This car dealers alicantinos they start to breatheabout three years later, Pandemic And many factories stopped They kept the sales figures of the sector low due to the supply shortage. A situation that started to improve at the end of 2022 and completely reversed in 2022. first quarter of this year in which doubled records Number of cars and SUVs in the province.
This is reflected in the latest statistics provided by Faconauto, Ganvam and Anfac associations, which indicate a significant increase in sales. Higher in Alicante than in the whole countrydue to the withdrawal of tourist demand in the region.
In this way, they registered in Alicante between January and March. 11,210 carsthat means a 98.16% increase compared to the previous year’s figures, above the average increase of 66.1% recorded across Spain. Employers themselves say that a significant part of this improvement is over the course of these months. delivery of many vehicles purchased last year and that required months of accumulated waiting.
As a reduced delay chip supply normalized and other components and European factories got the production rhythm, which contributed to the elimination of bottlenecks in the transportation of cars.
The dealers in the province also confirm this situation, but they point out that there is an increase in sales, albeit less than the registration figures. new sales operationsAccording to the owner of the Autonáutica (Ford) dealer, Guinea Perez.
As the businessman stated, the increase in purchases in the province example, car rental companies by recent years they saw that the renewal of their fleet was curtailed due to the decline in business, as well as the manufacturers’ decision to prioritize other more profitable customers, such as individuals to whom lower discounts are applied.
With the end of production cuts and the availability of sufficient vehicles, these restrictions were lifted, prompting rental companies to buy in bulk. Especially in the case of Alicante, in the first three months of the year Up to 3,741 registered for rental carsWhich multiply the figures for the same period of last year by ten.
Europeans
However, the revival of tourism has also had an impact on the increase in sales. individualswhich was added 4,575 records35.6% Especially due to demand Europeans with a second home On the Costa Blanca, who disappeared during the pandemic, as he remembers Antonia Solo, from the Kia dealer in Benidorm. This year demand has been higher than ever since new buyers from Ukraine, Russia and other eastern countries joined traditional British, German or Northern customers, as reflected in home sales statistics in the region.
Although it may seem contradictory, another factor affecting the improvement in the market is increase in interest ratesAccording to sources in the financial sector, it diverted some of the funds that households had saved for other uses to the sector. For this reason, many families considering buying a new home have chosen to delay this decision while waiting for mortgage prices to drop, giving them a greater disposable income to spend on other products. In other words, like When he doesn’t come home, they decide to renew the car..
Finally, the data also reflects the increase in company fleet registrations, which totaled 2,894 vehicles, 51.76% more than the previous year.
Hybrid and electric account for a third of sales in the state
Of the total number of cars registered in the province of Alicante in the first three months of the year, up to 6,421 were gasoline, representing 57.28% of the total. This is considerably higher than the national market average, where this fuel currently stands at only 43.19%. On the contrary, the proportion of hybrid and electric vehicles is 33.05% lower than 43% nationwide. Diesel now accounts for only 9.67% of sales.