At the end of the first half of 2019, 8% of the units on the streets of Central America were Honda, 7% Nissan, and 6% Hyundai, while Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Kia, Mazda and Ford made up 20% of the total.
The report "Vehicular Fleet in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData gathers the most updated information on the automotive market in Central American countries.
From January to March 2019, Central American imports of motorcycles totaled $103 million, and purchases from companies in India decreased by 19% over the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
In recent years, the number of motorcycles in Guatemala has increased by 13%, from 1.33 million units registered in July 2017 to 1.5 million reported in the same month in 2019.
According to data from the Tax Registry of Vehicles of the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT), up to July 2019 the country's active vehicle fleet registered 3.76 million units, of which 40% corresponded to motorcycle type vehicles.
In 2018, the number of units circulating at the national level reached 4.35 million, a figure 6% higher than that reported in 2017, mainly because of the increase in the registration of motorcycles and automobiles.
The data correspond to the report "Vehicle Park 2019", which details the figures and characteristics of vehicles circulating in the Dominican Republic at the end of December 2018.
In the first quarter of the year, 43% of the vehicles circulating in the countries of the region were automobiles, 17% corresponded to light load units and 7% to heavy load vehicles.
Data from the report "Vehicular Fleet in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, detail different characteristics of the vehicles circulating in the streets of Central American countries.
The Yamaha distributor in Costa Rica invested $5 million in the construction of a 4,000-square-meter building with a sales room, workshop and a parts store.
Lutz Hermanos y Compañía, distributor of the aforementioned motorcycle brand, inaugurated its new building in front of Capris, in La Uruca, San José.
In the first nine months of 2018, companies in the region imported motorcycles for $301 million, 4% more than the amount reported in the same period of 2017.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
Slightly more than 40% of the motorcycles that circulate in the provinces of the South American country correspond to the brands Corven, Yamaha, Bajaj, Keller and Motomel.
Data from the report "Motorcycle Fleet in Argentina up to 2018", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, provides details on the characteristics of the different motorcycles that travel through the streets of the country.
More than four million motorcycles are in circulation throughout the North American country, of which 45% are in the states of Mexico, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Michoacan and Quintana Roo.
Data from the report "Vehicle Fleet in Mexico 2018" compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides details on the characteristics of the different vehicles that transit the streets of Central American countries.
In Costa Rica, the average premium for Compulsory Automobile Insurance for 2019 was approved to increase by 12.5% with respect to current rates.
After requests made by the National Insurance Institute (INS) to the General Superintendence of Insurance (Sugese), it was reported that the increase was approved, so private vehicles will pay ¢22.192 ($35) for the insurance premium next year.
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