This dumping of new car inventory as used cars is a practice common today in other parts of the world (including the U.S. as well). This is because the car manufacturers don't want dealers to engage in a price war on new vehicles. So a car gets a few days as a "courtesy car" for their service/repair department and a hundred miles or whatever later, that car can be sold as used or become eligible for being sent to an auction house.
For years I've been following these two on https://www.youtube.com/@ChinaFactChasers and https://www.youtube.com/@TheChinaShow -- had no idea each has their own channels with additional content.
This dumping of new car inventory as used cars is a practice common today in other parts of the world (including the U.S. as well). This is because the car manufacturers don't want dealers to engage in a price war on new vehicles. So a car gets a few days as a "courtesy car" for their service/repair department and a hundred miles or whatever later, that car can be sold as used or become eligible for being sent to an auction house.