2023 is about to pass, and in the 11 months of this year, nearly 60% of Russia's new car market share is occupied by Chinese cars, so how do Russian consumers view Chinese car products?The following is from the Russian autovzgly** report:
Original question: What Chinese cars are the Russians complaining about?Why?
According to 500,000 comments and keywords about 'Chinese cars' on the Russian Internet, our compatriots don't seem to be very happy with cars from China. ”
Experts from Russia's Sidorin Lab used a special monitoring algorithm to filter and filter specific search terms on the Internet, and finally collected a large number of reviews related to "Chinese cars".
Experts have broadly divided the users associated with these reviews into three broad categories:1. Owners who have already purchased a Chinese car, including those who are satisfied or dissatisfied with it. 2. Users who have given up buying Chinese cars for some reason after first contacting them. 3. Some users who have obtained relevant theories from car owners or public information on the Internet.
Most of these users are not satisfied with the maintenance of Chinese cars, including the scarcity of parts and the high cost of repairs and spare parts.
Although almost all Chinese brands claim to have their spare parts in stock and have experienced repairers to provide services, in reality all car owners cannot go to a repair shop outside of a 4S shop because they do not have access to the original parts catalog. Yes, Chinese brands have artificially increased maintenance and repair costs, leaving people with no choice. What is even more ironic is that some Chinese cars have specific problems that remain at the time of production, and even the after-sales service center of the 4S store cannot repair them.
Regarding the complaints of the Russians about Chinese cars, the main focus is on the following:
The products of Haval and Great Wall are often criticized for their high fuel consumption and poor anti-corrosion ability of the body. Xingtu has been mentioned many times because of braking system problems. FAW generally has the shortcomings of plastic parts problems and poor anti-corrosion treatment. Omenda and Chery were pointed out for the lack of an ergonomic driver's seat.
Ou Mengda C5 (the picture has nothing to do with the original text).
As for Geely, Tank, Dongfeng, Changan and other models, it was also pointed out that the problem of excessive fuel consumption was also pointed out. JAC is not interesting due to its lack of design and comfort, while Lifan is prohibitive due to its general rust and lack of handling, and we dare to conclude that if you find models from this brand in the showroom, they are about 3 to 4 years old and may have started to rust.
According to a survey by Otkritie Auto:60% of respondents complained about the thin metal, poor sound insulation and fragile suspension of Chinese cars. Compared to last year, the number of inquiries from Chinese car owners calling car repair centers has increased by more than a third. At the same time, the number of spare parts corresponding to Chinese models has not increased accordingly, not to mention that some Chinese brands do not have spare parts warehouses in Russia at all.
What else can we say?Fortunately, at least there is an official warranty on Chinese cars. Although we know, there are often problems ...... the official warranty
The Haval plant in Tula, Russia (the picture is not related to the original text).
Summary of the chatting area:The above is a summary of the evaluation statistics and summaries of Russian institutions on the network of Chinese cars in Russia. However, Liaoche District believes that even if the above information is true, those Russian friends who have solved the problem of starting from scratch and meeting the needs of cars because of Chinese cars should still be more tolerant and understanding.
It is important to know that as the world's largest country in automobile production and consumption, China has a very high level of car manufacturing and infinite production capacity, it can be said that any level and grade of cars, how much Russian friends need, we can be 100% satisfied, but the premise is to understand what is: a penny, a penny.
It is normal for Russian dealers to pay a 2x premium for the wholesale of new cars from China, after adding expenses such as transportation, customs duties, scrap taxes, and profits. Let's take a few models with low premium as examples:
1) Arrizo 1The 6T automatic version starts at 100,000 yuan, and the price in Russia is 355990,000 rubles, equivalent to 2760,000 RMB.
2) Tiggo 1The 5T automatic version starts at 80,000 yuan, and the price in Russia is 3.1 million rubles, equivalent to 240,000 yuan.
Screenshot of the Russian car network.
A Chinese car of about 200,000 yuan was transported over, and our Russian friends probably spent more than 500,000 yuan to get it. In view of the low income of Russians in general, Russian dealers will only import some models at lower prices, otherwise our ordinary Russian friends may not be able to afford them.
Data for June this year: Russian auto industry workers, the highest level (level 6) workers monthly salary 340,000 rubles, equivalent to 2,900 yuan (2,630 yuan at the December exchange rate). A Level 2 qualified worker earns 250,000 rubles, equivalent to 2,100 yuan (1,930 yuan at the December exchange rate).
As for why Chinese cars are so expensive in Russia?Liaoche area once in Russian experts answered: Why are Chinese cars so expensive in Russia?It has been reported in the article and will not be repeated here. Finally, what else can we say?I wish the life of Russian friends is more and more prosperous, and China and Russia are getting better and better!