The Ecuadorian market moves a lot depending on economic and political factors, keeping a direct correlation with oil exports that provide greater liquidity to the country, influencing the acquisition of luxury vehicles or models considered exclusive.
For Carlos Pesantes, Brand Manager SUV, Pick up and Van Ecuador of Chevrolet, the aforementioned means that Ecuadorian consumers currently have the peace of mind to invest in this type of vehicle, so the relationship between the country situation and the purchases of these cars it is direct. On the other hand and recounting, the Marketing coordinator of Quito Motors SACI, Sebastián Cifuentes, talks about the well-known impact suffered by the automotive market due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, in this however, in recent times the situation has been recovering.
“This also affected the luxury vehicle segment, as its sales fell by approximately 45%,” says Cifuentes, spokesman for the company that represents Ford in the Ecuadorian Sierra and Oriente.
How to buy them?
In some cases it depends on the brand or dealers, for example, in the case of Chevrolet, at a regular market moment with full availability, they usually have inventory throughout the dealer network; However, due to the worldwide chip restriction, vehicles with the most technology are the most affected, and these are luxury vehicles. “It is for this reason that we are constantly making product reservations with the advisors of our dealers, to schedule deliveries in the coming months,” explains Carlos Pesantes.
In the case of Ford, they have a permanent stock of this type of model, the process to request it does not differ from the rest. “We are looking for our clients to fill in their information in the online quote that they can find on our website or also to come to our showroom in all our agencies nationwide,” says Cifuentes.
Warranty and after-sales service
Nationwide coverage, availability of spare parts, trained technicians, complete equipment, are part of the services offered by the brand’s workshops, which, as with other types of models, experts recommend preventive inspection of the vehicle in authorized centers. The warranty period may vary and ranges from 3 years or 100,000 km to 7 years or 150,000 km.
Source: Eluniverso
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