Cashback deals and gifts might presage damaging price war: China’s auto experts
After spending the whole of February and March in lockdown, China's auto dealerships are now offering attractive cashback offers, up to 10 free oil changes, and generous prepaid gasoline cards to woo customers out and about.And even though they are getting the job done, the industry remains worried that any momentum from demand that was locked up in February and March is expected to diminish by the end of May.After that, the outlook for consumer spending is bleak as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer the global economy, including China's exports.Moreover, industry executives believe the generous deals currently being offered to customers are priming the market for a return to price wars.Feng Xingya, general manager of state-owned automaker GAC which has partnerships with Toyota a...