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Prices plateau in more stable used-car environment

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The CARFAX Used Car Index made its debut a year ago, and in an analysis recapping the latest installment , the company pinpointed three retail used-car pricing trends that have stood out. Tom Kontos, the chief economist at ADESA, has noticed a similar flattening in wholesale used-car prices.

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To avoid getting pancaked by used-car price hikes, shoppers wise to stop waffling on purchase

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When that shopper is waffling over whether the timing is right to buy a used car, here’s a selling point a dealer can pass along to that indecisive consumer, courtesy of CARFAX. As it stands, retail prices for used vehicles have slowed significantly year-over-year: used SUVs are down 9.5%

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Price declines slowing in wholesale market, accelerating in retail

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Used-vehicle prices were down again as January ended, but the pace of depreciation is decelerating, according to the latest report from Black Book. For three consecutive weeks, the overall wholesale market has exhibited a slowdown, with reduced depreciation rates recorded in both the car and truck segments,” the report said.

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Used-car retail prices not likely to soften much further

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The retail used-car market appears to be hitting a “leveling off period” when it comes to prices. That’s according to the latest CARFAX Used Car Price Index , which said used-car asking prices on its platform are approaching a “floor.” In other words, shoppers shouldn’t expect much further relief.

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2 more views of used-car price movements in early 2024

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Used-vehicle prices are showing a “typical seasonal rise” on a month-over month basis in the wholesale market but are down double-digits from early 2023. Meantime, used-vehicle prices on the retail side of the market “are in retreat” from peaks reached in May. Car prices were up 4.4% Truck segment prices climbed 2.7%

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Lane watch: The numbers battle involving full-size pickups

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Sending a full-size truck to auction appears to be as much of a heartburn-triggering situation for franchised dealers as seeing that new model sitting in inventory and on the store floorplan for 100 days or more. Power showed the numbers crunch unfolding that might again be pitting the used-car department versus the new-car division.

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Dealership GMs Need Fewer Worries; Start Here: Recon and Appraisal Integrity

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A 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics report reminds us that from the 2007 to 2009 recession — and through the onset of the pandemic in 2019 — “car and truck dealerships faced an economic shock and compressed profit margins on new vehicles.” CarEdge Data pointed out that February inventory supply ranged from two weeks to two years.