Cars: March price increases are below inflation

With extralarge weekend, the Automotive market March began, operationally, today. For the two recent holidays, in terms of business days, it will be shorter than February.

For that reason, a volume of patents of cars Very similar to the last month, above 40,000 units.

The market today has its peculiarities. Some brands have stock for demandwhile others (Fiat, Peugeot or Renault) are more tight.

After all Changes in prices That there were at this beginning of the year, with some models that came down for the tax remove and others that were maintained, forced by that situation, March seems a more normal month in commercial matters.

The first data show that the price policy is quite aligned.

Toyota It was the first automaker to communicate to the network the new list. It is common for the Japanese terminal to mark the market rhythm on this issue.

The model that increased the most is SW4, with a 2% increase. The Hiace rose 1.3%, Corolla and Yaris adjusted 1.1%and Corolla Cross and Hilux (the best selling model of the brand), 1%.

Volkswagen applied a 1% increase throughout its range. In this beginning of the year, the German automaker leads sales over the Japanese. Renault He made an update of just over 1% on average. Ford It had an adjustment that reaches 2% in some models.

There are still general marks that did not communicate to their network the prices of March.

General Motors applied rises and low in its models: Onix increased 1% in the LT version, 1.6% in RS and LTZ AT, and Premier 4.8%. Tracker had a decline between 4 and 5%. Pickup S10 rose 0.9% in WT 4×2 MT, and 0.8% in WT 4×4 Mt. The wt4x4 at was launched And finally a decrease of -3.4% in the S10 HC. Montana 1.5%; Spin, 1% and Silverado, 5.4%.

In the case of Slingthe ZR-V and the CR-V have an adjustment of just over 1%. The HR-V remained unchanged.

What is seen from the March settings is that they are all operating below inflation and, in general, quite in line with the rhythm of CRAWLING PEG that the government arranged to devalue the 1% monthly weight. Before it was 2%.

Anyway, the most important thing is what happens with transaction prices.

In most models there are discounts on the list price that, in reality, impacts those who signed savings plans.

Anyway, the market is very dynamic and the value is determined by supply and demand.

There are cases, such as Renault, which reduced the bonuses that he was applying to his commercial network of some models.