Anchor Vans Blog
In all the years that Anchor Vans has sold used vans, we’ve never seen anything quite like the used van prices at the moment. We watched the prices climb over 2009, and it seems that 2010 is going to be more of the same for used van buyers.
These prices have been caused, in the main, by the recession. Companies that run large fleets of commercial vehicles haven’t replaced their vehicles for at least a year, and there have been fewer new van sales in the private individual sector too. So now we’re in a situation where there are simply fewer used vans around, in particular those that are around one year old.
That effect is going to persist for the next couple of years. The lack of used vans that are one year old will turn into a shortage of two year old vans next year, and so on. It will be interesting to see if the reported end to the recession will improve new van sales over the coming months, so that this shortage of used vans doesn’t continue for many more years. We’ll keep you posted.
Tags: commercial vehicles, new van sales, used van buyers, used van prices, used vans