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The trucks and vans that topped J.D. Power's lists for 2019 Resale Value awards include the GMC Sierra 3500, Toyota Tundra, Toyota Tacoma, and Honda Odyssey minivan, the firm announced.
The amount of vehicles in auction that are 5 years old or newer increased 0.3% year-over-year in June, according to J.D. Power's July 2019 Used Car and Light Truck Guidelines.
The passenger car segment was a main contributor to the the rise in used-vehicle prices in 2018.
All vehicle segments, except for large utility vehicles experienced a decline in auction volume through the month, the report added.
The pricing for medium-duty trucks at auction was down for the second month in a row in September, according to J.D. Power’s October Commercial Truck Guidelines Industry Update.
The used-vehicle market has performed exceptionally well so far in 2018, with J.D. Power Valuation Services’ Adjusted Used Vehicle Price Index reaching 119.3 through July. That’s 4.7 percentage points above year-ago levels and 4.8 points above January’s reading.
Auction volume was down 2.3% year-over-year for units up to five years old, and on a month-over-month basis, volume was down 16.3%, according to J.D. Power’s July Used Car and Light Truck Guidelines.
June was an especially strong month for the used-vehicle market, resulting in J.D. Power Valuation Services’ Seasonally Adjusted Used Vehicle Price Index increasing 1.2 points from May to 118.2. Compared to a year ago, the index was up 4.1 points.
Consumer are on pace to spend $38.9 billion on new vehicles in June, which is $1.8 billion more than last year’s level. The increase should more than offset the 0.6% decrease in new-vehicle sales for the month, which are expected to total 1.2 million units.
New vehicles sales in May grew by 4.8% on a year-over-year basis in May, while average incentive spend increased for the 38th month in a row.