This report analyses the global trade in used cars and how the transition to electric vehicles may impact it. The analysis explores the quality and age of used vehicles traded globally and maps out how they are traded from developed economies to emerging markets. The report reviews recent importer and exporter policy announcements and uses quantitative analysis, for the first time, to understand how policies may impact the flows of used vehicles between countries. It evaluates potential scenarios of electric vehicle adoption in emerging economies through used vehicle imports.
New but used
The electric vehicle transition and the global second-hand car trade
Policy paper
Share
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Abstract
In the same series
-
Working paper19 June 202424 Pages
-
18 June 202459 Pages
-
31 January 202459 Pages
-
14 December 202332 Pages
-
11 December 202360 Pages
-
27 September 202371 Pages
Related publications
-
Policy paper
The case of the Trans‑Caspian Transport Corridor
3 February 202648 Pages -
Working paper
Insights from a decomposition analysis for the OECD and the world
11 December 202530 Pages -
24 November 2025197 Pages -
5 August 202528 Pages