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Local car dealership says 'perfect storm' for second hand cars prices

Nov 6, 2021 11:54 By Shannonside News
Local car dealership says 'perfect storm' for second hand cars prices
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The manager of a Longford car dealership admits there is a perfect storm which is seeing a large increase in prices being asked for second hand vehicles.

Used car prices have jumped by 50 percent since January 2020, according to a new study.

The DoneDeal research has found in the third quarter of this year alone, inflation in the sector rose by 10.6 percent.

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It's believed the pandemic as well as the impact of Brexit are behind the sharp increases.

Kevin O'Reilly is the manager of a dealership which sells Nissan and Volkswagen cars.

He admits that the industry is facing several challenges at present :

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