In 2024, car prices in Russia may increase at the rate of inflation. In this respect reports It’s about the editor-in-chief of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, “Behind the Wheel” Maxim Kadakov. He also noted that dealers have accumulated a large number of unsold cars and now is a good time to buy a car.
“Not many cars were sold as stock. According to expert estimates, this is about 200 thousand cars. So who will buy these cars? And no one knows yet how quickly they will be elected. Cars are now sold at a discount and it is clear that demand cannot keep up with supply. Of course, cars will not get cheaper in the future. Now is the time to buy. “At least within a year, their prices will rise to the level of inflation,” Kadakov said.
It happened before that knownIt was stated that in January 2024, new passenger vehicle stocks in the warehouses of major Russian dealers reached the highest level since the beginning of 2022.
For example, the Rolf company has 4.5 thousand cars in its warehouse against 4.2 thousand and 4.3 thousand cars in 2022 and 2023, respectively. The overstock is due to Chinese automakers trying to load dealer warehouses to the maximum by the end of 2023. The stock of such machines reaches two months’ sales volume.
It will take a few months for dealers to sell their excess cars. At the same time, sellers will have to give discounts to buyers.
Previously reportedHe said that dealers started to give discounts on cars worth 300 thousand rubles due to clogging of warehouses.