What is an Imported Car?

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Imported cars refer to complete commodity vehicles that are produced and assembled abroad. Before entering the Chinese market for sale, they must undergo necessary testing and inspections by relevant regulatory authorities, obtain sales permits in China, and pay tariffs before being officially sold domestically. Imported cars offer the following three advantages: 1. Significant price advantage by eliminating intermediary costs: Since they bypass multiple layers of dealers and 4S stores, parallel imported cars can be more than 20% cheaper than China-spec vehicles by saving a large amount of intermediary costs. 2. Access to models not yet launched domestically, reducing waiting time for new cars: The latest models can be directly imported from overseas, significantly cutting down the waiting time for new vehicles. 3. Richer configurations, consistent with overseas versions: Parallel imported cars are identical to their overseas counterparts in all aspects, allowing consumers to experience imported cars with the same configurations.