Virtually, all the automobile shops visited last week by Auto Ports Weekly confirmed low patronage in the first half of the year.
Our correspondent, who sampled dealers view on what was recorded as sales, confirmed that hardly did customers visit their respective parks were such items are sold.
Confirming the poor sales in the first half of the year to our correspondent, Acho Uche an operator at Tin Can Island Motor Dealers Park, said "there is nothing good to talk about car sales because we don't even see people coming to our park for negotiation, talk less of sales. "
According to him, the economic situation has made people to shy away from buying cars adding that government policies also contributed to low car sales.
He noted that in 2015 the situation of car sales was not this bad when compared to 2016, pointing out that it has been difficult to even see a buyer at the car market located at the national bus top, Tin Can Island port in Lagos.
Another factor which contributed to drop in car sales according to him, was the government flip flop policy, describing the present government as confused.
At the Sunrise Motor Dealers Auto Market along Apapa Oshodi expressway, the situation was the same as car dealers, described this year’s sales as the worst in the history of their businesses.
They lamented that importers no longer import because the vehicles on ground are yet unsold.
Speaking with Auto Port Weekly, a dealer; Nwabueze Ndubuisi Okorie said "the business is no longer attractive considering the situation of the country.
He however described 2016 first half sales as the worst ever, but expressed optimism that the remaining half of the year might be better.
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