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Tax should be reduced by only 1.25% the price of motorcycles

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One day after the announcement of the federal package to stimulate the economy, the sectors benefiting from the measures began to outline the strategies for sales and reheat remove the effects of the crisis.
The Brazilian Association of Manufacturers of Motorcycles (Abraciclo) estimates that the reduction of 3% to 0% of the financing of Social Security (Cofins) on sales of motorcycles of engine capacity up to 150 cut in around the $ 100 price of the vehicle the consumer. The difference amounts to a fall of just 1.25%, which may mean the rebate a portion of the funding by 48 times of a popular model of R $ 8 mil.

Perhaps the fall practically negligible, the entity would not risk a forecast for growth in trade. "Until now, the expectation is that this year 1.7 million motorcycles are sold," says a statement of the organization distributed to the press. "[Only] from the next month, you can analyze the result of stimulation and see if there is an increase in numbers of the sector," complete. The confirmed the initial forecast, the sector reflects the same level of sales recorded in 2007 - representing nevertheless a decrease of 15% on sales of 2008.

At the retail end, the feeling is completely different package and brought cheer. "By the end of the year we expect a growth of 15% on sales," says sales manager of a concession Honda, Sandro Coelho Martins. The bet is on the bike between 125 and 150 cars, which belong to the range of relief and are 80% of sales.

"The reduction will actually stimulate sales, because every $ 100 decrease in price is the final emplacamento that the buyer will have to do," Martins plays. The manager, 80% of sales are made through funding.

The Abraciclo recalls the measures of government support for small banks to increase the supply of credit. In the assessment of the entity, the intention to purchase the consumer has not declined with the crisis, but the greatest restriction on the granting of credit led to a sharp drop in sales.

In the domestic market, sales of motorcycles fell 4.6% in February compared to January. In comparison with the same period last year, the fall was 42.1%. With the shrinkage in demand, the aggregate production fell from 355 thousand units in the first two months of 2008 to around 150 thousand in the first two months of this year, representing a decline of almost 58%.

In 2008, the Paraná was the 5th state in the national ranking of sales of motorcycles, accounting for 5.9% of the Brazilian market, which traded more than 1.8 million units. In the first two months of this year, participation paranaense fell to 5.2%, dropping the state to the 8th national position, when the whole country traded 173 thousand motorcycles.



Source: Gazeta do Povo

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