Asian-brand dealerships sold more than 99,000 certified pre-owned vehicles in April for nearly a 9-percent year-over-year increase.

And European-brand dealers increased their CPO sales nearly 10 percent with more than 37,000 units moved for the month, according to Autodata Corp.

More specifically, there were 99,046 CPO sales from Asian brands in April, Autodata said, which was an 8.8-percent increase from April 2014. Through four months, they moved 374,693 certified units (up 6.2 percent).

European brands moved 37,057 certified vehicles for the month (up 9.6 percent year-over-year). In the first four months of the year, they moved 142,525 CPO vehicles, up 11.6 percent from last year’s pace.

Autodata noted that two European brands achieved best-ever certified sales during April: Land Rover, which had 1,201 sales for the month (up 12.3 percent); and Porsche, with 1,209 CPO sales (up 18.6 percent).