Analysis
The growing gap between retail & wholesale used-car prices
Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, 02:57 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Retail prices of used vehicles are rising considerably faster than wholesale prices, with the gap between them approaching $15,000. That’s according to J.D. Power’s Used Market Update for October, which found the difference between wholesale and retail used-car prices has moved northward for much of 2025, reaching $14,747 in September. As recently as 2021, the […] [Read More]
Used EV market a double-edged sword for dealers
Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, 10:10 AM
Arlena Sawyers, Correspondent
Jimmy Douglas, who is the founder of Plug, an online wholesale auction for electric vehicles only, believes the used EV market presents both challenges and opportunities for dealers. Larger numbers of off-lease EVs are returning to the market starting this year, depressing used EV prices and residual values, he said. And on top of that, […] [Read More]
Study finds Midwest is best for affordability in buying and owning a car
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, 02:25 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
You want to find the least expensive place to buy and own a car. Where are you headed? To the Midwest, according to a study by National Business Capital. The business lending platform’s analysis of the full cost of buying and owning a typical vehicle — from the purchase price, sales tax and insurance to […] [Read More]
Middle-income consumers turning more toward used cars, survey finds
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, 12:02 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
The American Dream used to include owning a home and buying a new car. But according to a survey conducted in September by banking and financial services provider Santander US, that dream has shifted for middle-class Americans, who now see renting and used cars as their path to financial security. The quarterly survey of 2,216 […] [Read More]
Lane watch: Wondering what’s next with EVs
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, 03:49 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Black Book is asking the same question you and your colleagues at your dealership or finance company might be considering. How much industry juice are electric vehicles going to lose now that the federal tax credits have expired? Those federal EV incentives hit their sunset last week when Black Book watched overall wholesale values drop […] [Read More]
Macro-economic & policy factors weigh heavy on still-healthy used-car market
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, 03:31 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
As September and the third quarter ended last week, so did federal tax incentives on electric vehicles. That and other goings-on in Washington appeared to have some impact on the overall automotive market and were top-of-mind in the monthly vehicle value indices released by Black Book and Cox Automotive this week. Starting with Black Book’s […] [Read More]
COMMENTARY: The real cost of holding aged inventory
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 09:18 AM
Jon Karasek, Mach10 Automotive
In automotive retail, time is one of the most overlooked cost drivers. A car sitting too long on your lot does more than just take up space. It weakens your margins, strains your working capital, and reduces buyer confidence. Aged inventory is not a minor operational issue. It is a strategic liability. For dealerships looking […] [Read More]
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