Weltauto, the used car division of Porsche Hungaria, made 6,487 sales in 2010, down 5.6% from the previous year, Weltauto told MTI.
The drop was about the same as for the national market, Weltauto said. Hungarians bought or sold 420,764 used cars in 2010. In 2009, used car sales plunged almost 20% country-wide.
The proportion of used cars sold that were more than ten years old rose to 43% in 2010 from 38% in 2009 and 34% in 2008.
The most popular used car that changed hands last year was the Opel Astra, with 34,873 sales, followed by the Suzuki Swift (34,382) and the Volkswagen Golf (12,382).
Sales at dealerships accounted for 30% of used car sales in Hungary last year, up from 25% in 2009.
Weltauto has 42 dealerships around the country.
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