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Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jonathan Gregory, Senior Director, Cox Automotive “After a September that depreciated faster than normal, wholesale values firmed in early October. The Manheim Index rose 0.7% to 207.4 through mid-month, but prices didn’t climb. Non-adjusted values…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “We are in the weakest season for wholesale valuations, and as September closed, depreciation was steeper than we typically see this time of year. The first half of the…

The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Report is now available. The on-demand presentation covers the economy, overall auto market, wholesale market, auction data, rental market and Cox Automotive’s updated 2026 forecasts and outlook. The September results have also been posted.…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jonathan Gregory, Senior Director, Cox Automotive “Wholesale values pulled back in the first half of September, with the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index falling 1% from August to 206.2, and non-adjusted prices declined 1.1%. That…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “Overall depreciation trends had been stronger in July and early August, but those rates of decline decelerated in the latter part of the month. We have observed overall lower…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jonathan Gregory, Senior Director, Cox Automotive “Wholesale values eased in the first half of August, with the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index at 207.4, down 1.2% from July. That’s a bit more depreciation than the…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jonathan Gregory, Senior Director, Cox Automotive “Wholesale values kept normalizing through July, continuing the pattern since the spring bounce peaked in March. The Manheim Index closed the month at 210, down 1.4% from June and…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “Wholesale values have been on the decline in the summer after seeing a strong and prolonged Spring Bounce earlier in the year.  While depreciation trends are currently running a…

A replay of the Q2 2026 Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Call held on Wednesday, July 8, is available. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jeremy Robb, Jonathan Gregory, senior director of Economic and Industry Insights, and Scott Vanner, manager of Economic and Industry Insights, reported the latest finding…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jonathan Gregory, Senior Director, Cox Automotive “The first half of the year is officially in the books, and wholesale values finished on solid footing. The Manheim Index closed June up 2.1% against last year and…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “Manheim values continue their normal pattern of declining at this time of year, though prices are falling from elevated levels from stronger spring appreciation. The increase in the first…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “Wholesale value trends continue to normalize from a strong start to the year, as we start to move into summer months and consumers continue to contend with higher gas…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “Wholesale used-vehicle prices moved a bit higher in early May compared to the end of April, and the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index is holding roughly 4% higher than…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “A strong tax refund season drove consumers toward used vehicles early this year, and that kept demand and values high at Manheim through the spring market. The conflict in…

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “The spring bounce can shift from year to year depending on where dealers’ inventory levels are at the start of the year and the strength of tax refund season. We started 2026 off hot in the wholesale market, with our MMR retention index increasing every single week during Q1 and ending the…