Auto dealers and private sellers supplying cars from abroad increased prices by 10%, to solve “socialbites.ca” during a survey of market participants. The interlocutors emphasized that the reason for the change in automobile costs was the strong volatility of the ruble in March-April this year.
“The increase in the exchange rate against the ruble directly affects the price dynamics. When it comes to parallel imports, prices change instantly. Prices have increased by 10% over the past two weeks,” Renat Tyukteev, head of retail sales of the Avilon automobile group, said in an interview with socialbites.ca.
A similar assessment of market prices was given by Dmitry Rogov, the founder of RogovMobil, which specializes in the delivery of cars from South Korea, Japan, Europe and the USA.
“The price of cars brought from abroad has increased in proportion to the depreciation of the ruble, and those that are already in Russia, because if they are sold cheaper, new ones cannot be bought. The dollar increased by 10%, and prices increased by the same amount, ”said Rogov socialbites.ca.
Since the beginning of last month, the Russian currency has lost almost 10% against the US dollar. According to the reports of the Central Bank of Russia, the exchange rate on March 1 was around 74.9 rubles per dollar, while on April 11 it was 82.2 rubles per dollar. In April, the dollar rose by 5 rubles.
Earlier, socialbites.ca wrote that due to the fall in the ruble, Chinese auto companies have increased prices in the Russian Federation. Chery And changan. In this regard, a change in marketing policy is also expected in Russia and Geely.