The year 2022 did not meet the expectations that the sector had in the sales of passenger cars and SUVs.
Notably, a total of 813,396 units were sold, 5.4 percent less than a year earlier, lower than the 830,000 units the industry had expected to achieve in a best-case scenario. December had a lot to do with these numbers, as sales this month were down 14.1%, with a total of 73,927 new registrations.
Several factors influenced these data, which are mentioned by Ganvam, Faconauto yes Handy, and what are the difficulties in transporting vehicles to dealerships, which have caused thousands of cars to remain idle in ports and fields, delaying their delivery to buyers. In addition, the semiconductor crisis has been aggravated by factors such as the war in Ukraine or the confinements due to China’s Covid Zero policy, as well as rising energy and fuel costs or rising inflation and interest rates which influenced the purchase decision of users.
2023 will continue to be difficult…
All this meant that 2022 presented a market below forecasts, which could now drag the year 2023. To change this situation, Félix García, director of communication and marketing at Anfac, believes it is essential that the conflict in Ukraine ends, that the logistics chain is normalized so that more new vehicles can be delivered, and that the government accelerates measures to promote fast-charging points and direct aid for electrified vehicles.
Similarly, Raúl Morales, communication director of Faconauto, foresees two scenarios for this new year: a market growth of 5% up to 870,000 units or an additional 10% if bottlenecks in production are resolved, up to 960,000 unit. of the two predictions is good news, ”he underlined.
For her part, Ganvam’s communications director, Tania Puche, said that the figures for 2022 had not been achieved since 2011 and that they pose a risk to employment and the competitiveness of the sector.
