Related News: Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Peaked in June
Total Used-Vehicle Sales Down 12% YOY in June
Chip shortages and surging demand are squeezing used vehicle sales while inflating prices.
July 21, 2021
Chart: Cox Automotive
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As another data point to monitor the health of the automotive market, according to Cox Automotive estimates, total used-vehicle sales were down 12% year over year in June. Cox estimates the June used SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate) to be 39 million, down from 43.6 million last June and down compared to 40 in May. It estimates the monthly total used sales volume to be 3.2 million for June.
The used retail SAAR takes it a step further by only looking at used vehicles sold via a dealership (franchised and independent) thus removing private party sales from the calculation. The June used retail SAAR estimate is 21.3 million, down from 23.1 million last year and down month over month from May. Retail used sales volume of 1.7 million is estimated for June down from 1.8 million in May and 1.9 in June 2020.
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