The average sale price for used vehicles from fleet leasing consignors increased 1.9% to $12,706 in January from the prior month and 3.9% from January of 2018, according to Tom Kontos, KAR's chief economist.
February 14, 2019
This growth was in large part fueled by the strong performance of lower-priced vehicles. Compact cars and midsize cars, in specific, saw the strongest growth among all vehicle segments and outperformed the overall market.
February 13, 2019
Subcompact crossovers, compact luxury crossovers/SUVs, and compact vans fell by 1.78%, 1.61%, and 1.55% last week, representing the highest depreciation among all vehicles.
February 12, 2019
The two months of falling vehicle values may be an indicator of what depreciation might look like in 2019.
February 6, 2019
Volume-weighted, overall truck segment (including pickups, SUVs, and vans) values decreased by 0.42% last week. In comparison, the market values decreased by 0.58% on average during the prior four-week period.
February 5, 2019
Online sales of used vehicles in the wholesale market likely exceeded 2 million in 2018, as remarketing technology made it easier for dealers to evaluate, bid, and buy vehicles beyond physical auction locations.
January 30, 2019
After several weeks of rising depreciation, vehicle values stabilized last week.
January 29, 2019
For the third year in a row — and fourth overall — Toyota has earned Kelley Blue Book's overall Best Resale Value Award for mainstream brand.
January 24, 2019
The average prices for used fleet vehicles sold at auction increased 6.2% to $12,464 in 2018, despite a weaker finish to the year that saw a 0.4% decline in December, according to Tom Kontos, KAR Auction Services' chief economist.
January 22, 2019
Prices and volume are not expected to plummet in 2019, but industry experts seem to feel that the best-case scenario will be a plateau, and more realistically, will fall slightly.
January 18, 2019
Vehicle manufacturers will sell 17 million new vehicles in 2019, which would represent only a 1.3% decline from a year that recorded a third consecutive year of more than 17 million new vehicles sold, according to Oliver Strauss, chief economist for TrueCar’s ALG.
January 15, 2019
The Manheim Adjusted MMR is a wholesale vehicle valuation rating that includes aspects such as a vehicle’s AutoGrade condition, exterior color, mileage, and region.
January 10, 2019
Wholesale values declined 0.3% for model years 2016-2017 and 0.2% for model years 2008-2015 in December.
January 9, 2019
The passenger car segment was a main contributor to the the rise in used-vehicle prices in 2018.
January 4, 2019
The average transaction price for a new vehicle in the U.S. was $37,577 in December 2018, a 1.3% increase from the same time in 2017.
January 3, 2019