New development of “Online” business negotiation “Simple consultation room” for car purchase Aichi May 18 17:28
A company in the city of Nagoya, which operates car dealerships, has begun to develop new businesses in response to the decrease in visitors due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
The company has about 50 stores selling imported cars and other products mainly in the Tokai region, but the number of visitors decreased due to the spread of infection, and sales fell by more than 15% in April.
For this reason, we are preparing for the introduction of an “online” business negotiation system that utilizes a video conference system so that people who consider purchasing a car do not have to come to the store multiple times.
At the store, training is being conducted for introduction, and a salesperson uses a tablet terminal to photograph the car while explaining the texture of the interior and listening to the sound of the engine to another employee who is familiar with the customer. It was
In addition, this company has begun to manufacture and sell a dome-shaped house that can also be used as a simple consultation room for patients with suspected infection for medical institutions, making use of the know-how of the camper van that is being developed.
This dome-shaped house is prefabricated and can be easily assembled with tools, and it is about four and a half tatami mats wide, so it is possible to keep the "social distance" to a minimum even if a bed or desk for examination is put in. is.
It is said that medical institutions all over the country have been inquiring one after another and are already making deliveries.
"We want to engage not only in automobiles, but also in new businesses," said Shin Tanikawa, general manager of PR and marketing department of the automobile sales company "White House". It was