Due to the small market demand, it is often difficult to escape the fate of suspension of production and delisting. However, some cars have been delisted, with their own unique product strength, transformed into hot fragrant food, which is quite popular in the second-hand car market and has a very high retention rate, such as the following 6 models.
1. Volkswagen Beetle
The original Volkswagen Beetle, which rolled off the production line in 1938 and ceased production in 2003, generated legendary sales of 21.5 million units and was one of the most influential models of the 20th century.
In 2012, the Beetle was updated to the third generation, and its starting price when it entered the domestic market was as high as 198,800. Although the Beetle has a cute appearance, but the practicality is not strong, after Volkswagen successively launched other models, the Sales of the Beetle began to decline, and was discontinued in 2019.
But when the Beetle was completely delisted, it began to sell well in the used car market again, and the price was surprisingly high, whether it was a 1.2T 180TSI model or a 1.4T 280TSI model, the price of used cars was not low!
2. Land Rover Discovery 4
Discovery has always been a housekeeping product of Land Rover, as a veteran off-road SUV in the history of automobiles, it has maintained the essence of off-road in more than two decades of upgrading, from the first generation to the fourth generation is hardcore off-road, and the shape has always been a rough style.
With excellent off-road ability and classic founder shape, this car has always been loved by Chinese consumers, and even in the cognition of many people, off-road vehicles should look like this.
However, the fifth generation of discoveries transformed into urban SUVs, abandoning the original non-carrier body, and the appearance shape has also changed to a more luxurious family design.
Although the interior, comfort and space and other aspects have been greatly upgraded, the terminal discount is also very large, but still can not get the recognition of consumers, many people who like to discover can only go to the second-hand car market to find cars, making the value of second-hand discovery 4 rise a lot.
3. Toyota Ruizhi
If you want to talk about the model that became famous after the discontinuation of production, it must not be circumvented. Ruizhi has a unique V6 engine + rear-wheel drive in the same class, but the sales of this car in China have been tepid, and by 2014, the monthly sales were only about 1,000 units.
Forced to be helpless, the "big post-super" Ruizhi stopped production in 2017. However, after the suspension of production, Ruizhi suddenly caught fire, and the retention rate in the second-hand car market continued to rise, and a Ruizhi of nearly 100,000 kilometers could be sold for a price of 170,000-190,000.
4. Lexus GS
Before the discontinuation, the lexus GS was in a somewhat awkward position. GS came to market later than ES, but the positioning coincided with ES, both medium and large cars, and the difference was only the difference in power and drive form.
However, at that time, the pricing of imported GS directly exceeded that of medium and large cars of domestic BBA, with a starting price of up to 459,000 yuan. In the case of price and space are not dominant, plus its own sports attributes are flat, GS has sold relatively poorly in all regions of the world.
So GS was discontinued in August 2020, but with the excellent quality and workmanship of the Lexus brand, the GS car has a high retention rate in the used car market, and the price of the 300 F Sport, which is about 3 years old, can reach about 400,000.
5. Audi RS3
The Audi RS3 is a small steel gun model, and the unique 2.5T in-line five-cylinder engine gives the car a 294 kW, 480 N·m and 4.1 seconds to break the 100.
However, due to the high price of 513,800 and the inferior vehicle handling of the Mercedes-Benz A45, the RS3 did not achieve the expected sales and unfortunately left the Chinese market.
But soon after the RS3 was delisted, the price of the used car began to rise, and the price of a 3-year-old used RS3 reached about 400,000-500,000.
6. Ford Focus RS
Like the Audi RS3, the Fox RS is a genuine small steel cannon powered by a 2.3-litre direct-injection turbocharged engine with a maximum output of 257 kW and a peak torque of 440 N·m, with 470 N·m and 15 seconds of torque in Extreme Mode.
After the launch of the 2018 model, the price of Fox RS dropped to 378,800 yuan, but now in the second-hand car market, the price of a 5-year-old Fox RS even exceeds 400,000, which can achieve such an amazing retention rate, Fox RS can be said to be a "financial artifact"!