An impressive year for used passenger vehicles

2017 has been an impressive year for the sales of used imported passenger vehicles.

2017 highlights In terms of year-on-year sales, there were 165,654 used imported cars registered in 2017, a huge 16,128 units or 10.8 per cent more than the same period in 2016, when 149,526 units were sold. Toyota cemented its place as the number-one used imported car brand. It sold 41,692 units in 2017 for a market share of 25.2 per cent, Nissan and Mazda were second and third place , respectively with 31,190 and 25,594 units sold, respectively and an 18.8 and 15.5 per cent market share for the past 12 months. The Nissan Tiida had the most sales for the year, with a total of 7,358 and a market share of 4.4 per cent. The usual culprits were inIn a very close second place, the Mazda Axela ended with a market share for the year of 4.4 percent and 7,319 sales, followed by the Suzuki Swift with 6,958 sales and a market share of 4.2 per cent. It was also no surprise that the vast majority of used imported cars continued to come from Japan. There were 160,822 used cars imported from Japan during 2017, giving it a market share of 93.8 per cent. December highlights December 2017 increased 7.0 per cent on the same month last yearfrom 2016 with 14,102 sales compared to 13,181 in December 2016. Importers brought in 12,283 used cars from Japan – a 9.9 per cent increase on December 2016. There was a fall in used car imports from Australia and the UK compared to the same month last year. Australia ended December on 435 units, a decrease of 7.4 per cent and the UK with 104 units, a decrease of 48.3 per cent. The Mazda Demio was the number-one selling used import for December with 637 sales, a 30.8 per cent increase on December 2016’s 487. The Demio outnumbered the Nissan Tiida, who ended on 615 sales, a decrease of 20.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2016.