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NewsAugust 13, 2014

July Used Vehicle Prices Decline for Third Month

Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis) declined 1% in July, which resulted in a Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index reading of 122.7 — an increase of 1.5% from a year ago.

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NewsAugust 6, 2014

ALG Predicts Lowest Used Car Prices Since 2008

ALG, the benchmark for forecasting vehicle residual values, says a wave of newer vehicles will gradually bring resale values in line with prices before 2008’s economic downturn.

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ArticlesJuly 22, 2014

5 Ways to Meet this Year's Fleet Challenges

This year, the challenges will be both new and old, making fleet planning now more important than ever.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Chris BrownJuly 22, 2014

Fleeting With Used Vehicles

In the right situations and with the right fleet planning, car rental operators can save up to 20% on depreciation costs with used fleet.

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NewsJuly 9, 2014

Rental Car Purchases Highest in Eight Years

In June, the new vehicle SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) climbed to almost 17 million — with the help of higher sales into rental, according to Manheim Consulting.

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NewsJune 18, 2014

May Used Prices Dip After Four-Month Increase

After increasing for fourth consecutive months, wholesale used vehicle prices declined in May. But with the Manheim Used Vehicle Index at 124.7, this is still an increase of 4.7% from a year ago.

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NewsJune 11, 2014

Used Vehicle Prices Up 5.4% Year-Over-Year

Although wholesale prices in May dropped 1.5% from their April spring-market/tax-season peak, they still remain above year-ago levels — up 5.4% from May 2013, according to the latest Kontos Kommentary from ADESA Chief Economist Tom Kontos.

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NewsMay 21, 2014

April Used Vehicle Prices Up 3.7% From Year Ago

Wholesale prices remained at high levels in April, reflecting scarcity in supply and abundance of demand, according to the latest Kontos Kommentary from ADESA Chief Economist Tom Kontos.

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NewsMay 14, 2014

Used Vehicle Prices Rise Again in April

In April, wholesale used vehicle prices continued to increase for the fourth consecutive month. The Manheim Used Vehicle Index now stands at 124.9, an increase of 4.8% from a year ago.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 12, 2014

Remarketing Deja Vu: Will the Resale Market of 2016 be a Repeat of 2002?

The dynamics in today's market are eerily familiar to the resale value softness that occurred in the last decade. It appears that we are on the same trajectory, with off-lease volumes peaking in 2016.

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