Europe Used Car Market Size & Outlook, 2030

Revenue, 2024 (US$M)

$536,511.0

Forecast, 2030 (US$M)

$740,911.8

CAGR, 2025 - 2030

5.5%

Report Coverage

Europe

Europe used car market, 2018-2030 (US$M)

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Europe used car market highlights

The Europe used car market generated a revenue of USD 536,511.0 million in 2024.
The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2025 to 2030.
In terms of segment, hybrid was the largest revenue generating vehicle type in 2024.
Hybrid is the most lucrative vehicle type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.

Europe data book summary

Market revenue in 2024	USD 536,511.0 million
Market revenue in 2030	USD 740,911.8 million
Growth rate	5.5% (CAGR from 2024 to 2030)
Largest segment	Hybrid
Fastest growing segment	Hybrid
Historical data covered	2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation	2024
Forecast period covered	2025 - 2030
Quantitative units	Revenue in USD million
Market segmentation	Hybrid
Key market players worldwide	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR, CarMax Inc, Asbury Automotive Group Inc, TrueCar Inc, Scout24 SE, Lithia Motors Inc Class A, Group 1 Automotive Inc, EBay Inc, AutoNation Inc, Hendrick Automotive Group

Other key industry trends

In terms of revenue, Europe region accounted for 28.3% of the global used car market in 2024.
Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 748,776.9 million by 2030.

Key Regions: UK , U.S. , Japan , Brazil , Germany

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Used Car Market Scope

Used car market segmentation & scope

Vehicle Type

Hybrid

Conventional

Electric

Vendor Type

Organized

Unorganized

Fuel Type

Diesel

Petrol

Others

Size

Compact

Mid-Sized

SUV

Sales Channel

Offline

Online

Regions

North America

Europe

Asia Pacific

Latin America

Middle East & Africa

Countries

U.S.

Canada

Mexico

Germany

Spain

France

China

India

Japan

Brazil

Used Car Market Companies

Name	Profile	# Employees	HQ	Website

Europe used car market outlook

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Hybrid was the largest segment with a revenue share of 100% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Europe used car market based on hybrid covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.

The European market is witnessing a gradual fall in diesel supply used cars in the European countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. The reason for the trend can be attributed to the Green environment initiatives by various government authorities in the region.

For Instance, The Port town of Bristol, U.K., approved a ban on all privately-owned diesel vehicles from 2021 for a time period (between 7 am to 3 pm every day). Hence petrol used car segment is expected to gain prominence in the market over the forecast period.

The Europe region is among the prominent markets across all the regions in terms of total used car volume sales. The growth can be attributed to the scrappage scheme introduced by the region’s several ecological transition authorities, and this scheme motivates users to put their old vehicles in scrap and gain additional bonuses while trading in new and used cars.

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