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Used Saturn Vehicle Prices Have Increased Significantly In The Last 90 Days

Low production output of new cars has compounded with rising demand to send the average transaction price of new vehicles skyrocketing in recent months. Not even the long-defunct Saturn brand has been shielded from rising vehicle transaction prices, with the average price of a used Saturn spiking by more than 26 percent over the past 90 days.

According to data compiled by CarGurus, the average transaction price of a used Saturn vehicle currently sits at $6,284 – up 26.15 percent from 90 days ago. The average price of a used Saturn is also up 30.24 percent year-over-year, which is equivalent to around $1,900.

CarGurus’ data indicates the average price of a used car has gone up by 17.11 percent in the last 90 days, meaning Saturn price increases are outpacing the industry-wide average. The newest Saturn vehicles are from the 2010 model year, so it’s possible that consumers are flocking to the discontinued GM brand to get a cheap older used vehicle. Some Saturn products may not draw as many potential buyers as the equivalent Chevy or GMC product, either, which could make them a good deal for buyers who are in the know.

Saturn’s lineup for the 2010 model year consisted of the Saturn Vue compact crossover, Saturn Sky roadster, Saturn Outlook full-size crossover and the Saturn Aura mid-size sedan. The automaker discontinued the Saturn Astra hatchback after the 2009 model year, though this model could also be popular with consumers looking for a cheap and efficient daily driver.

Pickups have seen the biggest spike in prices on the second-hand market in the past year, according to CarGurus, with average transaction prices spiking by 44.4 percent for these models. Larger SUVs trail pickups with an average year-over-year price increase of 31.87 percent, followed by vans at 29.98 percent, sedans at 29.43 percent and crossovers at 24.48 percent. Wagons have seen the smallest year-over-year price increase at 15.16 percent.

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  1. Oh please even Trabant and Lada prices are up in this market now.

    If you have a hard to unload car now is the time to do it.

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    1. Yeah, I have a Zaporozhets that’s just right for you…

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  2. Bought a new 99 Saturn SL. Only problems were spark plugs, the old copper type and a muffler clamp. That was the first 100k. Up 30% in a year, must be a lot of free money around.

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    1. Not so much “free money around”, but rather it’s called supply/demand. Inventory for vehicles is low lately, not just for new cars, but in the used car market too.

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  3. “Saturn’s lineup for the 2010 model year consisted of the Saturn Vue compact crossover, Saturn Sky roadster, Saturn Outlook full-size crossover and the Saturn Aura mid-size sedan. The automaker discontinued the Saturn Astra hatchback after the 2009 model year”

    There were never any 2010 Aura’s built and only 8 2010 Sky’s, so they only 2010 Saturn’s you’ll see used are Outlook’s and Vue’s. And all of those began their lives as rental fleet vehicles. No 2010 Saturn were sold new through Saturn retailers, so technically they were all discontinued in 2009. The only reason there were any 2010 Saturn’s built at all was because the Vue and Outlook plants had already don’t their model year changeover prior to the decision being made to drop the brand, and The 8 Sky’s were all part of a pre-production batch build.

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  4. Yet AGAIN, the clueless clowns inhabiting that Ivory Tower in Detroit finally got it right with a completely new & fresh Saturn Aura to revive the brand. After a decade of lackluster & monotonous vehicles they had a winner. My mom bought one. Loved it. The unsolicited comments she got were always positive about the design. Then, Bowing to Emporer Obama to get the bailout, GM cans the brand along with Pontiac & the stunning new G8 sport sedan & NEVER moved them into the Chevy or Buick family. Dumb & dumber run this organization. It’s a generational Organizational problem. Look what Queen MaryB & court just did to Buick, dumping the very fine Regal sports sedan.

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  5. So what’s the deal with Saturn cars if Chevrolet exists?

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  6. Gee, our old LaSalle ran great…

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