The number of vehicles patented during May amounted to 35,092 units, which represented an increase of 53% compared to the same month in 2021 and 9.9% compared to April when 31,923 units had been patented, the Dealers Association reported on Tuesday. of Automotive (Acara).
The entity explained that in this way, in the first five months of the year, 174,257 units were patented, this is 1% more than in the same period of 2021, in which 172,497 vehicles had been registered.
As has been happening increasingly since 2020, of the total sales the participation of nationally manufactured models stands out, and in May the trend was repeated with local vehicles in the five most chosen.
It’s about the Fiat Cronos which became the vehicle best seller in Argentina with 2,805 patents, followed by the Toyota Hilux pick up (1,952), the Chevrolet Cruze (1,904), the Volkswagen Amarok pick up (1,802) and the Peugeot 208 (1,757).
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The president of Acara, Ricardo Salomé, pointed out that “the effort that the sector continues to make to maintain this level of patenting is enormous, it may seem low but it is highly commendable that it was able to reach 35,092 units in May with the existing shortage of units” .
“A few days ago we read that the factories themselves are lending their dollars to the auto parts companies so as not to affect production, we speak every day with the union to be able to maintain the structures of our dealerships, which are equipped to work with double the activity current,” he emphasized.
Also the State, like the sector, is more than interested in being able to preserve the current workforce, which is being done through an extraordinary effort”.
Salomé indicated that “with this reality, we continue forward, with the hope that the offer can begin to be completed, because the demand is firm and we need it to continue to maintain the structures and to be one of the engines of our country’s recovery.”
The businessman recalled that “the minister himself Matias Kulfas stated that currencies for producing sectors will be availablewe took those words to imagine a better second semester.”
