The 2018 BMW 2 Series GT was the UK's fastest selling car in April

Automotive marketplace Auto Trader has revealed that the 2018 BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (petrol automatic) was the UK’s fastest selling used car in April.

The MPV took an average of just 16 days to sell. What's more, MPVs (and SUVs) proved hugely popular in April with them locking out six of the top 10 positions.

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Diesel didn't do all that well though. Just three of the country's best-selling used cars were powered by diesel, while across the country just 31 percent of fast selling used cars were diesel.

The bad news for diesel didn't just meant that petrol sales shot up. Alternatively-fuelled vehicles also fared well in the sales charts, with three of the top fastest selling used cars in London being alternatively-fuelled. The hybrid automatic 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander was London's fastest-selling used vehicle in April.

"The sudden growth of alternatively fuelled vehicles in London is evidence of two important trends. For one, it suggests the Mayor’s decision to take a more direct approach in tackling air pollution in the Capital is having an impact on car buying behaviour," said Karolina Edwards-Smajda, Auto Trader’s Director of Commercial Products. "It’s also just one more example of a broader shift in perception towards AFVs. As we saw in our recent Market Report, 71 percent of consumers are already considering an EV as their next car."

"With more low-emission zones being introduced in other big cities, more pressure applied to drivers of older vehicles, and a long pipeline of impressive second generation of electric vehicles set to hit the market, there’s little doubt the direction of the market. Retailers’ forecourts should reflect it accordingly."

The UK’s Top 10 Fastest Selling Used Cars in April 2019

 

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