From January to November 2019, Central American countries imported $72 million in car batteries from Mexico, 2% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2018.
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In the first six months of the year, the countries of the region imported $111 million in vehicle batteries, 6% more than in the same period of 2018.
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Variation in Regional Imports Between the first half of 2018 and the same period in 2019, the value of car batteries imported into Central America registered an increase from $105 million to $111 million.
From January to June 2019, companies from Central American countries imported new tires for $221 million, a figure 3% higher than that reported in the same period in 2018.
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Excel Automotriz opened a new service center of 2 thousand square meters, at kilometer 126.5 of the highway to the Atlantic in Rio Hondo, Zacapa.
Company executives informed that in the new service center there will be maintenance and repair of vehicles, and also sell different types of spare parts.
In 2018, the region imported parts and vehicle spare parts for a sum close to $1.1 billion, of which 65% were purchased by companies in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama.
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In the first nine months of 2018, the region imported parts and vehicle spare parts worth nearly $830 million, and 49% were bought by Guatemalan and Panamanian companies.
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In Guatemala, Excel Automotriz announced that it will launch four automotive parts stores, three of which will be in the metropolitan area and one in the department of Quetzaltenango.
The company announced that the sales points that will open in the metropolitan area will be in Roosevelt Road, Concepcion County and Pradera. The fourth store will be in the western part of the country, in the department of Quetzaltenango.
In the first six months of 2018, the region imported vehicle parts and spare parts worth nearly $560 million, 4% more than it purchased in the same period in 2017.
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In the first nine months of 2018, Central American countries imported from Mexico $59 million in car batteries, 7% more than what was purchased in the same period of 2017.
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In the region there are about 15,000 lubrication centers, spare parts stores and auto mechanics workshops, and about 65% of the stores are in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.
An analysis compiled by the Trade Intelligence area at CentralAmericaData provides interesting results on where and who are the stores that provide services related to the automotive sector in Central America.
The region imported vehicle parts and spare parts for about $270 million in the first three months of the year, and 65% was purchased by companies in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama.
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In 2017, the regional spare parts and auto parts market registered a 5% compared to the same period in 2016, motorcycles numbers remain unchanged, and imports of new tires went down 4%.
Data from the interactive report "Automotive market in Central America" compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.
In 2017 imports of vehicle parts in Guatemala totaled approximately $306 million, which represents an increase of 4% compared to the previous year.
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In 2017, the region imported close to $1.1 billion worth of spare parts and vehicles, 5% more than was bought in 2016.
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In Guatemala, a tender is being launched for a service of preventive, and corrective maintenance, and use of tow truck for automotive vehicles belonging to the INDE, its companies and dependencies.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7267479:
"The offeror must have their own workshops to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance services in Guatemala City, Quetzaltenango, Chiquimula or Zacapa, Cobán and Escuintla.In addition they must have their own mobile units in order to cover emergencies that may arise in the fleet throughout the country.