On the afternoon of June 23, the centralized export ceremony of Ningbo used cars was held at CITIC Meishan Automobile Culture Plaza. A whistle sounded, and the used cars waiting to be loaded into the sea left the team in an orderly manner and drove towards the Messi Ro-Ro terminal. Recently, about 400 used cars have been shipped from Ningbo to the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions, among which new energy vehicles are the mainstream.
Since the issuance of the city's first used car export license on April 22, 2021, in just one year and two months, Ningbo has exported more than 3,000 second-hand cars, and the export value has exceeded 80 million US dollars. In the forefront of the country. Among them, this year, Ningbo has exported nearly 2,500 second-hand cars, with an amount of 69 million US dollars, 4.6 times and 5 times that of the same period last year respectively.
The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce said that from the perspective of the city's foreign trade data, the export of second-hand cars has reached nearly 62 million US dollars, which has become a vital force driving the growth of the city's foreign trade. "Promoting the export of second-hand cars is not only a major starting point for maintaining stability and improving foreign trade, but also an important way to promote my country's auto brands to go global. Ningbo has superior port conditions, strong industrial strength, and a mature automobile market, which is capable of expanding and strengthening used car exports. At the same time, the agglomeration and superposition advantages of national-level open platforms such as Ningbo China-CEEC Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone, Ningbo Area of Zhejiang Free Trade Zone, etc. will also open up opportunities for the city to export used cars along the 'Belt and Road', Central and Eastern Europe and other emerging markets to provide strong support." the person in charge said. In the first five months of this year, the import and export volume reached 514.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12%. Among them, the export value reached 333.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15%.
In the next step, the city's second-hand car exports will continue to exert force and become a powerful growth point to drive Ningbo's exports. On the one hand, enterprises are encouraged to go out and explore emerging markets in depth, explore the possibility of diversifying export product lines, innovate and develop used car export channels, and build a digital platform for used car export; on the other hand, relevant departments will continue to deepen corporate assistance and strive to strengthen Policy support will systematically solve the common and difficult problems of second-hand car exports.
