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Second-hand market: 25,000 sales and 150,000 MOTs per week

The outbreak of the coronavirus crisis has had a significant impact on the automotive industry. In the past period, there have been positive developments and from the data, we see that the market is recovering. With data from VWE Automotive, we provide weekly insights through Data Science models, among other things, into how the used car market is performing on the most important fronts...

Would you like to see the insights from the past few weeks? You can find them in the overview page.

The used car market has remained stable in recent weeks. Last week, we reported solid growth. Now there has been a slight decline of 2.8%, with a total of 24,457 used cars sold. Over the past period, a healthy 25,000 used cars have been sold per week. And last week, car dealers sold 4.4% more used cars than over the same period in 2019. 

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We also see a decrease of 1.7% in the number of used cars added to car dealerships’ stock. Last week, a total of 58,602 vehicles were added to stock. This is 1.4% more than last year. 

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Export slightly increased


Exports of used cars rose by a few per cent last week. A total of 7,728 vehicles were exported, representing an increase of 4.2%. Compared with the same period last year, this represents a decrease of 2.5%. 

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Over 150,000 APKs!


Last week, the number of MOT tests rose by 2.9% to a total of 150,469. This is the highest number of MOT tests carried out since the beginning of July this year. Compared with the same period last year, this represents an increase of 1.4%.

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Our data deliveries and market insights are readily available. Would you like to know how the market is developing, what the downturn is, and where opportunities may lie? Then please contact Danny Miedema on 06 10 89 24 47 or send an email to  grootzakelijk@vwe.nl. Press enquiries: call 088 – 893 7001 or email info@vwe.nl.