CPO Sales Rise Third Month in a Row
But they remain off last year's pace because limited new-vehicle inventory has slowed the gently used segment due to fewer trade-ins.
But they remain off last year's pace because limited new-vehicle inventory has slowed the gently used segment due to fewer trade-ins.
At the end of March, the average listing price was $27,246, off record levels in December when it surpassed $28,000. The list price was down some from the end of February when it was a revised $27,609.
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Consumers have paid more than MSRP for each of the last 10 months, whereas one year ago, non-luxury vehicles were selling for more than $1,300 under MSRP.
The second quarter – especially April – will be the strongest part of the year for used vehicle sales and values, and then slow down but not crash.
On a month-over-month basis, all major segments saw seasonally adjusted price declines, with pickups declining the most.
Fleet share of total sales was 15% in March 2022, up nearly 2% from the March 2021 fleet share, but the number of vehicle sales remained down 11% year over year.
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The average listing price dipped again to $27,608, still off the December peak when it surpassed $28,000. But the average listing price was 28% above that of February 2021.
All major market segments saw seasonally adjusted prices that were higher year over year in the first half of March.
Seasonally adjusted rates point to an inventory mix with more newer vehicles, which means fewer affordable options.
The supply of unsold new vehicles as March opened was about 1.5 million vehicles less than the stock of a year ago and 2.4 million less than in 2020.
Cox Automotive is forecasting a strong year for CPO at three million units, an increase year over year and above the record set in 2019.
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