Used car registrations dropped in March

The number of used car registrations was 86,061 in March, showing a 0.8 percentage points decrease y/y, the Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM) reported. More than half of the registered cars are over 10 years old.

In Q1 the share of registered second-hand cars over 10 years old grew to 58 percent from 56.6 percent y/y. The share of cars with a petrol engine dropped by 0.5 percentage points to 52.9 percent, while the cars with diesel engines showed a slight increase and constituted 43.5 percent. The number of cars with the alternative engine, dominated mainly by LPG, grew to 3.6 percent from 3.3 percent y/y.