New-vehicle sales are expected to be down 3% compared to the same time last year, for a total of 1.3 million retail and fleet vehicles sales during February, which lowers the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) to 17.1 million compared to February 2016’s 17.6 million SAAR.
Toyota, Porsche, General Motors and Subaru were some of the big winners in Kelley Blue Book’s 2017 Best Resale Value Awards, annual awards that recognize vehicles expected to best retain their value over the first five years of ownership.
The key is to understand what is meant by “fleet” — and then separate perception from reality.
Eric Ibara, director of residual value consulting for Kelley Blue Book, will present a seminar at the 2014 Car Rental Show that uses real case studies to provide insights into the factors affecting residual values for popular rental car models.
Most plug-in electric vehicles will depreciate more dramatically over five years than their conventional gasoline counterparts, according to a new report from Kelley Blue Book via USA Today.
Toyota leads automotive brands in resale value with Subaru a close second in Kelley Blue Book's 2014 Residual Analysis Report released Monday.
According to data from Kelley Blue Book and TrueCar, new car sales look strong for May.
Tom Webb of Manheim, Ricky Beggs of Black Book and Alec Gutierrez of Kelley Blue Book will discuss the forces affecting fleet costs, residual values, auction trends and more.
After factoring in incentives and lower finance APRs on new cars, purchasing these new vehicles ends up only marginally more than purchasing their one-year-old counterparts, according to Kelley Blue Book.
As the market adapts to an era of restricted supply, car rental companies hone the process of buying and selling cars to keep fleet costs in line.