Month after month, at Coches.com we analyze the evolution of new car prices. Although it is also interesting to look back and take stock of the data from the last five years. That is precisely what the OCU has done to put it into perspective with the rise in the CPI and see if they have really kept pace. As might be expected, the figures are not even and it has been seen that car prices have risen by more than 40% in the last five years, something to take into account and that hurts sales.
This number differs greatly from the 15.3% increase in CPI in that same period, for it is completely exorbitant. And that means that the general public cannot buy a new car that allows it to adapt to the times. Because really the vehicles that have accused these increases the most have been the most traditional combustion ones. We even see how the cars that become more expensive are those who were considered cheap back in 2018. At that time you could find some cars for less than 10,000 euros and that is an impossible mission right now.
For example, the cheapest gasoline car in 2018 was the Dacia Sandero with its 8,035 euros in its basic version. Now we see that the cheapest is a Mahindra KUV 100 that costs 12,990 euros, a 62% increase. More notable is in the diesel, since the Sandero with that fuel cost 9,095 euros and now we would have to go to a Citroën C3 for 17,045 euros, nothing less than 87% more expensive. In general, it can be seen that it affects all fuels except electric. The most affordable in 2018 was the Peugeot Ion for 21,850 euros and now there is the Dacia Spring for 20,555 euros.
And the same thing happens among the best-selling models of each brand, which have increased their prices significantly in the last five years. It is striking that those who raise the price the most They are general brands, having the Peugeot 208 with an increase of 64%, the Dacia Sandero with 62% and the Ford Kuga with 53%. Electrification and restructuring in the ranges also affects prices, but it is clear that the The main affected is the potential buyer.
To promote sales and the OCU proposes unprecedented measures. The main one would be extend the Moves III Plan to cars second-hand electric or plug-in hybrid. In this way, vehicles with low emissions could be accessed that are more accessible to people. They also ask that the introduction in aid to non-plug-in hybrid vehicles (new or second-hand), as they are cheaper and are still low polluting.
Source: OCU
