<Anchor> This



is a friendly economic time.

Today (19th), I will be with reporter Han Ji-yeon.

You said you could ride a KIA used car for about a month before buying it?



<Reporter>



Yes, following Hyundai Motor, KIA announced its used car business plan yesterday, and the most striking thing is this experience service.



It allows you to decide whether to buy or not to drive the car for up to a month.

You can subscribe in advance and purchase later.



Usually, these experience services last about a week at the most, but it is the longest period in Korea to allow them to experience up to a month.



Of course, the usage fee will be lower than when subscribing to a new car, and they say that there is no burden, so give it a try.



[Kia official: Try using it for a month and if you don't like it, you only have to pay the fee for a month, and if you purchase it, the fee is waived for a month.]



Also, these days, it often takes more than a year to get a new car before it is shipped.

However, since it is a used car, you can receive it quickly, so it will be a big advantage in the current situation.



<Anchor>



So, even if you ride for a month, you have to pay the usage fee, so.

(You pay the rental fee.) Yes.

Still, a month is a fairly long period of experience, so why are you offering such a service?



<Reporter>



It is because of reliability that consumers welcome large companies to enter the market.

If you go here and there for a month and look at the condition of the vehicle, of course, the reliability will increase.



As for how much trust has been lost in the existing used car market, there are a lot of manuals like 'How to avoid being scammed' on the Internet, and there are even some saying that you have to wear a maintenance suit and grease it to avoid being scammed.



In a recent survey, 7 out of 10 people welcomed entry into the large corporation market, and the most common reason was that they would not cheat on vehicle performance or condition.



In the end, I'm going to give you the confidence of a month's experience.

Also, there is a perception that the used car market is a 'lemon market' where only low-quality products are distributed like sour and tasteless lemons.



In order to dispel this, we plan to release only certified used cars of the new car level through quality inspection and maintenance of our cars that have been used for 5 years or less than 100,000 km.



<Anchor>



As a reporter just explained, if automakers such as Hyundai KIA start selling used cars, I think consumer confidence will increase from the consumer's point of view.

That's why I'm going to make my first car in my life a used car.

Are you saying there are a lot of opinions like this?



<Reporter>



Yes, this survey was conducted after the company was confirmed to enter the large corporations, so it seems that expectations were reflected. Two out of three people said that they would drive a used car as their first car.



When comparing past data to see how much this has increased, only 1 in 5 people in 2016 chose a used car, and in percentage terms, it almost tripled.



If this happens, the size of the used car market will grow like overseas.

In advanced countries, used car revenue was already greater than that of finished cars in 2019, before semiconductor supply and demand became difficult due to Corona.



In the US, used cars earn twice as much per unit as new cars.

In the UK, it was also close to 20%.



<Anchor>



Today, we are talking about Hyundai KIA Motors and used cars from these car makers, but right now, you can't buy used cars sold by car makers.

When will I be able to live, then?



<Reporter>



A month ago, companies were allowed to enter the market, but there is one more procedure left.



We need to come up with a win-win plan, but it is unclear whether we will be able to buy certified used cars within this year as the difference between the two sides is not narrowing.



In January, the existing used car industry applied for business adjustment and entered into self-regulation with large companies, and a total of four meetings have been held so far.



Business adjustment must be completed within one year of application.

If necessary, it can be extended for up to one year.

It usually takes about 6 months from the start of the deliberation committee to reaching a conclusion.



Therefore, it is calculated that it is possible to enter the large corporations market within this year only if it opens in the first half of the year.