The new data published by Unrae, that is the National Union of Foreign Motor Vehicle Representatives, were eagerly awaited. But unfortunately also for the month of October the Italian car market did not get the hoped-for raise. New car registrations have not had a surge, on the contrary: there is open talk of a new collapse, with 101,015 new registrations and one decrease of 35.7% compared to 157,188 units sold in 2020. “An unexpected decline but of ever-increasing dimensions that lead to a loss of almost 360,000 cars in the first ten months compared to the same period in 2019 (with 1,266,629 registrations, 22% less)“, Reads the Unrae press release.
One of the reasons for the decline would be the persistent shortage of electronic components, which continues to severely slow down the flow of deliveries. There isn’t much hope for the next few months, and it is expected to close in 2021 with a total volume not exceeding 1,500,000 units, equal to 417,000 cars less than in 2019. This would be a decrease of 21.7%.
According to Unrae, the effectiveness of incentives for the development of low, very low and zero emission engines has once again been demonstrated. The market indicates a 12% share for “on tap” cars in October (pure electric at 7% and plug-in hybrids at 5%), albeit slightly down compared to 13.2% in September, and 35.2% for HEV hybrids, a significant increase on 31.3% of September. “Effects that will tend to vanish once the contracts acquired with incentives are fulfilled, due to the exhaustion of funds“, Is the laconic comment. They are considerate insufficient the measures “impromptu“And of type”emergency“Of the Government.
“We will never tire of repeating that the incentives for the Ecobonus must be refinanced following a long-term strategy “, reiterates Michele Crisci, President of Unrae. “What must guide the choices is a logic based on the transition, on the path of decarbonization and on the modernization of the fleet in circulation. We have to learn from facts and experience, stop & go interventions are not needed. In this situation, the absence of any automotive measure in the draft budget law is very disconcerting, despite some ministers and deputy ministers having ensured an imminent three-year support plan. We continue to count on the financial maneuver as a suitable instrument for a medium-term strategic intervention according to the three guidelines indicated by UNRAE: Ecobonus refinancing; tax review, in particular for the company car category; a plan for the widespread and homogeneous development of recharging infrastructures throughout the territory, with high-power stations on the motorways“.
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