Between July and October 2020, the number of people in Panama looking for vehicle transmission repair services online increased by 71%, and the number of Salvadoran consumers who explored options for auto glass repair increased by 60%.
CentralAmericaData's interactive platform, Consumer Insights, monitors in real time changes in consumer habits in all markets in the region and in other Latin American countries, with fundamental information to understand their behavior, new trends and anticipate eventual changes in their purchase patterns.
The sharp drop expected in the income of centers dedicated to providing general mechanical services for cars and trucks in Central America will be mainly explained by the drop in demand from end consumers and bus rental companies.
The "Information System for the Impact Analysis of Covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, measures the impact that the crisis will have on companies according to their sector or economic activity, taking into consideration various scenarios for the coming months.
In Guatemala, the supply and installation of machinery and equipment for the specialty of automotive technology, for several training centers of Intecap, is tendered.
Providing in-home maintenance service, enabling more service centers in strategic locations and providing payment facilities to customers are part of the changes being implemented by vehicle agencies to increase their revenue.
The maintenance service through mobile service stations is one of the trends that is taking hold in Costa Rica, as the country's road conditions make it increasingly difficult for customers to move their vehicles to a service station.
A training center is planned to be built in the municipality of Totonicapán, Guatemala, which will have workshops on electricity, industrial maintenance, multifunctional and vehicle technology.
The Technical Institute for Training and Productivity (Intecap) presented to the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "Construction of Totonicapán Training Center".
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.
In Costa Rica there are about 4,600 lubricant centers and auto mechanic workshops in operation, of which 24% are located in the cantons of San José, Alajuela and Cartago.
Analysis carried out by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData shows interesting results regarding the location of automotive workshops and lubrication centers in Costa Rica.
The Technical Institute for Training and Productivity is putting out to tender the construction of a training center in the municipality of Villa Nueva, department of Guatemala.
The state insurer plans to invest just over $10 million in the construction of nine vehicle repair shops in different areas of the country.
The plan by the National Institute of Insurance (INS) is to stop using the network of external workshops to review and repair vehicles of its policyholders.
A proposal has been made to build a maintenance workshop for commercial aircraft in an area of 8 hectares in the Enrique Jimenez airport, with an investment of $35 million.
The project was proposed to Tocumen SA by a foreign company, and the proposal has already been presented to the Board of Directors of Tocumen, and "the proponent is expected to close the financing stage in order to make progress 'as soon as possible'".
The Municipality of the Central District is putting out to tender construction of a yard area for parking and maintenance of buses in the BTR system.
The Municipality of the Central District (CDMA), is inviting eligible bidders to submit sealed bids for the construction of a yard for parking and workshop for maintenance of buses in the BRT system in an area measuring 12,550 square meters located between the second and third entrance of the John F. Kennedy colony in Tegucigalpa.
The Ministry of Finance in El Salvador is putting out to tender the service of preventive and corrective maintenance for its fleet of vehicles.
The purpose of the tender is to contract out preventive and corrective maintenance for the vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Finance in El Salvador. The contract is for a maintenance service for one hundred and eighty-three (183) vehicles.
Codaca Group, distributor of Hino brand trucks, made the investment for the upgrade of its facilities in San Pedro Sula.
The group's executive chairman, Manuel Siekavizza said during the opening ceremony for the new works, that they have increased their workforce to 140 people.
Investing in and maintaining an in-company workshop is expensive, but when the fleet size is large, the reduction in maintenance and repair costs can justify it.
This is the experience of Coca Cola Femsa in Costa Rica, which is performing preventive and corrective maintenance, and technical reviews of the 450 vehicles in its fleet in its own automotive workshop.
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