Cars are made to move, long lifetimes tolerate least of m. And not just you. Even your sellers have a bigger problem if nothing moves. Like now. On court of Munich-used car house auto Eder, cars are available for around one million euros. This is at least sum that dealership paid for it when buying it. But y are now far less valuable than that.
About 70 percent of used cars are diesel vehicles. And y are selling mselves at moment, after diesel scandal, months of exhaust discussions and first threats with driving bans, eir with very large tees – or not at all. "They're standing around. Marketing is just zero for us ", says sales manager Josef Staubmann. And that's what motivates car dealer.
If many cars are oxidised for months on company premises, this does not only mean that dealership does not make any sales. But at same time he also runs costs. Every stand will cost money: "Stand damage because brakes, for example, rust. Stand costs because we have to pay place on which y stand. And interest costs, "Staubmann counts. The latter also do not fall short if a dealership has to finance purchase of used cars via banks. and seven-digit amounts are hardly different from short-term loans. All se costs continue to run, so used car dealers double that y barely get many of ir cars from farm because of diesel crisis.
"Every day a diesel car costs trade on average 26 euros", German Automotive Trust (DAT) calculated from extensive data collections. And in meantime every diesel is on average over 100 days at a trader, market researcher Dat has also identified, whose shareholder Association of Automobile Industry, Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Central Association of German Motor vehicle. This means that life is significantly longer than it was a year ago and it is 21 days longer than with an average petrol. Thus, a diesel car costs seller only 2,600 euros, which would have to bring dealership out on sale again. "This situation is burdening trade," said experts of DAT.
"Sales figures are completely blown away"At moment, only fewest dealers are able to make money with sale of exhaust stinker. They want to admit it only least because y fear for image of ir car dealerships. Most people prefer not to speak. "Very manageable" are sales figures, says one of m, who does not want to read his name online. "The sales figures are completely blown away", anor one admits anonymously: "If at all, n we sell diesel cars only with high tees and make about ten percent lousy with every diesel sale." A colleague quantifies his current damage per sold car to about 1,000 euros, "even with good cars that still achieve a relatively high price". Josef Staubmann brings it to point: "It is a catastrophe."
In September, number of used car sales nationwide fell sharply again after already weak previous months. By 7.5 percent, sale slumped compared to August, which was almost 8 percent less than in previous year. Especially when buying diesel cars, clientele is very reticent: even from scarce third of those owners who are currently driving a diesel – and thinking about buying a newer vehicle – only 38 percent would buy a self-igniter again, say Surveys of sales platform Autoscout. So not even every second of current owners remained loyal to diesel, which is only 15 percent of all car owners. In case of diesel recertifications, quota was even down by 21 percent. This is almost a full braking in market.
In doing so, car salesmen do everything y can to convince customers, in particular y currently lure with such high discounts as never: a total of 657 manufacturer actions, Car research institute counted last. There is almost no manufacturer or trader who has not yet been in environmental premium and conversion rally. In case of new cars, in cut of 16 percent, if Altdiesel is taken into payment, even 25 to 30 percent.
Date Of Update: 19 October 2017, 12:02
