Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index reached 127.8 points in August—an increase of 2.5% compared to last month, and up 2.7 points from the previous record set in June (125.1).
The index experienced 12 consecutive months of increases and 10 straight months of record highs before declining last month, for the first time since June. Now CBB says the index is back to a new all-time high.
“A number of market conditions continue to constrain the supply of new and used vehicles, which provide the right environment for sustained value increase,” said Yolanda Biswah, Senior VP and General Manager at CBB. “We are in uncharted territories when it comes to used value, in terms of the rapid pace and height we are seeing in our Index.”
Year-over-year the index sits 19% higher than August 2020, when it was at 107.4 points. For this year in August, the segments with the most value increase were mid-size cars (up 3.6%), compact vans (up 3.5%), and compact cars (up 3.4%).
CBB said August saw only increases across all segments, and no segment experienced a value decrease.
