However, in this era of rampant pneumonia, is it appropriate to buy a car? Will buying a car increase in price after the epidemic? So today Xiao Bai will take you to learn the spirit of serving the people.
First of all, is it appropriate to buy a car during the epidemic?
As long as the price is right, it is still quite suitable! But how to look at the car? Let's take a look at the online car purchase promoted by major manufacturers today.
Don't worry about going out safely. You can look at cars through the VR smart exhibition halls of various brands of official website and some professional car websites. The latter can be specific to a 4s shop in a certain area, which is also a relatively real car-watching experience. In addition, the VR Smart Exhibition Hall can also realize online interaction, and 4s stores can provide services such as inquiry.
Now that the car has been selected, how to complete the next process?
According to Xiao Bai, at present, the major brands taking GAC Toyota as an example not only provide regular online consultation to see cars and make an appointment for test drive, but also provide car booking payment and loan approval. In other words, all links can be completed online except the car. Is this an online "one-stop" service?
Faw-Volkswagen's similar online service is more intimate, and it also provides door-to-door service in some urban areas, which directly eliminates the trouble for consumers to pick up their cars at the store.
Of course, this online car purchase method is only suitable for "professional" users. If you have a deep understanding of the car you want to buy and have tested it before, then you can place an order online with confidence. If you don't know much about the car you want to buy, then I suggest you make a decision after a test drive after an extraordinary period.
In addition to the above routine operations, there are of course more hard-core services. Recently, a chat record of Zhang Xiaopeng car-watching group was circulated on the Internet. According to the picture, the salesperson sent an invitation to the store for a test drive in the group, and the test drive users can get the scarcest masks for free! It's exciting to think about it, but Xiao Bai suggested that everyone "travel less and get together less"!
Speaking of price, is there a discount during the epidemic?
Every year on February 7th,14th, in previous years, the 4S store was always crowded, but now the 4S store has only 1-2 customers besides the people in the store and Xiaobai. The salesman who received me said that Xiao Bai was the first customer he met in the store today (165438+ 0: 35 am).
After a careful look at the new Lei Ling and a simple communication with sales, I know that the discount of most models is basically the same as that of the previous year, and it is not as exaggerated as in the phenomenon.
Moreover, in the face of this active online car purchase method, the effect is not ideal, and there are not many consultations received.
Perhaps in the minds of many consumers, car consumption is still a big expense, and everyone is still used to seeing and buying cars offline, which may be one of the important reasons why online car buying service has been launched for so many years and is ideal.
Although sellers and 4S stores are under great pressure, most car companies have also introduced relevant policies to reduce the burden on dealers and even implement them on every salesperson.
Perhaps according to past experience, during the Spring Festival, the sales volume of 4S shopping malls is the lowest in a year. The sales targets of general car companies in1-February are not high. Now the time node is still in early February, and the relatively low sales volume may also be expected by manufacturers, so a series of offers have not reached the battlefield, so the current real situation may not be as pessimistic as everyone imagined.
On the contrary, with the outbreak of the epidemic, consumers' desire to buy a car will be further enhanced in March.
After all, the suspension of buses, intercity buses and some high-speed trains during the epidemic greatly stimulated the desire of some consumers to buy cars, so buying cars in March and April may be more favorable than 1 and February.
Will buying a car increase in price after the epidemic?
When will the epidemic pass? There is no definite time yet, but the optimistic estimate is late March or mid-April.
As for whether the price will increase, it is really hard to estimate. However, it can be seen that due to the epidemic, the rent and labor costs lost by 4S stores are not small. Obviously, this account will be charged to us, but as for when, it is worth further investigation.
After the epidemic, there will be many interested customers in 4S stores, and the short-term preferential margin may be the same as now, and the price increase will continue to increase.
However, this phenomenon will not last long. After all, the inventory and financial pressure after the epidemic is still quite large, so Xiaobai thinks that there will be a big promotion in 4S stores from the end of March to the beginning of April.
In summary
Students who want to buy a car in the near future may wish to pay more attention to the 4S policy during this period of training at home. If the price is right, then I suggest you choose a car and buy a car with good protection measures. As for the online statement that car prices will rise sharply after the epidemic, it is not credible.
Finally, in the face of the epidemic, it is the same sentence: the way to eliminate fear is to face it directly. We should not be afraid of any difficulty, and face it with a smile! Ou Li, give it to me!
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.