Commercial Medium Duty Market was Mixed in April At the auctions we track, volume was down across the board, and pricing was mixed. Starting with Class 3 – 4 cabovers, a newer mix of... Read more >
Commercial Class 8 Retail Pricing Held Up in April Retail pricing continues to outperform auction, and that gap has widened. We expected to see pricing fall more notably in April, following the auction channel. This... Read more >
Commercial Class 8 Auction Volume Down in May, but Pricing May be Firming Volume was down considerably in May, which made analysis difficult and resulted in averages that are not necessarily representative of market conditions. A more complete analysis... Read more >
Commercial Dealers Retailed More Class 8 Trucks in May Dealers retailed an average of 3.9 trucks per rooftop in May, 0.5 truck higher than April, and identical to last May. This increase is encouraging, and... Read more >
Commercial Class 8 Pricing Stable at Auctions Despite Huge Increase in Volume Volume rose substantially in June, and was in fact the highest we’ve seen for our benchmark group since at least late 2015. Pricing was fairly solid... Read more >
Commercial Mid-Year Market Shift Underway in the Class 8 Retail Channel Retail volume was way up in June. Depreciation accelerated moderately as a result. The average sleeper tractor retailed in June was 68 months old, had 478,296... Read more >
Commercial July's Class 8 Auction Results were Encouraging Average pricing for almost all model years of the benchmark model we track was stronger in July. Volume was back down to a typical level after... Read more >
Commercial Another Strong Month for Class 8 Auctions August's auction volume was very similar to July’s, with pricing up across the board for another month. See below for average pricing detail for our benchmark... Read more >
Commercial Class 8 Retail Market Strengthens for Another Month Retail volume increased for the third month in a row. There was a good mix of trucks sold, with no large packages of trucks with outlier... Read more >
Used Car & Truck COVID-19 Update Report: Direct to Dealer Our analysis of how direct-to-dealer wholesale prices have performed since the start of the virus situation. Compared to wholesale auction prices over the same period, reveals... Read more >
