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In the environment of repeated epidemic situation and shortage of global auto parts supply chain, it has become the norm for some models in the automobile industry to "one car is difficult to get". As we all know, the first quarter is the off-season of second-hand car sales, but affected by the tension in the automobile supply chain, this year, a number of car companies have announced that production reduction or suspension of production has led to a decline in the production capacity of new cars, and the time for consumers to pick up cars has become slower. the used car market suddenly became popular, and the purchase price of some used cars was even nearly 100000 yuan higher than the purchase price of new cars.

Recently, some quasi-new cars with shorter age and less mileage have attracted the attention of consumers in the second-hand car market. According to CCTV financial reports, many vehicles in a second-hand car market in Beijing are marked with "quasi-new car" on their nameplates. Mr. Yang, who is selecting a car, said that he planned to buy one after reaching the minibus target at the end of last year, but the new car had to wait in line for about half a year. Recently, he heard that there were quasi-new cars in the second-hand car market that had just been driven for thousands of kilometers, and there were many consumers like Mr. Yang who did not want to wait in line for new cars. In this regard, Guo Jian, a used car dealer, said that the hot sellers on the market are some quasi-new cars with better performance-to-price ratio, because they are relatively out of stock in the market, and quasi-new used cars are more popular.

Affected by the supply chain, some obvious changes have taken place in the used car market. According to several dealers, in the past, consumers who chose used cars in the market paid more attention to the price, condition and mileage of the cars, but recently, consumers are more concerned about "whether they can get on the car quickly." therefore, the turnover of used cars with less mileage in the market is obviously speeded up, and most of the quasi-new cars can be sold in about a month after they arrive at the store, and the repayment of the funds occupied is relatively faster. This has also led to a rise in the price of vehicles. At the same time, due to the large demand for vehicles and tight supply, the price of some quasi-new cars is even higher than the guidance price of new cars. Take a certain model that has just announced a suspension of production as an example, the guidance price of new cars is 308000 yuan, while the price of quasi-new cars is already close to 400000 yuan, which is nearly 100000 yuan higher. Cao Yawei, a car dealer who has been operating used cars for more than a decade, said that because some popular models are very popular in the market, the competition for acquisitions is very fierce, and the scope of car closure is not limited to the local market, vehicle prices are also rising. It said: "quasi-new cars are not easy to collect, especially those with thousands of kilometers are too difficult to collect. The purchase price of quasi-new cars will be higher and higher, because the greater the increase of new cars, the price of used quasi-new cars will also increase with the increase of new cars.

In view of this phenomenon, Luo Lei, deputy secretary general of the China Automobile Circulation Association, pointed out that although quasi-new cars are very easy to sell during this period, it is necessary to timely adjust the age ratio of quasi-new cars to normal used cars according to the needs of the market. guard against economic losses caused by sudden price cuts in quasi-new cars.

Since the end of March, affected by the epidemic in Shanghai, Jilin and other places, the automobile industry chain has generally faced the problem of shortage of spare parts, due to disruptions in the supply of spare parts. Previously, auto companies including Tesla, brilliance BMW, FAW Group, SAIC-Volkswagen and Xilai Motor have all announced temporary suspension of production. Auto parts are crucial to the production of vehicles. Previously, Xilai Motors said: "one part per car cannot be produced". The disruption of the auto parts supply chain means that the factory stops production, while the factory shutdown directly leads to the stagnation of vehicle production and the delay of consumer pick-up time.

Take Tesla as an example. After Tesla's Shanghai factory stopped production on March 28th, Tesla China extended the estimated delivery time of domestic Model 3 from 16-20 weeks to 20-24 weeks (about 4.6-5.5 months). For consumers, it will be four months before a new car can be mentioned as soon as they order a car. On April 20, ideal Motors released a "description of the delay in the delivery of ideal cars" on its official APP. Ideal Motors said that due to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, some supply chain enterprises located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai were unable to supply, so it had a great impact on the production of ideal cars in April, resulting in delays in the delivery of new cars for some users.

In addition, the China Securities News also said in a report that car dealers in many places are facing a serious inventory imbalance, and the pick-up cycle has been extended from 1-2 months to 4-5 months or even half a year. "at present, the inventory is less than 30%, so customers who are anxious to pick up cars can consider configuring slightly higher models," said Wang Kun, sales manager of a Tesla store in Beijing. "the delivery cycle has been extended from 1-3 months to 4-5 months," said Li Xiaohui, a sales manager at a direct store in Ulai, Shenzhen. "some models even take half a year to be delivered, and what can be sold in stock has been booked by customers. even some stores show cars have been booked, direct store inventory has dropped to an all-time low."

However, the difficulty of picking up cars does not affect sales in the new energy vehicle market. According to the China Automobile Circulation Association, in the first quarter of this year, the trading volume of second-hand models with a life of less than three years in the national second-hand car market accounted for 29.75 percent, an increase of 7.72 percent over the same period last year. At present, part of the automobile industry chain is undergoing an orderly resumption of work and production, and the scheduling problem of new energy vehicles may return to the right track soon.

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