Black Book's Blog – May 2019 Archive (6)

Mainstream Cars, Crossovers, and Pickups Retain Strength

Welcome to this week's edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report.

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Added by Black Book on May 29, 2019 at 10:02am — No Comments

Stable Market Except for Luxury Vehicles

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Added by Black Book on May 21, 2019 at 12:09pm — No Comments

Luxury Segments Dropped and Pickups Values Increased

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Added by Black Book on May 14, 2019 at 1:05pm — No Comments

Spring Market’s in Seventh Week

This week’s Market Insights Report looks at the spring market, with data showing it extending into a seventh week. The report also offers a glimpse into the latest Specialty Markets, and a spotlight on the three-year retention trends of Compact Vans, which have shown really strong performance this year. Model Year 2016 values are currently at 49% of MSRP, the strongest three-year retention seen in four years.

“Markets registered a slight uptick last week, even after car prices have…

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Added by Black Book on May 7, 2019 at 9:50am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX DECLINES FOR 5TH STRAIGHT MONTH

Despite Recent Decline, Index Is Still Higher Than Its Level A Year Ago

Black Book, a division of Hearst that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for April (113.6), a -0.2% change from March (113.8). Despite the Index now falling for five straight months it is still 1.4% higher than a year ago (112.0).…

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Added by Black Book on May 6, 2019 at 9:45am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK VIN DECODE VALUATION DATA NOW INCLUDES BUILD DATA FROM GENERAL MOTORS

Leverages Black Book’s Most Precise Valuation Resources for Automotive Professionals

Black Book, known in the automotive industry for providing timely, independent and precise vehicle pricing information, announced today it has integrated General Motors’ Build Data into the company’s VIN Decode and valuations data, resulting in even higher precision of valuations of General Motors vehicles. Build Data is “as built” content in a vehicle,…

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Added by Black Book on May 2, 2019 at 12:02pm — No Comments