Low-emission vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in Australia's second-hand car market as motorists strive to conserve fuel.
But hybrid vehicles, rather than electric models, are proving to be in highest demand and the most resistant to price reductions.
The Australian Automotive Dealer Association and AutoGrab revealed the trends on Tuesday in used car sales figures from May, which also showed the automotive market had bounced back from a sales dip in April.
The news comes one week after new hybrid and electric vehicles sales broke records to represent almost half of all new cars sold in Australia during the month.
The latest sales report showed Australian drivers bought 221,323 second-hand vehicles during May – a rise of more than 17,700 cars compared to April.
