In July, 23,233 vehicles were sold in Colombia, As shown by the license plate information provided by the National Traffic Single Registry (Runt), the figure is just 0.5% higher than that registered in July 2021 and 1.6% compared to July 2019.
(Up 195% the purchase of electric cars).
This was reported by Fenalco and Andi, who added that in the accumulated at the end of the seventh month of 2022, 146,999 new vehicles have been registered, presenting growth of 9.6% compared to the same period of 2021 and 5.8% compared to the same. 2019 period.
The five brands with the highest number of registrations in July were: REnault, Chevrolet, Suzuki, Toyota and Kia with market shares in the order of 19.5%, 15.9%, 11.6%, 7.8% and 6.1%, representing 60.8% of the total vehicles registered in that month.
Now when it comes to models, in July the shares by line were: Suzuki Swift with 6.6%, Renault Duster reached 4.4%, Chevrolet Joy achieved 3.9%, Renault Kwid had 3.9% and Suzuki Vitara reached 3.3% of the market, occupying the first five places of license plates in the country; these five lines accounted for 22.1% of the total number enrolled in the seventh month of the year.
(The country has 119 charging stations to meet all the demand).
Clean energies raise the voltage
In the last 31 months, more than 45,000 vehicles have been sold in Colombia, between hybrids (35,139) and electric (4,908). Showing rapid growth in that category of the market.
In total, 16,348 units were placed in clean energy vehicles in the year, of which 2,272 are 100% electric, which show a growth of 284.4% compared to what was registered in 2021.
Likewise, in hybrids 14,076 units have been invoiced. In July alone, 2,143 units of this hybrid technology were placed, which combines electrical energy with the combustion engine.
Until today, in the first seven months of the year, only sales of electric and hybrid vehicles represent 11.1% of total market sales and they are making great strides.
However, they also register obstacles that take away some of their momentum, among which are the lack of clarity of the regulations in Colombia, such as the resolution that sets the import quotas for hybrids, and the availability of machines in the international market.
(Ports of Cartagena and Buenaventura, where more vehicles arrive).
On the other hand, the electric vehicle market shows a much greater acceleration in sales to the point that in the first seven months of the year it already far exceeds the total number of units sold in the same period of 2020 and 2021.
In addition, in a survey carried out by Portfolio, the brands with the highest sales are expecting shipments for the remainder of the year, with which the figure will continue to surprise the market.
When hybrids and electrics are added, the BYD brand maintains its leadership, and in the hybrids, the hybrid Suzuki Swift model seems to find no rival to dethrone it in billing.
The elite
In the Premium segment, 878 units were placed, during last July showing a contraction of 9.9% compared to the same month of 2021.
So far this year, Premium segment sales have stood at 5,542 units and Mercedes-Benz remains the niche leader.
In Colombia, the brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mini, Land Rover, Jaguar, Porsche, DS, Lexus, Cupra and Maserati appear in the segment.
This last brand takes the growth record with 100% due to the fact that it placed two SUVs of the Levante model.
So far this year the German brands take the podium of the first three places in turnover. The first place is for Mercedes-Benz, which maintains the leadership and has placed 1,933 units, followed by BMW with 1,709 vehicles and in third place is Audi with 700 units, placed between January and July last.
In addition, the French brand DS is placed in the second place of growth among the Premium with 59%.
With the acquisition of Derco, the Inchcape Group adds another brand to its Premium segment in Colombia and is left with Land Rover, Jaguar and now DS, the second in sales growth.
Registration of new cargo vehicles grows 25.2 percent
The sales of heavy vehicles, or trucks, report a growth of 25.2% according to the analysis of Fenalco and Andi with the figures of the National Single Registry of Transit (Runt) between last January and July.
In the seventh month of the year, 1,417 units were placed, which represents a slight decrease compared to the previous month when 1,484 units were placed.
However, in the accumulated figure for the year, there are 9,356 units, a figure higher than the 7,412 units of the same period of the previous year and well above, almost doubling those of 202 when they were barely 4,806 in the same period of time.
Infrastructure and construction, as well as the replacement of truck fleets, have maintained a dynamic that keeps the demand for trucks on the rise of all those taken, since those of urban distribution also show a growing trend, despite being in the ‘light’ category.
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