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Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Rise in March for 3rd Consecutive Month, Manheim Says

Wholesale values were off only 1.3% from the record reached in May 2011.

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Video: Ricky Beggs from Black Book Says Used Car Market Staying Strong

Black Book’s Ricky Beggs reports that average values for both cars and trucks increased for the first time this year.

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Wholesale Market Drives Q3, But Will Record Rental Revenues Last?

The three public car rental companies posted healthy third quarter results last week. While the quarter was characterized by price competition, healthy volumes and fleet rightsizing, the key driver was the used-car market. But what does the future look like?

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Black Book: Are Gas Prices Driving the Market?

Ricky Beggs, managing editor of Black Book, presents the Oct. 31 edition of "Beggs on the Used Car Market." In his weekly video, he discusses the performance of the various car and truck market segments, and the possible role of changing fuel prices.

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After Historic Highs, a Used Car Value Reset

We’re off those historic used car value highs, but the sky is not falling. Why? Three words: supply, supply, supply.

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Black Book: All 24 Segments Decline, Again

In Ricky Begg’s weekly “Beggs on the Used Car Market” column, Beggs points out that for the second week in a row, all 24 vehicle segments have declined. Compact Cars declined the least at only -$14, while Prestige Luxury Cars declined the most at -$87.

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Black Book: 22 of 24 Vehicle Segments Decline in Value

This is the second consecutive week where all 10 car segment types have declined and the fourth straight week of overall car decline, reports Black Book’s Ricky Beggs.

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Sell Now?

The used car market is at its valuation peak – but the so-called bubble may be better characterized as an air mattress deflating. It’s all about supply.

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Rental Car Supply: Silver Lining, or Dark Cloud?

The used car market is enjoying historic pricing — but can you take advantage, and how long will it last?

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Black Book: Entry Level Cars Up over $1,000 Since Beginning of Year

Comparing three-year old entry level cars at this time last year to the three-year old model today that shows an increase in value of 28.99 percent, or almost $1,900.

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