Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Slipped in April

MCLEAN, Va., May 23, 2017 -- Used Vehicle analysts at J.D. Power Valuation Services note in their May 2017 Used Car and Light Truck Guidelines Industry Update that wholesale prices declined last month by an average of 1.5 percent.

Major findings in the free monthly report also point out:

• The used vehicle price index fell in April by 0.4 percent.
• Index sits at 109.9.
• New vehicle deliveries fell once again.
• Sales declined 4.9 percent, while the daily sales rate dropped 1.2 percent.
• Incentive spending grew by a double-digit average.
• Spending per-unit increased 13.6 percent.
• Wholesale prices declined in April.
• Prices fell by an average of 1.5 percent

When asked about what flattening prices mean for the used commercial truck market, David Paris, senior market intelligence analyst at J.D. Power Valuation Services said, "The 1.5 percent drop in pricing is in line with what we forecasted last month."

Paris went on to say, "While April's losses were consistent with historic norms, the used market continues to experience negative pressure from a struggling new market. Looking beyond, we expect a 1 percent price decline in May [of 8-year-old or younger vehicles], while in June we forecast prices to fall by about 2 percent across the board. Prices are still expected to decline by about 6 percent for the year as a whole."

Download the free May 2017 Used Car and Light Truck Guidelines Industry Update.

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