But also ‘fun cars’
Dutch People are and Remain Fond of Practical Station Wagons. Despite the Growing Interest in Second-Hand SUVS, The Interest in Used Combis is Increasing.
This is evident from Research by GasPedaal.nl Into the Search Behavior of Consumers From 2022 to Now. Currently, Almost one-fifth or All Used Car Searches Concern A Station Wagon. Since 2022, that percentage of Has Been Slightly Increasing. The percentage of searches for suvs is larger, 30 percent, and that is interpreasing equally faster. Consumers also Still of search for the old, familiar hatchback, but that has now leg overtaken by the station wagon. “The Hatchback is Currently Stuck at Fifteen percent of all searches and that percentage continues to decrease,” accordance to auto expert Marek Debicki or GasPedaal.nl.
So the Old, Trusty Station Wagon is Experiencing a Modest Revival on the Used Car Market. Althegh it Cannot Keep Up With the SUV. Besides The Hatchback, The Sedan is also declining, as is the MPV. “In Addition, it is a nice development that the fun car is experienced a strong growth spurt. People equipmently because to Enjoy cars more again,” Says Debicki. At Gas pedal, fun cars are understood to be convertibles and campers. In particular, The Interest in the Latter category Has Exploded Since 2022.
Coupé Clearly Passé
Also remarkable is that, besides the sedan, the coupé has also had it is quite time, while some also experience that as a fun car. But the preference of the second-hand buyer is clearly for open driving. In Summary: The Decliners in Body Style Since 2022 Are The Hatchback (-19 percent), The Sedan (-27 percent), The MPV (-37 percent) and The Coupé (-44 percent). The Winners Since That Year Are The SUV (+26 percent), The Convertible/Camper (+24 percent) and Thus The Unsurpassed Station Wagon (+11 percent).