Working with old electric vehicles, unregistered vehicles inside a brand car store
Rising on many social networking platforms as a reputable bicycle and electric motorbike business unit with many surprisingly cheap products, Vu Luong electric vehicles in An Thi commune (Hung Yen province) often show off their "huge" orders on social networks to customers in many provinces and cities.
Posing as a customer who wants to import a large number of bicycles and old electric motorbikes without documents to do business in a northern mountainous province, the reporter was present at Vu Luong electric vehicle store after being instructed by phone.
According to the records, the actual facility was the store owner's private house. Part of the yard is used for car display, the rest is divided into installation and repair areas, all done manually, without any technical standards or inspection procedures.
The woman said that the popular electric bicycle models at the store are called turtle bicycles by the industry, without pedals, the lowest price is 3.7 million VND, some are 4.2 million VND, all of which do not include batteries and accompanying accessories.
To be legally registered, buyers have to spend an additional 1-2 million VND, but these models are cheap, if they are brought for inspection, they will be expensive, many spare parts will not have an input source, so this model is not registered by anyone, people call it a documentless vehicle, the woman explained and added that all cars here have ready-made models and are completely installed by hand, the imported components are mainly from distributors, and the origin is mostly from China.
The store owner also shared that because there are no documents, these vehicles must be strictly managed, if they are discovered to be consumed, they will be strictly handled. In Hanoi, it is likely that the authorities will strictly inspect, while neighboring provinces or right in An Thi, if the "law is fully enforced", there will be less risks.
Customers can choose to buy genuine goods with the company's registration and inspection but the price is much higher. If Vu Luong's goods are assembled, the price will be affordable but there are no documents.
"This type of product has an abundant supply, always available replacement components, the quality is no different from new vehicles, but the price is much cheaper", said the owner of Vu Luong electric vehicle store.
According to this woman, electric vehicles running on batteries are now more popular because they are easy to buy and easily replace when the battery is swollen or hot. Meanwhile, battery-powered electric vehicles are prone to fire and explosion, so many people only buy battery-powered vehicles. Vu Luong store also installs larger batteries to increase vehicle performance, meeting customer needs.
Talking about the trend of the electric vehicle market in recent times, the woman said that in the past 2 years, the market has emerged as a "Hot girl" model with two separate saddles.
This product is sold in urban areas such as Hanoi or Quang Ninh... The average price is about 13 million VND/vehicle. Initially, the manufacturer still designed two saddles, but later generations only had one saddle due to legal regulations.
The woman said that the goods were imported from China. When sales companies see the model selling well, they simultaneously import it, assemble it according to the model, frame it to register and register the license plate. Everyone follows the trend, any hot, cheap car model will be imported by businesses to sell to customers.
Only install a vehicle when there is a customer ordering to avoid inspection
Not only in Hung Yen, in Bac Ninh province (old Bac Giang), selling documentsless electric vehicles has also been a job of making money for many years. Through many instructions, PV knows the "Nam Lan Osakar Electric Vehicle System", which is described as an address specializing in providing many models of surfing, self-assemble and unregulated electric vehicles.
Through the above information, we were led to Nam Lan Osakar's facility located in Tu Lan ward (Bac Ninh), a sparsely populated area, surrounded by hills and large fields.
The outside of the house is normally expanded by the homeowner and roofed with corrugated iron, turning into a parking lot. However, contrary to the rumor, inside there is only one model for visitors to experience.
The owner of Nam Lan Osakar, a middle-aged man, said the store did not store many vehicles. Customers choose the model by phone, and only when they agree, can the vehicle be assembled and handed over.
The selling price of documentsless vehicles ranges from 4 to 5.5 million VND, depending on the model and type. All vehicles are not inspected and components are imported for manual assembly by Nam Lan Osakar's team.
"To be honest with you, most of the goods are un paper, so we don't dare to stock up much. Whoever wants to take it, leave it here, we will handle it. Because we are all brothers, we should know each other, revealed the owner of Nam Lan Osakar store.
When asked if the major brand's vehicles could be followed, the man asserted firmly that any model could be installed, but could not be inspected.
Information from the store owner shows that Nam Lan Osakar's distribution network is not only limited to the locality but also expanding to provinces such as Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.
According to Nam Lan Osakar's owner, all the goods are unlicensed electric vehicles, because vehicles of major companies have been divided into business areas, so it is difficult for systems operating in the style of Nam Lan Osakar to enter the market through official routes.
Reveals from the owner of Nam Lan Osakar show that the un documented electric vehicle market still exists quietly, serving the needs of consumers to find cheap and easy-to-buy products.
In fact, Nam Lan Osakar is just one of many addresses operating like this, where paper air travel is still produced, traded directly or in cyberspace and brought to the market regardless of legal risks and vehicle safety.
Thanks to the huge profits from the business of selling unregistered electric vehicles and used electric vehicles, smuggled electric vehicles have had a system combining benefits from this activity.
