２３年度中古車登録、３．７％増　３年ぶり流通回復―業界団体

　日本自動車販売協会連合会（自販連）が１０日発表した２０２３年度の中古車登録台数は、前年度比３．７％増の３６０万４８７１台だった。増加は３年ぶり。コロナ禍に伴う半導体不足がほぼ解消されて新車販売が回復した結果、中古車の流通も活発化した。
　ウクライナ侵攻を続けるロシアへの経済制裁として２３年８月に中古車の輸出規制が強化され、財務省の貿易統計によると同月から今年２月までのロシア向け輸出は前年同期と比べて６万台近く減少した。自販連は「ロシアで売れるはずだった中古車が日本にとどまり、国内の流通が増える一因になった可能性がある」（広報）と分析している。保険金の不正請求が発覚したビッグモーター（東京）の客離れは、中古車市場全体への影響が軽微だった。（2024/04/10-16:19）

Sales of used automobiles, excluding minivehicles, in Japan in fiscal 2023 increased 3.7 pct from the previous year to 3,604,871 units, the first rise in three years, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Wednesday.
   Used auto availability improved as new vehicle sales rebounded after semiconductor shortages induced by the COVID-19 crisis were virtually resolved.
   Exports of used vehicles to Russia fell by nearly 60,000 units from a year before for the seven months from last August, when Japan imposed export restrictions as part of its economic sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, according to Japanese Finance Ministry trade statistics.
   "Used cars that were supposed to be sold in Russia may have stayed in Japan, possibly contributing to an increase in domestic distribution," a JADA official said.
   A scandal involving used car dealer Bigmotor Co. over fraudulent insurance claims had little impact on the used auto market.