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AUTO1 Group Price Index: Used Car Prices Climbed in First Half of 2025

Berlin, 30 June 2025

Berlin, 30 June 2025 – In the first half of 2025, the AUTO1 Group Price Index increased by 5.1%, moving from 135.2 in January to 142.1 in June. This steady upward trend reflects robust demand and a resilient used car market across Europe. After a dynamic start to the year with more significant price increases from January to April, used car prices have been stable since May. In June 2025, used car prices stayed flat with a slight month-over-month increase of 0.4%. Year-over-year, used car prices have climbed by 2.8% compared to June 2024.

Petrol vehicle prices increased in the first half of 2025, battery electric vehicles significantly cheaper than one year ago.

Prices for petrol cars increased by 7.4% since the beginning of the year, followed by diesel cars with a price increase of 2.2% since January. Hybrid and battery electric vehicles remained relatively stable, with some fluctuations since January.

Petrol Cars: Petrol vehicle prices are on the highest level across all fuel types, with the index reaching 120.6 in June. Since January, prices for used petrol vehicles increased by 7.4% and are up 8.2% compared to June 2024.

Diesel Cars: Diesel vehicle prices moved up to an index value of 113.5 in June. Year-to-date, diesel prices are up 2.2%, with a slight year-over-year increase of 0.6%.

Hybrid Cars: Prices for hybrid vehicles saw the strongest monthly growth in June (+1.4%), bringing the index to 108.5. This marks a slight year-to-date increase (+0.1%), though prices are still 1.2% lower than in June 2024.

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV): The index for electric vehicles increased by 1.0% month-over-month to 102.3. Year-to-date, EV prices are nearly stable (-0.2%), but have declined significantly by 8.3% compared to June 2024.

“After the price increase from January until April, we are now seeing a phase of price stabilization at a higher level in the European used car market. As the demand for petrol vehicles is rising, prices are up by over 8% year-over-year, while electric vehicle used car prices have declined significantly compared to last year,” said Moritz Lück, SVP Sales & Operations at AUTO1 Group.

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About the AUTO1 Group Price Index - The European Used Car Price Report
The AUTO1 Group Price Index shows the monthly evolution of used car prices across Europe. By analyzing AUTO1 Group’s database of around 5.1 million used car transactions Europe-wide, AUTO1 Group has developed a pioneering index to improve data transparency in the used car market and give insights into wholesale prices. The starting point of the AUTO1 Group Price Index is January 2015 with a reference value of 100. The AUTO1 Group Price Index is published on a monthly basis. Please find the methodology here.

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