Canadian Black Book Releases First Ever ‘Best Residual Value Awards’

Markham, ON, (April 18, 2022) – Canadian Black Book is pleased to announce the release of its first annual Canadian Black Book Best ‘Residual’ Value Awards, a new award to be given to automotive OEMs in addition to its annual “Best Retained Value Awards”.   The 2022 Best Residual Value Awards recognize vehicles which are expected to […]

Wholesale Prices, Week Ending April 8th

To download as a PDF, click here. The Canadian used wholesale market saw overall prices decline slightly for the 2nd straight week (-0.04%). The Car segment saw prices rise slightly (+0.11%), while the Truck/SUV segment saw prices decline (-0.18%) for the week. Premium Sporty Car saw the largest price increase for the week (+0.46%), followed […]

March CBB Index Maintains Historic Climb At a Slowing Rate

Canadian Black Book, known in the automotive industry for providing timely, independent, and precise, Canadian Specific vehicle pricing, data, and analytics, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for March 2022. The monthly CBB Index continues its ascent a new record highs at 165 Index points. This is a new high mark, however, the rate of […]

CBB Weekly Automotive Market Update 04/5/2022

To download this report as a PDF, click here. Wholesale Prices, Week Ending April 1st The Canadian used wholesale market saw overall prices decline slightly for the week (-0.02%). The Car segment saw prices rise slightly (+0.10%), while the Truck/SUV segment saw prices decline (-0.13%) for the week. With gas prices remaining high across Canada, […]

EV Adoption Gaining Momentum for Canadian Car Buyers

Canadian Black Book Ipsos Study Shows Positive Signs for EV Acceptance Canadian Black Book’s annual study on car buying trends, conducted by Ipsos, put some specific focus on consumer attitudes towards EVs. The survey, conducted for this year, found that 39% of Canadians are likely to buy an EV in the next five years. This […]

CBB Weekly Automotive Market Update 03/29/2022

To download this report as a PDF, click here. Wholesale Prices, Week Ending March 25th The Canadian used wholesale market saw overall prices increase slightly for the week (+0.09%). Both the Car and Truck/SUV segment saw similar increases for the week, up +0.11% and +0.07% respectively. Full-Size Commercial Vans continue to outperform the overall wholesale […]

February CBB Index Continues Climb At Slower Pace

Markham, ON, February 10, 2022 – Canadian Black Book, known in the automotive industry for providing timely, independent, and precise, Canadian Specific vehicle pricing, data, and analytics, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for February 2022. The monthly CBB Index is still continuously climbing to a new record high at 163.6 Index points. Although a […]

CBB Weekly Automotive Market Update 03/22/2022

To download this report as a PDF, click here. Wholesale Prices, Week Ending March 18th The Canadian used wholesale market saw overall prices decline for the week (-0.10%). Both the Car and Truck/SUV segment saw similar declines for the week, down -0.10% and -0.09% respectively. Commercial vehicles continue to outperform the overall wholesale market, as […]

Pandemic Has Reshaped Consumer Trends in Car Buying Annual CBB Ipsos Poll Shows

Canadian Black Book’s annual Ipsos survey measuring car buying habits and trends across Canada has been released, and it reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an impact on the country’s auto market. While some drivers are taking to the road again more often, Canadians are still driving less than they did prior to […]

CBB Weekly Automotive Market Update 03/15/2022

To download this report as a PDF, click here. Wholesale Prices, Week Ending March 11th The Canadian used wholesale market continues to remain relatively flat for the week (-0.04%). The Truck/SUV segment out-perform the Car segments for the 2nd straight week, as prices in the Truck/SUV segment were up modestly (+0.11%), mainly driven by the […]