Dutch used cars are still very popular with foreign buyers. The list of most popular export cars is usually dominated by German models, but now the Volkswagen Golf has to give up its first place to the Peugeot 308.
More specifically, it concerns the Peugeot 308 SW, VWE reports via car buyer Fairkocht. That the 308 is so popular is in itself no big surprise. The car came as an economical 1.6 BlueHDi in 2014 and 2015 eligible for 14 percent addition. That made the French station wagon, which is also still very practical and versatile, to the undisputed favorite of the business driver and ensured that the 308 even finished in first place in the sales rankings in 2015.
In the meantime, however, diesels in the Netherlands are a lot less interesting, especially as used cars. Add to this that the addition benefit for 308s from the aforementioned period has now expired and you know that the supply of diesel 308s in the Netherlands is currently much greater than the demand. Exporters are therefore eager to buy the usually well-maintained cars.
The ever-popular Volkswagen Golf thus falls to second place on Fairkocht’s export list, followed by its big brother Volkswagen Passat. We also find many ex-lease toppers in the rest of the top 10. For example, the Volvo V40, Skoda Octavia Combi, Ford Focus Wagon and Renault Mégane Estate appear in it, also models that were very popular as diesel because of the addition benefit. The complete list looks like this:
| 1. | Peugeot 308 SW |
| 2. | Volkswagen Golf |
| 3. | Volkswagen Passat Variant |
| 4. | Volvo V40 |
| 5. | Volkswagen Transporter |
| 6. | Volkswagen Polo |
| 7. | Skoda Octavia Combi |
| 8. | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
| 9. | Ford Focus Wagon |
| 10. | Renault Mégane Estate |
The list was drawn up by Fairbought, which, as a subsidiary of VWE, has access to a huge amount of car-related data. Fairkocht is a new car sales service that emphasizes that owners of the above models can dispose of their car quickly and without hassle through that platform. Of course, that is not limited to this top 10, but it is also possible for other models.
In addition to the convenience that comes with such a car purchase service, Fairkocht also claims to be transparent. The VWE subsidiary acts as an intermediary and has the car to be sold assessed by an independent ‘inspection coach’. The seller never comes into contact with the ultimate buyer, but handles everything via Fairkocht. “In addition, the costs are immediately clear to us and all barriers to selling your car more easily and fairly are removed by Fairkocht,” reports Akiner van Schaik of Fairkocht. “You don’t have to do the negotiations yourself and you don’t even have to deliver your car somewhere.” More information about selling your car in this way can be found here.