During the epidemic, the used car industry was seriously affected. In the market dominated by offline transactions, it is inevitable that there will be a scene of "car without market". Due to the holiday of the vehicle management office, it was impossible to complete the formalities of transfer, the car dealer closed down and no one took the car for sale. The "waiting period" of the whole used car industry is as long as two months, and the losses of used car dealers are far greater than those of new car dealers. I believe that cars in the Hu Axiang market will depreciate day by day.
According to the latest data of china automobile dealers association, in May, the transaction volume of the national used car market reached1172,900 vehicles, up by 5.34% from the previous month and up by 1.0 1% from the previous month, which is the first time this year to achieve a positive monthly growth. So, what is the current situation of the used car market in the epidemic era?
The market has returned to the noise of the past.
During the epidemic period, the second-hand car trading market in Hu Axiang issued three consecutive notices to postpone its opening. The market was originally planned to open on February 1 after the Spring Festival, and it was not open to the public until March 8, and no one was allowed to enter the market during the closing period.
After restarting the market, in order to prevent and control the epidemic, all merchants, customers and vehicles entering the market need to make an appointment one day in advance, and for a long time, only two staff members are allowed in a booth, and no more than 10 people can enter the trading hall.
Recently, car buyers still need to queue up to scan the health code when entering the used car market in Hu Axiang, and two prevention and control checkpoints ensure the safety of entry and exit. Hu Axiang's second-hand car market not only gathers hundreds of car dealers, but also transfers ownership and inspects cars, so there are quite a few people circulating every day.
"After mid-April, it was almost lively. Car vendors are gradually coming back from isolation. After the transfer hall was restarted, they lined up every day. Everyone wants to finish driving their cars as soon as possible, without caring about the epidemic. There are countless cars waiting to be transferred and licensed every day. The hotter it gets, the drier it gets, fighting and quarreling every day. " The security guard at the door told the car buyers about the market situation in the past two months.
Luxury cars are clustered together, and there are few new energy vehicles.
In sharp contrast to the bustling car inspection crowd, the Hu Axiang market is booming.
"In the past, the passenger flow was 60% to 70%. I didn't feel the retaliatory car purchase, but I felt that the people experienced this epidemic, but they were more cautious. On the one hand, the discount for new cars is very strong now, on the other hand, there are more and more used car network platforms, which has taken away a lot of our business. " A car dealer staff said to the car buyer.
Walking around the market, the car buyer found that there are more and more luxury cars headed by Mercedes-Benz and BMW, and some stores are even BBA. For this phenomenon, many car dealers also admit that new cars are cheaper now, the price threshold of second-hand luxury cars is getting lower and lower, and consumers are staring at Mercedes-Benz and BMW when they come to see cars. So after the epidemic, everyone is willing to sell luxury cars. After all, selling a bicycle is also very profitable.
Car buyers have learned that in the used car market, Mercedes-Benz is more popular than BMW, and BMW is more expensive than Audi. The best sellers are Mercedes-Benz E-Class, mercedes benz c Class, BMW 5 Series and Audi A6. Car dealers believe that when the passenger flow and consumer demand can't reach the normal level of 100% in a short time, the selling period of this 250,000-400,000 car will be relatively short and the risk will be low.
"I haven't slowed down. In the past, the cars in my hand were basically updated. There are still several cars that were collected last year. It is impossible to wait for the rabbit here now. I have to spread the car online and in my circle of friends. " An "old man" who has been in business for 10 years said.
When it comes to young people's consumption patterns, we have to mention the hot pure trams in the automobile industry in the past two years, while new energy vehicles on the market are rare.
According to incomplete statistics of car buyers, there are only two Tesla in the whole Hu Axiang market, one is Model X licensed on 20 18, and the other is Model S delivered to China for the first time on 20 14. Among them, the Model X of 18 traveled less than 20,000 kilometers, and the owner directly lost half of the guide price, and the rate of preservation was quite "exciting". When talking about why there are so few used cars with new energy in the market, a car dealer said: "90% of car dealers don't touch trams, I just dare to accept Tesla. Relatively speaking, its hedge ratio is still relatively high. We don't understand when the second-hand tram will be brought back. Even if a customer asks, it is difficult for us to explain it clearly to others and it is easy to get it. "
Great changes have taken place in the policy. What do car dealers think?
In order to promote consumption, the state has recently introduced many favorable policies for car purchase, among which the policy of reducing value-added tax has the greatest impact on the used car industry. On April 29th, the National Development and Reform Commission and other 11 ministries and commissions issued the Notice on Several Measures to Stabilize and Expand Automobile Consumption, proposing that from May 1 2020 to the end of 2023, value-added tax will be levied on used car distribution enterprises at a reduced rate of 0.5% of sales. It is understood that in the past, the value-added tax was paid at 2%, and now the value-added tax is reduced at 0.5% of the sales, with a drop of 75%. However, several car dealers asked said that they did not understand the policy.
In addition, the new rules of Beijing Yaohao have been hotly debated recently, clearly stipulating that each person can only keep one passenger car index at most, which is not good news for car dealers who already need a large number of turnover number plates, but several car dealers interviewed by car buyers all said that "the boat will cross the bridge when it comes to it", so there is no need to worry about these undecided policies for the time being.
For the policy of further restricting pickup trucks in many areas of Beijing, many pickup truck owners have started to sell cars, but they have not seen the surge in pickup trucks in the market. For pickup trucks, some merchants admitted to car buyers: "We are also very cautious, especially for pickup trucks with a domestic size of less than 200,000. However, imports such as Raptors and Smooth Roads have no impact, and potential customers are ready for long-distance travel. The policy has little impact. "
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Just two days after Bought Car Jun visited the second-hand car market in Hu Axiang, due to the recurrence of COVID-19 epidemic in Beijing and Hu Axiang being designated as a "high-risk area", Bought Car Jun learned that Hu Axiang's second-hand car market had strengthened its prevention and control measures and returned to the state of reserved purchase restriction. According to the introduction of second-hand car dealers, although there is no clear notice of closing the market, the passenger flow on June 15 is basically zero, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to the newly recovered Beijing second-hand car market.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.