Overview
- CCA reports 153,070 transfers in January, down 9.98% year over year from 170,046, with a 0.71% uptick from December after a record 1.887 million in 2025.
- CCA’s Alejandro Lamas says the first wave of Chinese 0km entrants with lower local prices and strong equipment is reshaping competition.
- Dealers flag financing terms as the key variable for sustaining volumes this year, with the first quarter seen as pivotal to confirm the trend.
- All provinces posted annual declines, led by Misiones (-21.3%), La Rioja (-19.9%) and Salta (-16.3%), while Mendoza saw the smallest drop (-4.37%).
- Economists advise some buyers to wait as prices and supply continue to adjust and used values may lag further declines in new-car pricing.