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As the shipment of new cars is delayed due to the lack of automotive semiconductors, more and more consumers are looking for used cars. The price of used cars has also risen, so the prices of some models of used cars are about the same as the prices of new cars.



Reporter Han Sang-woo covered it.



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a car dealer in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.



The Genesis GV70 used car is on sale, which has to wait for at least 3 months due to a backlog of orders.



It costs only 800,000 won from the new car, but it sells quickly.



[Jongsu Lee/President of a used car sales company: I have a lot of inquiries about how much the price is falling in a new car. If you say you want to ride this car too much, you buy it right away.] As the



production of new cars is delayed due to a shortage of semiconductors for cars, demand is rapidly rushing into the used car market.



The market even raises the possibility of reversing the prices of new and used cars in some models.



[Jongsu Lee/President of used car sales company: (Previously) Palisade was the same, and Morning and Kia Motors were all like that. Selling it more expensive than the price of a new car... In the future, I think it will be the same.] After



Corona 19, the price of used trucks, whose demand has increased sharply, is also strong as the number of livelihood-type startups such as food trucks has increased.



The two-year-old Hyundai 1-ton cargo automatic transmission vehicle is only 2 to 3 million won different from the new car.



According to a used car marketplace, the prices of used cars in the 10 high-trading cars have increased by an average of 6.1% in the month.



Production disruption due to shortage of vehicle semiconductors is not a problem only in Korea, so used car prices in the US also surged 21% compared to last year.



Even last month, the US consumer price index soared 4.2% from a year ago, reaching the highest level in 13 years. About 30% of this increase was the impact of the surge in used car prices.



The disruption in the launch of new cars will soon lead to a shortage of used car sales.



[Jongsu Lee/President of used car sales company: Only when a lot of new cars come out (later those cars) comes out a lot of used cars, so the price will be lowered and improved. .] The



disruption in the automotive semiconductor supply and demand is a sign of prolonged prolonged periods of time, and the disruption in the automotive market is expected to continue for the time being.



(Video coverage: Yoohyuk Yoo, video editing: Jeong Seonghun)