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New-Vehicle Affordability Crunch Benefiting CPO Sales
New-vehicle prices are currently at record highs and the high prices are shifting sales away from new-vehicles and toward certified pre-owned vehicles.
New-vehicle prices are currently at record highs and the high prices are shifting sales away from new-vehicles and toward certified pre-owned vehicles.
The U.S. market for fully electric vehicles has reached record volumes with 208,000 new registrations in 2018, all while loyalty rates of EV buyers continues to grow, according to recent analysis by business intelligence firm IHS Markit.
The class will launch in Nashville, Tenn. on May 16-18, according to Auction Academy.
Overall car segment values last week were up 0.29%, compared to up 0.25% the week before. Overall truck segment values were up 0.19% last week, compared to a decline of 0.01% the week before.
The spring / tax season market uptick helped make March a strong month for used vehicle sales, and late-model sedans from fleet leasing consignors continue to outperform their SUV/CUV counterparts, according to Tom Kontos, KAR's chief economist.
There are presently 52 million vehicles with open recalls on the nation’s roadways, a significant decline from the 63 million in 2017 and the 57 million in 2018, according to the latest annual findings from Carfax.
Manheim cut the ribbon on a new, 80,000-square-foot body shop and reconditioning center at the auction provider’s Orlando, Fla., center Tuesday. The new facility is the product of a nearly $5 million investment in Manheim’s second largest wholesale location.
Black Book analysts forecast an annual depreciation rate of 15% in 2019 as the supply of used cars and trucks increases, up from a "noticeably strong" 12.4% depreciation rate in 2018.
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. has opened IAA Lexington, its fourth location in South Carolina, in order to accommodate its newly expanded customer volume needs.
View photos from the 2019 Conference of Automotive Remarketing, which took place from March 25 to 27 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
View more photosThe annual percentage rate on new financed vehicles is expected to average 6.36% in March, compared to 5.66% last year and 4.44% five years ago, according to the latest report from Edmunds.
Valuation and forecast solutions provider Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index registered 113.8 for March, a 0.6% decline from February (114.5) but a 1.7% improvement from March 2018 (112.0).
Truck and car values both saw a bump last week, as the spring market continues to lift overall values, according to Black Book's April 8 Market Insights report.
Vehicle depreciation accounted for 32.9% of the total cost of ownership over the past 12 months, which continues a three-year trend of declining depreciation costs, according to a new study from Motus.
