Argentine entrepreneur, categorical: “Import US cars is safer and more reliable than bringing them from China”

The arrival of Tesla Cybertruck The country revived the debate on the business of the Import of high -end vehicles and electric. With the opening generated by the regulatory changes in the Traffic Law, more and more companies see an opportunity in bringing exclusive models directly from the United States, a market considered more stable in matters of homologation, software and guarantees.

Within that framework, the country commanded by Donald Trump, He has intensified his support for Argentina in various strategic fields, with the aim of counteracting the growing influence of China in the country.

In dialogue with scope, Málek Fara, owner of Black Sapphireexplained that the Import of American cars is “safer and more reliable” than resorting to units from China. “The best we can bring is an American vehicle, and that is what we do. The Tesla we offer are from the US market; those of Chinese origin can be cheaper, but they have software risks.”he said.

Regarding the arrival of CybertruckFara stressed that it is a symbolic fact: “It represents the success of the deep modification to the Traffic Law that was implemented in March. The figure of the importing representative was eliminated, which opened the possibility that both legal and physical persons process homologations. This unlocking a monopoly system and opened the door to competition and innovation. ”

The businessman confirmed that The first two units were sold in just 24 hours, while there are four more on the way: two 4×4 cybertruck of 600 horses and two cyberbeast, the most powerful version with three engines, 830 horses and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds. The price is between US $ 250,000 YU $ S300,000.

In addition, he stressed that The Black Sapphire differential is in the post -sales and technical service. “If there was any inconvenience, we responded the same or better than an official guarantee, even bringing abroad technicians in 48 hours. Today the client is demanding and our compliance standard is the highest. ”

Tax decline and Chinese irruption in the Argentine automotive market

On the other hand, Fara also denied that there has been a Tax decline: “That was a media title. What happened was an adaptation to the new exchange scheme. We continue paying historical taxes: VAT, gross income, luxury tax, statistical rate. There are no special benefits for cars such as Cybertruck. ”

Likewise, the businessman was categorical about the emergence of Chinese brands: “They will saturate the market. There will be price distortion and a lot of disparate quality. It is not a profitable business for us to compete there.”

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The Yoyo Pro of US $25,900.

Finally, he stressed that Black Sapphire also imports the Hammer EB of 1,000 horses and the Yoyo Pro of US $ 25,900, with more than 20 units sold, and said they evaluate to add Rivian. “The exotic, the new and the disruptive is what generates interest. With the Cybertruck We achieve that: mark a before and after in the Argentine market. ”