Registrations close 2022 with less than 814,000 units due to transportation problems

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Average CO2 emissions are below 120 grams, after falling by 2.3%

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Registrations of passenger cars and SUVs in Spain stood at 813,396 units during 2022, which represents a decrease of 5.4% compared to the figures for 2021 and means falling short of the forecasts of 830,000 units at the end of the year.

According to data from the associations of manufacturers (Anfac), dealers (Faconauto) and sellers (Ganvam), this decrease compared to the estimates of 830,000 units is explained by the drop in sales experienced in December, due to transport problems. of vehicles to dealers, which has caused “thousands of vehicles” to remain stopped in ports and fields, delaying their delivery to customers.

In December, car sales in Spain reached a volume of 73,927 units, which translates into a significant decline of 14.1% in comparison with the last month of last year.

By sales channels, deliveries to private customers closed 2022 with a drop of 1.7%, to 366,364 units, while in December they contracted 14.7%, to 35,677 units. Companies acquired 348,144 units in 2022, 4.1% more, being the only channel that grew in the annual calculation, although it dropped 20.5% per month, with 31,969 units.

On their side, car rental companies ended last year with 98,888 passenger cars and SUVs purchased, which translates into a decrease of 35.1%. In December, they registered a rise of 54.6%, up to 6,281 units.

EVALUATION OF THE DATA

From Anfac, Faconauto and Ganvam pointed out that the closing volumes of 2022 were affected by the difficulties in transporting vehicles to dealers, which has caused thousands of cars to remain detained in ports and fields.

However, they pointed out that 2022 was a “complicated” year for the Spanish market, due to factors such as the war in Ukraine, the increase in energy and fuel costs or the increase in inflation and interest rates that have conditioned the purchase decision of the users.

The director of Communication and Marketing of Anfac, Félix García, explained that these factors leave an “unfavorable scenario” for 2023, when the assault on the border of 900,000 units should be “addressed”.

“Everything will depend on whether the conflict in Ukraine ends and the logistics chain is normalized so that more new vehicles can be delivered. It will also help to add new registrations if the Government accelerates measures to promote fast charging points and direct aid for vehicles electrified. With a market below one million units there is a real risk of loss of investment and employment,” he said.

For his part, Faconauto’s Director of Communication, Raúl Morales, indicated that the market could not change its negative trend in 2022, due to the “persistent bottlenecks in the supply of vehicles, which has greatly conditioned the activity of dealers”.

“The uncertainty with which we close 2022 prevents us from envisioning a change for this 2023. We handle two scenarios: a bare growth of 5%, that is, 870,000 units, to which an additional 10% would have to be added if the bottlenecks are solved in production, with which we would go to 960,000 units. Neither of the two forecasts is good news, because we are very far from the figures we saw before the pandemic,” he stressed.

“In this third negative year in a row, in which some 400,000 fewer units have been registered than before the pandemic, the lack of supply has made a dent in the market and everything points to the fact that, although with less intensity, it will continue to do so in 2023, with the risk it entails for employment and the competitiveness of the sector”, highlighted Ganvam’s Director of Communication, Tania Puche.

In addition, he added that, in a context in which the rate of electrification has not yet reached cruising speed, refocusing decarbonization strategies to stop the aging of the park dead “is becoming a priority objective for this course that we have just finished brand new”.

EMISSIONS DECREASE BY 2.3%

Regarding carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars registered in Spain during the past year, the average figure stood at 119 grams per kilometer traveled, a reduction of 2.3% compared to the data for 2021.

The advance of electrified and alternative energy models contributed to this decrease in CO2 emissions, which accounted for 40.9% of the annual market, ahead of diesel models (17.2%), while gasoline models represented 41.9% of sales.

In December, gasoline cars reached a market share of 39.9%, while diesel models reached 16.4% of the market and those with other energies accounted for 43.7% of total registrations. nationals.

In the year as a whole, small minivans were the market segment that fell the most, with a decrease of 49.5%, while the greatest progression was for SUVs, with an increase of 35.5%. In December, only sports models, with an increase of 8.3%, and premium models, with an increase of 8.4%, escaped the general decline in sales.