Trucking market In Poland aims to bottom and…regroup

In first three months of 2009 year were sold in Poland only 14 thousand trucks. It mean decrease of 31% compared to the first quarter of last year is due to report the Polish Automotive Industry.

Trucking market In Poland aims to bottom

Although the decline in sales in the European Union amounted to 35.6% and Poland very well presented on the background of our part of Europe so sector of polish cars market also fall into trouble.

Most decrease in sale check off on segment trucks over 16t. Sale decrease in first quarter by 70% compared to analogous period in 2008. About 65% decrease sale of utility cars over 3,5t. Slightly better looks situation in case of commercial vehicles to 3,5t. Here in first quarter sale was less than year ago only15,5%. Michał Kloc, president of board of Sobiesław Zasada Kraków Sp. z o.o, receipts that after last two years became huge decrease sale of trucks. The improved results do not help big quality of vehicles from 2008 on producers slopes and dealers. Additional competition are used vehicles which became vindicated by leasing firms from failing transport companies.

Difficult market situation for commercial vehicles due to among other attractive offer of used vehicles confirms the analysis of Automotive Market Research Institute SAMAR.

High supply of used cars make serious retrenchments in possibility of sale new vehicles, especially trucks – say Wojciech Drzewiecki, president of SAMAR – Need to add that vehicles are well conditioned and very good prices. Limit of trucks stock is good shown. Present powers freights are much bigger than possibility of transport goods by firms. If infrastructure investment will faster dealing, we would hale Better use for this kind of vehicles on build places. – with decreasing request on drawing saddles, request on carriages will grow.

In assessing the rates and structure the sale of heavy goods vehicles can be made argument that concentration on freight has moved from international transport to national. There will be a clear regrouping of transport – delivery companies. President Kloc add, that increase the number of orders of specialized vehicles with fire premises, sanitation etc.

It is difficult to predict development of situation in the commercial vehicle market in the coming months. Results of sales in April were similar to those achieved in the first three months. Experts predict that only the strong signals to improve the national and European economy influence on positive changes on the automotive markets.

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Importation of used vehicles to the Poland

In June, last year brought to the Polish record number of used personal vehicles – 107 181 units. It is almost 30 percent more than in the first half of 2007. Almost twice increased number of carsimported from outside the European Union, mainly in the USA. Import of vehicles UE country exceeded 103.5 thousand in June pieces and was 5.4% higherthan in the previous monthand about 27.2% higher than a year ago. Brought from outside the EU in June 3 640 vehicles, i.e by 29.7% more than in May and about 94.8% more than a year ago. The dynamic pace of growth of imports in 2008 shows the comparison of quarterly results: brought in the first quarter of the Polish 247.8 thousand cars, in the second it is almost 315 thousand. cars, an increase of 27.1% more.

Importation used vehicles to the Poland

During the first half-year 2008 year brought together 562 780 cars. This represents an increase compared with the corresponding period of the previous year by 20.8%. Traditionally, most cars reported in the customs houses Wielkopolskie province, Mazovia, Silesia, Małopolska and Kujawsko-Pomorskie.

Most cars reported

Still continue to “rejuvenated” imported cars. After the half age structure of the import of used cars is as follows: cars of the period of operation of more than 10 years represent 46.5% of the total (47.3% a month earlier) cars aged 4 to 10 years – 43.1% (42.8% in May), and vehicles in the youngest age of 4 years represent 10.4% (9.9% a month earlier). The average age of imported car to the Poland is 10 years.

Passenger car import

According to the Ministry of Finance estimated the average value of cars imported into Polish in the first half of this year amounted to 16.6 thousand. gold. In the case of most imported cars, annual production from 1995-2000 price amounted to 3.1 thousand. gold, while in the case of cars manufactured in the years 2001-2008 several times more – 22.1 thousand. gold. The most popular imported brand remains Volkswagen- from the beginning of the year imported 113 148 cars of this brand. Subsequent entries in the popularity ranking are traditionally Opel (76 669 units), Ford (48 725 units) and Audi (45 283 units). Then Renault (41 860 units), Mercedes, BMW, Seat, Peugeot and Toyota.
So you can see, imported cars from year to year, are becoming more.

[autocentrum.pl]