The company "MICARRO SV" is accused of not delivering the vehicles to a group of consumers who had already paid for them.
The consumers "paid large sums of money" to the company Inversiones Latinoamericanas, S.A. de C.V., (COINVERLAT, S.A. de C.V.) and Cristian Javier Pineda Reyes, who operated the company "MICARRO SV", reported the Consumer Defense Office.
Between January and September 2018, in accordance with the behavior reported since last year, 37,078 new vehicles were registered, 13% less than in the same period in 2017.
According to the most recent figures of the General Comptroller, from January to September 2018, 12,938 new automobile type vehicles were registered, 21% less than the 16,299 units registered in the same period of 2017.
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.
From January to June of this year 35,157 new and used vehicles came into the country, registering a fall of 17% compared to the first half of 2017.
According to figures from the Ministry of Finance, between the first half of this year and the same period in 2017, the number of new vehicles imported into the country went down by 14%, going from 28,203 units to 24,395.
In line with the behavior reported since last year, during the first semester, 25,522 new vehicles were registered in Panama, 13% less than in the same period in 2017.
According to the latest data from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, between January and June 2018, 9,012 new vehicles were registered, 21% less than the 11,368 units registered in the same period in 2017.
During the first semester of the year the sale of 108,000 new vehicles was recorded, well above the 67,000 used units sold in the same period.
According to figures from the Superintendency of Tax Administration, between January and June 2017 and the same period of this year, sales of new vehicles went up by 28%, rising from 84,075 units to 107,949 units.
Between January and May of 2018, 21,716 new units were registered in Panama, 12% less than in the same period in 2017, reaffirming the downward trend observed since last year.
The most up-to-date figures from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic show that from January to May 2018, 7,747 new vehicles were registered, 19% less than the 9,549 units registered in the same period in 2017.
Entrepreneurs in the sector have stated that the phenomenon affects Costa Rica exclusively, since at the global level prices of automobile sales are maintaining an upward trajectory.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Finance in Costa Rica, 5,835 new and used units came into the country in the first five months of the year, which represents a 16% drop compared to the same period in 2017.
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.
The union of the sector reported that in 2017 the country bought 99,316 vehicles, 75% of which are used and the remaining 25% corresponded to new units.
According to the Association of Dealers of Vehicle Manufacturers (Acofave), the behavior that has been recorded in the Dominican market is explained by the high tax burden to which new vehicles are subject, which ranges between 50% and 60%.
In 2016 the imported value of spare parts for vehicles totaled $37 million, 9% more than the imports recorded in 2015.
Figures from the information system on the Auto Parts and Accessories Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData
The distributors' association reports a reduction of almost 4% in new vehicle sales for the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2016.
Jean Pierre Devaux, executive director of the Association of Importers and Distributors of Motor Vehicles (Aidva), commented to S21.gt that between January and March of this year"...6 thousand 894 new units have been sold."
In the first quarter, 14,230 new vehicles were registered, 11% less than the 16 thousand registered in the same period last year.
Figures compiled by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic indicate that in March there were 5,462 new vehicles, distributed as follows: 2,075 are automobiles, 219 are luxury cars, 1,853 are SUVs, 83 are minivans, 103 are vans, 777 are pick up trucks, 142 are buses, 181 are trucks and 29 are registered under the category 'Others'.