Hybrids are matching petrols as UK quickest promoting automobiles, finds Auto Dealer

Full hybrids and delicate hybrids are matching petrols for pace of sale within the UK’s used automotive market throughout April, in line with Auto Dealer monitoring.

The automotive gross sales market additionally stories that April 2025 is reaching the quickest flip of used automobiles on file, with inventory remaining on forecourts for a mean of simply 25 days up to now this month.

Demand is remaining significantly excessive for 5-10-year-old automobiles, which have been constantly the quickest promoting age bracket over the previous 12 months.

This age teams is promoting in simply 23 days on common, nevertheless 3-5-year-old automobiles have accelerated to match this.

Richard Walker, Auto Dealer’s knowledge and perception director, stated: “With robust demand demonstrated by this pace of sale knowledge, it’s very important to keep in mind that worth isn’t the one lever out there to assist safe gross sales.

“Pricing technique needs to be aligned with market knowledge out there on Auto Dealer so that you might be positive you’re maximising revenue potential on each car.

“Enhancing advert high quality could possibly be a greater approach to promote your inventory shortly with out dropping revenue, so think about checking your Auto Dealer Efficiency Ranking first.”

Six of the 10 most desired used automobiles this month are hybrids, led by the petrol hybrid Mercedes-Benz GLA with simply 6.5 days common days to promote, forward of the Vauxhall Grandland which dropped to second place from final month.

Throughout all makes and fashions, full/delicate hybrid autos are matching petrol because the quickest promoting gasoline sort within the UK, taking a mean of 24 days to promote. That is the quickest month on file up to now for full/delicate hybrids since 20213, and with regards to common costs of hybrids4 they’ve decreased by 11.5% from £28,352 in March 2024 to £25,260 in March 2025. At an entire market stage, this March the typical car worth was £16,915, a 1.30% improve from March 2024 which had a mean car value of £16,695.