IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The analysts at
Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and
information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and
the automotive industry, today report the estimated average
transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $33,340 in June 2015. New-car prices have
increased by $821 (up 2.5 percent)
from June 2014, while increasing
$209 (up 0.6 percent) from last
month.
"Ford showed the strongest ATP gains last month, driven largely
by its all-new F-150 and a transaction price 6.6 percent higher
than the previous generation F-150 last year," said Karl Brauer, senior analyst for Kelley Blue
Book. "The all-new Edge and Mustang, along with updated
versions of the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, also contributed
to Ford's pricing gains. The automaker may be struggling to
grow volume and market share, but from a profitability standpoint
Ford is doing quite well."
Manufacturer
|
June 2015
Transaction Price (Avg.)*
|
May
2015 Transaction
Price (Avg.)*
|
June 2014
Transaction Price (Avg.)*
|
Percent Change May
2015 to June 2015*
|
Percent Change
June
2014 to
June
2015*
|
American Honda
(Acura, Honda)
|
$27,279
|
$27,185
|
$26,532
|
0.3%
|
2.8%
|
Fiat Chrysler (Alfa
Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, RAM)
|
$34,352
|
$34,160
|
$33,056
|
0.6%
|
3.9%
|
Ford Motor Company
(Ford, Lincoln)
|
$35,343
|
$35,000
|
$33,792
|
1.0%
|
4.6%
|
General Motors
(Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC)
|
$37,121
|
$36,817
|
$36,623
|
0.8%
|
1.4%
|
Hyundai-Kia
|
$25,140
|
$25,001
|
$24,253
|
0.6%
|
3.7%
|
Nissan North America
(Nissan, Infiniti)
|
$28,088
|
$28,005
|
$26,884
|
0.3%
|
4.5%
|
Toyota Motor Company
(Lexus, Scion, Toyota)
|
$30,197
|
$30,324
|
$29,904
|
-0.4%
|
1.0%
|
Volkswagen
Group (Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche)
|
$39,136
|
$39,079
|
$39,626
|
0.1%
|
-1.2%
|
Industry
|
$33,340
|
$33,131
|
$32,519
|
0.6%
|
2.5%
|
*Kelley Blue Book
Average Transaction Prices do not include applied consumer
incentives
|
Nissan North America's
transaction prices rose nearly as much as Ford in June, with a 4.5
percent gain across both the Nissan and Infiniti brands. But
unlike Ford, Nissan's gains are more balanced between the truck and
car segments. The all-new Murano crossover saw prices rise
more than 10 percent from a year ago, while the compact Rogue's ATP
was up 6.6 percent. On the car side, Nissan's Altima and Sentra
grew transaction prices by 4.9 and 5.4 percent, respectively, even
as they maintained strong sales in June.
Volkswagen Group was the only automaker to see average
transaction prices fall in June, with the high-volume Jetta and
Passat down 5.8 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively. The
Audi and Porsche luxury brands' ATPs were up compared to last June,
but they couldn't overcome the Volkswagen brand's drop, resulting
in the automaker's average across all brands to fall 1.2 percent
last month.
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