The charts illustrate the preference of Europeans for their personal vehicles in 2009.
Overall, most Europeans changed their automobiles once every several years, regardless of some exceptions that did so more or less frequently. Moreover, they favored second-hand cars, while some could afford brand new ones. The population of people who did not own personal vehicles stayed relatively low.
Looking at the chart more closely, one can see that the proportion of European citizens who changed their vehicles every five years or more dominated the chart with over 50%, followed by almost 40% of those who bought new cars every three to four years. While less than 10% of them repurchased every two years, or had never changed. Similarly, those who rebought cars every year or did not own personal transportation were the lowest at below 5%.
Considering the remaining graph, approximately 80% of Europeans favored purchasing second-hand cars; this percentage was followed by over 20% for new car purchases in this region; although, around 10% of some vehicles sold in Europe were either new or old. Furthermore, most Europeans had their personal vehicles, leaving roughly 4% of those who did not own any transportation.