Importing does not unlock the auto industry monopoly / Importing a $10,000 car seems unlikely

According to the report of Economy Online; Morteza Shojaei, an expert in the automotive industry, discussed the dimensions of car imports in a conversation with Ekhzadaonline. This auto industry expert said at first: import is a market regulation policy and has nothing to do with the industry, and he expects the elimination of monopoly in the auto industry at the same time as Car import It seems an unreasonable expectation. First, we must see what monopoly means; Monopoly means that a production company is sure of selling its product in a field. Now, in the field of automobiles, if we say that imports will be at their highest historical level, i.e. 100,000 units, which is very unlikely in this currency situation, the demand in the market will still be such that the automakers are sure of selling their cars, and in this situation, it cannot be He expected to improve the quality of domestic cars to compete with imported cars.

The next important point regarding the link between industry and import is that at no point was the import ban in line with industrial policies and the country’s currency restrictions were the main reason for these bans. So, with all these conditions, it is not a correct expectation to remove the monopoly by liberalizing imports.

Regarding import foreign exchange problems, Shojaei said: The dispute between the Central Bank and the Ministry of Security for the provision of foreign exchange resources for imports is one of the other problems of car imports, which can be seen in the recent speeches of the head of the Central Bank and the plans of the parliament and other bodies to provide resources. Erzi is strange and thought-provoking. One of these plans is the import in exchange for the export of cars and spare parts, which was brought up many times by the Ministry of Security and in the interview of the spokesman of this ministry, Omid Qalibaf, with Economy Online. The important point of this plan is the absence of a significant foreign market for automotive products and spare parts, and it is unlikely to be able to obtain foreign currency for imports from such destinations.

Now, in a situation where it is expected that imported cars will have high prices in the market, the question is why the public is demanding the import of such cars? In this regard, Morteza Shojaei told the Ekhtaz Online reporter: People expect that with the entry of such cars into the market, the prices of low-end cars will decrease based on the principle of solidarity. According to this expert, by supplying cars at a price close to the free market and playing a role in this market at a lower cost than imports, this market and prices can be controlled.

This expert also admitted that Importing a car worth $10,000 It will not happen and if it happens, it will be partial and this car cannot control the free market due to the high demand behind these cars and with the limited number of imports of this car.