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Auto Auction Stats – January 2019

Below is data as collected from Manheim Auctions for the last week of January, 2019. Noteworthy Statistic: A third of all vehicles under $10,000 had prior accidents! Sample Size: 88,491 Vehicles Vehicles Under 100,000 Miles: 70,501 (79.6%) Vehicles Priced Below Market Value: 23,671 (26.7%) Market Value Under $10,000: 31,722 (35.8%)

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Review of Extech CG204 Coating Thickness Tester

Rating: 3 Stars  PAINT METER PROS Cheap, actually about 25% the cost of an Elcometer Screen easy to read Stores values (not very useful to me, but I can see the benefit) Compact and easy to carry Accurate when calibrated Come with a belt-mounted pouch Will automatically switch between Steel

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Audi A7 Price Review 2012 to 2019

Audi A7 Base Price Changes 2012 to 2019 The Audi A7 was launched in 2012 as a competitor to the BMW 6 Series Grand Coupe and the Mercedes CLS 4 Door Coupe. The A7 shares its DNA with the Porsche Panamera. This vehicle is labled 5 door, as it has

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Car Sales Per Franchise Dealer December 2018

Below is a list of the average number of vehicles sold by franchise dealers in the US in December 2018. This list is broken down into Cars and Trucks. Highlights: Honda dealers sold the most number of cars: 58 Lexus dealers sold the most number of “trucks” (SUV’s): 109 Toyota

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Day Supply by Automaker – January 2019

What is day-supply? Day Supply by Automaker – January 2019 In the automotive world day supply is the number of days it takes for an automaker to run out of new inventory to sell.  In other words, if the factory shuts down and no new vehicles are coming off the

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