Amid the crisis, shortage of used cars in the shops

SAO PAULO-the crisis that brought down the zero-kilometer car market had a reverse effect on car sales. Sales of models with up to three years of use grew by 23.6% in the first half, almost the same percentage of fall registered in the new, 25.4% in the period.
With this replacement promoted by the consumer, several used cars disappeared from stores, mainly in the price range from 30000 to 50000 R$ R$. According to retailers, the shortage is greater in good market acceptance of new, as Chevrolet Onix-sales champion between the zero kilometer-, Honda Fit, Hyundai HB20, Toyota Corolla and several cars with 1.0 engine more equipped.
Premium account is the main attraction of the car sales to consumers who want to buy a zero, but afraid to shell out high value at a time of insecurity in the labour market and lack of credit for financing.
On sale Honda Dealer in the South zone of Sao Paulo, the stock of used revolved around 150 cars, but currently there are only 50 units in store, says the supervisor Vytas Cipas. None of them is Fit model, the brand''s most wanted. "Even a Fit hit we received was sold on the same day he arrived; I didn''t have time or prepare it for display.
The insurance adjuster Rogério Borges milk, buyer of this Fit, usually changing cars every three or four years, usually by a zero, but this time chose the used. "It was a real find; went to the store and saw the car with a dent in the fender, and closed business even before the repair, "says he, who claims to have saved 10000 R$ in 2015 compared to the version that would pay zero model.
To try to convince owners of used car Exchange, retailers offer advantages, mainly the payment of the total amount assessed by the Foundation Institute of economic research. The Fipe Table, as it is known, is used as a parameter for negotiations and, normally, you pay a maximum of 85% to 90% of the suggested retail price. If the return is for a car, there are also discounts of up to 2000 R$.
Difference
The difference in price of a car with three years of use for the new version varies according to the conditions of use and the changes promoted by the manufacturer in the most current model, sometimes quite significant. An Onix 2016 costs almost 43000 R$, while your version 2013 leaves 24% cheaper, according to a survey of Molicar consulting. For the Fit, the difference is 29%-in this period, the model had the renewed design and the 1.4 engine replaced by 1.5.
Victor Meizikas, Molicar market analyst, says that the prices of used had no significant recovery. "The new got more expensive, part for renovations and part because of the high dollar, because many components are imported."
In the field of used for over 50 years, Roberto Giannetti, Giannetti automobiles, in the central region of São Paulo, also faces great difficulty in getting models of 2013 to 2015, "because the owners who were exchanging fastest car now take longer. The only vehicle in this segment available in store today is a Hyundai ix35 2015, shielded, for sale by 125,000 R$.
Cars with more than four years of use, says Giannetti, are more difficult to sell because the financing and insurance are more expensive. According to the National Federation of associations of retailers of vehicles (Fenauto), in the first half sales of models with four to 12 years fell 12% and, above that, 17.2%.