The current magic capital of Shanghai is experiencing a new coronavirus after the 1988 hepatitis A virus, which is extremely cruel and severe, but compared with 1988, it is completely different that first of all, we have a clear understanding of the disease and more advanced medical conditions, and secondly, there are different degrees of impact on the current economic environment.
Coincidentally, for the automotive industry, Weilai is a typical "victim".
Shortly before that, Weilai Automobile issued an announcement that since March, due to the impact of the epidemic, parts suppliers in Jilin, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places have stopped production one after another, so Weilai has also suspended the production of complete vehicles.
In the first echelon of "Wei Xiaoli", it is obvious that the sales volume of Weilai Automobile is not optimistic, and now with the suspension of production, it is even worse, but this is also no way to do it, people-oriented, people's hearts can be desired.
In addition, regarding the price factor of new cars, Weilai also "confessed".
Specifically, the price of the three models of Weilai ES8/ES6/EC6 was raised by 10,000 yuan respectively, of course, the battery rental was also adjusted, while weilai ET5 and ET7 remained unchanged, and the price policy was planned to take effect on May 10.
Of course, the reasons for the price increase are not the same, that is, the soaring price of nickel, the raw material of power batteries, the tight supply, coupled with market speculation, will not decline in a short period of time. As for the new energy vehicle companies that do not increase prices, there are no more than two reasons, either the gross profit is high enough, or it is "price for volume" to win market share.
I still remember that when Xiaopeng, Tesla, BYD and other car companies announced price increases, Li Bin said that "Weilai will not increase prices for the time being" and set the focus on "temporary", and it was not long before Li Bin admitted that he "could not hold back".
Written in the end: the rise in automobile oil prices, at the same time, new energy vehicles are also facing a severe market test, the suspension of production and price increases is not only Weilai, then, looking at the global automobile market, the best solution for travel is still to be determined.