Recently, a number of new energy vehicle brands have raised prices one after another
Let the owner of the part place an order before the price increase
Business opportunities were found with "scalpers"
Someone shouted out an order transfer fee of 20,000 yuan
What are the reasons for the successive price increases of new energy vehicles?
Whether the "scalping" order was infringed
The legitimate interests of consumers?
The price of a number of new energy vehicles has increased
The "transfer fee" of the unmarried order is tens of thousands
In January this year, the owner of the car, Mr. Feng, ordered a Tesla Model 3 on tesla's official website, but the ordering cycle took at least three months, Mr. Feng was in a hurry to pick up the car, so he chose to turn to the second-hand car dealer, but needed to increase the price by 13,000 yuan, and finally spent 289,000 yuan.
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Mr. Feng: The second-hand car dealer receives the car of the original owner, and it is estimated that it will add about 5,000 yuan, directly order the transfer, and pick up the car together. The original owner set early, he originally set the most basic Model Y, about 276,000 yuan. Later, the price was adjusted several times in a row, and it became 316,000 yuan. It is equivalent to saying that I can save more than 20,000 yuan by mentioning other people's orders.
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According to the rule that the owner's name cannot be changed in the order on Tesla's official website, in theory, the new car mentioned by Mr. Feng belongs to the second-hand car, because the owner of the original order needs to transfer the car to change the car to his name. But the new car was picked up by Mr. Feng together, in his opinion, although the car has passed the formalities, there is no record of use, and it is still a new car.
Mr. Feng: It's just that everyone goes to the delivery center and brings up the car. It is because it has increased its price, so it is all cost-effective. Tesla promises what price you set, and even if the price of this car increases, it will be raised according to the original price. Pick up the car fast, this (original order) price is a little lower than the official website may be, why not enjoy it?
Market demand allows "scalpers" to see business opportunities
Claim that the transfer procedure is carried out by the car package
Mr. Yang, a used car dealer, said that not long ago, he had just resold two Tesla orders. He also said that with the changes in the market situation, the recent sales of a number of new energy vehicles are tight, and the price increase, order and pick-up time difference have made this market and allowed many "scalpers" to see business opportunities.
Mr. Yang: The general new energy vehicle, basically (to pick up the car) wait 2 to 3 months, and now the demand of the entire customer in the market has been rising. Like we ordered more BYD models last year, we generally have to wait more than three months. The situation of "scalpers" and intermediaries buying cars has always existed, but this year's new energy vehicles are more common.
Tesla has recently raised its price 3 times in 8 days. Not long ago, Xiaopeng Automobile also issued an explanation on the price adjustment of the model. Among the new energy models with increased prices, the unpriced orders of Tesla Model 3 are extremely sought-after.
On a number of used car trading platforms, some car owners have changed hands on new energy vehicle orders with deposits ranging from 3,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan. The new car order transfer business opportunities, naturally also attracted a lot of "scalpers".
△ New energy vehicle owners transfer orders online
A "scalper" said that in the recent orders he received, the tesla Model 3 new second-hand car order price is several thousand yuan cheaper than the current official website price, "after the buyer gets the order, he can go directly to the delivery center to pick up the car and transfer the car." For the transfer procedures, it is also all served by the "scalper" or second-hand car dealer.
Lawyer's Note: Such transactions may involve legal risks
Some lawyers believe that buying Tesla through "scalpers" or second-hand car dealers, it seems to be buying a new car, in fact, buying a second-hand car, and then selling it is a third-hand car, and there may be legal risks in the transaction, such as: "the vehicle cannot be transferred", "Concealing the true data of the vehicle mileage" and "The accident vehicle information is opaque and asymmetrical" and other issues may exist.
A Tesla staff member said that once the order is formed, it is impossible to change the name of the person who ordered it. For car companies, whether to resell after the order is sold is the personal behavior of the owner.
Tesla staff: When placing an order, the official website is marked very clearly, non-transferable and non-refundable, so the licensee has no way to change it. He (the owner) resells this car, and it is his business that he loves to sell to Li Si.
The relevant person in charge of Tesla said that the company has required the owners of multiple Tesla vehicles to sign the "Letter of Commitment not to resell" and promise not to resell to a third party within one year, and the violators will pay liquidated damages according to 20% of the fare of the vehicle.
Tesla also said that the "Letter of Commitment not to resell" is a measure to prevent scalping orders under specific circumstances, in order to maintain the fairness and transparency of the car purchase environment, protect the rights and interests of real car buyers, and will not have any impact on the normal car purchase experience of ordinary consumers.
Experts: This round of price increases is expected to remain for about half a year
Zhang Xiang, a researcher at the Automotive Industry Innovation Research Center of North China University of Technology, believes that this round of new energy vehicle price increases should be maintained for about half a year.
"Half a year is an adjustment cycle of the industrial chain." Zhang Xiang analyzed and pointed out: "Since January 1 this year, the national new energy vehicle subsidy has declined, like the maximum decline of pure electric vehicles more than 5,000 yuan. After the slope is receded, the price will rise when the owner buys a new car. In addition, since the beginning of this year, the cathode material of the battery has come to a new wave of price increases, basically after the adjustment of the first half of the year, the price should be stable in the second half of the year. ”
Source: Voice of China, Central Radio and Television Corporation