July 25, 2016
“Luxury car values decrease at a steeper rate than mainstream brand cars while pickup trucks continue
to show retention strength. Several locations reported slower sales and low attendance at auctions.”
Anil Goyal, Senior Vice President of Automotive Valuation and Analytics
+0.2%
WEEKLY CHANGE
0%
-0.2%
-0.4%
-0.6%
-0.8%
-1.0%
WEEKLY CHANGE
-$26
-0.34%
+0.4%
+0.2%
0%
-0.2%
-0.4%
-0.6%
-0.8%
-1.0%
-1.2%
-1.4%
-1.6%
-$38
-0.40%
-$187
-0.53%
-$64
-0.56%
-$49
-0.77%
-$132
-0.79%
-$73
-0.45%
-$50
-0.39%
-$99
-0.75%
-$87
-0.54%
-$135
-0.67%
-$70
-0.33%
-$62
CARS
-0.53%
-$175
-0.85%
+$6
+0.06%
-$33
-0.16%
-$121
-0.32%
-$90
-0.30%
-$35
-0.29%
+$6
+0.04%
-$22
-0.14%
-$76
-0.41%
-$62
TRUCKS
-0.37%
-$243
-1.26%
Model Years: 2008-2014, Volume Weighted Wholesale Average Values, Weekly Change from 7/15/16 to 7/22/16
Most Segments Decline at a Steady Rate
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Volume-weighted, overall car values decreased by 0.53% last week. This is higher than the average
depreciation rate of 0.43% seen in the previous four weeks.
Luxury Car led the decline by 0.85% followed by Near Luxury Car and Sub-Compact Car segments
declining at 0.79% and 0.77%, respectively.
Volume-weighted, overall truck values decreased by 0.37% last week. This is similar to the average
depreciation rate of 0.35% seen in the previous four weeks.
Pickups and Full-Size Crossover/SUV retained good values.
July 25, 2016
Sentiment from the Auction Lanes
Our editors and personnel attend about 60 auctions every week across the country to provide key insights:
“The market has been dropping the last several weeks and continues to do
so in this area.” David from TX
“Full size pickups are in demand but overall, sales are slow.” Doug from TN
“The market trend in this area is steady to slow.” Gerry from FL
“This week was the poorest buyer response I have seen for this time of year,
with perfect weather.” Herb from PA
“Buyers say retail is slow in this particular area.” James from TN
“It was a below average sale this week with prices down on most models.” Jim from WA
“Prices remain stable at this location even with low attendance.” Norm from IL
Full-Size Pickups continue to show stability in prices for the last 16 weeks. In comparison, the trend last
year showed a lift in prices during spring season for full-size pickups.
Vehicle Highlight
2016 Alfa Romeo 4C comes with several enhanced features and has a base MSRP
of $55,900. The engine is a 237 hp, 250 lb-ft torque turbocharged inline 4 with a
weight to power ratio of 10.4 lbs/hp. Close competitors include Porsche Boxster,
Audi TT/TTs, Mercedes Benz AMG SLC43 and Chevrolet Corvette.
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