While the region has generally shown an upward trend in the marketing of vehicles, mainly new ones, the characteristics of each of the countries, particularly with regard to access to bank credit, makes the behavior of the auto market different in each.

For example, while distribution companies in Costa Rica say that 2014 was a good year for the sale of luxury vehicles, in Nicaragua this market segment had the worst performance,explained Lorena Ochoa, CEO of Bavarian Group in Nicaragua, in an article on Revistamyt.com.

"... Despite the low indicated by Ochoa, between January and May this year the Nicaraguan market has grown 15% compared with the same period last year, leading dealers to estimate a sale of 16,000 units in 2015. "

"... The picture has visions found in Costa Rica. On the one hand, James Aizenman, director of Danissa Group is optimistic about 2015 and expects more than 15% growth with sales of more than 6000 units of Nissan and 600 Audi. On the other hand, Jesus Castro, CEO of Purdy Motor, has a more reserved view of 2015 and predicts a slight reduction at the end of the fiscal year in September. "

Source: Revistamyt.com

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