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Black Book looked at some popular trucks over the years and analyzed their valuations at recent collectible auctions:
Volume-weighted, overall truck segment (including pickups, SUVs, and vans) values decreased by just 0.03% last week, better than the average decrease of 0.17% per week in the previous four weeks.
Manheim Detroit will be holding, what the company is calling, one of the largest truck-only sales on Feb. 23 at 9:30 a.m.
Analysts at Kelley Blue Book reported that average values for one- to three-year-old pickup trucks have remained strong as a result of high demand at auction, despite fuel prices peaking in December 2016.
Large pickups and mid-size SUVs, especially those vehicles with all-wheel drive, sold particularly well in December and January in Colorado and Idaho, as a mild winter didn't affect Colorado, while heavy snow and ice muted auction activity in Idaho.
As the Northeast region deals with what the Weather Channel has called Winter Storm Decima, certain trends at auctions across the nation remain consistent with locations in the region, such as the popularity of trucks and a decline in activity at auction as the result of the holidays.
Most used-vehicle segments are showing a steady rate, according to Black Book's most recent market report. Overall car values decreased by 0.53% during the past week. During the previous four weeks, the average depreciation rate was 0.43%.
The average price of a used vehicle for model years 2011-2015 depreciated 1.7% in June, following light depreciation in May. These vehicles fell 15.4% in value from year-ago-levels, according to Black Book.
Over the past four years vehicle depreciation rates have remained below 14% for two- to six-year old vehicles, but that is anticipated to change for 2016. In 2016, depreciation rates are expected to climb to 15%. Further analysis of the market shows how cars, SUVs, and trucks fared in 2015.
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