After almost two years of corona, looking into the future is more difficult than ever. An energy crisis has recently emerged. Chip shortages throw product but especially production schedules upside down. As a result, new models are launched on the market six months later. This is reflected in our annual personal previews, which include not only cars. Today speaking: Marc Klaver.
Due to corona, we have had a few turbulent years and that also has repercussions on mobility and car sales. In the business market, the shift to electric driving is slowly continuing, but private individuals are still hesitant in that regard. The business driver also looks at the costs. In 2022, the addition rate will rise again and the tax difference with a car with a combustion engine will become small. In 2020, 67,512 EVs were added in the Netherlands, in 2021 we will not achieve that, despite the arrival of many new models.
And then the private buyer. It seems to have found its way to the used car showroom, as used car sales rose to a record level and it looks like 2022 will show the same or higher figures. Causes: avoidance of public transport (due to corona), long delivery times on new cars (complete factories are shut down due to chip shortage) and an increase in bpm in 2022, which makes a new car more expensive. The import of used cars was also at a record high in 2021 and it will only increase in 2022. In the meantime, many electric drivers drive for the maximum period of five years in order to fully benefit from the low addition; that also causes stagnation. Due to the increasing number of EV drivers, the government sees revenue shrink, because less BPM, MRB, addition and excise duties are coming in. Partly for this reason, the bpm increases and the benefits for electric drivers decrease further. All in all, this makes buyers uncertain and the used trade in particular will benefit greatly from this. Hopefully everything else will return to somewhat normal in 2022.
This article previously appeared in the AutoWeek Year Special 2022.
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