Used Car Sales

UK used car transactions grow 11.5% in 2021 with 7,530,956 units changing hands.
Weaker Q4, down -3.1%, contrasts with record Q2 to round off a volatile year.
Record demand for used battery electric vehicles, up 119.2% with 40,228 transactions.
Overall used car market still down -5.5% on pre-pandemic five-year average.

Battery electric vehicle demand rises 56.4% with 14,182 cars changing hands.
UK used car transactions fall -6.2% against strong Q3 2020 to 2,034,342 units.
Used market up 16.4% year-to-date but still -4.0% down against same period pre-pandemic.

UK used car transactions rose 108.6% on weak Q2 2020 to 2,167,504 units.
April saw growth of 307.4%, followed by the best May and June since records began.
Popularity of used plug-in vehicles soared as transactions increased 351.4% in Q2, although equal to only 1.3% of the used car market.

UK used car transactions fall -8.9% in Q1 2021 with 1,687,755 transactions.
Monthly performances impacted by lockdowns, but March up on particularly weak 2020.
Market for used plug-in vehicles stays strong with a 37.9% rise in Q1 transactions.