chennai when it comes to the used truck market bs4 still rules as demand for bs6 trucks have been hit by nonavailability of spare parts in the after market according to truck financiers and used truck marketers availability of both bs6 stock as well as spares is the reason why 90 of the used truck sales are bs4 and bs3 that these older legacy vehicles are available at a better price also makes them attractive spare parts are not available for bs6 vehicles so the demand is lower in the second hand market this is partly due to lower vehicle supply as well as due to production constraints on bs6 vehicle parts as a result bs3 and bs4 vehicles rule the used commercial vehicle market said umesh revankar md ceo shriram transport finance we have seen very high preference for slightly older bs4 trucks over the more recent ones said ashutosh pandey ceo mahindra first choice wheels market leader in organised used vehicle retail one reason is availability the second is price which is much better for bs4 vehicles and finally spares are readily available for bs4 vehicles making refurbishment and maintenance of those easier and much more cost effective given that the bs4 stock is relatively new they are good value for money compared to bs6 adds a chennaibased used truck financierused truck retailers and financiers say the sharp uptick in used cv sales is sign of economic recovery due to the strong demand the resale value for tippers and heavy commercial vehicles have seen a 15 jump whereas the resale value of light commercial vehicles is up 2025 said revankar given that demand for used trucks mostly comes from owner operators rather than big fleet transporters this demand pick up is the lead indicator that the covid induced slowdown may finally be behind us said pandey used commercial vehicle sales have increased 30 year on year in the aprilfebruary 2122 period