Affected by the increase of raw material prices
China, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, August 14th, the car battery prices. Yesterday, a number of auto 4S stores, including Dongfeng Citroen and Dongfeng Peugeot, made adjustments to battery prices. Among them, Dongfeng Citroen increased its battery price from 390 yuan/group to 520 yuan/group and Dongfeng Peugeot from 440 yuan/group. To 530 yuan / group.
Since the beginning of this year, the price of lead in raw materials for batteries has continued to rise. According to statistics from China Nonferrous Metals Network, the spot price of lead on June 12 was 16,860 yuan per ton, and it rose to 25,960 yuan per ton on July 23, an increase of 53.97. %.
“Continuously rising prices of lead metal have directly led to several domestic automobile battery manufacturers (mainly sails and camels) raising the ex-factory price of the battery.†The manager of the Zhejiang Fortis Automotive Market Department said that, especially in the last three months, they often received price increases from manufacturers. Notice, from the beginning of 300 yuan / group rose to the current 520 yuan / group.
As the car battery is a consumable part (the warranty period is usually 1 year or 20,000 kilometers), it will basically need to be replaced within two years of use. The manager said that this battery price increase will undoubtedly increase the cost of car owners.
Like car batteries, many auto parts products have also adjusted prices in response to rising raw material prices. According to a business owner of Jintong Auto Parts City, last month, more than 600 imported auto parts and more than 300 domestic auto parts were increased in price, of which the most notable are Fukang, Jetta and others, such as Jetta’s oil, starter motor and water pump. The prices of such accessories have all increased by 100 yuan to 300 yuan over last year.
In fact, since May of this year, auto parts have seen signs of price increases. In the past three months, major auto parts markets and 4S stores in Hangzhou have all received notifications of price increases from manufacturers. According to the manager of Tianjian Automobile Zhang, accessories such as water tanks, crankshafts, and electrical appliances, which have a relatively small frequency of changes, have risen around 10%; wearing parts such as screws, hoods, covers, and external parts have risen by 20%. -50% between.
In addition, due to factors such as the rise in international crude oil prices, the price of motor oil has also increased in some vehicles. For example, a Mobil oil (mainly used for Chery cars) rose from 101 yuan to 149 yuan, and a Shell oil (mainly used in Ford cars) also rose from 137 yuan to 168 yuan.
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