During the first quarter of 2021, the largest importer in Central America was Guatemala with $14 million, the main supplier was Japan with 47.6% of the market.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
Between the first four-month period of 2020 and the same period of 2021, vehicle sales in the local market increased by 20%, a rise that is largely explained by the behavior of marketed units of cars and SUVs.
The Office of the General Comptroller of the Republic reported that between April 2020 and the same month of 2021, the number of new units registered in the country increased 2,634%, going from 117 to 3,199.
From January to June 2020, Central American countries imported light duty trucks for $67 million, and 64% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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From January to September 2019, the countries of the region imported light trucks for $123 million, and 53% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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Consistent with the behavior reported in recent years, between January and November 2018, 45,898 new vehicles were registered in Panama, 13% less than in the same period in 2017.
The latest report of the General Comptroller of the Republic details that from January to November 2018, 15,946 new vehicles were registered, 21% less than the 20,212 units registered in the same period of 2017.
In the first three months of 2018, countries in the region imported $52 million worth of light cargo trucks, 12% more than was reported in the same period last year.
Figures from the information system on the Light Truck Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
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.
Following the downward trend that has been observed for several months, 12,617 units were registered in the first quarter, 11% less than was reported in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the Comptroller General of the Republic show that in the first quarter of 2018, 4,548 new vehicles were registered, 22% less than the 5,790 units registered in the same month in 2017.
Following the downward trend seen since last year in Panama, in February 3,846 units were registered, 19% less than the amount reported in the same month in 2017.
Figures from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic detail that in the second month of 2018, 1,335 new vehicles were registered, 33% less than the 1,999 units registered in the same month in 2017.
The union of vehicle distributors projects better results in the second semester than those obtained between January and June, closing the year 2017 with 19,000 units sold.
At the Andiva Motor Show 2018, which begins today in Managua, the Nicaraguan Association of Automotive Vehicle Distributors (Andiva) plans to sell between 1,800 and 2,000 units.
In 2016, countries in the region imported $199 million worth of light-duty trucks, which is 21% more than in the previous year.
Figures from the Information System on the Market for LightDuty Trucks in Central America compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]