Ford and Alibaba launched into operation the machine that sells cars

Chinese giant Alibaba trade and automotive concern Ford began developing machine, which sells cars, back in 2016. Already in December 2017 in the network has the first photos and video of this unusual device, with dimensions comparable to the high-rise apartment house. Finally, the first such machine called Super Test-Drive Center began its work, and the first lucky people have already purchased themselves brand new cars with its help.

Ford and Alibaba launched into operation the machine that sells cars

To buy a car with the help of this machine is very simple: you can do it with the help of a special built-in terminal, as well as from the official mobile application that can be downloaded for free from the web. The car can not only buy, but also to test it during the three-day test drive. If the car will have a person's taste, it can be foreclosure. If for some reason he is not satisfied with a potential buyer, auto back into the vending machine.

Ford and Alibaba launched into operation the machine that sells cars

This is not the first machine in the history of trading vehicles. Concepts such devices appeared in the early XX century, at the dawn of the automotive industry. In fact the first vending machines, offering to buy a car, have been launched by Carvana in the United States. These machines also operate in the territory of Singapore (below you can see how it works one of these machines). Do get a new machine Ford popularity among the Chinese people - time will tell. Yet it operates in a test mode, and Alibaba and Ford representatives carefully monitor the preferences of China in terms of vehicle choice.

Ford and Alibaba launched into operation the machine that sells cars