The first quarter was originally the off-season for second-hand car sales, but with the decline in new car production capacity leading to problems such as too long waiting times, for some time, some junior new cars with shorter age and less kilometers traveled have been favored by consumers in the second-hand car market.
New cars can't afford to wait for quasi-new cars into used car market "fragrant food"
In a second-hand car trading market in Beijing, the reporter saw that there are many vehicles on the nameplate are marked with quasi-new cars, Mr. Yang, who is choosing a car, told reporters that at the end of last year, after shaking to the passenger car indicator, he planned to buy one, but the new car often has to wait in line for about half a year, recently he heard that the second-hand car market has sales of quasi-new cars that have just opened thousands of kilometers, so he hurried to buy. There are still many consumers like Mr. Yang who do not want to wait in line for new cars.
Used car dealer Guo Jian: Now because the hot sales on the market are some quasi-new cars with better cost performance, the market is more out of stock, the new car market must be a wait, and there is a mark-up sale, so the quasi-new used car is more hot.
According to a number of dealers, in the past, consumers who chose second-hand cars in the market were more concerned about the price, condition and mileage of the vehicle, but recently it is obvious that whether they can quickly drive the car has become a consumer demand. According to data from the China Automobile Dealers Association, in the first quarter of this year, the transaction volume of second-hand models in the national second-hand car market with a life of less than 3 years accounted for 29.75%, an increase of 7.72% over the same period last year.
Quasi-new car turnover period accelerates The price of individual models is higher than the guidance price of new cars
The reporter also found in the investigation that due to the hot sales of quasi-new cars, the turnover period of second-hand cars with a small number of kilometers on the market has been significantly accelerated, and the price has also risen, and the price of individual models is even higher than the guidance price of new cars.
Cao Yawei has been operating used cars for more than a decade, and he told reporters that because some popular models are very popular in the market, the acquisition competition is very fierce, the scope of receiving cars is not limited to the local area, and the price is also rising.
Used car dealer Cao Yawei: Quasi-new cars are not easy to collect, especially like thousands of kilometers of quasi-new cars are too difficult to collect, this kind of car in addition to the purchase tax has not saved too much money, many people are competing for this model, the purchase price of quasi-new cars will be higher and higher, because the greater the increase in new cars, the price of second-hand quasi-new cars will also grow with new cars.
The large demand and tight supply have also directly led to the price of some second-hand cars quasi-new cars even more expensive than the new car guidance price. Taking a model that has just announced the suspension of production as an example, the guidance price of the new car is 308,000 yuan, while the price of the quasi-new car is close to 400,000 yuan.
The reporter learned that most of the quasi-new cars can be sold within a month or so after arriving at the store, the turnover period is fast, and the funds occupied are relatively fast, so the dealer's recent rush to buy quasi-new cars in the market is also more common, and experts also remind merchants to be wary of the risks brought about by price inversion.
Luo Lei, deputy secretary-general of the China Automobile Circulation Association: For merchants, although quasi-new cars are very good to sell during this period, it is necessary to adjust the proportion of quasi-new cars and normal second-hand car age in a timely manner according to market demand, so as to prevent economic losses caused by the sudden price reduction of quasi-new cars.