The sale of second-hand passenger cars and vans in the Balearic Islands fell by 12.4% in October compared to the same month in 2024, with a total of 6,266 units sold.
According to data published this Friday by the National Association of Vehicle Dealers (Ancove), 5,209 passenger cars were sold, 12% less than a year earlier, and 1,057 light commercial vehicles, a drop of 14.6%.
With this result, the Balearic Islands is the autonomous community with the largest year-on-year decrease, in contrast to the 1.9% increase recorded in the country as a whole during the same month.
Between January and October, 49,491 used passenger cars were registered in the Islands, 0.3% more than in the same period of the previous year, while sales of commercial vehicles fell by 0.3% to 11,029 units.
Evolution in Spain as a whole
At the national level, sales of used vehicles grew by 1.9% in October, reaching 244,793 units. Of these, 210,332 were passenger cars (up 1.9%) and 34,461 were light commercial vehicles (up 1.5%).
In the first ten months of 2025, the Spanish market totaled 2,112,922 second-hand transactions, representing an increase of 4.9% over the same period of the previous year. This figure includes 1,809,431 passenger cars (+4.9%) and 303,491 vans ( +4.8%).
According to Ancove, passenger cars between two and three years old grew the most in October, with an increase of nearly 13%, while models between one and two years old and between six and ten years old registered falls. The oldest cars, more than ten years old, also increased their sales, exceeding the market average.
In the year-to-date, vehicles between two and three years old lead the growth, with a 14.5% increase, followed by those between three and five years old (+9%). Only those between one and two years old showed a drop, while the oldest vehicles grew in line with the average.
In the case of vans, those two to three years old stand out with an increase of 26%, compared to a decrease in models less than one year old, three to five and six to ten years old. Older vehicles also show an above-average increase.
By fuel type, diesel and gasoline sales continued to fall, while electric cars posted the biggest increase of the month, with a growth of close to 60% and 3,190 units sold. Gasoline plug-in hybrids also increased notably, with 48% more and 4,853 cars sold.
