Not only do more than half of consumers on Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader have "complete" or "general mistrust" of the Volkswagen brand in the wake of its emissions scandal, 30% of users of both sites are less likely to consider a diesel-powered vehicle.
Manheim recently unveiled a new indoor vehicle inspection facility and the Kelley Blue Book Resource center at its California Service Center in Riverside, Calif.
New-car transaction prices rose 2% in June, with Ford leading the way. The only automaker to realize a decrease was the Volkswagen Group.
Kelley Blue Book said today that it expects June sales to total 1.5 million units, which would push first-half and second-quarter sales totals to their highest levels since 2005. The firm also raised its 2015 sales forecast from 16.9 million to 17.1 million.
New-vehicle sales are expected to decline 1% year over year to a total of 1.59 million units in May 2015, resulting in an estimated 17.3 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to Kelley Blue Book.
New-car prices increased 3.6% over last February, with Hyundai-Kia showing the largest percentage gain of all major OEMs.
New-car prices have increased by $165 from November last year, while rising $568 from a month prior. Domestic automakers have been the main beneficiaries of this trend, according to Kelley Blue Book.
In August, the estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $32,495, according to the vehicle valuation source. New-car prices have also increased 2.7% from the same period last year.
Kia and Volkswagen each increased the number of searches for their brands on KBB.com by 18% during the World Cup.
May transaction prices for new vehicles were up 2.1% from a year ago. Compared to April, however, transactions prices were down $79, according to Kelley Blue Book.
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