Occasions: Significantly fewer changes of ownership
WEAK TRADE In the first nine months of the current year, around ten percent fewer used vehicles changed hands. This is a rather unusual situation for Switzerland.
Over half a million used cars changed hands in Switzerland in the first nine months of the year. In figures: 537,199 used passenger cars were traded in. That is a full ten percent fewer than in the same period last year.
Prices this year higher than ever before
Prices for used cars are currently higher than ever before. René Mitteregger, Head of Product Management at Auto-i-dat, and his team have evaluated the figures for changes of ownership from January to the end of September 2022. 55,786 fewer used cars changed hands this year compared to the same period last year - more than ten percent.
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Only four brands still in the black in Switzerland
The statistics on changes of ownership show that almost all car brands are affected by the declining figures. The leader, VW, for example, recorded a drop of more than 13 percent, and only Cupra, Dacia, Kia and Tesla are still in the black. We can only speculate about the reasons for the declining figures. The experts at Auto-i-dat suspect that the war in Ukraine and the associated uncertainty among buyers are partly responsible.
René Mitteregger: "In addition, there are still far fewer newer used cars, which of course changes the range of used cars on offer. We are convinced that the sales prices published at the moment are too high and will have to be corrected downward in the near future, so that the trade will then flourish again."
