Survived: The Russians can’t afford to even buy a used car
- May 24, 2022
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A survey by the AvtoVzglyad portal revealed the percentage of Russian motorists who cannot buy new vehicles even on the secondary market. Perhaps at the beginning of March
A survey by the AvtoVzglyad portal revealed the percentage of Russian motorists who cannot buy new vehicles even on the secondary market.
Perhaps at the beginning of March this year there would not have been a car owner in Russia who had not been aware of the insane price increases for both new and used cars in the domestic market. However, since then a lot of time has passed, the situation has begun to become more or less certain. Moreover, no matter how the majority of players in the Russian car market try to keep prices for cars at the maximum level, the reality is slowly gripping them.
Both “overbidding” cars and car dealers are being forced to pay back taxes and employee salaries, as well as pay utility bills. To pay for anything, they are all now forced to lower the prices of the cars they sell (both used and new) so that at least someone buys something from them for real money.
So, according to the AvtoVzglyad portal, some official dealers of Korean brands began to actively “drop in price”, selling cars even cheaper than the recommended retail price (RRP). The automatic transmission Kia Ceed SW Prestige 1.6, initially sold for 2.85 million rubles, can eventually find an owner for 2.15 million rubles. That’s 300,000 rubles lower than the suggested retail price and 700,000 rubles cheaper than the “salon” price tag. About the same picture can be seen in the used car market, with the difference that there is no infamous suggested retail price. The process has begun, so to speak.
However, to the level that millions of Russians could do now, current prices are still going up and down. This truth is perfectly illustrated by a survey recently held among its readers by the AvtoVzglyad portal. We asked them a question: How much are you willing to buy a used car today? More than 2,500 people agreed to answer it. In addition, the vast majority, 51% (1291 respondents), indicated that they are not ready to buy a car at all right now. Another 36% of respondents (921 people) are willing to scrape together no more than 1 million rubles for a new “used” car. This means that a total of 87% of the participants in the survey do not have the money to purchase vehicles in more or less good condition.
An exhaustive picture. With it in front of our eyes, the data on the choice of the other respondents could not have been provided. But still, we must point out that only 6% of respondents (154 people) could consider buying a car at a price of less than 1.5 million rubles. And about 3% of the responses were for those who were able to “shopping” with a car worth up to 2 million rubles and up to 2.5 million rubles, respectively.
If you remember that now a brand new, but primitive in design LADA Granta in the salon of an official dealer costs at least 1.5 million rubles, it will become clear: the appetite of both used car dealers and Novya sellers has yet to fall and fall. – while the price tags in car dealerships will not begin to meet the demand for solvents from the Russians.
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Perhaps at the beginning of March this year there would not have been a car owner in Russia who had not been aware of the insane price increases for both new and used cars in the domestic market. However, since then a lot of time has passed, the situation has begun to become more or less certain. Moreover, no matter how the majority of players in the Russian car market try to keep prices for cars at the maximum level, the reality is slowly gripping them.
Both “overbidding” cars and car dealers are being forced to pay back taxes and employee salaries, as well as pay utility bills. To pay for anything, they are all now forced to lower the prices of the cars they sell (both used and new) so that at least someone buys something from them for real money.
So, according to the AvtoVzglyad portal, some official dealers of Korean brands began to actively “drop in price”, selling cars even cheaper than the recommended retail price (RRP). The automatic transmission Kia Ceed SW Prestige 1.6, initially sold for 2.85 million rubles, can eventually find an owner for 2.15 million rubles. That’s 300,000 rubles lower than the suggested retail price and 700,000 rubles cheaper than the “salon” price tag. About the same picture can be seen in the used car market, with the difference that there is no infamous suggested retail price. The process has begun, so to speak.
However, to the level that millions of Russians could do now, current prices are still going up and down. This truth is perfectly illustrated by a survey recently held among its readers by the AvtoVzglyad portal. We asked them a question: How much are you willing to buy a used car today? More than 2,500 people agreed to answer it. In addition, the vast majority, 51% (1291 respondents), indicated that they are not ready to buy a car at all right now. Another 36% of respondents (921 people) are willing to scrape together no more than 1 million rubles for a new “used” car. This means that a total of 87% of the participants in the survey do not have the money to purchase vehicles in more or less good condition.
An exhaustive picture. With it in front of our eyes, the data on the choice of the other respondents could not have been provided. But still, we must point out that only 6% of respondents (154 people) could consider buying a car at a price of less than 1.5 million rubles. And about 3% of the responses were for those who were able to “shopping” with a car worth up to 2 million rubles and up to 2.5 million rubles, respectively.
If you remember that now a brand new, but primitive in design LADA Granta in the salon of an official dealer costs at least 1.5 million rubles, it will become clear: the appetite of both used car dealers and Novya sellers has yet to fall and fall. – while the price tags in car dealerships will not begin to meet the demand for solvents from the Russians.
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Source: Avto Vzglyad
I’m Sandra Torres, a passionate journalist and content creator. My specialty lies in covering the latest gadgets, trends and tech news for Div Bracket. With over 5 years of experience as a professional writer, I have built up an impressive portfolio of published works that showcase my expertise in this field.
