{"id":368,"date":"2025-05-04T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:20:28","slug":"would-you-buy-a-car-from-a-humanoid-robot-salesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/would-you-buy-a-car-from-a-humanoid-robot-salesperson\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Buy A Car From A Humanoid Robot Salesperson?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Robnoto-Chery-111991911-1024x577-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Chery is trying to get dealers to use $60k humanoids to sell new cars.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese brand showed its Mornine robot at the Shanghai Auto Show.<\/li>\n<li>Mornine can serve drinks and answer questions about model specs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever walked into a dealership and felt like the salesperson was a robot programmed to get as much money from you as possible, well, you\u2019re not wrong. But now, the Chinese automaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/chery\/\">Chery<\/a> wants to take it to the next level, by literally putting robots in the showroom to sell cars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At last month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/shanghai-auto-show\/\">Shanghai Auto Show<\/a> and at a major dealer event, Chery unveiled Mornine, a human-shaped Stormtrooper-like robot that, judging from its long hair, totally unnecessary breasts and weirdly bulbous butt was evidently designed by a team of guys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/03\/mercedes-humanoid-robots\/\">Mercedes Puts Humanoid Robots To Work At Berlin Production Site<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The automaker thinks Mornine, which can walk (badly), talk and has human-shaped hands and DeepSeek AI tech, could be used to serve drinks and answer customer questions about a car\u2019s equipment and technical specification, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonews.com\/chery-automobile-co\/ane-chery-robot-assistant-0430\/\">Auto News<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>One dealer AN\u2019s reporter spoke to thought the robots might cost \u20ac50k ($57k) each, but wasn\u2019t prepared to commit to buying one of the 220 examples Chery says it will deliver to dealers this year without knowing the final price. One robot is already in operation in a Malaysian showroom, however, Chery revealed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chery\u2019s Bigger Robot Plans <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chinese buyers, and in particular younger Chinese buyers, love tech and Chery thinks having Mornine in a dealership could drive showroom traffic. But that\u2019s really only a small part of much bigger plan Chery has to grow its Aimoga <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/robots\/\">robot<\/a> business so big that it reduces the car unit to a side hustle. The company also has a robot dog for people who aren\u2019t able to have a real canine, or are maybe just fed up of picking up its turds.<\/p>\n<p>Chery International\u2019s President, Zhang Guibing, doesn\u2019t think of Aimoga as just a car accessory but as \u201cthe real future\u201d for the company. And hey, why wouldn\u2019t he? Robots don\u2019t ask for benefits, never call in sick, and, if they\u2019re lucky, could even replace entire industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robots Are Everywhere, And They\u2019re Not Going Anywhere<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Plenty of other companies are hedging their bets on robots, including Tesla, and also Hyundai, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2021\/09\/hyundai-launches-its-first-robot-co-developed-with-boston-dynamics\/\">bought Boston Dynamics<\/a> in 2021 and says it will deploy its agile humanoids into a US factory this year. Mercedes already has robots working at its Berlin facility, and although the program is just a trial, it\u2019s easy to imagine how car plants will one day be staffed almost entirely by two-legged machines that don\u2019t need lunch breaks and holidays and never strike for more pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/03\/honda-leaning-on-ai-and-robots-at-chinese-ev-plant\/\">Honda Replaces Workers With Robots To Slash Costs At EV Plant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, while we might still be a few years away from getting our own personal robot assistants, the day isn\u2019t far off when robots will be doing everything from assembling cars to maybe answering questions about them in showrooms. Is it a bit much? Probably. But in the age of AI, is anything really surprising anymore?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Robosales-May1252.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Would You Buy A Car From A Humanoid Robot Salesperson?\" width=\"2450\" height=\"1377\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Robosales-May1252-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chery is trying to get dealers to use $60k humanoids to sell new cars. Chinese brand showed its Mornine robot at the Shanghai Auto Show. 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