Automobiles have always been the focus of expanding domestic demand and promoting consumption in various places. At the same time, the development of the automobile industry plays a "ballast stone" role in stabilizing the economy. Recently, various localities have adopted various policies to promote automobile consumption.

　　At the 3rd Spring Automobile Consumer Exhibition in Wuhu, Anhui, which ended last week, various merchants launched various discounts for different brands and models. At the same time, the Wuhu Municipal Commerce Bureau also distributed a limited amount of car consumption discounts totaling 2 million yuan. Vouchers provide consumption subsidies ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 yuan to consumers who purchase new cars or trade-in cars with a purchase price of more than 100,000 yuan. According to statistics, a total of 17,000 people visited the auto show in the three days, a total of 438 vehicles were sold, and the total sales reached 65.32 million yuan.

　　Wang Shouqiang, Director of the Market System Construction Division of the Anhui Provincial Department of Commerce: Coordinate the promotion of new car promotions, trade-in, scrapping and renewal, etc., carry out innovation in automobile quality consumption clusters, encourage the development of the "4S store + live broadcast" automobile sales model, and guide the cluster development of automobile sales companies and quality improvement.

　　In Harbin, Heilongjiang, a total of 30 million yuan of government consumption promotion funds will be distributed, and some car sellers have also launched multiple promotional activities simultaneously.

　　Liu Zhe, general manager of an automobile sales and service company in Harbin: We now provide an additional subsidy of 1,000 to 3,000 yuan, and there is also a certain cash subsidy for additional customers.

　　Data show that from January to February 2024, China's automobile production and sales completed 3.919 million and 4.026 million vehicles respectively, a year-on-year increase of 8.1% and 11.1% respectively.

　　Wang Du, Assistant President of China Automobile Dealers Association: Since the beginning of this year, the growth of the entire automobile market has been relatively good, and we expect that the growth in March will also be relatively large.

　　"Old-for-new" policy promotes automobile consumption

　　With the introduction of old-for-new policies in various places, the fast-forward button has been pressed for automobile circulation consumption.

　　In the past few days, Ningxia has taken the lead in launching a trade-in activity to promote consumption across the country. As the first event in the 2024 "Consumption Promotion Year" series of consumption activities to benefit the people in Ningxia, the local government carries out activities such as bringing cars into shopping malls, rural areas, and communities through a combination of policies such as scrapping (recycling) subsidies, old car trade-ins, and new car subsidies. Subsidies for consumers purchasing new cars can reach up to 7,000 yuan.

　　Miao Miao, deputy director of the Market Operation and Consumption Promotion Department of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Department of Commerce: Improve the recycling system for scrapped cars and used household appliances and furniture to maximize the leverage of policies and benefit the people to the greatest extent.

　　The most obvious changes in trade-in are also reflected in the second-hand car trading market. In Sichuan Shuangliu International Airport Business District, the largest second-hand car trading market in southwest China, covering an area of ​​over 100,000 square meters, was officially unveiled. The entire building integrates sales, acquisition, after-sales, and insurance. Consumers can experience the full process of car selection, purchase, replacement, and procedures on the same day.

　　Cancel the restriction on relocation policy and gradually implement it to accelerate the circulation of second-hand cars

　　In addition to price concessions, with the gradual implementation of the comprehensive cancellation of the restriction on the relocation of second-hand cars, many second-hand car dealers have also launched national car source allocation services, accelerating the circulation of second-hand cars.

　　Data from the China Automobile Dealers Association shows that from March 1 to 17 this year, the transaction volume of second-hand cars was 850,000, which doubled compared with the same period last month. The transaction volume in March is expected to be around 1.7 million vehicles, a month-on-month increase of 41%, which is higher than the same period last month. Growth in the same period last year was 8.2%.

　　Chengdu, Sichuan: Building an international airport automobile consumption cluster

　　Yang Xue, sales manager of Aokangda Second-hand Car Distribution Co., Ltd. in Shuangliu District, Chengdu: The speed and quantity of cars collected are increasing. For example, our three stores combined collect 100 to 200 units every day.

　　Relying on 2 relatively concentrated sales clusters, 6 second-hand car trading markets, 6 car rental companies and more than 60 car retail companies above designated size in the jurisdiction, this year, Chengdu continues to use the "worry-free car purchase in both airports and airports" as the engine. The district will build an international airport automobile consumption cluster.

　　Chen Yuwei, director of consumption scene creation and planning of Chengdu Shuangliu District Commerce Bureau: There are currently more than 900 business entities engaged in second-hand car trading in Shuangliu District, and the annual transaction volume is approximately more than 50 billion yuan, accounting for more than half of the city's annual second-hand car transaction volume. .

　　This year, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to implement measures to facilitate the sales and export of second-hand vehicles, accelerate the activation of the second-hand market for new energy vehicles, promote the improvement of social maintenance service capabilities for new energy vehicles, study and standardize the recycling of power batteries of scrapped new energy vehicles, and encourage scrapped motor vehicles Recycling and dismantling companies have improved their resource reuse capabilities, and at the same time, strengthened supervision around the quality of second-hand cars that consumers are most concerned about.

　　Wang Du, Assistant President of China Automobile Dealers Association: Now the demand for replacement has exceeded the first purchase. Used cars have completely entered a new era. The core issue is the transparency of vehicle conditions. If consumers can truly know the condition of used cars and if someone is responsible, consumers will be more willing to buy used cars. Only in this way can we promote the echelon flow and utilization of automobiles and ensure the healthy development of the entire automobile industry.

　　Ministry of Commerce: Improving the convenience of new energy vehicle consumption services

　　The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce that this year will focus on the implementation of the trade-in of old cars for new ones, focusing on the entire industry chain and the entire process to strengthen the new energy vehicle market and support the development of new energy vehicles. Shanghai recently officially announced a new round of trade-in subsidy policies for fuel vehicles and new energy vehicle replacement policies.

　　From January 1st to December 31st this year, individual consumers who scrap or transfer qualified passenger cars and purchase new pure electric cars can apply for a one-time car purchase subsidy of 10,000 yuan, and the settlement can be made on the same day.

　　The implementation of a series of incentive policies will bring strong boost to the automobile consumer market. Data shows that Shanghai's new energy vehicle market will hit multiple new highs in 2023, with 354,000 new energy vehicles promoted. Pure electric vehicles account for more than 50% of new private vehicles, completing Shanghai's green and low-carbon action goals in the transportation sector ahead of schedule. .

　　Optimize supporting services to further facilitate car purchase and use

　　In addition to introducing a variety of preferential policies for automobile consumption, various regions have also optimized related supporting services to further facilitate consumers' car purchase and use.

　　In Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, the local power supply department has further simplified the charging pile installation process. After purchasing a new energy vehicle, consumers only need to download the corresponding mobile application software and apply for installation, and it can be installed in an average of 5 working days.

　　Lu Zixiong, deputy director of the marketing department of State Grid Zhenjiang Power Supply Company: We use the intelligent decision-making system for charging pile installation to reduce on-site survey time, reasonably determine the distance between meter boxes and parking spaces, and reduce the cost and cycle of charging pile installation for users.

　　According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, my country's new energy vehicle sales will reach 9.495 million units in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 37.9%, which has effectively promoted the growth of the automobile consumer market. Now that new energy vehicles have become a hot spot for mass consumption, charging piles and corresponding supporting services are also stepping up their deployment.

　　Wang Du, Assistant President of the China Automobile Dealers Association: The entire service and maintenance network system and charging piles must be brought to the countryside simultaneously to enable new energy vehicles to develop more healthily and achieve higher consumer satisfaction.

　　(CCTV reporter Ding Yani, Li Chao, Liu Ziyi, Fu Yiming, Heilongjiang Station)