Currently, the average engine size of new cars sold in Guatemala is 1,485 cc, while in 2011, the average size was around 1,625 cc.
Figures from CentralAmericaData's report entitled "Central American Vehicle Park" show that between 2011 and 2017, the average engine size of the vans sold in Guatemala was also reduced, as in 2011 average engine capacity was 2,962 cc, while in 2017 this figure is around 2,419 cc.
Insecurity has meant an increase n the number of firms in the industry, and now they are focusing not only on the segment with the highest purchasing power, but on a new growing market consisting of traders and business managers.
Between $12 thousand and $40 thousand is the cost of amour plating a car in El Salvador, where growing insecurity has resulted in the emergence of a new market segment. These people, who along with families and business groups from the highest socioeconomic status in the country who have always used bullet proofing services, are business owners, business managers, farmers and politicians who are now choosing to protect their cars.
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Upon growing insecurity and violent crime in the region, the protection offered by bullet-proof cars is sought more and more.
According to the report by Fernando Quiñónez in Siglo XXI, "The insecurity that Guatemalans perceive and that of some foreigners in their countries of origin has caused an increase in the demand for cars with the bullet-proof option."