Pandemic production slowdown has shrunk availability for budget shoppers.
Market responds to new-vehicle supply tariff disruption.
The models’ price declines easily eclipse those of ICE, hybrid models, study shows.
Wholesale prices picked up as February ended in a flow of early tax returns that fueled a normalized sales conversion rate, Cox Automotive says.
July drop of 1.6% indicates slowing wholesale price declines, reports Cox Automotive.
Retail prices have yet to follow, though many consumers are already reacting to the combined sting of prices and interest rates.
Q1 statistics show market hasn’t returned to prepandemic norms.
February increase biggest gain for month since 2009; used retail sales fall.
The most recent Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a slight but promising decline in used car prices.
But analysts predict used vehicle prices will remain higher than pre-pandemic prices for years to come.