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"Automobile preservation rate" is an important embodiment of brand recognition and product power, and it is also an important indicator that consumers need to consider when purchasing new cars. The so-called hedging rate is the ratio between the circulation price of used cars and the ex-factory price of new cars. We can simply understand it as the circulation price of used cars divided by the price of new naked cars. Recently, the China Automobile Circulation Association released the "2022 China Automobile Hedge Rate Report," which includes the ranking of brands, models, models and new energy vehicles. Next, let's take a look at what changes have taken place in China's car preservation rate in 2022, and also give you some advice on buying a car.

The report briefly introduces the three-year preservation rate of each class of vehicles. On the whole, the three-year hedging rate of small cars, medium and large cars, medium and large SUV and MPV exceeds 70%, among which medium and large SUV leads with 78.76%. As for the reasons for the rise in the maintenance rate, in addition to the epidemic situation and the shortage of parts affecting the balance of supply and demand, the complete abolition of the relocation restriction of used cars will greatly promote the liquidity of used cars.

In terms of the hedging rate performance of specific country brands, German Porsche ranks first with 92.63% three-year hedging rate, which is the only brand with hedging rate exceeding 90%, while Lexus ranks second with 87.31%, which is much higher than Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche and Lexus. In addition to the online import identity, the stable terminal market price is also the main reason for the high hedging rate. However, Japanese luxury brands such as Acura and Infiniti really have no sense of existence in China. The hedge ratio of the two brands is lower than 60%, 58.86% and 58.75% respectively, especially Acura, which has announced its withdrawal from China in April 2022, which will definitely have a great impact on the hedge ratio in the long run.

In terms of mainstream brands, the maintenance rate of Japanese Toyota and Honda is relatively stable, among which Toyota is 77.65%, Honda is 76.31%, which is also higher than Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and other first-line luxury brands. German Skoda has fallen out of the list, and Volkswagen is at the bottom, with a three-year maintenance rate of 63.69%, while American brands such as Buick, Ford, Cadillac and Lincoln are basically stable at more than 60%. It is worth mentioning that, including Wuling, Lingke, Chuanqi, Haval, Chuanqi, Chang 'an and other brands, the maintenance rate is above 60%, among which Wuling's highest is 69.43%. In terms of joint venture brands, FAW Toyota, Dongfeng Honda, GAC Honda, GAC Toyota and Beijing Benz are all higher than 70%, among which FAW Toyota ranks first with 76.59%.

In addition to publishing the hedge ratio of brands in various countries, the China Automobile Circulation Association also publishes the ranking of hedge ratio of various levels of subdivided models. On the whole, the hedging rate of Japanese models is obviously higher than that of German and American models, and the higher the level of models, the higher the hedging rate is.

In the small car market, the model with the highest preservation rate is MINI JCW, although this model is niche, but as an imported model, it is still sought after by many users. In the list, four MINI models entered the list, reflecting the MINI brand's position in the small car market. In addition, Honda Fit's hedging rate is also relatively high, 79.77%.

In the compact car market, Japanese family cars have a high maintenance rate, but niche imported cars are not low, such as Volkswagen Beetle, Audi S3, BMW 2 Series. In addition, Honda Jed topped the list with 76.89% of its value retention rate, and Jed, which has been discontinued, has become a hot commodity in the used car market.

In the mid-size car market, it is basically dominated by BBA and Liangtian. Some niche imported cars with unique selling points, such as Audi S4, are not only equipped with 3.0T V6 engine, but more importantly, they are about 100,000 yuan cheaper than AMG C43. Therefore, S4 can hardly find a substitute model, and the preservation rate is relatively high. In addition to a small number of imported cars, there are Accord, Camry, Asian Dragon, Yingshi Pai and other joint venture models among the top ten in the maintenance rate of medium-sized cars, among which Accord is 79.51%.

In the medium and large car market, there are relatively few products, and the performance of hedging rate can be said to be moderate, among which the imported Lexus ES is 91.36%, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and BMW 5 Series are 75.63% and 75.13% respectively.

Among the small SUVs, Jimny has the highest preservation rate. As the smallest hard-core SUV, Jimny has always had a group of fans and has always been popular in small circles. In addition, from the Korean Kia Yi run preservation rate is not low, although this model in the domestic market presence is not high, but it is the cheapest joint venture SUV in China, the price of 698 - 83,800 yuan. Simply put, the reason why this model has a high preservation rate, in addition to cheap price, low terminal market discount, so general used cars will not have too much room to decline. Of course, it is an indisputable fact that the presence of Kia Yi Run is low.

Compact SUV is the SUV with the largest sales volume and the highest attention. The Japanese series accounts for 7 models in TOP 10, CR-V, RAV4 and Haoying take the top three, Qijun, Xiaoke and Forester also perform well. In contrast, Germany is almost the overall aspect, the highest hedge rate is Jetta VS5.

In the mid-size SUV segment, Highlander remains the unshakable king, with Porsche Macan and Highlander maintaining similar rates. Honda Crown Road, UR-V are both on the list, Mercedes-Benz GLC, BMW X3 is not unexpected on the list, but Audi Q5L does not appear in the list, may be related to its large discount in the terminal market.

As for medium and large SUV, the models currently on sale in the market are mainly imported models, and there are few models, so the maintenance rate of models such as Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Toyota Prado, Porsche Cayenne and so on is surprisingly high. Of course, the main reason is still because of the scarcity of the market, coupled with a substantial increase in sales.

MPV situation and medium and large SUV, the market can be counted on the name of MPV basically into the list, Toyota Elfa has no odor to become the highest maintenance rate of the model, three-year maintenance rate as high as 135.70%. Of course, don't think this car can still make money after buying it for three years. The algorithm of hedging rate is the price of second-hand car divided by the guidance price of new car. If the money added when buying a car is included, the three-year hedging rate must not exceed 100%.

At present, the rapid growth of new energy vehicles has become the driving force for the growth of the global automobile market. However, because most electric vehicles on the market are sold for less than 3 years, it is impossible to calculate the three-year hedging rate. Therefore, China Automobile Circulation Association gives the ranking of one-year hedging rate. This list has certain reference significance, but the reference significance of the list is also limited.

Hedge preservation rate is becoming an important index considered by consumers more and more, which is the embodiment of comprehensive level of automobile. The advantage of high hedging rate model lies in that consumers bear less economic loss caused by product depreciation, and it is also the embodiment of brand premium and product value. Some netizens said,"Japanese online did not win, sales and preservation rate did not lose." According to the list, the maintenance rate of Japanese-based joint venture brands is still much higher than that of independent brands. Although the product power of independent brands has been obviously improved in recent years, and they intend to improve the high-end brand, according to the current automobile consumption market, consumers will definitely prefer to choose joint venture brands if they care about the maintenance rate. Similarly, China's new energy vehicles lead the global market, but the current new energy vehicle hedge rate is not considerable, if the car purchase consider the hedge rate, then it is better to choose fuel vehicles.

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