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The Sales Manager of Z Autos Ghana Limited, a car dealership in Accra, Bernice Debiri, has cautioned against purchasing a Ghana-used car.<\/p>\n
A Ghana-used car is a car that has been driven in Ghana for a certain period of time.<\/p>\n
According to her, cars that have been driven in Ghana for some time may have certain challenges that may not be directly disclosed when the car is bought.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t buy Ghana-used cars. Because most of the people that sell Ghana-used cars have issues with them that keep surfacing, and they want to get rid of it, and buy a new one. So, they will just sell it, top up and buy a new one,\u201d she said on BizTech on GhanaWeb TV.<\/p>\n
She also lamented the number of taxes that they pay when they import cars into the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bernice noted that these taxes accumulate to about 25% of the cost of the cars they purchase.<\/p>\n
She explained that buying cars abroad is not a challenge, as the prices do not fluctuate often. Instead, when the cars arrive in the country, the value increases due to the cedi.<\/p>\n
“For instance, when someone asks for the price of a car today and returns later to purchase it, the value in dollars remains the same, but its cedi equivalent would have increased astronomically. This poses a challenge to us and affects sales,” she noted.<\/p>\n
She urged the Bank of Ghana and government to provide a flat rate for doing business in the country to avoid misunderstandings that arise because of the different rates provided.<\/p>\n
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