Auto repair auto parts market is not uncommon

The number of motor vehicles in Lanzhou has already exceeded 400,000. Behind this huge number, it is a huge profit-making industry – the auto repair auto parts market. However, the reporter's investigation found that inferior accessories and deputy factory products were flooded in the auto repair market. Many maintenance companies were driven by benefits to reduce costs. Some low-cost and low-priced accessories became their “cash cow”, and the auto repair industry was facing a “malformation change”. ".

The price difference between the same parts was very different. On March 20, in the Yantan Auto Parts Market, the reporter said that he would open a repair shop to purchase goods for a long time and chatted with a merchant selling car accessories. As soon as reporters demanded a large amount of accessories, the merchant recommended a deputy factory accessory. He told reporters that the so-called deputy factory accessories are some of the accessories produced by legal and formal parts manufacturing companies. Although the quality is not as good as that of the original parts, it is favored by the owners due to its moderate prices.

Speaking of the quality of the two parts, the dealer did not shy away from saying that the original parts and deputy parts were not only different in quality but also varied in price, such as the aluminum alloy heat sink mounted on the wheels. The original parts were 320 yuan, and vice factory parts 250 yuan. This depends on the aluminum content of the heat sink. If the aluminum content is high, the heat dissipation is high and the price is relatively high. On the contrary, prices will be lower.

When asked by reporters to distinguish between the quality of the original parts and the quality of the vice parts, the business owner said that it was only a guise. Because these parts production plants do not have the production licenses of the vehicle manufacturers, they are branded with each other. There are also some shoddy products that have no name, site, or certificate.

The small problem or the big fault auto repair factory said that the embarrassment was in the interview, the reporter found that regardless of the size of the auto repair shop, most of the business is booming. The staff are very busy and some cars in front of the shops are lined up for maintenance. "This can be much cheaper than going to a 4S shop, and it's close to home. You can go out and maintain, and you don't have to go that far. My family's car has a problem to pack here." Mr. Zhang, who is waiting to repair the car, told reporters.

A staff member revealed that in the simplest routine maintenance of the car - the replacement of oil and "three filters", the replacement price of the same car in different auto repair shops more than doubled. "The average car, we routine maintenance to 200 yuan, if you go to the factory's after-sales department to get more than 400 yuan, the middle of the difference can add some oil."

In contrast, although some customers rely on the professional after-sales service quality of 4S stores, they choose to repair and maintain there, but 4S stores are often staffed by more people than their customers. “We have fewer customers here than the roadside auto parts stores, but the quality of service provided is the best.” An employee of a 4S shop told reporters.

The problem of the car as a big problem, since the birth of auto repair industry has existed. "If all the drivers understand the car, then we don't have much money to earn." A garage owner said that the general auto repair shop does not have a single price tag for the auto repair, the price is generally repair shop Set yourself. This caused a big "price war" in the industry. In order to survive, these methods have gradually become "hidden rules" in the industry.

Do something "hands and feet"

Will be able to earn more According to the reporter, the auto industry, especially in the spare parts market, there is a mix of fake and shoddy goods, disorderly pricing of parts, disorderly distribution of goods, and irregular business operations.

FAW repair professionals revealed that various auto parts are now flooding the market, so long as they do a little “hand and foot”, they can earn more money. He said that although things look similar, there are differences in quality and longevity. In addition to low-quality parts flow to the end of the owner, there are a large number of inferior parts flow to the repair shop.

Stealing the column and replacing it with shoddy unscrupulous bosses.

The unpredictable "dark screen" hidden behind the hot auto parts market. Recently, the reporter learned from the unannounced visits to the auto repair market in the city that there were many phenomena in the auto parts market, such as the miscellaneousness of the auto parts, the stealing of columns, and the shoddyness. According to industry insiders, the replacement of good parts and installation of inferior parts is an "open secret." Making obstacles and keeping long lines to catch big fish has become an unscrupulous boss's way of making money.

Many parts stores did not have a clear industry standard survey, the reporter found that the current auto market in the city is uneven, counterfeit and shoddy products, brand mess. In addition to 4S stores that can guarantee the supply of original accessories, other accessories brands are complex and the quality varies greatly. A sales company agent told the reporter: “Many subdivided parts and stores have no clear industry standards and quality requirements. Many auto repair factories in our city have the problem of chaotic parts quality.”

The insider told reporters that the automotive parts and components sold on the market are divided into three types: one is known as the factory product, which is produced by the original manufacturer of spare parts; the second is the non-host supporting factory to imitate "genuine" accessories. The "kit", also known as the "supplementary accessory", has not undergone a rigorous production process. The third type is the fake and shoddy products in general, and the safety technical indicators are not up to the standard. Unless it is a person in the industry, it is not easy to distinguish the difference between these products.

The reporter found in several auto parts stores that the parts of these stores had no factory names, no certificates, no Chinese marks, and even the operators themselves could not tell where they were from. There are brake pad products, although already included in the list of forced certification products, but there are still some 3C marks on the market.

Most car owners know little about fittings. "A refurbished battery can be sold at a price lower than the market price of 70-80 yuan, but it will cause problems in less than half a year. There are no problems with regular products for two years, and even use vehicle scrap. "Informed sources revealed to reporters that although the price of accessories for general auto parts city is lower than that of professional after-sales service shops, the quality of products is worrying, and some products are even substandard. To make money, it is common for businesses to use counterfeit and refurbished accessories.

On March 24th, the reporter saw at an auto parts store in Kyushu that a citizen turned around after turning around at an auto parts store. He told reporters: "A car's front-wheel bearings are sold for at least 175 yuan, and some auto parts dealers can drop tens of dollars. There must be trickery among them!" A small car racer Shen told reporters that although the 4S shop is more expensive , but the quality can be guaranteed. Driving is related to his own safety, but he dare not use his own life to save hundreds of dollars.

In the Yantan Auto Parts Market, the reporter made a comparison of the so-called deputy factory parts and original parts in appearance, and found that the difference between the two is not large, most people can hardly tell who is the best. Those refurbished auto parts are even more difficult to distinguish, and some refurbished parts are even affixed with new labels that are simply not recognizable. The reporter interviewed several owners who came to repair the car. They also knew very little about the quality of the accessories. “The workers here said that the quality is not much different.” Ms. Liu smiled and told reporters, “Anyway, it's cheaper to come here!”

Auto repair factory employees unveiled their bosses' way of making money

The reporter learned from the interview that many drivers would only drive if they wouldn't repair the car. When they had problems with the car repair shop, they could only be killed. Master Zhang of a garage repair factory said that some automakers' deceptive "tricks" have become "open secrets", even if they know it does not matter. For example, some repair shops do not allow car owners to enter the repair shop, so that they have the opportunity to change the car's good, unimportant original parts, replace the sub factory parts, and sell the stolen original parts to others.

Master Zhang told reporters about his own personal experience: When an oil-supply car of the Audi car suddenly failed to supply oil, he discovered that the circuit was only a problem. As long as the repair was completed, 50 yuan was enough. However, the owner leaned toward the owner and said that the oil pump was broken and he had to change to a new one. He had to change the oil pump and he was still a deputy planter. The unloaded good oil pump was put back in order to be sold to the next car repairer and sold under the name of the original.

"Our boss changed his car this year, and the owner of the next-door store, Chen, moved his new home. As long as we dare to do more, we will hardly make a fortune." The colt who worked in the repair shop said, "This is in Lanzhou. The store is well opened. As long as you will do 'business', you can earn hundreds of thousands in the net in one year and you rarely lose money."

A maintenance worker who once worked in a 4S shop told the reporter that after-sales service was the main source of profit for the 4S store, and now people who bought a car certainly didn't have many people to maintain the maintenance vehicle, but the price of an ordinary auto parts store's accessories was lower than the original price. Half of the factory parts can be imagined for the profit of replacing one accessory.

The reporter visited several repair shops. A worker at a repair shop told the reporter that although they worked hard, sometimes they did not even have time to eat, but the salary was still quite good. Because auto repair shop is very profitable, invest 100,000 to 200,000 yuan, a little bit of a boss, half a year will be able to copy this.

When the reporter used a dubious word to ask his boss what he had done to “make money,” the colt told reporters that the boss had said that the best way to make money is to create obstacles and put long lines to catch big fish. When the reporter is puzzled and asks how to create barriers and long lines to catch big fish, the colt said that this is "industry rules." For example, when the car bursts, when workers repair tires, workers will do "hands and feet" in your car. , deliberately in your exhaust plug plug cotton and the like, the vehicle is always turned off. In this way, the repair staff can begin a "systemic inspection" of the vehicle. During the inspection process, the overhaul worker will say that your part is broken and that part is aging and needs to be replaced. When these parts were changed, the maintenance workers removed the cotton in the exhaust cylinder and the “difficult miscellaneous disease” was relieved. This is the boss’s “way to make money”.