In recent times, due to the epidemic and the rise in the price of raw material upstream supply chains, many car companies have announced price increases. In addition, due to the impact of chip shortages, the delivery cycle of many popular models has also been delayed. Many consumers have also turned their attention to the second-hand car market, which has greatly increased the demand for second-hand quasi-new cars, and the transaction price has exceeded the price of new cars, and even the price of some hot-selling models is tens of thousands of yuan higher than that of new cars.
Recently, according to the information released by the official website of Tesla used cars in the United States, the price of a Model Y that has been used for more than 2 years on the Tesla used car website is more than 60,000 yuan more expensive than the original price of Model Y. Judging from the information on the pictures, the 2020 Model Y2 has a cumulative mileage of 33,028 miles, and the price on the official website is 78,200 US dollars (equivalent to 513,000 yuan), and the price displayed on the current website is 6,000 US dollars to 10,000 US dollars higher than the new car equipped with the same model earlier.
It is worth noting that not only is the price of Tesla used cars in the United States high, but Tesla used cars are also more expensive than new cars in the Chinese market. According to Tesla China's official website, a Tesla used car 2021 Model Y standard endurance rear-wheel drive version in Shenyang has a second-hand certification price of 333600 yuan, while the new 2022 Model Y rear-wheel drive version of Tesla's official website is priced at 316900 yuan. In response to this matter, Tesla customer service responded that it is the current market price that leads to the higher market price of second-hand cars, because the new car currently needs at least 3 months to wait. In this regard, many netizens also said: the car that has been driven for 2 years has not depreciated, but it can earn thousands, even tens of thousands of yuan. This rate of return is really too high, comparable to financial products.
Why is it more expensive than a new car, and users are still willing to buy it? According to the current Tesla official website, the purchase of a new car, you need to wait 6 to 9 months, if you buy a second-hand car, then there is no need to wait, you can directly pick up the car. In addition, taking Tesla's Chinese market as an example, Tesla has also made several price adjustments since March.
On March 10, the price of the Model 3 all-wheel drive high-performance version was raised from the previous 339,900 yuan to 349,900 yuan, the Model Y all-wheel drive version was raised from 347,900 yuan to the current 357,900 yuan, and the Model Y all-wheel drive high-performance version was raised from 387,900 yuan to 397,900 yuan. On March 15, the model 3 rear wheel drive was raised from 265,652 yuan to 279,900 yuan, the price of the Model 3 all-wheel drive high-performance version was raised from the original 349,900 yuan to 367,900 yuan, the price of the Model Y all-wheel drive version was raised from the original 357,900 yuan to 375,900 yuan, and the model Y all-wheel drive high-performance version was raised from 397,900 yuan to 417,900 yuan. On March 18, the price of the Model Y rear-wheel drive version was raised from the previous 301,840 yuan to 316,900 yuan. For the reason for the price increase, Tesla said: it is affected by the supply of components and the rising price of raw materials for power batteries.
At present, the global automotive industry is suffering from chip shortages, but Tesla's financial data has not been affected. According to Tesla's recently released financial report data for the first quarter of 2022, Tesla's total revenue in the first quarter was 18.756 billion US dollars (about 120.2 billion yuan), an increase of 81% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to shareholders was US$3.318 billion (approximately RMB21.28 billion), up 658% year-on-year, and automotive gross margin was 32.9%. Although Tesla's financial data has not been affected, but due to the impact of the epidemic in Shanghai recently, Tesla has also stopped production many times since March, although the suspension of production in the Shanghai factory has not had a greater impact on Tesla's sales, but it may affect the delivery time of Tesla vehicles.
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