The average price of a used car reached an all-time high in June, according to Cox Automotive.
Through the first two weeks of June, the average listing price of a used car reached $24,414 – up from the previous all-time high in May of $22,568. That’s also up by nearly 25 percent from the same time period in May 2019 and May 2020.
Additionally, Cox Automotive says the average listing price of a used car surpassed the $20,000 mark for the first time last August and has been rising steadily ever since. Low inventory is the driving factor behind the higher prices, the automotive research firm says, with used vehicle supply down five percent from the same time period last year and 14 percent below the same time period in 2019.
Used vehicles priced at under $10,000 had the lowest volume at 29 days’ supply. Charlie Chesbrough, Cox Automotive senior economist, says that low production output due to the 2009 recession means cheap, 10-year old vehicles are extremely hard to come by, making used vehicle shopping particularly difficult for those with less cash to spend.
“More affordably priced 10-year-old vehicles are scarce due to lower new-vehicle sales for several years during the Great Recession,” Chesbrough explained. “The average price for a used vehicle is high because we have so few of those older vehicles. Supply is still adequate unless you need an affordable, older car, and then it’s terrible.”
A number of factors have led to low used vehicle inventories. Low new vehicle production output has led to less new vehicle inventory, forcing more shoppers to turn to the used market. The resurgent U.S. economy has also caused a spike in new and used vehicle demand at the same time.
“The days of supply for used vehicles is not worsening but remains in an extremely tight supply situation,” said Chesbrough. “As a result, prices are rising rapidly.”
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My truck is a 2012 LTZ crew cab with 5.3, 125,000 miles. Dealer offered me $22,000 on trade or $20,000 just to buy it off me. It’s in really good shape but shouldn’t be worth more than about $15,000. Sounds great except there’s nothing to replace it with. Hoping I can still ride the tail end of this wave in February when I order a 2022 Silverado… And hopefully supply shortages are recovering.
I know some people who have secured deals with dealerships but have an unknown delivery date for the new vehicle. My wife and I could almost go down to one vehicle until I get a 2022 Silverado, but the hiccup is our ATV and boat. Her crossover could *just* tow the boat, but we put the ATV in my bed.
Simple solution…Sell the boat too.
I had instant cash offer of 31k for my 2014 GMC SLT 4×4 double cab with 25,000 miles. On a side note, my brother stopped by with new Ford King Ranch, interior blows gm and RAM away. We’re still stuck with cheap, crappy gm interiors!
My buddy had a mustung gt convertible. Dealer offered him $100 more than he paid for it 3.5 years ago. He is getting ready to retire and build his retirement home so he jumped on the offer.
I sold my 2015 Toyota Tacoma back to the selling dealer in the summer of last year with only 22-k on the odometer. Granted, is was low mileage. I got within $2000 of what i paid for the vehicle new. I thought I was being smart. Ha! If I had waited and sold it this year, I would have gotten what I paid for it. Used cars and houses in my area are selling quickly and for a substantial premium.
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