"Prices of second-hand cars will drop, as these are now more expensive in Romania than in Germany. Furthermore, Eurotax might determine a drop in sales at used car fairs, because clients will prefer authorized dealers," says Radu Cristian, Commercial Manager for Trust Motors, importer of Peugeot in Romania. The software program calculates the price of the vehicle based on information offered by authorized dealers in relation to first registration, technical data, mileage, time spent in auto-parks until resale and resale value. Last year, more than 118,000 used cars were registered, according to data provided by the Ministry of Interior and Administration Reform. "I see Eurotax as an ABC for the auto market. When the catalog becomes available everyone will be able to evaluate their cars. Too many evaluations are now made hastily," said Porsche Romania General Manager Alin Tapalaga. In other Eastern European countries, like Hungary or the Czech Republic, the evaluation of cars was based on Eurotax standards in Germany or Austria, even before the software appeared on the market, added Tapalaga.
Eurotax estimates show that in Western European countries like Germany, more than 80 percent of used car transactions are carried out by authorized dealers, compared to some 5-10 percent in Romania. "When this software comes onto the market clients will become more educated and will no longer buy cars from used cars fairs. Rather, they will go to authorized dealers, offering warranties, and the resale of cars will be much faster," explained EurotaxGlass's Romania Manager, Gheorghe Anghel. The software will also provide better communication between insurance companies, car dealers and repair shops, based on information provided by Eurotax. Eurotax has signed contracts on the domestic markets with Porsche Romania, Renault-Dacia-Nissan group, General Motors, Peugeot, Citroen, Mitsubishi and Saab.
