Cars: despite market decline, 0km imports grow 7%

The information released by the dealership association (TO FACE) Last Friday showed that, in the accumulated of the year, the Car registrations fell 22.1% compared to the same period in 2023.

This information reflects a lower demand in the general marketbut it contrasts with what happens if the volume of imports is analyzed.

In the same period, purchases of vehicles abroad grew 6.7%. That is, while general sales decline, those of imported vehicles grow.

This is due to the effect of the removal of restrictions that existed for import 0km (and other products) until Last December 10th.

With the arrival of Javier Mileithe obstacles were released and today the limitation that exists to import has not to do with bureaucratic issues but with market (low demand and high prices, largely due to high tax pressure) and of financing.

Now Imports made are paid within 180 days, which is when the Central Bank releases the dollars at the official price. Next week the first six months of this system will be completed and they will begin to be implemented. pay the first imports that were made since December 10

That is why, although brands are importing more, they are not doing so in large quantities, but the growth is noticeable.

So far this year, 63,817 units were imported against 152,339 total patents. This represents the 40% of 0km imported. He 2023 ended with less than 30%.

If the import is analyzed by brands, Toyota leads foreign car revenues in May with 3,133 units of a total of 8,818 0km that entered the country.

The data arises from the figures handled by the SIOMAA, the statistics department of the dealership association (ACARA), to which he had access Ambit.

In reality these are nationalizations. That is, vehicles that were able to arrive in the country in recent weeks or were in the port of Zárate before and were entered last month.

The second brand with the most nationalizations was Volkswagen with 1,719 units. It follows ford with 1,412.

As for the most imported models, the first place is occupied by the Toyota Yaris, with 1,225 entries. Second also a model from the Japanese brand: the Corolla Cross with 1,158 and third place went to Ford Maverick, with 880 vehicles. Meanwhile, fourth place was occupied by Volkswagen Polo, with 801 units.

With this model, a curiosity arose since, although it was not the most imported, it does lead the general ranking if taken by version.

The VW Polo Track MSI MT was the most imported car version with 677 units. It reaches a total of 801 units with 68 units of the Polo MSI and 56 of the Polo Highline.

In this way, the Polo Track displaces the Yaris already Corolla Cross that distributed the imports in several versions. Six for the Yaris and six also for the Corolla Cross. The most imported hatchback that arrives from Brazil was the XS 1.5 6M/T, with 431 vehicleswhile that of Corolla Cross was the SEG HEV 1.8 ECVT. But both versions lagged behind each other,

For example, the second most imported in May was the version of Ford Maverick Lariat 2.0L 4×4 AT, with 444 units. Third place was occupied by Volkswagen T-Cross 170TSI MTwith 441. It was the only version of this model that entered in May.

Only later, in fourth place, does the first Yaris, the already mentioned XS 1.5 6M/T.

They follow another Ford Maverickthe XLT 2.0L 4×2 AT, with 395 vehicles, and then the Ford Bronco Sport Wildtrack 2.0L, with 355 units.

Then ten different versions of Corolla Cross, Yaris and Corolla until recently, after that round, a Volkswagen Nivus appears.