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Highest Depreciation for Compact Cars in 26 Weeks

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Added by Black Book on December 5, 2017 at 2:37pm — No Comments

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX CLOSING OUT FINAL MONTHS OF 2017 WITH CONTINUED STRENGTH

lack Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for November, with the Index increasing 0.3% MOM from 114.6 to 115.0, its third straight monthly increase dating back to August when it was at 112.6. Click here to obtain a copy of the latest index…

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Added by Black Book on December 5, 2017 at 11:25am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK PROVIDES VEHICLE VALUATION DATA TO CARABLE'S UNIQUE PEER-TO-PEER AUTOMOTIVE ONLINE MARKETPLACE

Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with Carable, a unique peer-to-peer used car marketplace that connects individual buyers and sellers of cars and trucks. Black Book is providing all vehicle valuations for sellers listing their vehicles in the online marketplace.

An accurate vehicle valuation is one of the most important…

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Added by Black Book on December 4, 2017 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Sporty Car and Compact Van Depreciation Increases

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Added by Black Book on November 28, 2017 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Record Weekly Decline for 2017

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Added by Black Book on November 22, 2017 at 11:27am — No Comments

Overall Normal Depreciation for November

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Added by Black Book on November 15, 2017 at 10:08am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK DATA SHOWS LUXURY AND SPORTY CARS SEGMENTS INCREASING IN DEPRECIATION ENTERING NOVEMBER

According to Black Book® data, the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2012-2016 depreciated in value by -1.4% during October. Cars overall dropped -1.8% and trucks decreased -1.1% in value during October. All vehicles are averaging a 12-month depreciation of -13.2%.

For the month of October, Full-Size Pickups saw the best value retention, only depreciating by -0.1%. Vehicles in this segment include the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Ram 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 and the Ford…

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Added by Black Book on November 15, 2017 at 10:07am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK PROVIDES TRADE APPRAISAL DATA TO ASNSOFTWARE DEALER MANAGEMENT FOR INDEPENDENT DEALERS

Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with ASNSoftware, a leading provider of dealer management software and solutions for Independent and RV dealerships.

Under the agreement, Black Book will provide vehicle valuation data for ASNSoftware’s dealer…

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Added by Black Book on November 13, 2017 at 1:26pm — No Comments

Significant Increase in Weekly Depreciation Last Week

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Added by Black Book on November 7, 2017 at 1:00pm — No Comments

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX CLIMBS FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT MONTH ENTERING FINAL STRETCH OF 2017

Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for October, with the Index increasing 0.6% MOM from 113.9 to 114.6, its second straight monthly increase dating back to August when it was at 112.6.Click here to obtain a copy of…

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Added by Black Book on November 3, 2017 at 1:20pm — No Comments

BLACK BOOK UNVEILS ECONOMIC SCENARIO-BASED RESIDUALS DATA

Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, announced today its release of new Economic Scenario-Based Residuals, available to lenders and financial institutions with a portfolio of auto loans. Black Book has mapped regulatory prescribed scenarios for this new suite of residual data, enabling risk and portfolio managers the ability to analyze how vehicle values will…

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Added by Black Book on November 1, 2017 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Used Vehicle Values Depreciate at a Steady Rate

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Added by Black Book on October 31, 2017 at 11:20am — No Comments

Car Segments Depreciate at a Steady Rate

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Added by Black Book on October 24, 2017 at 11:18am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK DELIVERS PRECISE VALUATION DATA TO AUTOALERT SOFTWARE

Under the agreement, Black Book will populate AutoAlert’s algorithms with the industry’s most accurate vehicle values, giving dealers…

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Added by Black Book on October 19, 2017 at 10:28am — No Comments

Luxury Cars and SUVs Experience Higher Depreciation Rate

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Added by Black Book on October 17, 2017 at 11:34am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK DATA SHOWS MOST VEHICLE VALUES STRENGTHENING FOLLOWING HURRICANE REPLACEMENT ACTIVITY

According to Black Book® data, the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2012-2016 depreciated in value by -0.7%. Cars overall dropped -1.1% and trucks decreased -0.3% in value during September. All vehicles are averaging a 12-month depreciation of -14.5%, assisted by heightened vehicle replacement activity following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Four vehicle segments increased in value in…

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Added by Black Book on October 12, 2017 at 3:19pm — No Comments

SUV Depreciation Increases a Little

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Added by Black Book on October 10, 2017 at 11:33am — No Comments

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX JUMPS DURING SEPTEMBER

Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for September, with the Index increasing from 112.6 to 113.9, its largest month-over-month gain since March 2012. Click here to obtain a copy of the latest index data.…

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Added by Black Book on October 3, 2017 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Most Truck Segments Performed Well

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Added by Black Book on October 3, 2017 at 10:20am — No Comments

Compact Cars and Compact Crossover Prices Go Up

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Added by Black Book on September 26, 2017 at 11:25am — No Comments