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A few days ago, the owner of the new M8 online revealed that the Chuanqi M8 "increased the price by 50,000 yuan". The owner said that at the node that was about to pick up the car, he was suddenly told that because of the enthusiastic response of the new M8 model and the difficulty in the supply of spare parts, the delivery cycle will be extended. If you want to pick up the car on time, you need to install optional accessories worth 50,000 yuan. After the news was exposed on the Internet, it immediately aroused great attention on the Internet. On October 19th, GAC MOTOR made a statement to maintain market order in response to the "price increase of Chuanqi M8". GAC MOTOR said that the opening of App bookings on October 18, Chuanqi M8 master series orders quickly exceeded 5000. In such a gratifying sales situation, GAC MOTOR officials found on the Internet the dissemination of relevant information about the price increase of the M8 master version, which runs counter to the "customer experience-centered" sales service concept that GAC MOTOR has always advocated. GAC MOTOR has always persisted in operating in accordance with the law and authorized dealers according to the same standards, and will continue to pay attention to and strictly control the behavior of authorized dealers to disrupt market order, and will deal with them seriously once verified. We also welcome the supervision and feedback of the broad masses of "Qifan".

However, there are media reports today, the M8 price increase problem does not exist, but some dealers charge 30,000 yuan high deposit.

According to the interface news report, after responding to the above official news, the interface news consulted a number of GAC MOTOR primary and secondary distributor showrooms and directly operated showrooms and got the situation that "there is no price increase." However, there are great differences in car booking process, vehicle deposit and delivery cycle between different direct sales and dealer showrooms. A salesperson in GAC MOTOR's exhibition hall said that the M8 master version is the first official pre-sale model of Chuanqi, and a deposit of 8888 yuan is required in the official APP, and the car showroom is selected. after the car arrives at the store, the car can be picked up according to the guiding price at that time, and the first order can be delivered before and after the Spring Festival. The dealer showroom in Shunyi said that in addition to the 8888 yuan to be paid in the APP, there is also a need to pay a deposit of 1000 yuan to the showroom. This additional deposit will be used to guarantee priority pick-up and no price increase after listing. The secondary distributor showroom in Shijingshan District said that at present, it is necessary to pay a deposit of 10% of the total price (about 30,000 yuan) to ensure that the car can be picked up before the Spring Festival, which far exceeds the official deposit price. The exhibition hall staff also said that if booked from the official website, it may be scheduled until July next year. For the statement of the above dealers, the sales staff of the directly operated exhibition hall said: "at present, the quota of the M8 master version is only allocated to the direct operating exhibition hall and authorized (first-level) dealers, and most of the quotas are in the hands of the direct operating exhibition hall." In fact, no matter where the pick-up location chosen at the time of booking is, the final delivery will all be carried out in the directly operated showroom. " In short, second-tier dealers can only buy indicators from directly operated showrooms or authorized (first-level) dealers, and charge high deposits or to alleviate the pressure on the capital chain caused by the purchase indicators.

GAC MOTOR has not yet responded to the above remarks.

According to previous reports from the automotive industry, the M8 is a MPV model launched by GAC MOTOR in 2017, and GAC MOTOR has successively launched the Masters series in 2020, while the new M8 Guru series began pre-sale on October 18, with a total of five new models, with a pre-price range of 27.5-345000, of which the gas-electric hybrid model starts at 305000 yuan.

According to the data of the Federation of passengers, the overall sales of the domestic MPV market in 2021 fell 1.0% year on year to 1.079 million vehicles, but the sales performance of the Chuanqi M8 is still impressive. The Chuanqi M8 ranked third in the 2021 MPV retail sales list with sales of 66153 vehicles, up 95.2% from the same period last year, making it the car model with the highest growth rate except Capgemini in the top 10 on the list. For comparison, Wuling Hongguang, which ranked first, fell 11 per cent year-on-year to 252214 vehicles, while Buick GL8, which ranked second, rose 2.9 per cent to 161308.

After entering 2022, Chuanqi M8 lags behind slightly. According to the data of the Federation of passengers, the overall sales of the domestic MPV market from January to September was 688000, down 15.1% from the same period last year, of which MPV sales in September were 89000, up 6.4% from the same period last year and 3.8% from the previous month. In terms of specific models, the cumulative sales of Chuanqi M8 from January to September 2022 was 45395, down 9.3% from the same period last year; behind Wuling Hongguang (192174), Buick GL8 (123103) and Toyota Sena. With the launch of domestic Lantu Dreamers, Teng Teng D9, FAW Toyota GRANVIA and Hongqi brand-new MPV, the competition in the MPV market will be fiercer, and Chuanqi M8 may also face greater pressure.

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