Sellers are concentrating on not solely dear premium petrol and diesel SUVs but additionally decrease worth used EV and hybrid fashions, based on the most recent desirability index from public sale home Aston Barclay.

Figures from August present that bigger premium SUVs had been probably the most in demand used ICE automobiles with the Jaguar F-Tempo topping the ICE desirability index intently adopted by the VW Touareg and three Land Rover SUVs – the Velar, Discovery, and Vary Rover. Ford’s Puma and the Mazda MX5 had been additionally within the combine.

“Sellers are usually shopping for greater worth used premium SUVs to order fairly than for inventory to guard their cashflow,” mentioned Nick Thompson, Aston Barclay’s director of gross sales.

Demand for used EVs and hybrids has remained constant throughout the summer time, with the market nonetheless weighted extra in direction of sub-£20,000 fashions. The Toyota Prius topped the EV and hybrid desirability index, with the Kia Niro, Renault Zoe, and the Hyundai IONIQ in third, fourth and fifth place respectively. The one exception to the rule was the upper worth Audi E-TRON in second place.

“Used EV costs and demand are additionally now stabilising with sellers focussed on fashions that ship good worth for patrons.

“We predict each these traits persevering with. The introduction of ULEZ zones within the UK will drive some consumers in direction of low-emission automobiles for the primary time, whereas sellers are more likely to proceed shopping for excessive worth automobiles to fulfill bought orders to cut back stocking prices,” mentioned Thompson.

Aston Barclay’s month-to-month index takes into consideration three key metrics: internet views previous to sale, variety of bodily and on-line sale bids, and sale worth achieved as a share of CAP common.