Should I now buy a new car or better to wait?

7 September 2018

Representatives of the automotive industry forecasts for the foreseeable future

whether to buy a new car now or to postpone the purchase until better times? Analysts believe that better hurry. Interviewed by "the Russian newspaper" experts polagayutwhat's it cost to run for the new car.

In August the ruble weakened by 9.13 %. This is a very significant amount, especially for those producers who are mainly engaged in direct import of cars from other countries. At the same time, even with a deep degree of localization of the brands will not be able to avoid the updates of labels.

Representative of the analytical Agency "Avtostat" Azat Timerkhanov and does believe that car companies have not yet won back the exchange rate difference which has arisen since the crisis, i.e. from 2014. With another increase in foreign exchange rates increase in prices by the end of 2018 can average 5-7 %.

"Despite the fact that most of the sold cars made in Russia, the level of localization is not fully tempfilepath currency fluctuations, and in the medium term, producers will raise prices, someone faster, someone slower" — said the head of expert-analytical Department GK "Autoworld" Artem Sabin.

His colleague was supported by the development Director of company "Rolf" Vladimir Miroshnikov: "the fact that even in the domestic assembled cars used components and assemblies that are imported from abroad. Accordingly, the appreciation of the dollar directly affects the cost of production. With regard to imported into Russia models, the appreciation of the dollar equivalent proportional increase in the input cost of the vehicles".

Already mentioned above the number of calls and the representative aggregator Autospot Dmitry Rybal'chenko. He stated that the stabilization of the courses at current levels, producers will have to raise retail prices by an average of 7 %. Barring new shocks, the process will be smooth: it will last two to three quarters.

with the fall of the ruble and impose a purely internal factors, key of which is the VAT increase from 1 January 2019: the main tax will increase from 19% to 20%. a "in the manufacture of complex products the value added tax you have to pay several times: car factories buy components, component manufacturers, raw materials, and so on. In the result it can be stated that for vehicles whose production is localized in Russia, VAT is included in the price several times" — said the representative of "Rolf" Vladimir Miroshnikov.

Other respondents, "the Russian newspaper" experts have voiced about the same opinion. Thus, according to the publication, in the first half, the average prices for new cars in Russia rose 3.5 %.