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Mirage in the registrations of new cars in Spain during March.

According to data from the consulting firm Autoinfor

, last month 85,913 new cars and 4x4s were sold, which represents a 128% rise

compared to the same period in 2020. That is, when the confinement started in Spain -in the middle of that month. which paralyzed all non-essential activities.

Among them, car factories and dealerships, which led to registrations plummeting 70% to 37,644 cars.

If the comparison is made with the month of March 2019, then the reality is much starker:

from a substantial rise we go to a decline of 32%.

Similarly, the balance for the first quarter of 2021 (186,271) goes from registering a decrease of 14.9% if the first three months of 2020 are taken as a reference;

to the

43.1% less if we look to 2019 and reflects more clearly the dire situation

by passing the new car market in Spain.

The reasons are already known:

the

current

bad economic situation

and the negative outlook in the short term that is especially shrinking individuals;

the lack of purchase aid or the limited effect

of those that operate (the Moves II for electrified vehicles) and

the rise in prices that has occurred due to the entry into force of the WLTP cycle

that measures CO2 emissions.

In a generalist brand like Opel, up to 55% of its cars have suffered this increase.

Peugeot, leader in brands and models

In any case, the French brand Peugeot - which has placed the 208 as the best-selling car in Europe this year - can boast of leading the sales ranking both in the month and in the accumulated.

In addition, with a notable difference with respect to its followers since, in fact, it is one of the few brands that grew in 2021 and the one that grew the most (10.1%) among generalists.

Thus, the 18,396 cars shipped in the quarter are 35% more than Toyota's 13,684, triggered by the pull of its hybrid cars.

In third place, the Spanish Seat appears, with 13,244 cars.

The good performance of the lion brand is based on three of its models.

Specifically, the 208 utility vehicle is also the best-selling model in Spain (totaling 5,277 units)

since January and the French company places two other cars among the top 10 in the accumulated of the year.

They are the 2008 small SUV, which is sixth with 4,363 units, and the 3008 compact SUV that stays at 3,774 and is seventh.

On the 2021 podium, in

addition to the 208, the Citroën C3 (4,599 vehicles) and the Nissan Qashqai (4,475) appear.

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