Black Book: Weekly Market Update
Depreciation is downshifting in the wholesale market, as evidenced by last week's results.
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Black Book observed depreciation of 0.33% last week, a rate it said is below the prepandemic average of 0.39%. Get more detail in the full report here.
Originally posted on Auto Dealer Today
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