakhulu, njengoko sele sineemoto ePortugal ukuze zihanjiswe. Ngapha koko, abathengi kufuneka baye komnye wabathengisi bohlobo kwaye akuyi kuba kudala ngaphambi kokuba bangene emva kwevili le-Lexus UX yabo.
RA: Sele benazo iimoto, iintengiso sele zisendleleni… ingaba iUX ingamela malini kwiintengiso zeLexus ePortugal?
VM: Okwangoku, kusenzima kakhulu ukuba sikwazi ukuqikelela nantoni na, njengoko yonke into iqala. Nangona kunjalo, sikholelwa ukuba i-UX inamandla okuba yimodeli ye-Lexus ethengiswa kakhulu, kungekhona kuphela ePortugal, kodwa naseYurophu - ngenxa yeteknoloji ye-hybrid, imilinganiselo yayo edibeneyo kunye noyilo lwayo, olukhangayo kakhulu. Kuko konke oku, kungokwemvelo ukuba ulindelo lwethu luphezulu kakhulu.
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RA: yimalini? 30%? 40%?...
VM: Ewe ndicinga najlo. Kweli nqanaba lokuqala, kwaye ngenxa yokuba siphakathi ku-2019, sicinga ukuba i-UX inokumela i-20 ukuya kwi-30% yeentengiso zethu, ngaphandle kwengxaki!...
UX iseli fuel?
RA: Makhe sithethe ngezinye iindaba — yintoni enye iLexus enayo epokothweni yayo eza kwazisa amaPhuthukezi kungekudala?
VM: Ngethamsanqa, sinezinto ezintsha esigxile kuzo, ezinje ngobuchwepheshe obutsha be-propulsion. Mayingaze ilityalwe into yokuba iLexus ibisoloko iphambili kweli candelo, ishiya iDiesel kwangoko ngo-2012, ukongezelela ekubeni nerekhodi eqinisekisiweyo kwicandelo lokufakelwa kombane, ngobuchwephesha bethu obuxutyiweyo. Ke, ndiyakholelwa ukuba, kwikamva elingekude, kusenokubakho iimodeli ezininzi zeLexus, kungekuphela nje i-100% yombane, kodwa kunye ne-fuel cell, eya kuthi ngokuqinisekileyo iphawule imarike...
RA: kwaye sele zikhona iintsuku?
VM: Ngelishwa, ngeli xesha, asikwazi ukuqhubela phambili nayiphi na imihla okwangoku, kodwa ndiyakholelwa ukuba isibhengezo siza kuba kungekudala, akusayi kubakho mfuneko yokulinda ixesha elide. Oku kungenxa yokuba itekhnoloji ekhoyo ngoku sele isivumela ukuba sikholelwe kule nto inokwenzeka, uluhlu lwangoku lweLexus sele lube lolona lunombane kakhulu, kwaye kuthi, ezinye izisombululo ezifana ne-fuel cell okanye ukufakelwa kombane azisekho itekhnoloji yokusika, kodwa into eqhelekileyo ngokugqibeleleyo. Ke, ndiyakholelwa ukuba kunokubakho uphuhliso olutsha kwakamsinya-hayi nje ezombane, kodwa ne-fuel cell…
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RA: Ke sinethemba, kungekudala, kwi-fuel cell UX…
VM: Akunjalo kuphela i-Lexus, njengeToyota ngokwayo, izaziyo izicwangciso zokuthengiswa kweemodeli ezintsha, kungekhona kuphela i-100% yombane, kodwa ixhotyiswe nezinye iinkqubo zokuqhubela phambili. Kwaye hayi ukuthatha indawo yetekhnoloji yangoku, kuba ndiyakholelwa ukuba kukho indawo ethile kwimodeli nganye. Kodwa, ngokungathandabuzekiyo, kunye nesicelo kwiziphakamiso ezifana ne-UX, umthengi oqhelekileyo ungumthengi wesixeko, usebenzisa imoto yakhe kwiidolophu, apho kulula ukuhambisa ukuthunyelwa. Yintoni eyenza ukuba oku kunokwenzeka kube sengqiqweni. Nangona kunjalo, okwangoku, andiqinisekanga ngayo nantoni na ...
RA: Nangona kunjalo, iToyota sele ibhengeze i-100% yombane ye-C-HR. Kuba i-UX kunye ne-C-HR zabelana ngeqonga elifanayo, kunzima ukungakhupheli…
VM: Okwangoku, into endiyithethayo kukuba asinaso isiqinisekiso esivela kwaLexus sokuba iqonga le-UX langoku linokubandakanya obu buchwepheshe. Kodwa kuyinyani ukuba, njengakwiPlug-Ins, obu buchwepheshe busekhaya kwaye buyafumaneka. Ngoko, nangaliphi na ixesha, nantoni na inokwenzeka...
Ukhuphiswano lwaseJamani? Khawutsho!*
RA: Okokugqibela, umbuzo omnye nje, malunga namabhongo eLexus ePortugal: zithini iinjongo ezichaziweyo? Ukuloyisa imarike kukhuphiswano lwaseJamani?
VM: Ngesi sihloko, ndingathanda ukukhumbula ukuba i-Lexus ayizange iphele kuphela i-2018 kunye nerekhodi elitsha ngokwemiqathango yokuthengisa, ePortugal, kodwa ukuba, kwikota yokuqala ye-2019, igcine ukukhula kwayo, nangona icandelo le-premium liwa. ngeepesenti ezintlanu. Ngamanye amazwi, sikholelwa ukuba sinezalathisi ezilungileyo apha ukuze siqhubeke sisiya kwicala elilungileyo.
Ukongeza kwezi nyaniso, sikwabonile ukuba kukho ukonyuka kokwamkelwa kwetekhnoloji yethu ye-hybrid, abathengi sele bengena kubathengisi becela i-hybrid, ngelixa zombini umfanekiso webrand kunye namaxabiso ngokwawo abonisa ukuba womelele kwaye anamandla kunye nesiPhuthukezi. Ke ngoko, kufuneka sizithembe ...
RA: Ngaba unxibelelwano olwaziwayo kwi-brand ye-generalist efana ne-Toyota nayo isebenze njenge-ballast eyongezelelweyo?
VM: Andicingi njalo, kuba uqhagamshelo lweToyota lusinika izinto ezintle, ezinjengomfanekiso womgangatho, ukuthembeka, ukuqina, ukuba iimveliso zakwaToyota zinayo. Kwimeko ethile ye-Lexus, le migaqo iphetha, nangona kunjalo, ihanjiswa ngokwendlela eyahlukileyo, eyenzelwe umthengi we-premium, kunye nolunye uhlobo lweemfuno, apho iimveliso ezihlukileyo kwezo zeToyota zenziwe zifumaneke. Ngamanye amazwi, indlela yeLexus iya kuhlala yahlukile, yahlukile, kuleyo yenziwayo, hayi nje ngeToyota, kodwa nangazo zonke ezinye iimpawu...
* - Andinamazwi