Secondary market of commercial utility vehicles, 15,000 units

The sales of used commercial utility vehicles, a segment that really took off, as did the sales of new utility vehicles, as a result of the development of distribution, specialised transportation and construction sectors in recent years, will reach about 15,000 units in 2008, an increase of more than 15% compared with 2007. With sales of new commercial utility vehicles of more than 40,000 units in all categories in the first nine months, the main importers on the segment estimate the secondary market to have stood at about 12,000 units in the same period. “Sales of all ranges, including resale, reached about 10,000 – 12,000 units, and the general ratio stands at about 1 used vehicle to every 3-3.35 new commercial utility vehicles sold, stated Adrian Gheorghe, manager of Cefin Used Trucks. Based on the ratio mentioned by Gheorghe, the volume of used commercial utility vehicles sold on the domestic market will reach 15,000 units by the end of the year. “The proportion usually stands at 30% of the sales of new utility vehicles. In total we are looking at 15,000 used units (sold) in 2008,” said Razvan Bogdan, marketing manager of EVW Holding, DAF trucks dealer.