Suzuki Swift for sale in Shanghai (China)

Are you currently in the market to buy (or sell) a Suzuki Swift in Shanghai? Vehiclus analyzed the local used auto market of all metropolitan areas in China to determine a pricing profile of various Suzuki models depending on their age, technical condition, optical condition, and mileage. In order to optimize your earnings when selling your Swift (or to be certain to not overpay when buying a Suzuki Swift) it is of value to know all price-determining factors.

Supply and Demand of Suzuki Swift on the local car market

Shanghai is a town with currently 22315474 inhabitants. However, it is hard to find more than three Suzuki Swift on the market . Hence, the supply is not high and the demand depends on a multitude of parameters for example season, fuel mileage, and brand competetivness.

Price Devaluation Curve of the Swift in Shanghai

As shown below, cars of the make Suzuki and especially of the model Swift loose their value in a very usual process. The mean value of the Swift will be decreased by up to 14% ($13,034) after only 1 year. After 3 years, the car typically is valued at 63% of its original asking price ($9,435) while it will only be priced at 32% of the original price after 7 years ($3,869). The Swift's value after 12 years is only 12% of its first price depending on its condition of course.

Depreciation according to mileage

One more way to analyze car depreciation is to examine the loss of value vs kilometers driven. The Suzuki Swift depreciation curve below illustrates this phenomenon for the city of Shanghai. The Swift looses most of its value (~ 47%) within the first 30k km driven. The mean price for a Swift at that usage level is approximately $8,491. After that the depreciation plateaus: at 90k kilometers the Suzuki Swift is priced for $5,039 in Shanghai and for $2,110 at 180,000km driven.

Suzuki Swift price depending on condition (fair, good, excellent)

The last parameter that significantly influences the price of a second-hand car is the technical and optical condition of the vehicle. The table below illustrates the devaluation of a Suzuki Swift according to its year and its condition.

Vehicle Year	Suzuki Swift Condition
	fair	good	excellent
2017	$6,051	$10,294	$14,538
2016	$5,321	$9,053	$12,784
2015	$4,643	$7,899	$11,156
2014	$4,017	$6,834	$9,651
2013	$3,442	$5,857	$8,271
2012	$2,920	$4,967	$7,015
2011	$2,449	$4,166	$5,883
2010	$2,029	$3,453	$4,876
2009	$1,662	$2,828	$3,993
2008	$1,346	$2,290	$3,235
2007	$1,082	$1,841	$2,600
2006	$870	$1,480	$2,091
2005	$710	$1,207	$1,705
2004	$601	$1,022	$1,444
2003	$544	$926	$1,307
2002	$539	$917	$1,295