Taiwan-made and imported car prices set to go up in August

2022-08-02

If you are planning on buying a car, don’t wait until August, as prices are set to go up significantly for several models. Among them Subaru Foresters are set to go up by NT$100,000, or 8.6%. Carmakers say the price rise comes amid mounting costs due to COVID and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The car dealer explains the features of the car models, to find the best fit for each consumer. Starting August, the price of many Taiwan-made cars and imported models has gone up.

Member of public
I was lucky to buy it before the price went up. It’s almost as if I had earned some money.

Member of public
People who need a car for their commute will still buy it. It won’t make a difference.

COVID and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have sent material and chip costs soaring, and disrupted shipping routes. Amid all these unfavorable conditions, carmakers say they can’t absorb costs any longer.

Lee Jui-hung
Carmaker
We didn’t want our customers to bear the brunt of it, so we did. We absorbed the costs all up until now. We can’t absorb the costs any longer. So the price rise reflects some of those costs.

Car models that have become more expensive in August include hatchbacks like the Honda Fit hybrid and the Skoda Fabia, which will go up by NT$20,000 or about 2.5%.

Sedans such as the Hyundai Kona, have go up by NT$10,000 to NT$30,000, that’s a hike of 1% to 3%. The Subaru Forester’s price is also up by NT$100,000, an increase of 8.6%. Meanwhile, the price of the Lexus ES has gone up by 1%.

For the short term, car buyers are going to have to spend quite a bit more to get the car of their dreams.

國產.進口車價格8月喊漲一輛新車恐貴10萬

2022-08-02

受到國際原物料、貨運成本高漲等衝擊，不管是國產車還是進口車廠，8月起將陸續調漲新車價格！其中最高漲幅8.6%、一台車要貴10萬元。

仔細聆聽說明，各種車款比一比，為的就是找到適合的愛車。但是8月開始，不管國產車還是進口車，許多廠牌紛紛喊漲。

[[民眾]]
“還好我這次買是買了以後才漲，所以有點賺到的感覺”

[[民眾]]
“滿足通勤的部分，他(消費者)還是會去購買這部車，其實影響不大”

受到疫情和俄烏戰爭雙重波及，不僅原物料和晶片成本增加，貨運和船運期程也不穩定，種種大環境不利因素，讓業者坦言撐不住。

[[車廠四輪營業部長李瑞宏]]
“不想讓消費者直接受到衝擊，所以我們就是忍耐，一直吸收一直吸收到現在，那確實我們沒辦法獨自吸收了，所以我們才反應部分的成本”

攤開8月車價變化，掀背車中，Honda Fit油電版和Skoda Fabia都調漲2萬，漲幅2.5%。

至於休旅車，Hyundai Kona 調漲1到3萬元，幅度來到1到3%，Subaru Forester漲更多，價格增加10萬，漲幅達到8.6%。房車部分，LEXUS ES 也恐怕漲價1%。

短期民眾若要買車，只能多掏點錢了。