Despite an expected 8.5% year-over-year decline in August volume, Cox Automotive forecasts a 16.3 million SAAR, with full-size pickups outperforming several major crossover segments.
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The average price of two- to seven-year-old vehicles depreciated less sharply than expected in February due to "a spirited start to the spring selling season" that has boosted prices for used passenger cars, according to Black Book.
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For the sixth week in a row, the car segment has realized lower depreciation than the truck segment, according to Black Book’s March 12 Market Insights report.
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Depreciation can account for a large portion of a vehicle’s lifecycle costs. While there is no escaping from the fact that vehicles are depreciating assets, there are ways to control and minimize the depreciation costs you incur.
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Weekly depreciation reached the lowest point seen all year this past week as smaller, lower-priced, vehicles continue to keep wholesale values strong.
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The Volkswagen Group, General Motors, and Toyota Motor Company are three of the OEMs that experienced the highest rise in average transaction price. Respectively, the three OEMs saw average transaction prices rise 7.1%, 3.5%, and 3.4%.
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Vehicle depreciation rates were at the lowest levels seen all year last week, as the effects of the spring market demand begin to kick in, according to Black Book’s Feb. 26 Market Insights report.
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Wholesale used vehicle prices for vehicles from fleet or lease consignors increased 4.1% in January from the prior month, but fell 0.3% from the same month a year ago, according to the latest Kontos Kommentary.
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In a reversal from the new-vehicle trend of trucks overtaking cars in market share, auction volume from the 2015 to 2018 model years favored the car segment in January. Late-model car auction volume accounted for 54% of the auction volume in January while trucks accounted for 46%.
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Vehicles led by compact vans are continuing to hold their values well through the midway point in February, thanks in part to tax season demand, according to Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report.
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Buick and Lexus ranked highest in overall vehicle dependability, which improved 9% overall in the past year, according to J.D. Power's annual Vehicle Dependability Study. Fleets using a three-year replacement model may benefit from higher resale prices.
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