Bustling electric motorbike market before school 'season'

Rich car, many price levels

Survey at some retail storeselectric motorbikes, electric bicycles in Vinh city, mainly concentrated on routes such as Le Duan, Tran Phu, Quang Trung, Ngu Hai, Le Mao extension... show that the number of imported vehicles is quite large, from several hundred to thousands of units.

At a store at the beginning of Tran Phu Street, bordering Le Duan Street, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha, a sales employee, said that with a display area of ​​2 floors, each batch imports more than 500 vehicles. Of which, mainly electric bicycles, electric motorbikes, a few are gasoline-powered motorbikes with a displacement of less than 50cc.

In terms of types and prices, electric motorbikes and electric bicycles are also more abundant and diverse than previous years for customers to choose according to their "wallet", taste and purpose of use.

For electric bicycles, atVinh cityThere are few bikes under 6 million VND/unit. The electric bike segment that most customers choose to buy is the bikes priced from 8 million VND to 12 million VND/unit.

For electric motorbikes, the price is higher. On average, the price of electric motorbikes ranges from 15 to 22 million VND/unit. In addition, depending on the type of vehicle running on rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries, the price of electric motorbikes can differ by 5 to 7 million VND/unit.

Specifically, electric motorbikes run on rechargeable batteries, the 4-battery type costs from 12 to 16 million VND/unit; the 5-battery type costs from 15 to 18 million VND/unit.

For imported electric motorbikes running on rechargeable batteries, the price is higher, around 18 - 22 million VND/unit. In particular, some motorbikes of famous brands cost from 25 - 70 million VND/unit.

In addition to the variety of prices, the electric bicycle and electric motorbike market also introduces to customers many types and models for many customer groups. For example, electric bicycles with additional seats for children are often purchased by older customers to commute and take their children to school every day.

Electric bicycles and electric motorbikes with a front basket or a rack behind the saddle are often used by customers who regularly need to carry goods, shop, or ship goods.

In the higher segment, gasoline-powered motorbikes with a capacity of 50cc or less are also chosen by many customers. This type of motorbike is often chosen by customers who are students preparing to go to high school or university. The price for these motorbikes ranges from 18 to 25 million VND/unit.

Mainly customers are parents and students

Ms. Tran Thi Oanh in Truong Thi ward, along with her husband and two children, went to choose a motorbike for her son who was about to enter high school. After consulting prices and models at several stores along Tran Phu street, Ms. Oanh's family decided to buy an electric motorbike for her son at a price of 17.5 million VND.

The owner of this store said that in Vinh city, the end of June to the beginning of August every year is the "best" selling time of the year. Because this is the time when students of all levels prepare for the "season" of entering school.

Most of the customers are still students preparing to enter grade 9, high school, university, college, and vocational school. During this time, the store sells about 6-8 cars on a normal day; during peak time around August, there are days when it sells 20-30 cars.

“This year, with many models, types and prices, most customers who want to buy electric motorbikes and electric bicycles can choose and buy a vehicle, few people go to many stores to consult. Because now, most customers have consulted the models and prices in newspapers and online before going to buy,” said Ms. Ha.

Similarly, at an electronics store in Chau Khe commune, Con Cuong district, the store owner said that in the highland area, the most popular electric motorbike model chosen by people is at the price of 8-15 million VND/unit. The main customers are parents who come to buy for their children to go to secondary school and high school.

To stimulate consumer demand, this store also offers interest-free installment purchase programs and a lucky draw to win an electric bicycle worth over 8 million VND.

“The best selling time is around July and August every year with a frequency of about 10 vehicles/day. For students, some families with good economic conditions often choose electric motorbikes at about 18 million VND/vehicle” - the store owner said.

Bustling "follow-up" services

At electric motorbike and electric bicycle sales points, in addition to sales staff, there is also a "team" of service people "following" to serve customers' needs.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Lam, a resident of Ben Thuy ward, is over 50 years old and said that he has been providing scratch-resistant decal services for all types of vehicles at a motorbike and electric bicycle shop on Tran Phu street for many years.

“Whenever a customer comes to buy a car, I advise them to apply anti-scratch film to the dashboard or the entire car. The price for anti-scratch film is from 100,000 to 300,000 VND/car. Most customers when buying a car choose to apply anti-scratch film to the entire car right at the store. The application time for one car is about 30 minutes. In addition, I also apply anti-scratch film at home if the customer requests it,” said Mr. Lam.

In addition to the anti-scratch film service, electric motorbike and electric bicycle dealers also help customers with registration procedures for electric motorbikes, the price for this service ranges from 200,000 to 400,000 VND/case.

Those who provide this service also provide spare parts and supporting equipment such as mini voltage stabilizers to control vehicle charging; install mudguards, footrests on the vehicle frame... with prices ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 VND.

It is known that with scratch-resistant stickers for motorbikes and other services, during peak times, people doing this service can earn millions of dong per day.