BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX CONTINUES TO RISE THROUGH JULY

Continued Strength & Demand for Used Vehicles Drives Additional Increases in the Market LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (August 6, 2018) – Black Book, a division of Hearst that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solu
Aug 7, 2018

VIDEO: Combat Margin Compression by Improving Your Time-to-Line

With the growing awareness of increased margin compression, many dealers believe they can simply sell more cars and make up the difference through increased volume. This may have worked in the past, but times have changed. Combatting margin compressi
Jul 26, 2018

Consistent Trends in Four Weeks

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
Jul 10, 2018

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX CONTINUES WITH GAINS LONG AFTER SPRING MARKET

Monthly Index Increased +0.3% During June LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (July 5, 2018) – Black Book, a division of Hearst that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for
Jul 5, 2018

Stability in Market Outside of a Few Luxury Segments

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
Jul 3, 2018

Vehicle Disposition: Begin with the End in Mind

When acquiring used vehicles, having a defined strategy for how you intend to dispose of each vehicle you buy can help reduce confusion, increase efficiency, and also make your pricing strategy more effective. Combined, these calculate efforts contri
Jun 28, 2018

Mid-Size Cars See Highest Declines in 20 Weeks

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
Jun 26, 2018

Want to Maintain Your Shining Reputation? Follow These Reminders to Prevent Selling A Lemon

As a professional, who sells new or pre-owned vehicles to customers every day, you have a lot of responsibilities. Not only are you responsible for selling a car that your customer will fall in love with the moment it leaves the lot, but you also str
Jun 20, 2018

How to Maximize Your CPO Investment

Are the headaches associated with bringing vehicles up to certified pre-owned (CPO) program standards worth it? For dealers, there’s certainly more work, money and time involved with finding, reconditioning and certifying vehicles for CPO programs.
Jun 20, 2018