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Companies: 2021 is the year of recovery in car sales in the country

• Companies confirmed that the first half of this year was exceptional for car sales.

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Officials of car companies and agencies in the country considered that this year is the year of recovery and recovery for car sales in the local markets from the repercussions of the “Corona” pandemic, according to market indicators for sales contracts.

They told «Emirates Today» that the first half of 2021 witnessed a remarkable growth in demand for cars, supported by the increase in dealer spending, with a large number of them canceling travel plans, as well as the intensity of competition between companies in offering offers, in addition to the clear effects of the recovery of sectors. economy in the country from the pandemic.

They explained that the indicators of demand for new cars are similar to or exceed those during the first half of 2019 (before the pandemic), while some of them exceeded the growth rates five years ago.

exceptional year

In detail, the CEO of "Audi" Middle East, Christian Bender, said that the first half of this year was exceptional for the sales of cars affiliated with the "Audi" brand in the UAE, as the sales that were recorded during the first six months of 2021, The largest in five years, noting that this makes this year the year of recovery from the repercussions of the "Corona" pandemic.

Bandar added that the company's sales at the regional level were also good compared to last year, as the company achieved an increase in sales by 37%, pointing out that the largest share of Audi's sales was taken by the "Q" model.

Bandar expected the continued growth of car sales in the country during the second half of this year.

Spending increase

For his part, Shah Bisharat, director of production at the Galadari company, the dealer of Mazda cars, said that the first half of this year witnessed a growth in sales that exceeded the same period last year, at rates that reached more than 50%, while close to or exceeding rates Limited counterparts during the pre-pandemic years, especially in 2019.

He said that the return of dealers to increase spending in the automotive sector, after the period of stagnation during the height of the pandemic last year, supported the return of recovery and recovery to the sector in the country.

travel cancellation

In turn, Mamdouh Khairallah, General Manager of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the Arabian Gulf Mechanical Center in Dubai and the northern regions, said that this year is the year of recovery for the sales of the auto sector in the country from the repercussions of the pandemic, according to the remarkable demand indicators in general in the markets during The first half of this year, whose indicators are expected to continue during the second half, according to contracts and initial market indicators.

Khairallah explained that the cancellation of a large number of dealers' travel plans during the past two years and the current one, supported the increase in spending in the automotive sector, in addition to the intensity of competition in offering offers.

economic sectors

In the same context, Michel Ayat, CEO of the Arabian Automobiles Company, one of the Abdul Wahed Al Rostamani Group companies, and the dealer of Nissan, Infiniti and Renault cars in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Michel Ayat, said that car sales in the local markets witnessed a remarkable growth during the first half. From this year, at rates exceeding those of last year until the same period in 2019, indicating that sales growth rates are estimated at between 25 and 30% compared to the year before the pandemic.

Ayat indicated that the rapid recovery of a number of economic sectors locally from the repercussions of the pandemic has boosted the recovery of car sales during the current year, which indicates the growth in spending on the automotive sector, at rates that exceed even those of 2019.

• Car companies confirmed that sales in the first half of 2021 witnessed a growth that exceeded the pre-pandemic years.

luxury cars

Mamdouh Khairallah, General Manager of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the mechanical center for the Arabian Gulf in Dubai and the northern regions, said that luxury cars had a large share in the revival and recovery of sales, which confirms the improvement in spending indicators.

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