Central and Eastern European new car markets slow to recover
Written by Tom Benjamin.
The new car markets of Central and Eastern Europe are showing little in signs of recovery, according to JATO Dynamics, suggesting that motorists are holding on to their old vehicles and replacing things such as windscreen wiper blades rather than the whole vehicle.
JATO Dynamics, a provider of automotive business intelligence, news and data, found that these markets are continuing to suffer under the global economic decline, as they are not benefitting from government-supported scrappage schemes that have assisted the UK and other nations.
"Eastern Europe is suffering far more than western markets," said David Di Girolamo, head of JATO Consult.
"Of course, the worrying thing here, for western Europe, is it reveals the true level of demand for new cars, when the cushioning effect of scrappage and other incentives is removed."
Slovakia and Poland were reported by JATO to be the countries suffering least from a decline in the market.
Earlier this month, Toyota advised people considering buying a new vehicle in the UK to do so before the VAT rate returns to 17.5 per cent in the new year.
