It was another solid month of certified pre-owned sales for import automakers, as Asian brands increased their CPO business by 9 percent, and European brand sales were up nearly 14 percent, according to Autodata Corp.

More specifically, Asian brands moved 83,337 CPO units in February (up 9 percent year-over-year), and they have sold 162,408 certified vehicles through two months of 2014 (up 7.7 percent).

There were 30,382 CPO sales by European brands last month (a 13.7-percent hike) and 57,976 in January and February combined (up 7.4 percent).

Asian brands took 46.5 percent of the CPO market last month, compared to 48.7 percent in February 2013, while Europeans were steady at 17 percent in both periods, Autodata indicated.

There were several import brands who increased their certified sales by double-digit percentages in February, including these highlights, just to name a few:

— A  44-percent year-over-year lift from Subaru with 3,345 sales
—The Nissan brand boosted its sales by nearly 22 percent with 10,359 units sold, and Infiniti climbed 49 percent with 1,259 sales.
— A 32.4-percent increase by Mercedes-Benz, which sold 9,977 CPO vehicles
— Kia increased its sales 64.7 percent and moved 3,464 certified vehicles.
— Nearly all Asian brands increased their CPO sales, most by double-digit percentages. The majority of Europeans were up, as well, again several seeing double-digit spikes.