OREANDA-NEWS. Analysis of car sales through the Internet has shown an interesting trend: if in 2008, the age of cars for sale was in average 8 years, but now the average age of cars on the market is 12 years. Such conclusion was made by experts of the automotive portal Drom.ru, by analyzing the statistics of advertisements for the sale of used cars, posted on this site in 2008 and in 2015 - about 3.6 million cars.

According to "Za rulem.RF", in 2008 the share of cars aged up to 7 years was 56%, but today only 31% of them. This market situation may be explained by the following reasons: until 2008 the Russians actively buy used cars with age of 5-7 years abroad, but after raising tariffs (from January 12th, 2009 import duties on foreign cars has been increased) it became unprofitable. In addition, the difficult economic situation affected on the fact that people are now exploiting cars longer, rarely buy new cars, by preferring to change their car not for new one, but for second-hand, which is fresher or another class. With this trend the share of "new" cars in the market will continue to decline.

The age of cars of aftermarket of Far East and Siberia has grown up by 4 years in an average. The average age of sold cars in the Southern Federal District has increased by 3 years. In Moscow, the average second-hand cars have become "older" for the year.