Tax incentives for imports have not been enough for formal vehicle dealers in Tijuana to recover their sales, especially after the extension of the decree for the regularization of “chocolate cars.”
Jorge Macías Jiménez, member of the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco), recalled that there have been multiple blows that his respective sector has faced.
Although there has been a little more movement in sales, said Macías Jiménez, these have not been similar compared to periods when the regularization decree was not in force, representing a drop of up to 90% in sales.
He also added that the “chocolate” car decree itself has allowed the regularization of units from countries other than the United States, which formal sellers cannot enter through customs.
This situation, said Concanaco member Macías Jiménez, has brought about “difficult to face” competition due to the informal sale of vehicles in vacant lots or spaces in Tijuana.