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The situation in which stagnant water on the road caused by heavy rain can not be discharged quickly will have a lot of impact anywhere. A few days ago, several 4S stores in Xintang Automobile City in Zengcheng, Guangzhou were flooded by Rain Water due to a sudden torrential rain in Guangdong, causing heavy losses to a large number of unsold new cars in the water.

(video of Xintang Motor City)

According to the video provided by netizens, the whole area of the park is full of stagnant water, almost turning the entire car park into a "water city." at a glance, in addition to the open space in the center of the video, many vehicles are also parked on both sides of the video, and it is estimated that there are almost hundreds of vehicles involved in the water. Due to the video shooting distance is long, and can not see the specific brand and whether it is a new car.

However, according to the pictures provided by other netizens, there are still many new cars soaked by Rain Water after being unable to excrete quickly. As can be seen from netizens' more recent photos, several rows of Honda models have been soaked, including the flying degree. Colorful wisdom and Accord and other models.

And the immersion height almost flooded the entire hub, so it can be seen that the local stagnant water is relatively serious, from some black models still have untorn protective film, it can also be guessed that they are all new cars. It is understood that this is the second factory of Guangzhou Auto Honda.

According to another video provided by netizens, there is also Changan Ford. From the video taken at that time, the stagnant water has receded, but the silt on the ground can guess that there was a certain amount of stagnant water in the area at that time, and some silt can also be seen on the pedals of some vehicles, so the situation of stagnant water is not low.

(video of a Changan Ford 4S store)

Of course, Honda and Ford are not the only ones affected by the rainstorm. According to data, Xintang Automobile City, located in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, currently has dozens of mainstream brands, covering more than 100 mainstream models. Therefore, the scope of influence is still wide, and it is known that ten thousand new cars are involved.

Since the domestic market has declined for two consecutive years compared with the same period last year, the prominent epidemic in 2020 is bound to make it difficult for this market to do. After several months of sharp decline, it finally rebounded slightly in April, so according to the current market performance, there will still be demand for cars. Especially for Japanese brands such as Honda, which have a strong market performance, the market demand will also be higher, but this rainstorm will inevitably cause serious losses to 4S stores, and will not be able to deliver cars on time, thus damaging 4S store profits.

What will happen to the vehicles after soaking in water? this is also the issue that most consumers are most concerned about. They are afraid that some 4S stores will directly deliver some damaged vehicles in order to deliver new cars for consumers in time, or whether damaged new cars will flow out of the market.

In this regard, some industry insiders' Yuan Qicong 'revealed that this situation will not happen, because the rainstorm in Guangzhou has caused new cars to soak in water from time to time. According to Honda's past practice, seriously damaged vehicles will be scrapped if they do not reach the repair value. If there is a repair value, it will be disassembled and put on-line, and all the parts that need to be replaced will be replaced to ensure that after repair, the performance will fully meet the standards of the new car.

However, the vehicles that have completed the repair will not enter the market, but will only be purchased by employees at a 5-40% discount on employee benefits, lottery and price, and cannot be transferred within a limited time stipulated in the contract. And the frame number can be inquired publicly through the dealer channel. In this regard, employees can be prevented from selling cars into the used car market.

In any case, from this new car damage, the number of vehicles involved is still very large, although it is said that the damaged vehicles will not flow into the market, but judging from the performance of the current auto market, this batch of vehicles that can only be sold to employees at a low price will not only cause some dealers to suffer certain losses, but also lead to a shortage of inventory again, resulting in delays in the closing of some consumers who have already bought vehicles and the loss of potential customers.

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