According to the Tax Collector's Association, the prices of spare parts for Kia cars in particular have increased enormously. The price of a rear fender for the EV9 has risen to 50,000 kroner excluding VAT.
Kia in Sweden, after the media got wind of the matter, had to say that sky-high prices on spare parts for electric cars were 'a mistake'. But the exorbitant prices are also here at home.
According to Taksatorringen, as quoted by Motormagasinet , a rear fender for the large Kia EV9 once cost as much as 50,000 kroner. And that's without VAT.
The media also writes that a radiator grille costs 29,000 kroner, and that the radiator grille – which is technically not found on an electric car – runs up to 35,000 kroner.
And if you believe Taksatorringen, which makes a living by assessing damage to cars for a number of Danish insurance companies, these are unbelievably high prices.
However, the tax assessors' association is not alone in their criticism. In Norway, some of the largest insurance companies say that the prices of new parts are generally really bad.
If, which is also present in Denmark, was asked to pay 600,000 Norwegian kroner for a new rear seat, which is equivalent to just under 400,000 Danish kroner.
However, out of concern for the cooperation between the importers and the car brands in general, the insurance company will not disclose which car it is.
However, insurance professionals would like to say one thing – that if the prices of spare parts for new cars – and electric cars in particular – continue to rise, there is only one group that will pay the bill. It will end up with customers in the form of higher insurance premiums.
– We were quoted 600,000 kroner for a new rear seat, says Vidar Brustad, head of pricing and purchasing at If, to the Norwegian media outlet Motor.
Boosted has also been able to tell how other car brands are really catching up. Especially when it comes to the price of spare parts for electric cars.
At General Motors, which is behind brands such as GMC and Cadillac, they charge a whopping 43,000 kroner for a new taillight for the Hummer EV.
In a group thread on a Hummer EV owners' forum referenced by The Drive, one owner writes that he had to pay GMC $4,040, equivalent to 28,000 kroner, for the taillight itself. The rest of the amount is what GMC needs to install the new light.
However, it doesn't have to be something big that is outrageously expensive for car brands. Audi, for example, charges 20,000 kroner to install gas dampers for the tailgate of an e-tron.
