Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, the global semiconductor market has been in a state of shortage, which has also affected various downstream industries, and the automotive industry is one of the hardest hit areas. Due to the shortage of automotive chips, car companies are facing suspension of production in three days, and the superposition of high demand and low inventory has correspondingly ignited the second-hand car market, and some popular models have also appeared to have the phenomenon of price inversion.
Mercedes G-Class
According to iSeeCars survey data, from 2020 to 2021, the average price of used cars is even 1.3 percentage points higher than that of new cars due to insufficient supply of cars. After surveying the more than 1.5 million new and used cars sold across the U.S. last month, it produced two tables listing the 15 of the most valuable and least value-preserving models in the mainstream.
Ranking of the most value-preserving models
Among the most value-preserving models, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is undoubtedly the most popular model, and its slightly used used car is 35.6% higher than the new car, which also means that as long as you can buy it, you can earn up to $62,705 (about 400,000 yuan) in price difference. In second place is the Chevrolet Corvette, whose used car price is 20.2% higher than the new car, with a difference of $16,645 (about 105,800 yuan), followed by the Tesla Model 3, Ford Mustang Sport and Chevrolet Trail Blazer, which are 17.8%, 16.4% and 15.6% higher than the new car, respectively.
List of the least value-preserving models
Among the least value-preserving models, the Ford Mustang Convertible ranked first in the list, its used car was 19.4% cheaper than the new car ($9519), and the second place was the BMW 7 Series, whose used car price was 18.7% lower than the new car, but due to the higher price of the car, its price difference was even larger than the first place, to 19206 US dollars (about 122,100 yuan), and the third-ranked Acura MDX also had a 17.1% contraction in its used car price due to a new remodel. But if you want to get a used car, these models may be a good choice.