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Life Center / Reported by Zhong Zhaozhen and Yan Minxiang
Affected by the new corona pneumonia epidemic earlier this year, most auto factories were affected by shutdowns and shutdowns of production lines. New car sales in several countries continued to decline, but Taiwan was an exception. Due to the success of preventing the national epidemic, the demand for new cars remained high and turned into a small number of new car sales that reached the standard. However, as the auto market continues to grow, the country has recently faced a severe car shortage. Whether it is an imported or domestic car, consumers should expect a long delivery period when placing an order.
▲ The demand for new cars in Taiwan is still strong and consumers have to wait for a long delivery period, whether they place an order for imported or domestic cars. (Schematic / Photo data)
Several car factories rushed to promote sales before July on the lunar calendar and achieved a peak sales wave. Among them, imported cars were the most striking. In August, there were even freighters carrying 2,646 and other imported luxury cars to the port of Taichung at one time, with a total value of 8.7 billion. Yuan, which set a record for the number of imported cars and the highest total price for a single trip since the opening of the Taichung port, showing that domestic demand for new cars continues to rise.
▲ Ford said the Focus car series focus is strong and the imported ST and ST Wagon 2020 models have been sold out. (Photo / Photograph by Zhong Zhaozhen)
However, although this batch of imported cars came to Hong Kong in large numbers, temporarily alleviating the “car shortage” dilemma, since September many automakers still face the situation of not being able to deliver cars. Even domestic cars have the same situation and lack of cars. There are several reasons for the worsening of the situation. The first is that domestic consumer demand for new cars remains strong, especially after the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Domestic cars have limited inventory, and the production line has just resumed “summer vacation”, so the production capacity cannot keep up. In addition to the influx of imported car orders, it is because the global car market has successively recovered and car manufacturers have restored Taiwan’s original quotas. Taiwan’s demand cannot be met. Therefore, both domestic and imported cars are facing a car shortage.
▲ Ford said Kuga is also buying heavily and has actively optimized production capacity to meet market demand. (Photo / Photograph by Zhong Zhaozhen)
Ford responded that: Focus and Kuga are currently buying with enthusiasm, and Ford Liuhe is actively optimizing production capacity to meet market demand; the imported Focus ST and Focus ST Wagon have also been enthusiastically recognized by consumers and have exceeded the original 2020 quota. Ford Liuhe actively communicated with the German factory and introduced 20.75 new cars to meet consumer expectations .
▲ Hetai pointed out that current Toyota domestic car models have to wait about a month The picture shows the Corolla Altis GR Sport. (Photo / Toyota provided)
Hetai noted: At present, Toyota’s domestic car models have to wait about a month. As for the imported RAV4, depending on the grade, it will take between 2 and 3 months. Hetai has continued to increase production with the Japanese parent factory.
▲ Hetai pointed out that the imported RAV4 will have to wait 2-3 months depending on the grade. Image shows RAV4 Adventure 4WD. (Photo / Toyota provided)
BMW said: X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and other SUV models, as well as the recently announced 1-series and 2-series GC, are facing a car shortage in September. For the current shortage of cars and autos, it will seek more production quotas from the original German factory and ask the original factory to coordinate shipping arrangements, hoping to satisfy Taiwan consumers as soon as possible.
▲ BMW said the current X3 ~ X7, 1-series and 2-series GC models are facing a shortage of cars and will continue to seek more production quotas from the original German manufacturers. (Photo / BMW provided)
