The new car market is experiencing an unprecedented decline and used car sales, on the other hand, have increased against this backdrop. But here, too, rather ambiguous trends have emerged. What happens to this difficult segment of the car market and where to look for good cars, Igor Shagapov, a professional car selector, told the oldest car publication Za Rulem.
Igor Shagapov, host of the YouTube channel “Autopicker’s Tips”:
– Now sales have fallen due to the announced mobilization, but the market is alive and people are increasingly looking for worthy options for three or five years on popular ads, Avito Auto or Autocode Search.
In sales, those who sell unpopular makes and models have problems. The cars that are hard to sell under normal circumstances are now hanging on bulletin boards for months.
According to Autocode, the least popular cars right now are premium brands.
Prices for several “luxury” models have been frozen or significantly reduced – from 5 to 10% compared to January 2022.
Almost all car owners had problems with repairs due to rising spare parts prices (30-50% on average for European car brands, 15-30% for Asian). Some spare parts cannot be ordered at all, or the waiting time for part delivery is more than 2-3 months. Problems arise with the supply of original spare parts and good replacements for European production.
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