They filed a complaint against FIAT for raising the costs of the savings plans

November 29, 2018 – 5:32 pm
National deputy José Luis Ramón has lodged a complaint against FCA SA Savings for certain purposes, known as the Fiat Plan, according to which "during the year, the prices of cars marketed as part of the plans of sale". Previous savings have undergone an increase of over 100%.

The national deputy José Luis Ramón (Protection Bloc) today filed a complaint against FCA SA Savings, known as the Fiat Plan, according to which "during the course of the year , the prices of cars marketed through savings plans Previously, they had undergone an increase of more than 100%. "
For the MP for Mendoza, "the situation has resulted in an incalculable number of consumer complaints because of the increasingly marked difference between the prices of motor vehicles marketed through savings and those purchased by consumers via another payment method." "

José Luis Ramón MP
"In the case of Fiat Plan, the most serious situation lies in the cheaper models, which are also the ones that generate the most sales for the company and are more easily accessible to consumers," he said. -he adds.

As an example, he said that "the clearest case is that of Fiat Palio's seductive 1.4 model (the fourth most patented model in 2017), which had a value in the December 2017 bills of the plans, of $ 312,090.21, and in October 2018, $ 614,041.63, which means that the model has experienced a 96% increase in just 10 months. "

"But the situation is even more irregular if we see that, during the same periods, the cost of this car for the general public was much lower, according to prices published by Acara (Association of Automobile Dealers of the Argentine Republic) of the same month., the same model had a price of 225,000 USD in December 2017 and 419,500 USD in October 2018: one-third less than the price charged by the subscribers to the savings schemes for the same car. "

The legislator pointed out that "the differences between the prices of cars in savings plans and at dealerships, are literally prohibited in the system of prior savings regulated by the General Inspectorate of Justice of the nations, since a different price no case. "
"However, it is precisely this dynamic that is denounced for a long time by citizens who sign the purchase of their car as part of a Fiat plan," he added.

FIAT customer complaints in Salta. (Photo Pablo Yapura-Archive)

Ramón explained that "all this leads to serious increases, suffered by hundreds of thousands of Argentines throughout the country, which have not been explained clearly, let alone justified by the administrators, who have limited to realizing them and pocketing the profits. "

"These illicit practices were further reinforced in September and October of this year, which created a situation of default for consumers, who faced a quota almost three times more expensive than a serious economic situation," he said. he concluded.