Bangladesh car market is small compared to our neighboring countries. The need for personal vehicles is increasing the demand for cars and making a way for foreign automakers from around the globe to expand their business here in the passenger car segment. But in Bangladesh, there are many facts a buyer has to face. There are so many added charges that you would have to pay to buy a new car. That is why people of Bangladesh are more into used and reconditioned cars. As from a report of bikroy.com in Bangladesh, 50% of cars are reconditioned cars, 45% used cars and only 5% new are in the car market. The Bangladeshi car market has a wide range of vehicles from India, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, China, Malaysia, the USA and the UK. Among them, India and Japan are the most dominating sources for importing cars in Bangladesh.
Now onto the main point of this article, why JDM cars are this much popular here in Bangladesh. There are some reasons to think about them thoroughly.
A collection of unique vehicle
JDM car is that it offers a pathway to something that is almost certainly going to be rare and unique compared to the usual cars on the road. There are lots of JDM economy cars that are built to the requirements and desired vehicle characteristics of the Japanese market. We get to use those cars with low taxes and get the full advantage to use unique cars.
Often In Good Condition
One of the most appealing facts of buying a JDM car is that it can be a great option to source a car in better-than-average condition both mechanically and cosmetically than you find when looking at a used vehicle that was sold new in your country. If you compare used car with reconditioned cars there is a big difference in them, You will get reconditioned JDM cars in a great condition.
Cost efficiency
The main and the most important fact is that JDM cars are cost-efficient. JDM cars can often represent particularly good value for money when imported. As 50% cars of Bangladesh are reconditioned cars the spare parts of these models are not that rear here. So you can get spare parts at pretty cheap pricing. If you want to purchase a brand new car in Bangladesh you will have to pay more than double the main price. That’s why the people of Bangladesh prefer to recondition cars and here the recondition cars are commonly treated as a new cars in the local market.
Easier To Tune
Another reason to buy JDM cars is they are easy to tune and modify.
Have a look at this list of cars that are dominating the Bangladesh car market by brand:
| Brand | Share |
| Toyota | 80% |
| Honda | 7% |
| Nissan | 6% |
| Others | 7% |
At the end of the day, if you’re considering buying a JDM car, then the same rules apply as buying any other type of car:
- Don’t fall behind on maintenance, and if you have no service records available then attend to service items that are appropriate for the age/mileage of the car you’ve purchased
- Buy the best condition vehicle you can afford within your budget and make sure you buy on condition and not mileage
- Treat your car with respect, for example not thrashing it until it is properly warmed up