"I've heard that there are many cases where contracts have been canceled…. I didn't know I'd get a call a year earlier."
This article was posted on the online car cafe on the 5th. This is an experience that the release of new cars that were contracted has been advanced. As such, the waiting period for new car shipments is noticeably shorter in the new year. Compared to last year, when they had to wait at least a year to receive a new car due to a shortage of automotive semiconductors, it is a drastic change.
The reduction in waiting time for new cars to be shipped is confirmed by figures. According to the January delivery date information distributed by Hyundai Motor Group to dealers at the end of last year, the delivery period of new cars for major models has been shortened by two to five months compared to December last year. The vehicle delivery schedule is used as a reference for customer consultation, so it is different from the actual delivery date, but it is useful to look at the overall trend of market changes.
The shorter delivery period was noticeable in internal combustion engine vehicles. Hyundai Motor's Grandeur (2.5 gasoline model) has a waiting period of 10 months. If I signed the contract last month, I had to wait 11 months to receive the vehicle. Kia's Sorento (Gasoline model), which topped domestic sales last year, will be delivered in five months if it contracts now. In December last year, they had to wait for more than 10 months, but the waiting period for a month has been reduced to five months. "As the second half of last year passed, auto installment interest rates soared, and as a result, the waiting period for shipments is getting shorter as more cases of cancelling contracts," said a dealer at Hyundai Motor Group, which works in the provinces.
"I've heard that there are many cases where contracts have been canceled…. I didn't know I'd get a call a year earlier."
This article was posted on the online car cafe on the 5th. This is an experience that the release of new cars that were contracted has been advanced. As such, the waiting period for new car shipments is noticeably shorter in the new year. Compared to last year, when they had to wait at least a year to receive a new car due to a shortage of automotive semiconductors, it is a drastic change.
The reduction in waiting time for new cars to be shipped is confirmed by figures. According to the January delivery date information distributed by Hyundai Motor Group to dealers at the end of last year, the delivery period of new cars for major models has been shortened by two to five months compared to December last year. The vehicle delivery schedule is used as a reference for customer consultation, so it is different from the actual delivery date, but it is useful to look at the overall trend of market changes.
The shorter delivery period was noticeable in internal combustion engine vehicles. Hyundai Motor's Grandeur (2.5 gasoline model) has a waiting period of 10 months. If I signed the contract last month, I had to wait 11 months to receive the vehicle. Kia's Sorento (Gasoline model), which topped domestic sales last year, will be delivered in five months if it contracts now. In December last year, they had to wait for more than 10 months, but the waiting period for a month has been reduced to five months. "As the second half of last year passed, auto installment interest rates soared, and as a result, the waiting period for shipments is getting shorter as more cases of cancelling contracts," said a dealer at Hyundai Motor Group, which works in the provinces.
Some models took less than a month to release new cars as inventory accumulates. Kia's Morning compact car can receive new cars within three to four weeks, while Kia's Mohave and Hyundai's Sonata (2.0 gasoline models) can also receive new cars within a month.
On the other hand, hybrid models and electric vehicles had to wait for more than a year, which was not much different from last year. Hyundai Motor's Santa Fe (hybrid model) will have to wait for more than 16 months if it contracts this month. Compared to the fact that they had to wait for more than 20 months at the end of last year, four months were shortened, but they still have to wait more than a year to receive a new car. Electric vehicles Ioniq 5 and EV6 have an estimated delivery period of more than 12 months. Another Hyundai Motor Group dealer said, "As high oil prices continue, customers' preference for hybrid models has become clear."
It is not just Hyundai Motor Group. In the case of Ssangyong Motor's Korando, it takes about a month from the new car contract to release. GM Korea's subcompact SUV Trail Blazers can receive vehicles within a month of the contract. The situation is similar for imported cars. Some of BMW's popular 5 series models are known to be able to be released immediately. Audi and Honda can also be shipped immediately for some internal combustion engine models. In the case of popular models of imported cars, the situation has changed 180 degrees compared to last year when they had to wait for more than a year with a down payment.
Some experts interpret the shortening of the waiting period for shipments as a shadow of a recession hanging over the automobile market. Kim Jin-woo, a researcher at Korea Investment & Securities, said, "The automobile market has reached a turning point in the second half of last year," adding, "The supply shortage and price rise that have appeared in the past two years are changing direction to a combination of increased supply and falling prices." Kim Pil-soo, a professor of the Department of Future Automobiles at Daelim University, said, "The automobile market may be sluggish due to the global economic downturn this year, but mass-producing car companies should also focus on it as demand for eco-friendly cars is steady."
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