Auto prices at record high in December, TrueCar reports
(January 4, 2013) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar estimated today that the average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was at a record high $31,228 in December, up $542 or 1.8 percent from December 2011 and up $396 or 1.3 percent from November.
"Pricing and incentives spending in December were almost ideal for manufacturers as the industry spent less money on incentives while attaining higher net transaction prices in the market place compared to year ago levels," said Jesse Toprak, Senior Analyst for TrueCar. "The resurgence of the trucks segment in December helped contribute to the some of the highest average transaction prices we have ever recorded."
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December 2012 Transaction Price |
November 2012 Transaction Price |
December 2011 Transaction Price |
Percent Change December 2011 to December 2012 |
Percent Change November 2012 to December 2012 |
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Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat) |
$30,011 |
$29,796 |
$29,322 |
2.3% |
0.7% |
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|
Ford (Ford, Lincoln) |
$33,010 |
$32,543 |
$31,912 |
3.4% |
1.4% |
|
|
GM (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC) |
$33,219 |
$32,891 |
$33,241 |
-0.1% |
1.0% |
|
|
Honda (Acura, Honda) |
$27,062 |
$26,897 |
$26,086 |
3.7% |
0.6% |
|
|
Hyundai/Kia |
$22,547 |
$22,342 |
$21,426 |
5.2% |
0.9% |
|
|
Nissan (Nissan, Infiniti) |
$28,127 |
$27,704 |
$28,298 |
-0.6% |
1.5% |
|
|
Toyota (Lexus, Scion, Toyota) |
$28,576 |
$28,396 |
$27,349 |
4.5% |
0.6% |
|
|
Volkswagen (Audi, Volkswagen) |
$33,914 |
$33,610 |
$33,781 |
0.4% |
0.9% |
|
|
Industry |
$31,228 |
$30,832 |
$30,686 |
1.8% |
1.3% |
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In addition, TrueCar estimated that the average incentive for light-vehicles was $2,409 in December, down $238 (9.0 percent) from December 2011 and up $99 (4.3 percent) from November 2012.
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Manufacturer |
December 2012 Incentives |
November 2012 Incentives |
December 2011 Incentives |
Percent Change December 2011 to December 2012 |
Percent Change November 2012 to December 2012 |
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Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat) |
$3,206 |
$3,043 |
$3,248 |
-1.3% |
5.4% |
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Ford (Ford, Lincoln) |
$2,633 |
$2,526 |
$2,926 |
-10.0% |
4.2% |
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GM (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC) |
$2,952 |
$2,921 |
$3,118 |
-5.3% |
1.1% |
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Honda (Acura, Honda) |
$1,845 |
$1,871 |
$2,336 |
-21.0% |
-1.4% |
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Hyundai/Kia |
$1,573 |
$1,359 |
$1,254 |
25.5% |
15.8% |
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Nissan (Nissan, Infiniti) |
$2,449 |
$2,403 |
$2,970 |
-17.5% |
1.9% |
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Toyota (Lexus, Scion, Toyota) |
$1,756 |
$1,632 |
$1,904 |
-7.8% |
7.6% |
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Volkswagen (Audi, Volkswagen) |
$2,391 |
$2,264 |
$2,518 |
-5.1% |
5.6% |
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Industry |
$2,409 |
$2,310 |
$2,647 |
-9.0% |
4.3% |
TrueCar estimated that the ratio of incentives to average transaction price for light-vehicles was 7.7 percent in December 2012, down from 8.6 percent in December 2011 and up from 7.5 percent in November 2012.
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Manufacturer |
December 2012 Incentives/Avg. Transaction Price |
November 2012 Incentives/Avg. Transaction Price |
December 2011 Incentives/ Avg. Transaction Price |
Percent Change December 2011 to December 2012 |
Percent Change November 2012 to December 2012 |
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Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat) |
10.7% |
10.2% |
11.1% |
-0.4% |
0.5% |
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Ford (Ford, Lincoln) |
8.0% |
7.8% |
9.2% |
-1.2% |
0.2% |
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GM (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC) |
8.9% |
8.9% |
9.4% |
-0.5% |
0.0% |
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Honda (Acura, Honda) |
6.8% |
7.0% |
9.0% |
-2.1% |
-0.1% |
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Hyundai/Kia |
7.0% |
6.1% |
5.9% |
1.1% |
0.9% |
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Nissan (Nissan, Infiniti) |
8.7% |
8.7% |
10.5% |
-1.8% |
0.0% |
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Toyota (Lexus, Scion, Toyota) |
6.1% |
5.7% |
7.0% |
-0.8% |
0.4% |
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Volkswagen (Audi, Volkswagen) |
7.0% |
6.7% |
7.5% |
-0.4% |
0.3% |
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Industry |
7.7% |
7.5% |
8.6% |
-0.9% |
0.2% |
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