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NewsFebruary 7, 2018

Black Book: Start of Tax Seasons Brings Low Depreciation, Strong Auction Sales

The beginning of tax season saw stronger sales at auction, especially for mainstream car segments. Mid-size cars led the way in terms of value retention in the car segment, while minivans, full-size vans and small pickups saw no change last week.

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NewsJanuary 16, 2018

Black Book: Subcompact Crossovers Register Steep Value Declines

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.

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NewsNovember 14, 2017

Black Book: Luxury, Sporty Cars Experiencing Increased Depreciation Entering November

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.

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NewsNovember 7, 2017

Black Book Index Climbs for Second Straight Month

The last remaining replacement activity stemming from hurricanes Harvey and Irma drove continued vehicle value stability and shopping demand in October, with the firm’s index rising to 114.6 in October.

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NewsOctober 17, 2017

Non-Houston Used-Vehicle Values Fall

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.

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NewsOctober 4, 2017

Black Book’s Index Records Largest Single-Month Increase Since 2012

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.

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NewsAugust 3, 2017

Black Book Covers Trade Appraisal Best Practices in New White Paper

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.

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NewsAugust 1, 2017

Black Book: Used-Vehicle Retention Index Remained Unchanged in July

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.

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NewsJuly 17, 2017

Black Book: Vehicle Depreciation Shows Pockets of Strength at Midway Point of 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.

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NewsJuly 12, 2017

Black Book: Retention Index Registers Second Increase in Three Months

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.

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