DealerRater Partners with vAuto Integrating Reviews with AutoVisor

Premier dealer review website DealerRater has a partnership with vAuto to integrate DealerRater car dealer reviews into vAuto Genius Labs’ AutoVisor product, a dynamic vehicle validation tool. Through this partnership, more than one million car dealer reviews are integrated and easily accessible in the AutoVisor tool. The AutoVisor tool also integrates with other leading data […]

Art Spinella: Used Cars for Sale by Owner Sneaking Up

As CNW Research has been predicting for some time, Private Party sales — used cars for sale by owners — are starting to see a turnaround. Sales rose 8.75% to 960,804 units during March 2013 over March 2012. However, prices were down from $7,473 to $6,939. That’s a decline of about 7% in pricing; sales […]

NADA’s 2012 Market Analysis and 2013 Used Vehicle Price Forecast

Jonathan Banks Executive Automotive Analyst NADA Used Car Guide Last year, used vehicle prices for units up to eight years old rose by 2.6%. While NADA expects used prices to fall for the first time in five years, the drop will be relatively mild, as on-balance, used market fundamentals remain predominantly favorable. Overall, used vehicle […]

Used Vehicle Prices Down Again but Appears to be Natural Realignment

Tom Webb Chief Economist Manheim Consulting Wholesale used vehicle prices fell for the third consecutive month in March. The Index came in at 120.4, which was 4.6% lower than a year ago. Recent moderation appears to be more of a natural realignment with new vehicle prices, as increased volume of wholesale vehicles has tied in […]