E-Cars Gain Popularity in the Used Car Market

According to Statistics Austria, in the first half of 2025, almost a quarter (24.7 percent) more used electric cars were registered. There was also a significant increase in hybrid vehicles, with gasoline-electric cars up by 39.5 percent and diesel-electric vehicles up by 28.6 percent. A total of 428,250 used cars were registered in Austria, which represents an increase of 4.2 percent compared to the same period last year.

Electric Cars: Every Seventh Used Car Has an Alternative Drive System

Registrations for diesel-powered cars fell by 2.2 percent, while for gasoline cars they increased by 4.2 percent. However, used cars with combustion engines still have a very high share of total registrations. In the first half of 2025, 36.9 percent were gasoline cars and 48.4 percent were diesel cars.

The share of electric cars, on the other hand, was only 3.9 percent, 7.9 percent for gasoline-electric cars, and 2.8 percent for diesel-electric cars. Overall, cars with alternative drive systems accounted for 14.7 percent of the used car market, which was about every seventh used registered car.

VW, BMW, and Audi the Most Frequently Registered Brands in the Used Car Market

Particularly popular brands for used cars were VW (share: 18.9 percent), BMW (9.7 percent), Audi (9.3 percent). The strongest gains in the half-year were seen by Peugeot (plus 10.0 percent), BMW (plus 6.7 percent), Opel (plus 6.1 percent), Mercedes (plus 4.7 percent).

Among commercial vehicles, more agricultural and forestry tractors (plus 19.0 percent), trucks (Lkw) class N3 (plus 6.7 percent), trucks class N1 (plus 6.4 percent), and trucks class N2 (plus 1.5 percent) were registered used. In contrast, the used registrations of tractor units slightly decreased (minus 0.7 percent).

For used two-wheelers, 11.4 percent more mopeds and 8.2 percent more motorcycles were registered. In total, 554,393 used motor vehicles (Kfz) were registered in the first half of the year, which was 5.3 percent more than in the first half of 2024.

(APA/Red)

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