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Overall Wholesale Values See Higher Than Seasonal Norms

Wholesale prices continued their decline last week through the month of January, though declines in the overall market are at a 0.21% decline, higher than historical 0.44% drops.

February 1, 2021
Overall Wholesale Values See Higher Than Seasonal Norms

 

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Wholesale prices continued their decline last week through the month of January, though declines in the overall market are at a 0.21% decline, higher than historical 0.44% drops, according to Black Book’s Market Insights Report.

Volume-weighted, overall car and truck segments both experienced continued softening in values last week, with the overall rate of decline decreasing compared to recent weeks, the report found.

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The car segment, overall, saw a 0.16% decline, while the historical average has been a 0.49% decline, according to the report. The sub-compact and compact car segments reversed direction after 21 weeks of declines this past week, with both segments experiencing week-over-week gains in value.

The volume of off-lease 2018 model year near luxury and luxury car models has been increasing in recent weeks and this is reflected in their recent price trend, a decline of 0.42% and 0.38%, respectively. Also, sporty cars are starting to show signs of the spring market on the horizon with their weekly depreciation rate slowing from 0.29% a few weeks ago to 0.08% this past week, according to the report.

Meanwhile, the truck and SUV segment saw a 0.24% decline, while the historical average was a 0.39% decline. Full-size SUVs increased for a third week in a row at 0.05%, due to low new inventory continuing to drive the demand for used units that are also in short supply.

Full-size trucks had fifteen weeks of softening values, but this past week they stabilized. Despite the consecutive weeks of declines, the full-size truck segment finished out 2020 with values up 8.7%.

Minivans took the top spot for the largest declining truck segment for multiple weeks during the fourth quarter of 2020, but 2021 is bringing on a new trend. The past two weeks the minivan segment has seen weekly depreciations below 0.30%.

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