The Leapmotor B10 and C10 were July’s fastest-selling used electric cars, although market intelligence specialist Brego noted that their performance appears to be closely linked to pre-registered stock.
The C10 took an average of 7.2 days to sell at an average price of £31,998, while the B10 averaged 9.1 days at £28,943. The two models also topped Brego’s ranking of the fastest-selling used Chinese cars.
Among pre-registered vehicles, the B10 led the market with an average of five days to sale, followed by the C10 at 6.5 days.
Leapmotor models sell fastest
Rupert Pontin, head of insight and communications at Brego, said: “Leapmotor’s position across three of July’s Fastest Five categories is an interesting early signal, although its strong showing appears closely linked to pre-registered activity. That makes it too early to draw firm conclusions about sustained used demand but the speed of sale is still notable.”
Brego’s monthly Fastest Five analysis ranks vehicle derivatives by their average time to sale, using a minimum threshold of 30 transactions for each derivative.
The Leapmotor results came as electric cars occupied four of the five positions in Brego’s overall July ranking of the fastest-selling used cars.
The Audi Q4 e-tron 82kWh Quattro Sport led the overall market, selling in an average of 10.7 days at £22,316.
The Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor Plus ranked third at 12.5 days, followed by the Volkswagen ID.4 Life Pro Performance at 12.6 days and the Cupra Born V2 at 12.9 days.
The Volkswagen Polo 1.2 70 S was the only petrol car in the overall top five, ranking second with an average of 11.1 days to sale.
EV pace varies by derivative
Electric cars filled all five places in the three-year-old category. The Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD led that ranking at 9.9 days and an average price of £23,685, followed by the Model 3 Performance AWD at 12.7 days. Three Polestar 2 derivatives completed the category, taking between 13.1 and 14 days to sell.
Pontin added: “Electric vehicles are now appearing consistently among the quickest-selling used cars but the important point is that performance remains highly derivative-specific. The data shows significant variation between models and derivatives. That does not mean every used EV will perform in the same way, which is why broad assumptions around fuel type can be misleading.”
Brego also examined vehicles aged 10 years, with the Fiat 500X 1.6 E-torQ Lounge leading the category at 17.7 days and an average price of £4,991.
It was followed by the BMW 1 Series 118i Sport, Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 ecoFLEX Energy, Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium and Nissan Qashqai 1.2 DiG-T N-Connecta.
Pontin added: “The July data shows why retailers, lenders and remarketing businesses need to look beyond headline averages. The real commercial picture sits at derivative level. Understanding which specific vehicles are moving quickly, where pricing is creating confidence and how demand differs by age and market position is what supports better stock and valuation decisions.”
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