KAR Names New Leader for Autoniq
Joe Oliveri, a 20-year industry veteran, was named vice president of KAR's Autoniq business unit, which provides mobile and digital vehicle pricing and evaluation reports.
Joe Oliveri, a 20-year industry veteran, was named vice president of KAR's Autoniq business unit, which provides mobile and digital vehicle pricing and evaluation reports.
Last week, car segment values were up 0.26% compared to the 0.01% depreciation the segment experienced the week prior. This added up to the strongest week for car segment values in two years.
The spring selling season got off to an early start, leading to a slight month-over-month uptick in the firm’s Used Vehicle Retention Index. The big question is how the harsh weather that has recently struck parts of the country will impact values moving forward.
The firm had expected a steeper decline due to replacement activity linked to last year’s hurricanes. Instead, Black Book saw fairly typical depreciation.
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.
Used-vehicle value pricing continues to return to pre-hurricane levels but overall remains high, the firm reported this week.
Thanks to a tight supply of late-model used vehicles, values don’t dramatically drop once the odometer crosses six figures, according to a new report from vehicle information site.
Post-hurricane demand pushed up the firm's index 1.02% from the month prior and 8.1% from a year ago to 136.6
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.
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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