Dealers following Canadian used wholesale market trends may be interested to note that pricing for the week ending on August 30 has declined by -0.16%. A report from Canadian Black Book for the previous week showed a decline of -0.34%.
CBB’s latest Market Insights update for the current period shows car segment prices down -0.14% (compared to last week’s -0.30%), while truck/SUV segments decreased by -0.18% (versus the prior week’s -0.37%). The top positive segments are full-size crossovers/SUVs at +0.08% and mid-size luxury crossovers/SUVs at +0.03%.
“The Canadian market remains on a downward trend, with a decline less pronounced compared to previous weeks,” said CBB in its update. “Slightly more than 27% of market segments recorded an average value change exceeding ±$100. The week’s monitored auction sale rates ranged from 21.2% to 53.6%, averaging 33.4%.”
In the car segments the greatest declines came from full-size cars (-0.69%), prestige luxury cars (-0.37%), compact cars (-0.27%), and mid-size cars (-0.26%). The smallest declines were premium sports cars (-0.01%), near-luxury cars and sports cars (-0.02%).
For trucks/SUVs, the largest declines came from full-size vans (-0.86%), sub-compact luxury crossovers (-0.63%), minivans (-0.48%), and full-size luxury crossovers/SUVs (-0.34%).
The average listing price for used vehicles is down slightly, as the 14-day moving average was at $37,600.
As for the United States, CBB said the market remained strong ahead of Labour Day, with overall values pointing to a slight decline of -0.10%. “Pickups, both full-size and small, continued their upward trend for the second consecutive week, while mid-size cars also joined the limited number of segments posting week-over-week gains.”
Phillips, T., Lefko, P., Canadian Auto Dealer, Canadian Auto Dealer, & dealer, C. auto. (2025, September 5). Used car prices down -0.16% from prior week’s -0.34%. Canadian Auto Dealer. https://canadianautodealer.ca/2025/09/used-car-prices-down-0-16-from-prior-weeks-0-34/