Chapter 191 Profits From Cars

Although it was the first time for Theodor Kobel and Ludwig Durr to hear about the detailed classification of reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and bombers, they felt that this name was reasonable and could reflect the purpose of specific types of aircraft.

During the conversation between the three, the three types of aircraft in Australia and their names were basically determined. The reconnaissance aircraft was code-named the Eagle series, the fighter was code-named the Wild Tiger series, and the bomber was called the Ghost.

However, to realize the design and construction of the three aircraft, it is necessary not only to rely on the capabilities of the experts in the aviation laboratory, but also to rely on the engine expert Diesel, as well as the military factory's improvement of the onboard heavy machine guns and the design of the artillery shells.

After these were thoroughly completed, there was hope for the birth of reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and bombers.

In fact, this is very similar to the dreadnought. Arthur knows how huge the change of the dreadnought is for the warship industry, but before the various technologies related to the dreadnought are updated, it is impossible to rely on Australia's strength to realize the construction of the dreadnought.

After giving Theodor Kobellu and Derwig Durr enough research funds and time, Arthur left the aviation laboratory.

The next aircraft research plan is an important task for both the aviation laboratory and the military factory. Before some breakthrough progress is made, Arthur will not disturb them for the time being.

Arthur's next stop is still in the industrial area, at Benz's car factory.

Benz One, the first car of Benz Automobile Factory, has been on sale for more than a year.

As a landmark product in the automotive industry, the achievements of Benz One are comparable to the historical T-type car.

Because it unites the nobles of Germany and Britain and is sold simultaneously in major countries around the world, the achievements of this car are even higher.

Arthur does not often pay attention to the sales of Benz cars, because he also knows that the sales of this car are destined to set a record.

Rather than looking forward to the final sales volume of the car, it is better to look forward to the actual sales and profits of the car.

But the actual profit of Benz Automobile Factory still surprised Arthur.

From the release date of February 17, 1903, up to now, one year and five months have passed.

In this nearly one and a half years, Benz One has also undergone many improvements, big and small, and has become more and more excellent in terms of performance, safety and cost performance.

Of course, this is also Arthur's repeated request. In history, Ford was too lazy because the performance of the Model T was too good, and did not make further improvements to the Model T, which led to being surpassed by other car companies.

Such problems should naturally be avoided early, and Benz Automobile Factory is also one of the most active companies in improving car problems.

In this year and a half, Benz One has improved many big and small problems, including installing seat belts, etc., further improving the safety of drivers and passengers.

For those cars that have already left the factory but do not have seat belts, Benz Automobile Factory has always taken the attitude of providing free installation services.

Old Benz One can install new technology and equipment for free to ensure that all cars produced by Benz Automobile Factory have the same technology and equipment.

This move has also attracted the favor of many users. Even within a week of the promulgation of this measure, the sales of Benz One worldwide have been much higher.

It is worth mentioning that Benz Automobile Factory chose to make the seat belt technology public and provide it to every automobile factory for free.

Although this caused Benz Automobile Factory to lose a certain amount of profit, it also gained the goodwill of many passers-by and automobile factories. At least Benz One is currently the only one and has not caused public anger.

For the world automobile market, 1903 and 1904 were two years of extreme expansion.

Before that, that is, in the whole year of 1902, the total sales of automobiles worldwide were only a little over 10,000, of which Europe contributed more than 6,000, and the vast majority of the rest were also in the United States.

But since 1903, the production and sales of automobiles have increased by nearly 30 times. In just the whole year of 1903, the total production of Benz Automobile Factory and three cooperative automobile factories has exceeded 400,000, and the total sales have reached nearly 320,000.

Although this year was a year of market development, the actual sales volume is also an extremely astonishing figure.

Among them, the Benz Automobile Factory, which is located in Australia, produced a total of more than 63,000 cars, and the remaining nearly 340,000 cars were produced in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.

Because the sales points are spread all over the world, there is no need to worry about the problem of unsalable cars. As for the specific sales market share, it depends on the United Kingdom and Germany to fight for it.

The sales data for entering 1 is even more exaggerated. Although only more than six months have passed in 1904, the total sales volume has reached nearly 300,000 vehicles, almost catching up with the total sales volume of the previous year.

In order to ensure the share of their own factories in major sales markets, the four major factories of Benz Automobile have also begun to increase production.

The Benz Automobile Factory in Australia has currently manufactured nearly 50,000 cars in the first half of 1904, almost doubling the production volume of the previous year.

This is nothing. The expansion of factories in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States is the highlight.

If the production capacity of the three major factories in 1903 was basically maintained at around 90,000 vehicles, then this year's German and American factories have achieved a curve overtaking, and the estimated annual production has exceeded 150,000 and 180,000 vehicles respectively.

It is precisely because of the crazy expansion of the German and American factories that the total production of the four major Benz car factories in 1904 is expected to reach about 600,000 vehicles.

Of course, this is not a blind expansion of the car factory. According to the sales results in the past six months, the sales volume of Benz One will be maintained at least 600,000 vehicles in 1904, which is just in balance with the production volume.

With the crazy expansion of the automobile market, the large-scale sales of Benz One have also brought a lot of profits to Benz Automobile Factory and Arthur.

So far, Benz One has sold a total of 623,146 vehicles, with a total sales of 93,471,900 pounds, not too far from 100 million pounds.

Although this is the total sales of the four major factories for a year and a half, it cannot be denied that the automobile industry has now shown great potential.

As long as it is not affected by the war, the automobile market will continue to grow, and the income and profits it brings will definitely increase steadily.

At present, the profit of each Mercedes-Benz car can reach about 60 to 70 pounds.

In particular, the profits of cars produced by Australian factories have been able to basically maintain above 70 pounds.

Although the car factories in the UK and Germany will take away half of the profits, half of half of the profits is also a large income. Without the support of these local nobles, the development of Benz Automobile Factory would not be so smooth.

The 113,000 cars sold by the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory brought more than 7 million pounds of profits to Benz Automobile Factory.

Not to mention that the total profits of other manufacturers added up to nearly 31 million pounds, Benz Automobile Factory can also take away more than 18 million pounds.

Of course, the reason why so much can be divided, in addition to half of the profits of the British and German car factories, is that there is no one else involved in the American car factory.

Although the profit of each car in the American car factory is only more than 50 pounds, it cannot resist the development of the United States because of its development, and the sales volume is even the highest among all countries.

The 18 million pounds plus the more than 7 million pounds sold by the car factory itself, the income for this year and a half has exceeded 25 million pounds.

Arthur owns 90% of the shares of Benz Car Factory, and the royal consortium he owns will receive 90% of the 25 million pounds, that is, 22.5 million pounds.

Of course, tax expenditure is also a link that cannot be ignored. Although Australia's tax is equivalent to the left hand to the right hand for Arthur, it cannot be sloppy or ignored.

However, after Arthur's tax cuts, Australia's various miscellaneous taxes relative to the UK have actually disappeared. For car factories, the biggest tax is only income tax, about 11%.

The royal consortium needs to pay about 2.47 million in taxes for this income, and the income after tax is less than 20 million pounds.

Don't underestimate this income. Since coming to Australia, Arthur's various expenses have not been so much. Of course, this is excluding the 100 million pounds loan to the government.

Investing in Benz Car Factory not only allows Arthur to earn back all his expenses over the years, but also has a surplus.

The current royal consortium, excluding the royal bank, military factories, shipyards, some factories built in recent years, and some factories invested in, still has a total asset of a huge 250 million pounds.

In addition to the 100 million pounds loaned to the Australian government, Arthur currently has funds of up to hundreds of millions of pounds, all of which are prepared for future layout.

If those miscellaneous factories are included, the total value of the royal consortium is even more than 300 million pounds.

If there is any ranking list in this era, then Arthur and his royal consortium will definitely be on the list.

What's more, for a country's autocratic monarch, the funds in hand do not represent the monarch's wealth.

Especially for a monarch like Arthur, as long as all power is still in his hands, then the whole of Australia is Arthur's property.

How much money is Australia worth? It is incalculable and indescribable.

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