Used vehicle sales right on par with prior week

January 26, 2024

The Canadian used wholesale market saw prices decline -0.52% for the week ending on Jan. 20 — nearly on par with the prior week’s -0.51% and a stone’s throw away from the 2017-2019 average of -0.28% for the same period, according to Canadian Black Book’s latest market insights update.

On a segment basis, the overall car category was down -0.70%, compared to the prior week’s -0.59%. And the overall truck/SUV segments saw a decrease of -0.34% compared to the previous reporting period’s -0.42%. What remains wholly unchanged is that none of the 22 segments’ values increased for the week.

In the United States, the overall car and truck segments decreased -0.49% last week and -0.63% the prior week. The volume-weighted car segments were down -0.37%, compared to -0.39% the week before that. And the volume-weighted truck segments decreased by -0.53%, versus the -0.73% experienced the prior week.

In Canada, the premium-sports car segment experienced minimal decline (-0.08%), while the decrease felt by compact cars was slightly more profound (-0.52%). However, the most significant decline observed came from tied sub-compact cars and sports cars, at -1.27%.

For trucks/SUVs, all segments showed a depreciation. Those with the largest declines were compact vans (-0.92%) and small pickups (-0.69%). Others include full-size pickups (-0.53%) and cub-compact crossovers (-0.52%).

As for the average listing price for used vehicles, as per the 14-day moving average, it was approximately $37,400. The analysis is based on around 208,000 vehicles listed for sale on Canadian dealer lots, according to CBB.

The full report is available here.

About Todd Phillips

Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.

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