From the association that brings together the terminals, Adefa, highlighted the good start of 2025. They noted that the decline of exports was due to logistics problems.
With 15 business days of activity, The automotive terminals produced 30,058 units, 20.9 % less than the previous December records and 32.7 % more compared to January of last year When they left the production lines 22,643 units.
In terms of foreign trade, automakers as a whole exported 11,132 units during the first month of the year, which resulted in a decrease of 58.3 % compared to the previous December and a decrease from 27.3 % compared to January 2024.
In wholesale sales, the automotive marketed the 34,089 units in January, 31.1 % below the volume of the previous month and registered an increase of 113.8 % compared to deliveries to the network that took place in January last year.
“ Even with the usual seasonality due to plant stops per vacation, added to the fact that some members are adapting their facilities based on the investment ads they made for the incorporation of new products, January has shown a growth of 32.7 % compared to the last year which allows to foresee a behavior aligned to the growth projections planned for 2025 ”, he said Martín Zuppi, President of the Association of Automotive Factories (ADEFA).
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Continuing with his analysis, the manager highlighted the impact of the measures recently announced by the Economics team. “ We see positive the government’s decision to eliminate distortive taxes and lower the tax burden with the aim of maximizing the performance of industry and economic development at the national level, ”he said, underlining the importance of providing provinces and municipalities with this initiative.
Finally, Zuppi adds that “ With a definite strategy and agenda We will continue working on the continuous improvement of industrial competitiveness, particularly on the tax burden on the production process (Bank Debit and Credit Tax/ Iibb/ Seg Rate. E Hig/ perc. IVO IMPO/ EXPORT RIGHTS, etc.) to strengthen the purely export profile of our industry and make it sustainable in the long term ”.
Source: Ambito
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