Australia's new-found love for hybrid cars is impacting the second-hand market, with thousands more low-emission vehicles changing hands and pushing down sales of pure petrol models.

The Australian Automotive Dealer Association and AutoGrab revealed the trend on Tuesday, with figures showing used hybrid car sales had soared by 37 per cent during October.

Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales also grew during the month, while sales of petrol cars fell slightly.

The data reflects similar trends in Australia's new car market, which has seen growth for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and comes despite the removal of a fringe benefits tax exemption for hybrid cars in April.

The Automotive Insights Report showed motorists purchased more used vehicles during October than the mont

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