According to data from A, last month National Association of Vehicle Dealers (Ancove)average price of used cars 12,487 €According to the general manager of the association, 17% more than last year, 2.4% more than the previous month and reached, Eric Iglesias“possibly the highest price in history”.
This year 2022 started with an average price 12,221 € and in March 12.255 €The record of the year until July. The lowest average price of the whole year was recorded in June 12,187 €, but rose again in July to mark a new historic milestone in the used market. as described churcheslast month’s average price in units over eight years old 9,519 Euros, 17.5% more Compared to the same month of 2021.
The market is suffering
This increase in the average price, driven by increased demand due to reduced supply and the availability of new vehicles on the market, caused a decline in used vehicle transfers last month. 7.8% until 144,584 piecesaccording to incoming data faconauto Y ganvam, which means a negative full semester. However, this figure means that 2.2 used cars were sold for every new car in July. In the accumulation of the year, the second-hand market is already falling 4.7% with 1.06 million units.
“Unless an acceptable registration level is restored, used car transfers will continue to decline as there is not enough stock of the most interesting models from zero to five years,” he explains. Raul Morales, communications director for Faconauto. In this sense, second-hand vehicle sales have decreased. 24.8% In July, on vehicles aged one to three years 21.1%.
ganvam Y faconauto The company regrets that the rental and rental channels have not been able to renew their fleets due to the shortage of vehicles and therefore they are in decline. 23.7%, a 15.1% and one 12.3%, respectively. Both employers “agree that it is still necessary to resort to foreign markets to supply vehicles, which explains why the import channel is growing rapidly. 37% in July and accumulate an increase %49 so far this year”.
As for the most requested propulsion, diesel continues to be king of the second hand market, intensifying 58% of operations last month. Far below and unlike what is in the new car market, gasoline while making up 35.9% of the market, electrical cigars they made up only 0.7% of the total.