Black Book® and Fitch Ratings, Inc., today released their latest joint vehicle depreciation report, showing that overall vehicle depreciation is expected to reach between 14.0% – 14.5% by the end of 2015, and the main factor driving depreciation rates will be rising used vehicle supply, varying by vehicle segments. Click here to download the full report.



Fitch does not believe marginally rising…

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.

According to analysis by Black Book, a handful of segments are showing distinct depreciation patterns over the past 16 weeks. In contrasting patterns, the Full-Size pickups have depreciated just 1.8% while the Entry-Level…

Sophisticated vehicle features, technology and add-ons are one of the reasons why transaction prices have increased on new cars and trucks. But Black Book has noticed that these "fully loaded" vehicles are experiencing more depreciation than their "base model" counterparts. One reason for this is that the typical used-car buyer is still shopping for value rather than technology, which means the fully loaded model is often found near the similar price of a base model.



As an…

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.

According to Black Book editors, trucks have started to see depreciation rates pick up steam over the last few weeks, highlighted so far by their largest weekly drop of 2015 this past week (0.41%). In looking at the…

According to Black Book® data, the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2010-2014 declined -1.3% in July. Domestic cars decreased -2.1%; import cars changed -1.7%; domestic trucks changed -0.6%; and import trucks changed -1.3%. Average pre-recession annual depreciation was continually recorded between -15% and -18%, and Black Book expects 2015 depreciation near -14.5%.



Truck segments held seven of the top spots for strongest retention on the month, led by Full-Size SUVs…

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.

Based on auction observations and dealer feedback, the Black Book editors noticed a reversal of the typical pattern of depreciation over the last few months, with car segments averaging lighter than normal depreciation and…

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. This week’s report also includes highlights and insights from the Specialty Markets. Click here to download the full report.

The Black Book editors conducted a thorough analysis of segment depreciation performance over the last three months. It is clear where…

New data and insight from Black Book shows where mainstream electric vehicles (EV) are feeling some of the heaviest depreciation curves, especially in comparison to their gas sister models. In some instances, the premium is +$20,000 difference between EV and gas sister model on new MSRP, however those same vehicles show the EV price at -$900 difference on a three-year-old used model.

Black Book editors looked at the prices of a new Nissan Leaf vs. Versa; a Mitsubishi i-MiEV vs.…