Text/Figure Yangcheng Evening News All-media reporter Qi Yaoqi Hang Ying Li Zhiwen
According to the "Announcement of New Energy Vehicle Purchase Subsidy Activities" issued by the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission before the holiday, from May 1 to June 30, individual consumers can receive subsidies of 8,000 yuan per new energy vehicle within the scope of the "Guangdong Provincial Automobile Trade-in Special Action" promotion model. Combined with the continuation of the trade-in policy since last year, during the May Day festival, major dealerships have increased their publicity efforts to attract citizens to come and buy cars.
Sales of new energy vehicles remain hot
The reporter checked a total of 45 new energy passenger cars in the list of promoted models, covering BYD, Xiaopeng Automobile, Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Honda, Guangqi Honda, GAC Aian and so on. If you buy the models on the list in these two months, you can get a subsidy of 8,000 yuan / car. Many car dealerships also use the policy to emphasize trade-in to increase the attractiveness of promotions.
The reporter learned from the major forums that netizens welcomed most of the subsidies, but also some raised doubts, because of raw materials and other reasons, simply buy new cars, especially hot models, they are worried that they will not be able to complete the registration of motor vehicles within two months. Some people believe that the overall price of new energy vehicles is more expensive, coupled with the current general price increase, the role of the subsidy of 8,000 yuan will be weakened. Some people are more worried about the economic environment and the reasons for the rice bowl, and they dare not let go of consumption and are in a wait-and-see situation.
It is equally important to encourage the consumption of fuel vehicles
On June 30 last year, Guangdong determined the list of models and dealer outlets for the 2021 car trade-in special action, and on December 28, the trade-in action will be postponed to June 30 this year.
On April 29 this year, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission announced again that according to the current automobile consumption market situation, in order to further promote automobile consumption, in accordance with the requirements of the "Several Measures for Further Promoting Consumption in Guangdong Province", the invoice deadline for new cars has been extended from the original June 30, 2022 to November 30, 2022, and the application deadline has been extended from the original July 31, 2022 to November 30, 2022.
Other matters are still implemented in accordance with the "Announcement on the Extension of the 2021 Automobile Trade-in Special Action of Guangdong Province" and the "Announcement on the List of Models Promoted by the 2021 Automobile Trade-in Special Action of Guangdong Province and the Directory of Dealer Outlets".
It is reported that in May, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce has assigned Guangdong UnionPay to distribute consumption coupons worth 1,000 yuan to car buyers in the city, which is subsidized by the government without the corresponding costs of the sales store, and can be collected by using a credit card to pay for the car, and the payment amount is greater than 20,000 yuan. The coupons are worth 1 coupon of 200 yuan, 1 ticket of 300 yuan and 1 ticket of 500 yuan. Customers download the Cloud FlashPay APP and bind a credit card account to use.
Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the Association, told reporters that new energy vehicles are currently in a state of short supply, and the supply is bottlenecked compared with fuel vehicles. Car owners often need to wait a while to pick up the car, and some popular models may not be able to arrive in two months. It is worth noting that the traditional fuel vehicles still have a share of about 75%, and the subsidies for fuel vehicles are actually more meaningful. At present, the trade-in is only 3,000 yuan, and the government department should consider increasing the subsidy for fuel vehicles.
Cui Dongshu believes that because the buyers of new energy vehicles are more of an additional group, they are relatively rich families. But if families only start buying their first car now, many still choose fuel vehicles. The subsidy of fuel vehicles is also more substantially helpful to low- and middle-income groups, and it is also of great significance for economic development. On the other hand, the vehicles used for production and transportation are also cheaper to buy fuel vehicles and are more adaptable. As for contributing to low carbon, the consumption of environmental resources by fuel vehicles in the production process is actually lower than that of new energy vehicles.
According to the Guangdong Automobile Dealers Association, by the end of 2021, the number of cars in Guangdong Province reached 26.99 million, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year. The top 5 cities in terms of car ownership are Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan and Huizhou.
Guangdong's monthly retail sales of new energy vehicles in the first quarter were 143,000 units. The year-on-year increase was 145.1%. It accounted for 23.8% of automotive retail sales. Due to the severe situation of the epidemic in many parts of the country this year, car companies and auto industry chain manufacturers have stopped production and stopped work. Rising raw materials led to higher prices, affecting the car sales market from January to March.