Massage seats
Chinese consumers attach more value to the comfort of the interior compared to other markets, according to European car manufacturers.
Shanghai Auto Visitors were queuing to sit in luxurious mini -gurgonnettes with chrome radiator grids and tiltable rear seats.
Mercedes has unveiled a prototype of its new generation luxury electric mini-luxury, hoping hoping to seduce future frames with aluminum seats, wooden and silk trim, and a cinema screen that folds up from the ground.
According to McKinsey, features focused on lifestyle such as refrigerators, televisions and reclining seats are highly sought after in China, just like the suspension and the rear direction of the speaker that improve comfort by driving.
“As vehicle prices increase, consumer demand is also demand, as well as an increasing desire to pay a supplement,” said the council.
Friday, the Chinese car manufacturer Nio bounced inside its vehicles to demonstrate the efficiency of the suspension.
Others turn to traditional techniques, the manufacturer of French equipment Forvia offering a seat that kneads, clamps and stings its occupant.
The headquarters was “inspired by traditional Chinese and Thai massages,” said innovation manager Zong Li on the company stand, and should be installed in a Chinese vehicle this year.
Drones
Elsewhere, a number of flying taxis powered by the propeller dominated other vehicles.
The technology, known as the electric vertical takeoff and landing (Evtol), is still at the prototype stage but finally aims to transport several people at a time.
The world's leading battery manufacturer, CATL, has shown its EVTOL concept, fresh for the announcement of an investment of “hundreds of millions of dollars” in the Chinese startup Autoflight.
Even the traditional Hongqi manufacturer – famous for providing limousines to the Chinese leader Xi Jinping – presented its concept of “flying car” for two passengers, affirming an unproven 200 km scope before the planned tests this year.
In recent years, China has made progress in EVTOL technology, where it is in direct competition with American players while Europeans have trouble doing their mark.
The automotive supplier Wanfeng announced last month that he would take over the German Evtol manufacturer in bankrupt Volocopter, whose planes were initially planned for a small -scale deployment during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games but is still waiting for certification.
