In April, used car sales grew 1.47% compared to 2021.
The market of used vehicles still not able to pick up. As is the case with 0 km vehicles, stock shortages cause supply problems and excessive prices in the face of a demand that exceeds supply.
This is a situation that has long been dragged down by the market and the monthly can be seen in the buying and selling statistics and in the reference price lists.
Over the past 12 months, the best -selling aftermarket models have risen more than the level of inflation, reaches in some cases to handle 140%.
The Volkswagen Gol has been the best selling model in used cars for many years.
According to the Automotive Chamber of Commerce (CCA) in April, 130,384 used vehiclesa figure representing an increase of 1.47% compared to 2021 (128,481 units).
Although these numbers are compared with those in March (140,248 units) the the decrease reached 7.05%almost coinciding with the balance in the first four months (510,023 vehicles), which closed 6.07 points below the 2021 fiscal year (542,982).
“April has passed and the market is still not catching up. With the” narrow “production of terminals to meet internal demand, the problem of providing 0 km and used cars becomes more complicated,” said Alberto Príncipe. , president of the CCA.
In the first quarter, 510,023 used vehicles were sold, 6.07% less than in 2021.
Even the outlook isn’t the best, the manager said some optimism if the government starts giving more foreign money to the sector, both to terminals and auto parts companies.
“If this is done in the short term, it will be a very important jump in expectations for our activity and will create the hope of controlling the market with more consistent and traditional volumes,” Príncipe added.
high price
To establish reference values, the Automotive Chamber of Commerce (CCA) updated the prices of used cars for the month of May, which include more than 6,000 versions of vehicles circulating in the market.
It is important to note that these prices may vary according to the state of operation and custody of the unit, and do not include relocation, freight, insurance or debt costs.
Reference prices published by CCA in May 2022
The list includes reference values of models up to 14 years old (2008), and as expected, all-popular and unpopular- show a significant increase in their prices compared to May 2021.
Among the 10 best -selling used models, these increases are from 56% to 138.7%.
For example, in fiat chronos -the best selling car on the market between 0 km- the increases vary between 56.2% and 105% compared to 2021. So last year the 0 km variant of the 1.3 GSE Pack was valued at $ 1,708,000, while today the 2021 unit was valued at $ 2,668,000 (+56.2%).
2021 reference prices
But if the comparison is made with older models, the increases are even greater. For example, the same Cronos 1.3 GSE Pack, but the year 2019, which last year had a reference value of $ 1,118,000, is now worth approximately $ 2,300,000 (+105%).
Something similar is happening to toyota-hiluxthe best -selling pickup between 0 km and already used, with increases starting at 84% in the case of 2021 units reaching peaks of almost 138% on older models.
On the other hand, rising prices volkswagen golfthe undisputed leader in sales in used ones, is more even but also high, with rates on the order of 105% for units over two years old and 74% for 2021 models .
Toyota Hilux, the pickup number between 0 km and used.
In the case of Chevrolet Corsa/Classic Y renault cliotwo highly sought after models despite the fact that they were discontinued in 2016 and 2017 respectively, the average increase seen was 98% and 92%.
The values of ford rangerthe second best -selling pickup among the used ones, climbed nearly 117%, while the etiosToyota’s smallest model, is the model that rose the most from one year to the next: from 105.3% for 2021 units to almost 140% in older variants.
The 10 best -selling used cars in April
1- Volkswagen Gol at Gol Trend (7,858 units)
2- Chevrolet Corsa / Classic (4,721 units)
3- Toyota Hilux (4,043 units)
4- Renault Clio (3,334 units)
5- Ford Fiesta (2,993 units)
6- Fiat Palio (2,949 units)
7- Ford Ranger (2,563 units)
8- Ford Focus (2,500 units)
9- Ford Ka (2,493 units)
10- Ford EcoSport (2,490 units)
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