The two motorcycles produced by the Daimler Company could no longer be described as merely selling well—they were selling like wildfire. The second batch of twenty thousand motorcycles sold out in a single day as well. The German people adored these two models, especially the young, who took pride in owning one.
Once the sales date arrived, long queues always formed outside Daimler Company stores across the country. Many people even began lining up the night before in order to secure one. Even after the Daimler Company put forty thousand motorcycles onto the market every month, it took three months before the situation eased. Even so, the company's motorcycle sales remained exceptionally strong.
Other motor vehicle manufacturers also rushed into this field. However, the Daimler Company had registered numerous design patents first, forcing other companies to redesign their products from scratch. This not only wasted a great deal of time, but their products also failed to satisfy consumers. Naturally, they were nowhere near capable of competing with the Daimler Company.
The two motorcycles also sparked a buying frenzy in other European countries. However, the Daimler Company was already struggling to meet demand within Germany, let alone expand into foreign markets. To maintain its influence in overseas markets, Oscar decided to set aside five thousand motorcycles from each month's production for Britain, France, and the United States. Without question, the Daimler Company's two motorcycles achieved enormous success in those countries as well. Yet there were simply too few of them. Against such overwhelming demand, a few thousand motorcycles were no more than a cup of water against a cartload of firewood.
Under such circumstances, the Daimler Company had no choice but to further increase production, hoping to satisfy market demand as soon as possible. Naturally, it also wanted to seize a