“Flooded cars” parked on the roadside can still be seen, and the Shah Alam City Hall will turn a blind eye as long as they do not block traffic and do not occupy parking spaces in commercial areas.
(Klang, 27th) Due to the high repair costs of flooded cars, car owners have turned to buying second-hand car parts, resulting in a recent increase in market demand in the Klang Valley by between 20% and 30%!
During the floods in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, many cars were unable to escape and were submerged. However, more than a month after the floods subsided, many car owners complained that they had not been able to send their cars for repair. The main reasons included the lack of repair shops willing to accept repairs, high repair costs, or slow repair times, resulting in many “flooded cars” still parked on the roadside.
It is reported that the minimum repair cost of a “water-damaged car” is more than RM2,000, and it depends on the brand of the car. Among them, the cost of repairing a brand-name car using original parts can even be as high as RM100,000 or more. Therefore, in order to reduce expenses, many car owners have sought to replace original parts with second-hand car parts to reduce some expenses.
Chairman of the Malaysian Second-hand Auto Parts Association, Qiu Xiangxiang
Selangor and Kuala Lumpur can seek supply from other states
After the flood, the used car parts market did see higher demand than usual, with an increase of about 20% to 30%. The main sources of supply were parts that were easily damaged by water, such as boards, engines, gearboxes and electric window motors.
“Among them, the first three are large parts. If they are purchased from new sources, the price will definitely be expensive. Therefore, car owners will naturally look for second-hand parts to save more expenses. Of course, the damage caused by the flood this time is serious, and even small parts are in good demand, such as electric window motors.”
Although the demand for goods in the Klang Valley is high, we can still find the required goods from peers in other states, so there will be no shortage of goods.
“Despite the high demand for the above parts, the association, in line with its social corporate responsibility, calls on members not to raise the selling price so as to jointly help the victims overcome the difficulties.”
Car repair shop owner Peter Chen