On March 31, Dongfeng Xiaokang issued an announcement that due to comprehensive factors such as the continuous rise in upstream raw material prices, Dongfeng Fengguang adjusted the official guidance price of the Fengguang MINIEV model, with an adjustment range of 3,000-4,000 yuan.
It is worth mentioning that Dongfeng Fengguang MINIEV has just been listed for less than a month. On March 8, Dongfeng Fengguang MINIEV was officially launched, and the new car launched a total of three models, the deluxe type was priced at 41,600 yuan, the comfort type was priced at 35,600 yuan, and the practical type was priced at 28,600 yuan. According to the official website, the current price of the luxury type is 44,600 yuan, the comfort type is priced at 38,600 yuan, and the practical type is priced at 32,600 yuan. From this point of view, the lowest practical type increased by 4,000 yuan, and the luxury and comfort types both increased by 3,000 yuan.
Lantu FREE officially announced the price adjustment last night, of which the price of the extended range version of the model remained unchanged, and the price of the pure electric version model increased by 10,000 yuan.
Previously, on March 21, Lantu Automobile officially said that it had not yet increased its price and was in trouble. On March 24, Lantu Automobile said that due to the recent sharp rise in raw material prices, Lantu will announce the price adjustment plan on March 31.
On March 24, SAIC-GM-Wuling issued the Explanation on Price Adjustment of New Energy Models. The note pointed out that due to the impact of comprehensive factors such as the continuous sharp rise in the price of upstream raw materials, SAIC-GM-Wuling will adjust the official guidance price of its Wuling Hongguang MINIEV series models, Wuling NanoEV models and Baojun KiWi EV models, ranging from 4,000-8,000 yuan.
The reporter learned from the official website of Wuling that the starting price of Hongguang MINIEV has been adjusted to 32800 yuan, which is 4000 yuan higher than the previous 28800 yuan, and the current starting price of the Hongguang MINIEV macaron version is 43800 yuan, an increase of 4200 yuan compared with the previous 39600 yuan. In addition, the Wuling Nano EV rose by 4,000 yuan to 56,800 yuan from the previous one, while the Baojun KiWi EV was directly adjusted from the previous 69,800 yuan to 77,800 yuan, an increase of 8,000 yuan.
In addition to Dongfeng Scenery, many car companies, including Aiways Automobile and SAIC Roewe, also announced price increases. On March 30, the new power brand AIWAYS Auto released the "Explanation of Price Adjustment of AIWAYS U5 Products and Configurations". The note pointed out that due to the continuous sharp rise in raw material prices and the progress of suppliers' supply, AIWAYS Automobile will adjust the official guidance price of its on-sale AIWAYS U5 and related configurations, of which the PURE version will be raised by 10,000 yuan, the LIFE version will be raised by 12,000 yuan, and the smart driving bag configuration will be raised by 5,000 yuan. In addition, the price adjustment will take effect from 00:00 on April 6 and is only for the Chinese market.
Judging from the price adjustment of many car companies, the reason for the price increase is the increase in the price of upstream raw materials. "Electric vehicle price increase", "low-end models are not produced", "delivery time cannot be guaranteed"... It has become the most direct performance of the current new energy vehicle market.