This used car sales rebound for the province of Alicante second year in a rowespecially by pulling old vehicleswho became the big stars of the industry before lack of youth car supply. Moreover, as with new vehicle sales, a recovery that contrasts with the decline recorded at the national level.
According to data provided this Wednesday by franchise employers faconauto Y ganvamThey were sold in Alicante in 2022. 93,770 used carsthat means a 3.44% increase Compared to figures from the previous year, when the market has already rebounded by another 12.6% in 2020 after the drop caused by the pandemic. Thus, the province prevents the decline recorded at the national level, where 5.59% less than 1,885,553 units are sold in the market.
Thanks to this, the people of Alicante bought it again. many more used vehicles than new, they are definitely sold three used cars for every new registered car, This is a percentage well above the Spanish average of 2.3 for every passenger car leaving the factory.
Part of the greater dynamism of business in Alicante is, faster growth in the economy Across the region, thanks to the recovery of the tourism sector, activity in other areas has increased.
In the analyzes made by the employers, the dealers especially emphasize the increase in the sales of the dealers. old cars. In particular, the operations of vehicles more than 15 years It increased 6.2% to reach a nationwide total of 727,597, which practically means: They made up 40% of the entire market.
On the contrary, the trend in the used vehicle segment is lack of stocksupply problems hinder leasing and car rental companies they will renew their fleet, stop feeding these young models to the market.
This was especially evident in sales. vehicles aged one to three years, The commercialization of zero kilometer cars collapsed for very similar reasons.
Ganvam and Faconauto warn that the aging of the car fleet requires and slows down the decarbonisation advocated by the Government. Also, there are no signs that our newly launched 2023 will be any better, as the same issues from last year continue, according to both employers’ associations.