

Kelley Blue Book receives real-world used car prices from wholesale auctions, independent and franchised dealers, rental fleets, auto manufacturers, lessors, and private party transactions. How Kelley Blue Book Determines Car Values Potential problems with Blue Book values include a delay as price information is assessed, the consumer tendency to overrate the value of the car they are selling or trading in, and a mismatch between wholesale values listed by Kelley and the prices used by dealers, who access special industry-only pricing info.Kelley determines Blue Book values by analyzing pricing information from real-world used car prices, as well as industry developments, economic conditions, and location.In these shows, they inspect vehicles with regards to. For this matter, the book’s experts and creators attend over 50 auctions every week. For used vehicles some of them include: Trade-in value, typical listing price, fair purchasing price (CPO), and private party. Put simply, Black Book Value is an automobile valuation resource that is designed to help lenders and dealers determine just how much a vehicle is worth. As a rough estimate, the trade-in value of a 2017 Nissan Rogue with no options and driven roughly 12,000 miles per year would be worth about 11,152 for one in 'Clean' condition and about 14,892. The Black Book has been considered as the epitome when it comes to a car’s value in wholesale and categorizing vehicles as Extra Clean, Clean, Average, and Rough based on the car’s overall condition.


Kelley assesses a wide array of different values to both used and new vehicles.It requires a hefty annual subscription of 249.99 to access, which makes it less useful for individuals who are simply looking to gauge the trade-in value of their vehicle. The Kelley Blue Book-and its equally popular website-is one of the most trusted guides for automobile pricing, used by those who are buying or selling cars. It differs from Canadian Black Book in that it’s mostly geared toward dealerships, appraisers, and insurance companies.
