Használtautó.hu: even with constantly rising prices, the demand for used cars is increasing

By: Trademagazin Date: 2022. 07. 19. 08:42

Despite the constantly rising prices, the demand for used cars is increasing – Használtautó.hu told MTI on Tuesday. According to the announcement, the number of cars imported from abroad increased by 9.8 percent in the first half of the year compared to last year, the growth may be slowed down by the weakening of the forint, because, contrary to the annual trend, imports already fell by 9.6 percent in June, two-thirds of which were cars older than 10 years it was given by cars – they write in the announcement. According to data from Használtautó.hu, the average age of cars offered for sale increased from 12.3 years in 2020 to 12.9 years in the first half of this year. The offer has changed significantly, two years ago more than a fifth of the posted ads offered cars cheaper than HUF 500,000, and by 2022 the share of the cheapest category will have dropped below 15 percent. While the proportion of 1-3 million HUF models stagnated, those of 3-5 million HUF increased slightly, and those of over 5 million HUF increased significantly.