Chip prices soared 20 times. The State Administration for Market Regulation: Strictly investigate price gouging to reduce the burden on automakers

Since the beginning of this year, the chip production cuts caused by the epidemic have begun to ferment on a large scale in the new energy vehicle industry. Well-known brands such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and Volvo have all experienced production cuts or even shutdowns.

According to statistics from HIS, a world-renowned information service provider, the number of car production cuts due to chip shortages reached 67,200 vehicles in the first quarter of this year, and soared to 1.3 million vehicles in the second quarter.

The shortage of chip production capacity has caused panic ordering by car companies. Musk once said that "chips are as scarce as toilet paper in American supermarkets, but on a larger scale." This has brought about a more serious problem: dealers hoard and drive up chip prices. Over time, the market has fallen into a vicious cycle. According to statistics, the current price of car networking navigation chips is 5-7 times that of the same period last year, and some key chips have even risen by more than 20 times.

An analyst said: "Whether it is raw materials or chip manufacturers, price increases are usually announced publicly, and the price increase is limited. Among the many reasons that cause chip prices to rise by dozens or even hundreds of times, the harm of distributors hoarding and speculation cannot be ignored."

In response to this situation, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued an announcement on its official website, stating that in response to the prominent problems of price gouging and high prices in the automotive chip market, it has filed a case against automotive chip distributors suspected of price gouging based on price monitoring and reporting clues. The State Administration for Market Regulation will continue to pay attention to the market price order of important commodities such as chips, and further increase supervision and law enforcement efforts to severely investigate and punish illegal acts such as hoarding, price gouging, and collusion to raise prices.

At present, the speed of domestic resumption of work and production is better than the international average. This is a good opportunity for domestic auto brands to catch up, but the shortage of chips has also made domestic automakers complain. At this time, the State Administration for Market Regulation is strictly investigating the behavior of driving up chip prices, which is undoubtedly a big problem for automakers. Very timely of A kind of "burden-reducing" support.

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