He moved at low speeds buying a car in July, with total sales of new and imported used passenger cars slightly up 0.8% from July last year. In fact, the market ended negative at the seven-month level as inflation and months of delays in new orders are preventing many from buying a car.

According to data released yesterday Hellenic Statistical Office (ELSTAT) in July, for the first time in Greece, 18,046 passenger cars were produced, of which 10,875 were new and the remaining 7,171 were imported used cars. Compared to July 2021, an increase in the number of new IX by 2.7% and a decrease in used car imports by 2%.

In the period January-July 2022, the picture is quite different. In particular, during this seven-month period, 114,420 passenger cars were produced in Greece for the first time (an increase of 7.3% compared to the corresponding period in 2021), of which 65,692 are new and 48,728 used ones imported from abroad. New car sales over the seven-month period fell 4.4% compared to the corresponding period in 2021, while used car sales rose significantly at 28.3%. Imported used vehicles accounted for 42.5% of all new licenses in the seven-month period January-July 2022, while their share was 35.6% in the corresponding period of 2021.

In the seven months under review, Toyota held the largest share of the new passenger car market (15%), followed by Hyundai (9.2%), while Volkswagen and Peugeot came in third with a market share of 7.7% each. This is followed by Opel with a share of 6.1%, KIA with a share of 5.1%, Fiat also with 5.1%, Mercedes with 5%, BMW with 3.8%, Nissan with 3.2%. All other brands have a share of 32.1%.