The release of the dollar launched this week brought a mantle of uncertainty in automotive and users. Especially after the first day when the value of the US currency climbed 12%.
The automakers consulted by Clarion They expressed the intention of Keep without modifications The price lists published in early April, which already showed an adjustment of 1% and 2% compared to March.
Ford was one of the first to announce through a statement his strategy of maintaining his sales and billing plans. “Although we are analyzing the measure in detail, we believe that it is something that, together with the tax casualties that have been carried out in recent months, will have a positive impact on the sector,” said Martín Galdeano, president of Ford Argentina and South America.
Stellantis, the automotive giant who brings together brands such as Fiat, Peugeot, Jeep, Citroën, Ram and DS in our country, continued in that line. Sources consulted by the company commented that “the important thing is to maintain prices, billing and commercial conditions in the beginning of April.”
Renault, which on Tuesday launched the Kangoo and Logan models to CNC, remained in tune. During the event, its commercial director, Valentina Solari, declared: “We are not going to increase prices. While there is a slight devaluation we continue with the same prices of our official April first list.”
The French brand has the cheapest car on the market, the KWID, which this month had a 1.2% increase compared to $ 18,750,000.
From Toyota and Chevrolet they also said that at the moment they do not plan to raise prices. The Japanese brand is the automotive that produces and exports the most in the country, and also one of the most sells (occupies the second place behind Volkswagen).
The German brand was the only generalist brand that decided to highlight prices during the first week of the end of the stocks to the dollar. The adjustment was from 3,6% In all its range of models.
In this way, the rise with respect to the March price list climbed into the order of the 5,1%, taking into account that at the beginning of April the rise had been 1.5%.
With these price touches, the German brand stopped offering models below $ 30 million. The Track MSI pole, the compact hatchback range version, was the only one that was offered for less than that figure. However, with this last increase it already costs $ 30.390.450.
The renewed Pickup Amarok also deserves a separate paragraph, since with this price increase its most equipped versions (Extreme, Hero and Black Style) exceeded the $ 80.000.000.