Recently, due to the general price increase of raw materials such as nickel and lithium carbonate in the international market, it has become a scarce resource, resulting in the manufacturing costs of battery-related manufacturers to a higher level, and the first impact is that new energy vehicle companies that rely on batteries have issued price increase announcements.
Ideal Car CEO talks about the price increase of battery raw materials (source from the network)
Ideal Auto CEO Li Xiang said on social media: "At present, brands that have contracted with battery manufacturers to determine the price increase in the second quarter have basically announced price increases immediately. If there is no price increase, most of them have not yet been negotiated, and the price will generally increase immediately after waiting for the negotiation. The increase in battery costs in the second quarter was very outrageous. Buying a car can also appreciate in value, and the price of used cars in the United States has risen by 30% overall. ”
At present, the new energy vehicle companies that have released the adjustment of the price of automobiles are Tesla, BYD, Xiaopeng Automobile and many other manufacturers, and in these two days alone, Nezha Automobile, Zero-run Automobile, and WM Automobile have announced price increases. It can be seen that in the field of new energy vehicles, the battery as a necessary production equipment has a great impact on car companies.
Zero-run car price adjustment announcement (image source from the network)
Zero-run cars said in the announcement that due to the sharp rise in raw material prices and the impact of the national subsidy, its C11 models were adjusted after subsidies. The adjusted price of zero C11 is 179,800-229,800 yuan, an increase of 20,000-30,000 yuan.
WM Automobile Price Adjustment Announcement (Image source from the network)
WM Motor also said that due to the continuous sharp rise in raw material prices and the tight supply of suppliers, WM Motor will adjust the price of the models on sale, and the price will be raised by 7,000-26,000 yuan after comprehensive subsidies. The price adjustment will take effect from 00:00 on March 28, and users who have completed the deposit payment will not be affected by the price adjustment and will not need to make up the difference.
Nezha car price adjustment announcement (image source from the network)
Nezha Automobile has adjusted the price of the models on sale, ranging from 3,000-5,000 yuan, and the current price of Nezha UPro is 105,800 yuan, Nezha VPro is priced from 81,900 yuan, and Nezha V is priced at 65,900 yuan.
On the evening of the 19th, Great Wall Motor's brand Euler also issued a model price adjustment instruction, which will adjust the price of all models of the 2022 Euler Good Cat (including GT version), and the comprehensive guidance price after subsidies will be raised by 6000-7000 yuan, and the price adjustment will take effect from 00:00 on March 23.
Lu Weibing on the price increase of automotive raw materials (image source from the network)
In addition to automakers, another mobile phone market that relies heavily on batteries is now actively operating, Xiaomi Group partner, president of the China and International Department, and general manager of the Redmi brand Lu Weibing tweeted: "Recently, the price of battery materials has indeed risen very outrageously, cherish the super power mobile phone." ”