Racing to beautify cars to welcome Lunar New Year
The demand for installing accessories, polishing exteriors, and applying decorative decals to cars has increased dramatically near Tet, causing many stores to be overloaded.
As scheduled, the car and motorbike care market enters a bustling season near Tet. Many businesses said that the current demand has doubled, even tripled compared to normal. The highest demand is washing, polishing, cleaning the interior, engine block, and installing accessories.
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Cars line up to be "beautified" at a shop in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. |
Many shops on An Duong Vuong (District 5), a street specializing in auto services in Ho Chi Minh City, are currently overloaded. Cars line up from inside to outside, even parking on the sidewalk.Mr. Phu Quy, the owner of a car care and accessories store in this area, said he had to turn away many customers because of lack of space and delivery time. "Apart from car owners who have made appointments in advance, we cannot accept walk-ins. The company is currently working overtime at night to meet the deadline," he added. Some stores haveThe floor area of over 60 square meters can clean and polish three cars at the same time, with up to 8 skilled workers working continuously for customers until the 29th of Tet.
Car washing and interior cleaning are the cheapest services that almost every car owner wants to do at the end of the year. These days, the service price is still around 80,000 VND in Ho Chi Minh City, while it is cheaper in Hanoi, at 50,000 VND. However, many customers are also concerned that if by the 30th of Tet, the price may increase several times because "everyone wants to be clean before New Year's Eve".
Compared with conventional car wash and interior cleaning, ceramic coatingIt takes more time and costs more but is no less exciting. The ceramic coating and finishing process usually takes about 2-3 days. The average cost for this care for a car is about 7 million to 20 million VND.
Another form of car decoration for Tet is decals. Depending on the quality of the material used to decorate the car, the price is around a few million VND or more. According to Mr. Khanh Huy, representative of a store on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1, this type of decoration meets different preferences of each person, so it is popular. Customers can freely choose the color and pattern of the decal for the car. The completion time is mainly within the day. However, after a few years of booming, customers now mainly apply decorative stickers, or on areas that are often scratched, instead of applying stickers to the whole car body like before.
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Polishing and paint protection coating services are in high demand at the end of the year. |
In addition to aesthetic care services, car owners also want their cars to be equipped with useful features for the Tet holiday.Many customers prefer to install additional accessories such as dash cams for more peace of mind on long journeys, costing around several million Dong.
Entertainment screens are also a popular option, the Chinese-made type running the Android operating system is a bestseller. Prices for mid-range products range from 6.5-8 million VND, and higher-end products range from 12-13 million VND. Installation time is about 1-2 hours. Tire pressure sensors for popular car models, priced at 1.5-2.5 million VND, are also among the top selling accessories./.
