Following the first round of collective price increases in early 2022, new energy vehicle companies have recently begun the second round of price increases. At present, nearly 20 new energy vehicle companies have announced an increase in the price, with an increase of as little as 1,000 yuan and as much as tens of thousands of yuan.
To this end, "Special Search" visited BYD's sales stores to understand the situation.
BYD SalesMan - Liao Deju:
We already raised prices on February 1st, the second time on March 17th. Hybrid models increased prices by 3,000 yuan, and pure electric models increased by 6,000 yuan. Now the price of new energy vehicles has risen across the board, not only BYD, BUT is a car company with a relatively small increase.
It is understood that BYD fuel models have basically stopped selling, and the models on sale are mainly pure electric or hybrid models.
"Special Search" then came to gag ace Aeon's sales store to understand the situation, and the sales staff said that the price increase of Aean Y series models was the largest. The price adjustment range of the Aeon series models is an indiscriminate and uniform price increase.
"Special search" to Tesla stores to understand the price, the price increase ranges from 20,000 yuan to 40,000 yuan.
The collective price increase of new energy vehicle companies has attracted heated discussion
The price of new energy vehicles has risen across the board, and for the reasons for the price increase, the spearhead points to the price increase of raw materials.
Senior Car Critic - Lu Lu Tong:
The main ones are lithium ore, lithium iron phosphate, etc., from 90,000 yuan per ton last year to 500,000 yuan per ton this year, an increase of 56 times.
So why has the price of raw materials risen so much this year?
Professor, Department of Economics, Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University - Lin Jiang:
1. For geopolitical reasons, production is reduced;
2. Collective price increase of bulk commodities;
3. Logistics and transportation costs have increased.
According to Professor Lin, the impact of raw material prices cannot be eliminated in the short term, so will the price of new energy vehicles continue to rise?
Consumers may not be able to accept the continued price increase of energy vehicles, they may turn to the purchase of oil vehicles, and the subsequent pressure may have to be borne by car companies.
Regardless of whether the price of the car rises or falls in the future, consumers need to consider whether it is necessary to buy a car. If public transportation can solve the travel problem, buying a car is to think twice, after all, parking is also a big problem.
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