[Auto] Car sales January 2024: increase of 7.3%, which is not too much

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New car registrations begin 2024 with 68,685 units, 7.3% more than in January 2023. There is a good side to this, which is that it continues the upward trend that was experienced throughout 2023, and a bad side, which It is a rather meager figure if we take into account that a year ago there were still imbalances in the distribution chain.

 

 

In fact, the new car market is still 20.5% below January 2020... and sales to individuals and companies have stagnated and it is the renters who have pulled the market. These are the registration figures in January 2024 by channels: Individuals: 34,037 units (+6.3%) Companies: 27,410 units (-1.6%) Rental: 7,238 units (+74.6%) What is not There is no doubt that the vehicles sold are cleaner. Average CO2 emissions were 116.2 grams of CO2 per km, 1.99% lower than the average for the same month in 2023.

 

 

 

Beyond passenger cars, light commercial vehicles achieved notable growth of 17.6%, with 11,134 units in the first month. Industrial vehicles and buses had a growth of 10.4% and 3,052 units. Despite being very far from the previous figures from before the pandemic, manufacturers want to be positive: "In January 2023, a large part of the orders that were placed in November and December 2022 were registered and which delayed their deliveries for lack of vehicle transport trucks," they indicate from ANFAC, which also points out the continuous adaptation of the sector. "Now we are experiencing delays caused by the terrorist attacks in the Red Sea and the severe drought that can affect the production of all types of goods."

 

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