Are sunroofs really useless? Why do manufacturers still like to make large sunroof?
The German brand Webasto, which has a market share of up to 50% of the automotive sunroof, said so in its "2021 China Market Automotive Sunroof Consumption Trend Research Report".
When users buy a car in the future, the proportion of willingness to buy a sunroof is 95.3%. Basically, 10 of them buy a car, and 10 of them will want a sunroof.
But whether I leave a message in my background or on the Internet, I can often see friends complaining about the configuration of the sunroof.
The manufacturer likes to equip the car with sunroof so much, and everyone likes it when I buy it. When I buy it, I always complain about it. Why do people still buy it later? What the hell is going on? Let's talk about this today.
Why do OEMs like to equip cars with sunroofs?
better lighting
Manufacturers like to equip cars with sunroofs. The first reason is for lighting and vision. This is the historical reason why sunroofs appear on cars.
Chen Yunliang published a paper in the journal "Time Auto", "The Development History and New Technology Application of Automobile Sunroofs".
The above says: The earliest cars were all open-top, and the body at the back ended up being a closed box due to safety factors.
Passengers can sit in it with confidence, but the lighting in the car is not good, and it is too difficult for them to install a complete lighting system in the car at that time.
So, the car manufacturer punched a hole in the roof, and this was the earliest car sunroof.