The integration of Black Book’s data is expected to help Lightspeed EVO users realize stronger profit potential with a more precise valuation process for trade-in motorcycles and powersports vehicles.
October 15, 2018
The firm’s Used Vehicle Retention Index for September increased by 1.9% from a year ago to 116, with all vehicle segments showing increases. The compact crossovers, mid-size crossovers, compact car, full-size pickup, and mid-size car segments were the main drivers.
October 3, 2018
The overall used-vehicle market continues to do very well, bucking the seasonal trends seen in previous years, Black Book reported this week.
August 22, 2018
Depreciation through the first half of 2018 stood at 13.7%, much lower than the 16.3% rate recorded in the year-ago period. Analysts say upstream remarketing has kept values strong despite the tidal wave of off-lease vehicles that returned to market during the period.
August 13, 2018
Wholesale values continued to see little change last week, although demand for sporty cars appears to be dwindling as the average value of that segment has begun to drop.
July 3, 2018
The firm had expected a steeper decline due to replacement activity linked to last year’s hurricanes. Instead, Black Book saw fairly typical depreciation.
February 7, 2018
Subcompact crossovers joined the full-size vans and minivans as the truck categories registering the steepest declines in value last week, while subcompact cars joined full-size cars and sporty cars as the depreciation leaders in the car segment.
January 16, 2018
Premium sporty cars recorded the largest decrease in value in October, while prestige luxury cars have registered the highest depreciation over the course of the last 12 months.
November 14, 2017
Depreciation increased for both cars and light trucks, with car segments recording the highest weekly depreciation in seven weeks. Prices in the Houston-area, however, remain elevated, according to the firm.
October 17, 2017
Fueling the increase was vehicle replacement activity related to Hurricane Harvey, which began last month. According to Black Book, compact cars, compact crossover SUVs, full-size cars, and mid-size cars each realized significant month-over-month increases within the index.
October 4, 2017
The firm's white paper sheds light on the disconnect between consumers and many dealers when it comes to trade appraisals. It also explores what’s at stake when a consumer introduces a trade-in as a part of the transaction.
August 3, 2017
The index has remained unchanged or moved positive in three of the last four months, according to officials. Posting noticeable gains in their respective segment indexes were full-size cars, full-size pickups, luxury cars, and near-luxury cars.
August 1, 2017
The price of cars dropped 1.8%, while trucks recorded a 0.8% decline in value for the month of June. Small pickups registered the lowest monthly depreciation, while subcompact cars recorded the largest depreciation in June.
July 17, 2017
The index’s rise in June was due in large part to falling gas prices, which helped drive the sale of used trucks, crossovers and SUVs. The downside of falling gas prices was the continued acceleration in depreciation for subcompact and compact cars.
July 12, 2017
According to an online survey conducted by Black Book, 46% of the 2,100 consumers polled said getting the right trade appraisal was either ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important’ to pulling the trigger on a vehicle purchase.
April 27, 2017