Do you have a source for that? That's the first time I've heard about that and w...

badestrand · on Sept 12, 2020

In Germany only ~33% of new cars are bought privately, the rest from companies.

dewey · on Sept 12, 2020

Thanks, I ended up on this page too in my research but I don't have a subscription to see the actual data.

guerby · on Sept 12, 2020

In France in 2019 2.61 used cars were sold for each new car.

AnssiH · on Sept 12, 2020

In Finland in 2019, 625000 used cars were sold vs. 114200 new car registrations. I believe these include both private and company cars, though.

This would be 85% used cars, 15% new cars.

The average age of a bought used car was 13.3 years.

MrBuddyCasino · on Sept 12, 2020

Those are company cars. Privately purchased cars are indeed bought used, overwhelmingly so.