In the first six months of the year, 75,372 new cars were sold in Hungary, an increase of 11 percent year-on-year. At the same time, it is 16 percent lower than in the first half of 2019, the pre-epidemic level. The situation is similar in the EU market: according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), sales increased by 25% year-on-year in the first six months of the year, but sales of 5.3 million units are far below the 6% recorded in the first six months of 2019. Sales of 9 million pieces.
According to the Hungarian Leasing Association, demand in the new car market has not increased, and supply is also stagnating, partly due to rising raw material prices and the global chip shortage. According to the current outlook, the price of new cars has not stopped yet, it may continue in the second half of the year, but the extent of the price increase is still difficult to estimate.
There are significant differences between car factories in how well they can meet their fleet-level emissions expectations for the future. There are those who still have to work a very serious disadvantage so that they do not have to pay a penalty for exceeding the quota.
The transformation of customer habits does not necessarily help to ensure compliance with the quota system: SUVs, which have been picked up in recent years, are inherently more polluting due to their size and weight. In addition, engine power and higher equipment also make compliance difficult. Serving real customer needs and vehicles with environmentally ideal parameters are difficult to meet, and this comes at a price on both the development and quota side, which is inevitably built into the purchase price.
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