This week’s Black Book Market Insights report shows that car and truck segments depreciated at nearly the same percentage this past week.
Graphic courtesy of Black Book.
Graphic courtesy of Black Book.
Car and truck segments depreciated at nearly the same percentage this past week, according to Black Book Market Insights report.
Cars saw heavier depreciation at the same time last year, while trucks retained more value.
“The used vehicle values continue to depreciate at a normal rate at this time of the year with truck segments continuing to perform better than car segments,” said Anil Goyal, senior vice president of Automotive Valuation and Analytics.
According to the report, here are other key stats:
Volume-weighted, overall car values decreased 0.39% last week. For comparison, last year the overall depreciation rate was -0.43% at week 28.
The Compact Car segment received the highest weekly depreciation rate at -0.69%. The Luxury segment declined 0.52%, followed closely by Sub-compact and Mid-size segments at -0.46%.
Volume-weighted, overall truck values decreased 0.37% last week. For comparison, last year the overall depreciation rate was at -0.34% at week 28.
The Compact Luxury and Full-size Luxury CXU/SUV segments received the highest weekly depreciation rates at -0.96% and -0.92%, respectively. This was also their highest weekly decline this year.
CAR’s annual Fleet Remarketing Awards opened a reimagined 2026 conference designed to bridge the worlds of fleet management and automotive remarketing.
Read More →
The 2026 Conference of Automotive Remarketing convened with a mandate to involve a new constituency — fleet managers — and an updated mission to demonstrate unrealized value in de-fleeted vehicles.
Read More →
From a Wall Street analyst's take on remarketing's key players to whether fleets need their own version of Carfax, CAR 2026's afternoon roundtables will answer key operational and industry questions.
Read More →
Work trucks lose value at remarketing, not because they aren't worth more, but because the data to prove it rarely makes it to the auction.
Read More →
The enhanced technology allows rental car operations, dealerships, and auctions to compare a vehicle’s condition at pickup and drop-off within the same rental or loaner record.
Read More →
A panel at the 2026 Conference of Automotive Remarketing will examine how resale value is created across the vehicle lifecycle and which traditional remarketing practices still deliver ROI.
Read More →
Smart operational and spec'ing decisions can dramatically improve both the total cost of ownership during use and the resale value when it's time to remarket day cabs.
Read More →
Smart remarketing begins before vehicles enter the fleet, and is built on strong data and stronger FMC partnerships.
Read More →
Winter snowstorms and frosty freeze-overs could not slow down the hot vehicle auction action nationwide in January.
Read More →
How can vehicle-sourced performance data change the way fleets assess condition, time de-fleets, and set remarketing expectations? A seminar at the 2026 Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR) has answers.
Read More →
