12.10.2026 / The number of cars sold over 9 months of 2026 exceeded that in 2019

The marketing agency NAPI compared car sales in the pre-crisis 2019 and the current 2026.

In January-September 2026, car sales made 5.3 million units, which was a 4.8% rise on 2019. Sales of new cars fell by 15.6% (950.2 thousand units), while those of used ones grew by 10.6% (4.4 million units).

Sales over a 7-year period grew primarily due the oldest used cars: aged 16-20 years (+83.4% to 949.1 thousand units) and over 20 years (+111.0% to 811.5 thousand units). Slight growth was shown by a segment of cars aged under 3 years (+1.3% to 327.1 thousand units). Smaller demand took place in segments of cars aged 4-6 years (-17.1% to 535.1 thousand units), 7-10 years (-30.4% to 647.3 thousand units), and 11-15 years (-4.5% to 1.1 million units).

Compared to 9 months of 2019, new car share in total sales fell by 4.3 p.p. to 17.9%. At the same time, the total used car share grew by 4.3 p.p. and reached 82.1%. The share of used cars aged 16-20 years (+7.7 p.p.) and over 20 years (+7.7 p.p.) increased.

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