This is one of the sectors most affected by the crisis of the sars coronavirus. The sale of automobiles has plummeted in recent months. Yet, the hope is palpable in the dealers, who see the purchasing to pick up again in June. An adjustment was deemed “spectacular” on Tuesday by Economy minister Bruno Le Maire.
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“last April, we had placed orders for cars that were 10% of what they were in the year 2019 in the same period. In may, we went back up to 50%. In June, we should be in a return to normal on vehicle purchases in France, this means that there is a recovery that is spectacular,” said the minister on RTL.
Even the sound of a bell on the side of the sellers, until then very worried. According to a survey of the Argus, the drop in orders for new cars were reduced in may 2020, with only -35%. The survey also attests to a recovery, increasing deliveries of vehicles “with a rise in regular cadence the weeks of 11, 18 and 25 may” with one last week higher than the previous year for many dealers, ” said Argus.
aid incentives
A relief that the industry needs to premiums announced by the government. “It all goes back to normal in the space of a few weeks: the premiums that we have put in place, including the premium for the electric vehicle of 7,000 euros, the premium for the plug-in hybrid to eur 2,000, and the premium to the conversion of the vehicle, while it encourages the French to get back on the path of concessions”, thus judged Bruno Le Maire.
indeed, according to a study by Ipsos, titled “Navigator,” published at the end of may, a large majority of French (55%) who had the intention to buy a car before the health crisis had not questioned this project. 24% said they wish to acquire a car in the course of the next 18 months. For 27% of the respondents, the desire to purchase has been reinforced by the health crisis, the drive for a social distancing impossible in transit. So far, 18% who had the intention to offer a new car, however, were less determined, including 20% who expected any aid from the State.
“It is true that these measures are likely to boost sales because they have attracted the interest of consumers,” recognizes the national Federation of the craft automobile that will, however, remain cautious, recalling how the sector has been hit by the crisis.
“A fleet that emits less CO2”
These grants have also been introduced to encourage the French to move towards less polluting vehicles, said Bruno Le Maire said Tuesday, defending the principle of the bonuses offered for the conversion of a diesel vehicle of a former generation to a diesel vehicle so-called “criterion 2” which emits “very little fine particle”: “In the end, we are going to have a fleet that emits less CO2”, he said.
The minister has, however, warned motorists that the premiums were provided for only “until December”. “We should go to the concessions now: we have nearly 200,000 vehicles for the premiums for the conversion and after we will return to normal in January 2021, so it is now that we must go out and buy his own car as it is now that it is necessary to revive growth”, he launched. According to him, “the average emission of a vehicle in France is 120 grams” of CO2. “If you buy a plug-in hybrid that is 20 grams of CO2, it is six times less”,-he summarized.
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