A lot of new cars are sold to fleets and these eventually come on to the used market. (UK figures) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attach

A lot of new cars are sold to fleets and these eventually come on to the used market. (UK figures) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/421337/vls-2014.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm... In 2014, 54% of all car first registrations were made by companies. Which is lower than I would have guessed, but still significant.