In the countries of Central America, more than 21 million people are looking to buy a vehicle online, and of this consumer segment, close to 4% explore options for acquiring a Suzuki brand car.
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In the first half of 2017, the Treasury department recorded the entry of 27,315 units, 10% less than the 30,290 registered in the same period last year.
Although several vehicle distribution agencies claim to have recorded increases in their sales during the first half of the year, in general the market has decelerated compared to the same period in 2016.
The union of vehicle dealers reported that the brands Toyota, Hyundai and Kia led sales in the country, with 35,000 units sold in 2016.
Figures from the Association of Automobile Dealers in Panama (ADAP) indicate that these three brands are the most commonly traded in the country. Capital.com.pa indicates that the Toyota brand"... leads the list with 42,249 vehicles sold in the last three years. In 2014 14,223 cars were sold and although in 2015 there was a drop in sales (13,642) they rebounded in 2016 and 14,384 cars were sold."
In December 2015, 22% of the vehicles circulating in the countries of the region were between 1 and 5 years old, and 19% were between 6 and 10 years old.
The report "Vehicular Fleet in Central America in 2015," compiled by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData com details the age of vehicles circulating in the countries in Central America.
Of all vehicles circulating in the country at the end of 2015, 63% were automobiles, 19% motorcycles, 13% light duty vehicles and 3% heavy load vehicles.
Figures from the report "Vehicular Fleet in Central America" prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.com, indicate that 1.3 million vehicles were in circulation up to December 2015, of which 63% were cars.
In the first quarter of the year,14,891 new cars were sold, which is 1,298 more than in the same period last year.
It is expected that this year the growth rate will be maintained and will rise above the 7% increase that was reported in 2014, when 60,000 new cars were sold during the year.
In 2014 60.304 new vehicles were sold, 7% more than in 2013, with Toyota, Hyundai and KIA being the top of the list of best selling brands.
According to the Automobile Dealers Association of Panama (ADAP), sales projections for 2014 were for 58,000 units, however, with the Panama Motor Show sales surpassed 60,000 units. It is expected that for 2015 growth will be around 2% to 4%.
In the first eight months of the year car sales increased by 5% compared to the same period last year, a rate which is less than the growth in previous months.
The speed of growth in car sales in Panama continues to decline. Between January and August 38,034 vehicles were sold, which is just over the 36,190 units sold in the same period in 2013, according to data from the Association of Automobile Dealers in Panama (Adap).
In the first seven months of this year 33,245 new vehicles were sold, which is 4.7% more than in the same period last year, with Toyota, Hyundai and Kia's being the best-selling brands.
During the first seven months of this year 33,245 new vehicles were sold in the country, 4.7% more than the 31,745 units sold between January and July 2013, maintaining the dynamism of previous months.
In the first four months of the year 18,000 new cars were sold, 10% more than in the same period in 2013.
With the sale of 4,797 new vehicles between January and April 2014, Toyota ranks as the best-selling car brand in the country. In second place is Hyundai, with 3,245 units and in in third place Kia, with 2,917 vehicles sold.
In 2013 61.815 vehicles entered the country having a total value of $540 million, with Toyota, Kia and Honda being the three most imported brands.
In 2013 vehicle imports into Guatemala fell by 5.5% compared to total imports in 2012, going from $570 million to $540 million (CIF value), according to a report prepared by the Department of Commercial Intelligence at CentralAmericaDATA.COM.
Between 2009 and 2013 the number of Chinese vehicles in the Costa Rican Public Registry multiplied by 9.
In the last five years, Chinese vehicles went from 0.3% of new cars registered in the country to 2.2% in 2013, according to the National Registry Office.
Between January and October 2013 car dealers sold 46,983 new vehicles, more than the 6,379 cars sold in the same period of 2012.
The top selling brands include Hyundai, Toyota and Kia. The first had a growth of 9% between January and October, while Toyota and Kia sales increased by 23% and 35% respectively, compared with the previous year.
Between January and July 2013 car dealerships sold 31,745 new cars while in the same period of 2012 the figure was 27,142.
The statistics were supplied by the Automobile Dealers Association of Panama (ADAP). During the first months of 2013 more than 4,603 cars were sold than in the same period in 2012.
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