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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2019

Black Book: Used Values Decline for Fifth Straight Month

Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index registered at 113.6 in April, 1.4% higher than it was a year ago but 0.2% lower than in March.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2019

Study: Tesla Drivers Have Highest Credit Scores

An analysis of more than 35,000 loans for pre-owned vehicles on the LendingTree platform finds Tesla, Porsche, and Lexus buyers had the highest average credit scores.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2019

Luxury Sports Sedans Lose Favor in Secondary Lease Market

Swapalease.com’s Q1 latest report finds only 11.2% of lease-exchange customers favored luxury sports sedans in the first quarter, down from 17.7% in Q1 2018.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2019

Ford Lease Prices Spike in Otherwise Steady April

Wantalease.com reports 75% of auto lease prices have remained largely flat so far in April, but several Ford models became more expensive after an incentive-laden March.

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Newsby Tariq KamalApril 16, 2019

Trump Touts Tax Cuts on Dealer Visit

President Trump kicked off a weeklong public awareness campaign for the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with a visit to Nuss Truck and Equipment in Burnsville, Minn.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2019

Report: 2019 Depreciation Rate Up Sharply to 15%

Black Book and Fitch Ratings’ annual used-vehicle depreciation and auto ABS report predicts a 15% depreciation rate for U.S.-registered vehicles, up from 12.4% in 2018.

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ArticlesApril 11, 2019

Q4 Revisited: Affordability, Not Delinquency, Is Cause for Concern

Thirty- and 60-day delinquencies remained fairly stable in the fourth quarter, while affordability rightfully remains a key point of discussion among dealers and auto finance sources.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2019

Swapalease: March Approval Rates Exceed 70%

Approval rates on Swapalease’s online marketplace were up 4.8% in March, registering a 70.7% approval rate, the highest since October.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2019

Black Book: Retention Index Down 0.6% in March

Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index slipped again in March but showed a 1.7% year-over-year gain heading into April, when analysts expect the spring selling season to begin in earnest.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2019

Auto Loan Interest Rates Hit 10-Year High

Edmunds says the average APR for a U.S. new-vehicle loan was 6.36% in March, putting dealers and consumers on the cusp of a ‘dramatic shift’ toward the used-car market.

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