2021 Auto Market Used Cars 
Auto Remarketing
APRIL 17, 2025
As the first quarter of 2025 ended, all was calm for used-vehicle retail prices. But, Cars Commerce reported in its Q1 2025 Auto Market Review , that might have been the calm before the storm. Typically, used-car values increase from February to March driven by tax returns and elevated consumer demand, the report said.
Auto Remarketing
APRIL 9, 2025
That was the strongest move we had seen going back to spring of 2021, he said. So well need to watch and see what trends transpire over the next month as activity in the used market increases. Our context for the used car market in particular is very different than it was in 2021, Smoke said.
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AutoSuccess
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The latest survey, conducted immediately following the national election in early November, indicates that, while current market conditions are still viewed as weak, dealers are increasingly optimistic about the future. This significant increase suggests that more dealers believe the auto market will be stronger in the next three months.
Auto Remarketing
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The car-buying public has a message for the used-car industry, and it’s this: We don’t want to pay too much for a vehicle. That message was clearly conveyed in CarGurus’ latest Quarterly Review, which found sales of lower-priced used cars rising and high-end vehicle sales falling. “As
AutoSuccess
MARCH 19, 2024
After peaking at 60 in 2021, the profitability index has continued to decrease, hitting a post-pandemic low for the second straight quarter in Q1, indicating most dealers see profits as weak, not strong. auto market is very different than it was just two years ago.” economy was shut down. That sentiment has changed.
Auto Remarketing
JUNE 12, 2024
While franchises rated the overall market at 49 – just below threshold – independents gave it a 40. Likewise, independents’ 38 score for the used-car sales environment (up from 36 in Q1) was far worse than the franchises’ hopeful index of 54. In many ways,” Smoke said, “the political climate is a surrogate for ‘uncertainty.’
AutoSuccess
JUNE 11, 2024
In the auto business, uncertainty is the enemy — it negatively impacts sales, hurts consumer sentiment, and leaves auto dealers feeling troubled.” ” Despite the market’s perceived weakness, the CADSI showed some promising signs in Q2. The profit index, for example, increased for the first time since Q3 2021.
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