Special equipment needs state support

7 March 2018

Specavtotehnika and special equipment needed state support to upgrade the worn-out Park

Alexander Klimov, photo by the author

By the end of 2017 the market of special vehicles and road-building machinery for the first time in the last 5 years showed an increase, and total sales jumped by 49%. Last year there was a positive dynamics on all types of machinery.

The lowest increase shown by the skid steer loaders (+16%) and motor graders (+29%).

The forecast of the analytical Agency PwC for 2018 assumes a very optimistic increase of 34% to 12.1 thousand units vs. 9.0 million in 2017.

The main factors affecting the market of special equipment:

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The implementation of pent-up demand for machinery. In recent years, sales of new construction equipment showed only a negative trend, due to the overflow of clientele in the segment of used equipment. And yet, the increasing wear of the machinery Park will encourage players to invest in the upgrading of its fixed assets.
The provision of benefits. The allocation of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation subsidies total size ₽1 billion leasing agreement for vehicles of Russian producers has allowed domestic companies to increase not only sales machinery but also the volume of its production. Undoubtedly will also support the market and the prolongation of the preferential terms of leasing machinery. This program profinsirovano in the amount of ₽2.5 billion.
Economy. The overall growth of the economy, also means the restoration of the related industries that use equipment for special purposes, first and foremost, building and road construction industry, will create the necessary recovery of the construction equipment market demand.
State support. The complex of measures of state support for export promotion of domestic brands has contributed to a significant increase in deliveries to foreign markets in 2017 (+73% as of September 2017) and will further be able to load capacities in the current year.