During the first eight months of 2018, 33,343 new vehicles were registered, 13% less than in the same period of 2017, according to the behavior reported since last year.
The latest figures from the General Comptroller's Office show that from January to August 2018, 11,767 new car-type vehicles were registered, 20% less than the 14,643 units registered in the same period in 2017.
During the first seven months of 2018, 28,959 new vehicles were registered, 14% less than in the same period in 2017, aggravating the behavior that has been reported since last year.
According to the latest report from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, from January to July 2018, 10,205 new vehicles were registered, 22% less than the 13,048 units registered in the same period in 2017.
Between January and August this year, 43,976 new vehicles were registered in the country, almost 8% more than in the same period in 2015.
Of the total number of vehicles registered during the first eight months of the year, 41% were regular cars, 29% were SUVs, and 15% Pick ups, according to figures from the Office of the Comptroller General of Colombia.
In the first half of the year registration of vehicles grew by 7%, driven by registrations of SUV vehicles, which grew by 18% and by pickup trucks, which grew by 35%.
Data from the Comptroller General of the Republic showed that in the first half of the year 33,164 vehicles were registered, of which 13,877 were regular cars, 1,424 were luxury cars, 9,568 SUVs and 5,111 pick ups,In addition about 2700 buses, trucks and other vehicles were registered.
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.
The first months of 2014 show that the industry is recovering from the decline in sales in 2012/2013 caused by the entry into force of the first registration tax.
An article in Prensalibre.com reports that José Javier Casas, general maanger of Cofino Stahl and president of the Union of Motor Vehicle Importers (Aidva) noted that "... In 2013 25,789 units were sold, in 2012 27,028 were sold; however, we predict that this year will close with an increase of 10%. According to Casas, this would mean about 30 thousand units being sold. Is expected that this will be achieved in the medium term and that they will beat the record of 2007, when 36,000 new cars were sold. "