socialbites.ca, which has many offers for the sale of new cars imported from Middle East countries to Russia, drew attention on free classified ads sites. Models on sale, not available on the Russian market, in particular Toyota 4Runner SUVs, as well as sanctions EU, USA and Japan.
Representatives of car dealerships interviewed by socialbites.ca, which offer to order cars from the UAE and Dubai, say that the bans have not yet affected private exports. At the same time, there is a serious demand for such machines in the market.
The company “Mosavtodealer”, specializing in the supply of cars for orders from abroad, told “socialbites.ca” that the increase in the flow of customers is currently facilitated by the depreciation of currencies and a certain adaptation to current conditions.
“In a typical month, a manager has up to 10 contracts for cars, now – 7-8. In such cases, this is very good, people are starting to become more active, ”a representative of the car dealership tells socialbites.ca.
According to him, Russians from Arab countries, including the UAE and Dubai, mainly bring models that are not represented on the Russian market, in particular, Toyota 4Runner SUVs.
There is also a steady demand for sports cars.
“Japanese SUVs like the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 are 20-30% cheaper in the Middle East than the actual offers for these cars available in Russia. You can get such a new car from Emirates on a turnkey basis in Moscow for about 9-10 million rubles,” he summed up.
The agent estimates the cost of choosing, checking, and documenting a car at $1,000. Shipping by sea via European countries – Germany and Lithuania payable separately.
The advantage of the Middle Eastern markets in brokerage companies is the availability of these models that are not represented in Russia, as well as a wider choice of machine configurations, including the simplest. The cars sold there are closer to American specifications.
“We bring the cars ourselves, not just on order.
Mostly “Japanese” are brought to Russia from Dubai – Toyota, Mitsubishi,
Including models not sold in Russia,” Stanislav Kotov, head of the DubiCar showroom, tells socialbites.ca. “In addition, the cars are offered there with a wider range of equipment.”
According to him, the cost of delivering a car from Dubai to Russia will cost the customer $ 2,700, to speed up the process (about 3 days), another $ 300 to 600 will have to be paid for brokerage services during customs clearance. The buyer can deal with the design and independently, but he believes that in this case there is a risk of delaying the procedure.
“We no longer carry cars with a 10% down payment because negative symptoms arose when customers began to doubt the purchase upon arrival.
Now the car initially goes under the customer.
We work with several salons in the UAE, the car dealership issues an invoice, the customer registers the car, we pick it up and load it on the ferry.” Kotov describes the purchase procedure.
Then the car is delivered to Russia – it takes about 35-39 days.
Antiquarian Automobiles company, which also offers similar services, offers to organize the payment process for a car by converting rubles to dollars or euros through Armenia and Kazakhstan. It is assumed that the vehicle will be purchased by an intermediary company acting on the basis of a commission agreement at the place of export and customs clearance will be done in Kazakhstan or Armenia.
what are the risks
Transactions involving intermediaries require the buyer to be careful and can turn into a significant risk for himself, especially if a car is purchased on behalf of a citizen of a foreign state at a car dealership, warns the head of the Avtocriminalist expert. center Maxim Shelkov.
“Exactly, you have to understand that under the promised payment, they will not agree to bring such a car.
You will be offered to make an advance payment to Shelkov socialbites.ca, most likely, at best, the face value of the car. “And there can be problems at this stage, especially if we’re talking about buying cars remotely.”
The intermediary receiving the money may not fulfill its obligations; When buying a car for the first time in a foreign car dealership on behalf of a resident of this country, it should be understood that the car officially becomes his property. If he does not give the car to the buyer,
Shelkov warned that he would have to sue in a foreign state’s jurisdiction.
Sergey Burgazliev, an independent automotive industry consultant, says that the components and technical fluids used in cars for hot countries are different from those provided for our climate, this needs to be taken into account.
Almost all manufacturers for countries with a cold climate are referred to as the “northern package”. Includes increased ground clearance, stronger crankcase protection, other silent blocks and springs. an enlarged washer reservoir, a more productive hob, explains the interlocutor.
“Accordingly, in a car from a hot country, everything is the opposite, and the air conditioning and recirculation system are made more powerful,” Burgazliev points out.
The specialist came to the conclusion that such machines and finishing materials differ significantly.
Source: Gazeta
