40 thousand new vehicles enrolled, in a descent of 5.4%. But in the market of the used, the demand is above the offer.
The number of new cars sold descended in the first two months of the year.
The total of 40,000 new cars sold is a drop in 5,4% Compared to January and February last year, it reads in the Automobile Association of Portugal (ACAP). Looking only to February, he went down 2%.
Vehicles moved to Alternative energies They occupy the largest slice of light passenger cars, with 65.8%. Within this “cake”, the hybrids It was the preference of 24.4% of buyers, ahead of the tram, with 21.2%.
In relation to brands, the Peugeot in cars to alternative energies (680) and diesel (911); the Volkswagen Leads gasoline cars (678).
Used cars
But, in the used cars, The trend is quite different: February 2025 recorded a 30% rise compared to February 2024.
A looking for remains above the offerhighlights the Standvirtual Barometer / ACAP – Automobile Association of Portugal.
In the statement sent to ZAP, it appears that the offer only rose in cars below 15 thousand euros (+11%).
The demand also increased on this financial level, but on a very different scale: +44%. In cars between 15 thousand and 30 thousand euros, demand rose +22% and cars over 30 thousand euros recorded a 17% increase.
The transfer of ownership of passenger lights also increased (3.9%) compared to last year.
O average price of professional salespeople is 23.700€. It is a slight descent of 2.5%compared to last year.
Nuno Teixeira da Silva, Zap //
