CarMax’s Bad Q3 Results Drag Down Industry
Used-car retailer grapples with waning demand in face of economic challenges.
Used-car retailer grapples with waning demand in face of economic challenges.
Michael Stanton Jr., former vice president and general manager of J.D. Power’s Vehicle Valuation Practice, formerly known as the NADA Used Car Guide, has returned to the NADA to work across the organization on strategic and operational issues.
Wholesale prices of used vehicles up to eight years in age fell by 1.2% in August. Over the past five years, however, losses for the period averaged a more significant 2.2%.
J.D. Power Valuation Services’ seasonally adjusted used-vehicle price index managed to increase for the first time in a year. While positive, May’s index figure was 7.6% below May 2016.
The NADA Used Car Guide issued a report that examines retention performance for 33 all-new or redesigned mainstream and luxury models. Leading the list were the 2016 Toyota Tacoma, Honda Pilot and Volvo XC90.
October’s 3.6% decline in wholesale prices for used vehicles eight years in age was in line with the NADA Used Car Guide’s forecasted range of 3.2% to 3.7%. However, the decline was slightly more than this October than the previous three-year average decline of 3.3% for the period.
Nearly across the board, the retention rates of model-year 2013 vehicles were down this year compared to the same time last year, according to the most recent NADA Used Car Guide Perspective report.
E-Credit Express announced today it will integrate NADA Used Car Guide values into its lender management platform to speed up the used-vehicle sale and loan approval process for dealers and finance sources.
Wholesale prices for vehicles up to eight years in age fell 2.3% in July, tying June for the biggest drop recorded so far this year, according to the NADA Used Car guide. As a result, the firm lowered its seasonally adjusted used vehicle price index 1.1% to 118.9 .
The firm reported that wholesale prices for cars eight years or older fell 2% in May, which was better than the 2.7% drop recorded for the month over the last four years. The improvement led to the first increase this year in the NADA Used Car Guide's used-vehicle price index.
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