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Strong July Looks Weak Compared to Last Year 08/07/2019 Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.01% month-over-month in July. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 140.5, a 2.6% increase from a year ago. After seeing steady to slightly higher prices in June in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices, July prices were firm. Three-year-old vehicle values in aggregate were flat for the month, which is… Read Article

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Spring Bounce Rolling Into Summer, But Fading 07/08/2019 Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.61% month-over-month in June. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 140.5, a 4.1% increase from a year ago.After seeing steady and slightly lower than normal depreciation in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices in May, prices were firm or slightly higher each week in June. Three-year-old vehicle values in aggregate… Read Article

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Spring Bounce Fading, But Tariffs May Provide Support 06/07/2019 Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.85% month-over-month in May. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 139.6, a 4.0% increase from a year ago.Looking at trends in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices, the spring bounce in values ended in April, and May saw steady and slightly lower than normal depreciation each week. Three-year-old vehicle values… Read Article

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Wholesale Prices Continue Spring Bounce 05/07/2019 Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 1.81% month-over-month in April. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 138.4, a 4.5% increase from a year ago. Looking at trends in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices, April began with the traditional spring bounce continuing in appreciating values. Three-year-old vehicle values in aggregate saw gains in the first two weeks… Read Article

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Manheim Index Shows Used Vehicle Values Remain Steady in First Quarter 04/05/2019 ATLANTA (April 5, 2019) – Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.58% month-over-month in March. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 136.0, a 4.0% increase from a year ago. Looking at trends in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices, March saw the traditional spring bounce in values, particularly in non-luxury vehicles. Three-year-old vehicle values in aggregate saw four… Read Article

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Wholesale Prices Rebound With Start of Spring Bounce 04/05/2019 Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.58% month-over-month in March. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 136.0, a 4.0% increase from a year ago. Looking at trends in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices, March saw the traditional spring bounce in values, particularly in non-luxury vehicles. Three-year-old vehicle values in aggregate saw four straight weeks of… Read Article

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Used-Vehicle Wholesale Prices Continue Retreat From Record Highs 01/08/2019 ATLANTA (Jan. 8, 2019) – Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 1.03 percent month-over-month in December. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 137.6, a 4.3 percent increase from a year ago, and down from its record high of 140.9 in October. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) is updated monthly using data from Manheim, North America’s… Read Article

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Wholesale Prices Retreat From Record High 01/08/2019 Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 1.32 percent month-over-month in November. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 139.0, a 3.3 percent increase from a year ago. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) is updated monthly using data from Manheim, North America’s largest wholesale used-vehicle marketplace and most extensive auction network. By applying statistical analysis to… Read Article

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Wholesale Prices Continue To Fade From Record High 01/08/2019 Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 1.03 percent month-over-month in December. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 137.6, a 4.3 percent increase from a year ago. Looking at trends in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices, December saw continued and more normal levels of depreciation. Three-year-old vehicles ended the month worth 2 percent more than they would… Read Article

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Drive Dealership Profitability & Growth by Speeding the Process from Auction to the Lot 10/02/2018 Infusing speed and efficiency into the wholesale-to-retail process — from inventory identification, acquisition and floor-planning to inspection, transportation and merchandising — is not only a way to increase inventory turn, but it's also a particularly effective and increasingly necessary way that progressive dealerships can help overcome margin compression. As used retail gross margin has steadily declined from 13.7% in 2011 to 11.7% in 2017 (exacerbated by… Read Article

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