Data Point
13-Month Rolling Used-Vehicle SAAR
Monday July 19, 2021
Article Highlights
- Total used-vehicle sales were down 12% year over year in June, according to Cox Automotive estimates.
- We estimate the June used SAAR to be 39.0 million, down from 43.6 million last June and down compared to 40.0 in May.
- We estimate the monthly total used sales volume to be 3.2 million for June.
As another data point to monitor the health of the automotive market, according to Cox Automotive estimates, total used-vehicle sales were down 12% year over year in June. We estimate the June used SAAR to be 39.0 million, down from 43.6 million last June and down compared to 40.0 in May. We estimate the monthly total used sales volume to be 3.2 million for June.
Used-Vehicle SAAR and Volume
The used retail SAAR takes it a step further by only looking at used vehicles sold via a dealership (both franchised and independent) thus removing private party sales from the calculation. The June used retail SAAR estimate is 21.3 million, down from 23.1 million last year and down month over month from May. Retail used sales volume of 1.7 million is estimated for June down from 1.8 million in May and 1.9 in June 2020.
Used-Vehicle Retail SAAR and Volume
Download the used-vehicle SAAR data file.
The Cox Automotive used-vehicle SAAR and retail used-vehicle volume is updated monthly.