
Since August 1, Russia has increased the recycling fee – an expected decision, but unpleasant for many buyers. After all, only domestic automakers benefited. Everything else – consumers, foreign manufacturers, private sellers and car dealers – were in the wingspan. Although the latter have already figured out how to get out. And their manner is unfortunately also quite expected.
The devaluation of the national currency and a significant increase in recycling taxes leave dealers selling foreign cars no chance. They are forced to rewrite the price tags. And what will happen next? Now sales of all cars crossing the border will collapse? Will only Ladas with UAZs remain on the market? Does raising Ultisbory rates only have downsides?
Not really. Yes, thanks to this decision, the volume of “gray” cars will decrease. But cars imported by private traders from warm countries are also disappearing from sale. And such foreign cars are not as “harmless” as they may seem at first glance. Passenger cars, adapted to completely different climatic conditions, are fraught with many unpleasant surprises, which buyers often do not even know about.
Another question is that the share of “parallels” reaches only 14% of the new car market. The vast majority are still “official” cars, many of which go through customs procedures in the same way. They’re not going anywhere, but they’re going to go up in price quite a bit. Have already gone up in price. Moreover, some cunning people rewrote the prices even before the entry into force of the new salvage rates – in the last weeks of July.
Buyers of expensive premium cars have nothing to fear – they will certainly have “extra” hundreds of thousands of rubles for the desired “gulp”. Those who are thinking of buying “our brand” should not worry either. After all, it was the domestic producers who “pushed through” this initiative, and it was they who “ended up” in chocolate. Everyone else will have to oh how hard it is…
And in more detail about what is happening now in dealer showrooms and what to expect in the near future, our observers tell in the new episode of the podcast of the AvtoVzglyad portal. Stock up on validol and move on as soon as possible through this link there is a sound recording.
The devaluation of the national currency and a significant increase in recycling taxes leave dealers selling foreign cars no chance. They are forced to rewrite the price tags. And what will happen next? Now sales of all cars crossing the border will collapse? Will only Ladas with UAZs remain on the market? Does raising Ultisbory rates only have downsides?
Not really. Yes, thanks to this decision, the volume of “gray” cars will decrease. But cars imported by private traders from warm countries are also disappearing from sale. And such foreign cars are not as “harmless” as they may seem at first glance. Passenger cars, adapted to completely different climatic conditions, are fraught with many unpleasant surprises, which buyers often do not even know about.
Another question is that the share of “parallels” reaches only 14% of the new car market. The vast majority are still “official” cars, many of which go through customs procedures in the same way. They’re not going anywhere, but they’re going to go up in price quite a bit. Have already gone up in price. Moreover, some cunning people rewrote the prices even before the entry into force of the new salvage rates – in the last weeks of July.
Buyers of expensive premium cars have nothing to fear – they will certainly have “extra” hundreds of thousands of rubles for the desired “gulp”. Those who are thinking of buying “our brand” should not worry either. After all, it was the domestic producers who “pushed through” this initiative, and it was they who “ended up” in chocolate. Everyone else will have to oh how hard it is…
And in more detail about what is happening now in dealer showrooms and what to expect in the near future, our observers tell in the new episode of the podcast of the AvtoVzglyad portal. Stock up on validol and move on as soon as possible through this link there is a sound recording.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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