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Tax Refunds, Easy Credit Boost Used Car Prices | The Truth About ...

Tax Refunds, Easy Credit Boost Used <b>Car Prices</b> | The Truth About <b>...</b>

Tax Refunds, Easy Credit Boost Used <b>Car Prices</b> | The Truth About <b>...</b>

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:42 AM PDT

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A combination of income tax refunds issued in January and February with accessible financing have boosted used-car prices overall in the first two months of 2014.

Automotive News reports prices rose 1.1 percent year to date, and 0.8 percent over the past month, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. Meanwhile, the IRS processed 40.4 million returns in the first two months of the year, refunding $125.8 billion to taxpayers at an average of $3,112, which helped in propping up wholesale used vehicle prices.

Easy credit with attractive terms also aided used-vehicle pricing, making the market "more profitable than the underlying unit sale numbers would suggest" according to Manheim.

Overall sales fell 1 percent from the previous year, and 12 percent from January to 2.05 million units, with used compact cars falling the hardest at 3 percent from last year due to heavy supply and competition from newer vehicles. Used truck sales rose 8 percent in the same period due to high demand and low inventories.
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