In the past for a long time, cars are getting cheaper and cheaper.
Yes, in the past few decades, the overall price of cars has been on a downward trend, but in 2022, the situation has been "upside down".
The soaring price of oil has made many consumers gradually turn their attention to new energy vehicles, after all, the cost of new energy vehicles is very low, the electricity is cheap, and the maintenance cost is much more affordable than that of traditional fuel vehicles. But what people did not expect is that in 2022, the price of new energy vehicles has been collectively increased.
Since 2022, BYD, Tesla, Xiaopeng, Weima, Nezha, Zero Run, etc. have successively announced price increases for their products, ranging from a few thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan.
In January, due to the sharp rise in raw material prices and the decline in subsidies for new energy vehicle purchases, BYD made a round of price increases to the official guidance prices of its new energy models, ranging from 1,000 yuan to 7,000 yuan.
Just when everyone gradually accepted the reality of the manufacturer's price increase, BYD Automobile adjusted the official guidance price of new energy models related to Dynasty Network and Ocean Network, and the increase range ranged from 3,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan. Among them, the models with an increase of 3,000 yuan are mainly DM-i models, and the increase of 6,000 yuan is mainly pure electric models.
Of course, while BYD's new energy vehicles continue to increase in price, Tesla is not idle. Since the beginning of this year, after Tesla has raised prices for three consecutive times, the starting price of the Model 3 rear-wheel drive version and the high-performance version has risen by 14,200 yuan and 18,000 yuan respectively, while the starting price of the Model Y's rear-wheel drive version, long-endurance version and high-performance version has risen by 15,000 yuan, 18,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan respectively.
Those friends who are considering switching to new energy vehicles because of high oil prices are now hesitant, right? After all, compared with the rise in fuel prices, the price increase of new energy vehicles is more violent.
There are two core reasons for the price increase of new energy vehicles. On the one hand, the subsidy standard for new energy vehicles in 2022 will be reduced by 30% on the basis of 2021, and 2022 will be the last year of financial subsidies for new energy vehicles;
On the other hand, the recent international situation has changed, resulting in a sharp increase in the price of raw materials for new energy batteries. It is understood that since the beginning of this year, lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc., the main raw materials of power batteries, have seen a relatively large price increase, which is the main factor causing the price increase of new energy vehicles.
Relevant data show that the recent battery-grade lithium carbonate market comprehensive quotation at 480,000 yuan / ton to 522,000 yuan / ton, we may have no concept of these values, but understand the brother told everyone that in early 2021 the price of lithium carbonate is only 50,000 yuan / ton, the price rose by an outrageous ten times. This is not the end, the price of cobalt has also risen from less than 300,000 yuan / ton at the beginning of last year to 568,000 yuan / ton, nearly doubled.
Due to the impact of the international situation, the price of nickel in Russia, the world's third largest nickel producer, has soared. The price change of nickel sulfate alone has caused the price of ternary materials to rise by 160,000 yuan to 250,000 yuan per ton.
Under the dual influence of subsidy decline and rising raw material prices, the price of new energy vehicles has long been collectively increased.
Of course, no matter what the reason, it is the consumer who is ultimately affected.
From the perspective of this round of price increases, there are obviously two major characteristics, one is that there are many brands involved, from traditional new energy brands to new car-making brands, almost all of which have been affected; second, the price increase range is large, ranging from thousands of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. For consumers who are accustomed to car price reductions in recent years, the continuous price increase is really a bit uncomfortable.
If nothing else, as far as the Tesla Model 3 standard endurance upgrade bought by brother in September last year, that is, the current rear-wheel drive version, the price purchased at that time was 235,900 yuan, and the current price was 279,000 yuan, which was a full increase of 43,000 yuan.
Originally, I understood that my brother was holding the mentality of being "cut leeks", but I didn't expect that I actually "cut" a wave of Tesla, but bought a wealth management product. According to the current market situation, the price of 235,900 yuan, brother guessed that this should be the price of Model 3 in these years "freezing point", will not be reproduced in the short term.
In the long run, car prices are bound to be getting lower and lower. But in the short term, at least in the field of new energy, if you want to enter the market at a "low price", there is basically no way. If you are also considering starting a new energy vehicle recently, I understand that brother advises you to buy early and enjoy early, after all, from the current situation, the law of discounts for late purchase is really not applicable.
Because you may not know which day, the price of your favorite car will increase again.