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The latest news, even the two-wheel electric bicycle Maverick electric is going to increase in price...
Maverick Electric: The price of all lithium battery products will increase
The increase ranges from 200-1000 yuan
On March 21, Xiaoniu Electric issued an announcement that due to the sharp rise in raw materials such as upstream lithium batteries, it will raise the retail guidance price of all lithium battery products on April 1, 2022, with an increase of 200 to 1,000 yuan.
On the afternoon of the 21st, a Maverick authorized sales store staff told reporters that the price increase notice was issued as early as the end of February, "but the specific increase of each model is not yet known, the larger the battery capacity, the more the price increase."
The staff member also said that the price increase of 200 yuan refers to the entry-level car with a relatively low battery capacity, and for the best UQi+ sold in the store, the price increase is "at least 800 yuan".
The reporter noted that since last year, the main cost of new energy vehicles, that is, the price of raw materials for power batteries, has increased by surprise. Wind data shows that some lithium battery quotations continue to rise. As of March 18, the battery-grade lithium carbonate quotation was 503,000 yuan / ton, up 491.76% year-on-year; lithium hydroxide was quoted at 489,000 yuan / ton, up 630.6% year-on-year; electrolytic cobalt was quoted at 568,000 yuan / ton, up 52.21% year-on-year.
Affected by factors such as the rise in upstream raw material prices, as of March 21, nearly 20 new energy vehicle companies have announced price increases since March. Ideal Auto CEO Li Xiang also said on his social media account on the evening of the 19th that "the increase in battery costs in the second quarter is very outrageous." The cost of battery raw materials has soared, affecting not only new energy vehicle companies, but also two-wheeled electric vehicles.
According to the data, Maverick Electric was established in 2014 and is the world's leading lithium battery two-wheeled electric vehicle enterprise, and Maverick Electric has created a new category of intelligent two-wheeled electric vehicles. At present, It has launched Maverick Electric NQi, MQi, UQi, RQi, TQi, GOVA, YQi multiple series of electric bicycles, electric motorcycles and peripheral cultural products NIU POWER, as well as professional outdoor sports bicycles NIU AERO, electric moped BQi, electric scooter KQi, etc.
As of the fourth quarter of 2021, Maverick Electric has accumulated sales of more than 2.7 million intelligent two-wheeled electric vehicles worldwide, with 3,108 brand experience stores and specialty stores in China, covering 239 cities; at the same time, it has entered 50 overseas countries and provided SaaS-based two-wheeled electric vehicle intelligent sharing business solutions for many shared electric vehicle operators around the world.
In recent years, Maverick Electric began to exert efforts into the low-end market, and in 2020, it launched the goova series with non-intelligent positioning, and the price of the Gova G0 model reached 1999 yuan after discounting, which once became a hit. The latest financial report shows that in 2021, The operating income of Xiaoniu Electric was 3.705 billion yuan, an increase of 51.6% year-on-year; the net profit was 226 million yuan, an increase of 33.7% year-on-year. In addition, in terms of sales, the total sales volume of products was 1,037,900 units, an increase of 72.5% year-on-year.
According to the financial report, in 2021, the sales volume of Maverick electric exceeded one million for the first time, and although sales rose, the gross profit margin declined. The gross profit margin of Maverick Electric in the fourth quarter of 2021 was 22.6%, down 2.6 percentage points year-on-year; the gross profit margin for the whole year of 2021 was 21.9%, down 1 percentage point year-on-year. Maverick Electric said in the financial report that the main reason for the decline in gross profit margin is the increase in raw material costs and changes in product structure.
Netizens were stunned: Now even the price of two wheels has increased...
Previously, a number of electric vehicle companies have announced price increases
It is worth noting that in recent days, major new energy vehicles have set off a round of price increases. Xiaopeng Automobile, WM Motor, Zero Run Automobile, Nezha Automobile, etc. all announced price increases. BYD's full range of models rose by 3,000-6,000 yuan, and Tesla was exploded 3 times in 7 days...
Tesla's price increased 3 times in 7 days
On March 17, according to Tesla's official website, Tesla Model Y afterdrive version rose by 15,060 yuan, the price before the price increase was 301,840 yuan, and now it is sold for 316,900 yuan. It is worth mentioning that this is the third price increase of Tesla in the past 7 days.
It was 2 days before Tesla's last price increase. At that time, the Model 3 high-performance version rose by 18,000 yuan, and the price increase was 367,900 yuan. The Model Y long-endurance version rose by 18,000 yuan and sold 375,900 yuan after the price increase; the Model Y high-performance version rose by 20,000 yuan and sold 417,900 yuan after the price increase.
Xiaopeng price increased, up to 20,000
Xiaopeng Automobile has raised prices across the board, and the three main models are among the price increases.
Previously, Xiaopeng Automobile issued an announcement that due to the continuous sharp rise in the price of upstream raw materials, Xiaopeng Automobile adjusted the price of the models on sale, and the price before the subsidy was raised by 1.01-20,000 yuan, and the price adjustment will officially take effect at 0:00 on March 21, before which users who pay deposits through official channels are not affected by this price adjustment.
Specifically, the explosive model P7 only 562E performance version has no price increase, other versions of the model have different degrees of price increase, 670G, 670N and 670N + the smallest price increase, about 10,000 early, and 670E and 670E + the price increase can be described as amazing, both more than 30,000, the highest to 32600 yuan. After the price increase, the starting price of Xiaopeng P7 has reached 239900 yuan.
WM Motor: Price increase of 7,000-26,000 yuan
Nezha car: the price increased by 3000-5000 yuan
The new car-making force "price butcher" zero run also increased prices
A few days ago, the zero-running car officially announced that due to the sharp rise in raw material prices and the decline of the national supplement, the price of the zero-running car C11 series increased, the price of the zero-running C11 luxury version rose from 159,800 yuan to 179,800 yuan after the subsidy, and the premium version and performance version increased by 30,000 yuan, and the price was 209,800 yuan and 229,800 yuan
Geometric car: the price increased by 3000-7000 yuan
In addition, Geometry Auto announced that due to the comprehensive factors such as raw materials, it will adjust the official guidance price of its Geometry A Pro, Geometry C, and EX3, with an increase in the range of 3,000-7,000 yuan.
NIO: No price increases
Of course, there are also new car-making forces that say they will not increase prices. Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of Weilai Automobile: Weilai does not increase prices, at least not yet.
New energy vehicle companies said that the cost of purchasing batteries rose by 20,000 yuan
Li thought: The increase in battery costs is very outrageous
From the above-mentioned explanations of the price increases of major electric vehicle companies, it can be seen that the reasons for the price increases of car companies all point to the rise in raw material prices.
It is reported that in terms of raw materials, upstream costs such as nickel and lithium carbonate continue to rise. Nickel prices are still in a high position; The highest ex-factory price of battery-grade lithium carbonate has reached 530,000 yuan / ton, and the average market price has also exceeded the mark of 500,000 yuan / ton.
A few days ago, Ideal Auto CEO Li Xiang said on the social platform that at present, the 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. War, politics, and the epidemic have made it possible to appreciate the value of buying a car, and the price of used cars in the United States has increased by 30% overall.
And today, according to a financial, recently, a new energy vehicle company in charge of the relevant person in charge said that the battery cost rose more severely, since the second half of last year, the price of the Ningde era power battery has increased twice, according to the battery cost of a new energy vehicle car, the last increase was 10,000 yuan, and the previous increase was 10,000 yuan. "We can't afford to see the price of raw materials such as batteries rise, and in recent months, our new energy vehicles have quietly risen twice." The relevant person in charge of the above-mentioned new energy vehicle company said so. The relevant person in charge of the Ningde times said today that he would not comment on this and no more news could be provided.
Not only electric vehicles, but even mobile phones are affected by the price increase of battery materials. Recently, Xiaomi Lu Weibing also tweeted: "The recent price increase of battery materials is very outrageous, cherish the super power mobile phone." ”