A few weeks before the end of 2024, an important change in consumption habits of Argentines in terms of mobility: sales of motorcycles are above those of cars.
During 2023, the patenting of cars were 449,438 vehicles and were below the motorcycle segment, which reached 470,691 units for the third consecutive year. In 2021, the first indication had already been seen: motorcycle sales had surpassed car sales, for the first time in Argentina, with 393,000 two-wheeled vehicles and 382,000 four-wheeled vehicles.
The search for more accessible means of transportation It is a consequence of the economic situation
Car prices rose sharply in the first part of the year and at the same rate prices grew. maintenance costs.
This makes motorcycles a more economical option, although if all items are taken, The monthly cost of maintaining them is also high. According to a report prepared by the consulting firm Focus Market for the mobility company DiDi, that cost comes to $146,075 per month.
The study explains that one of the reasons that encourages the purchase of motorcycles, in addition to economic reasons, has to do with the Saving 20% of time in getting around compared to what it takes by car.
Obviously, price is another important reason, since the cost of traveling by motorcycle is 50% cheaper than by car.
25% of Argentines choose this form of mobility to travel to or from train or subway stations, with the travel distance being +5km on average. It is also highly chosen in the event of interruption or congestion of traditional transportation, due to its greater fluidity of movement in the face of these inconveniences.
The fuel cost of a motorcycle
The study took as parameters the fuel expense of a person who travels to work from Capital-West to Microcentro from Monday to Friday, and on weekends they use it to travel socially.
It was calculated that a medium motorcycle consumes 3 liters of gasoline every 100 km, so for that trip (about 22 km round trip), at 0.66 liters of super gasoline per day ($1,077 per liter in November), there is a total of $21,325 per month.
The expense of sure which covers theft and fire, is $28,000 per month, and if you hire a garage at home or at work, an approximate amount of $60,000 per month should be calculated.
The patent is $33,000, and is paid every 4 months, an approximate of $8,250 per month and close to $100,000 annually.
We must also consider a scheduled service that is performed approximately every 3,000km traveled with a price of $90,000, and if 3 annual services are performed ($270,000), it would be an approximate expense of $22,500 per month. On the other hand, taking the motorcycle to a car wash requires approximately $6,000.
In this way, the monthly maintenance cost of a motorcycle in 2024 totals up to approximately $146,075, which represented a year-on-year increase of 175% when in 2023 it had a cost of $52,900.
Motorcycle prices have suffered a year-on-year increase of up to 194%, as in the case of the Gilera Smash 110Vs, which in 2023 had a price of $537,000, and in October 2024 it has a price of $1,578,638.
Source: Ambito
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