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It’d be easy for dealers to view the sustained, unprecedented rise of wholesale values for used vehicles this fall as another sign that the wholesale market in 2021 simply doesn’t make any sense. As I’ve noted here, it’s atypical for wholesale prices to rise during the fall, which is happening right now. Similarly, the industry’s […]
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