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Newsby Greg BasichAugust 13, 2013

Black Book Says Model-Year Changeover and Greater Supply Could Have Big Impact on Depreciation

Key factors affecting prices beyond the model-year changeover are a larger number of trade-ins, with 60 percent of new-car sales involving one, according to Black Book, and a greater supply of off-lease models.

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NewsMay 16, 2013

Black Book Says Overall Used-Car Depreciation Just -0.1% During April

Black Book recently released a new analysis of vehicle depreciation rates, noting that April generally is the end of the spring buying season for used cars and that this was the case last month.

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NewsOctober 22, 2012

Overall Used-Vehicle Values Up

GAINESVILLE, GA – Black Book reported an overall improvement in used cars over the past week, with the average segment change being -$61, the lowest decline in the past 10 weeks.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Chris BrownJuly 3, 2012

How Is Car Rental Faring with Low Vehicle Supply, High Prices?

As the market adapts to an era of restricted supply, car rental companies hone the process of buying and selling cars to keep fleet costs in line.

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NewsMarch 23, 2012

KBB Says Used Compact Car and Hybrid Values Heading Upward

IRVINE, CA - Kelley Blue Book stated that although values of compacts only increased 0.4% for most of February, during the last week of that month their values jumped 1.3%.

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NewsMarch 12, 2012

Website Launched for Pre-Owned Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

OAK HILL, VA – The Sales Network, a provider of niche-marketing solutions, released a new website, afcresale.com, designed to aid customers looking to buy and sell previously owned alternative-fuel vehicles and equipment.

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NewsNovember 10, 2011

Kelley Blue Book to Provide Regional, Weekly Used-Car Values

IRVINE, CA – Kelley Blue Book (KBB) announced it will provide weekly used-car information for 51 regions in the U.S. Used-car values include auction, lending, trade-in, private party, certified pre-owned, and suggested retail.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 13, 2011

Resale Values Forecast to Decline 10-15% by 2014 as Used-Vehicle Supply Increases

Today’s high resale values are an anomaly caused by the shortage of used vehicles in the wholesale market due to the extremely low sales of new vehicles during the 2008-2011 timeframe. Nowadays, everyone is a hero when it comes to getting top dollar for their out-of-service fleet vehicles. However, these artificially high prices will ultimately decline as used-vehicle supply increases.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2011

Used-Vehicle Prices

This comprehensive chart compares used-vehicles prices in different regions of the U.S.

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Who Has a True Appreciation for Depreciation?

No one would suggest we ignore the current egregious fuel prices. However, to mimic my personal mantra for the last 50 years, resale values continue to identify the vehicle’s most costly item.

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