Price gap between new and used cars hits all-time high

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FOX Business’ Jeff Flock reports on the latest news emerging from the auto industry as data reveals insurance prices have surged year-over-year.

The gap between the new and used auto markets is wider than ever, new data from Edmunds shows.

The car shopping guide's latest analysis released this week found the average price difference between new and used vehicles has topped $20,000 for the first time ever, with the average new vehicle selling for $47,542 in the third quarter, compared to $27,177 for a used car.

Used vehicles values are sliding while new car prices continue to climb, resulting in the widest gap ever recorded between average new and used car prices. (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Edmunds said used car prices fell 6.2% last quarter compared to a year ago, but the declines are not much of a relief for consumers, given that the average used vehicle price is still up 31.4% from the third quarter in 2019.

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The author of the study, Edmunds director of insights, Ivan Drury, told FOX Business, «Used values are coming down at a steady pace, but are nowhere near a freefall as there is increased demand from shoppers who intended to purchase a new cars but can't afford one, and at the same time the used supply is constrained due to fewer trade-ins on new car sales, rental agencies aren't selling as many nearly new used cars and off-lease isn't supplying as many vehicles into the market.»

Used car prices fell last quarter, but are still up more than 30% from 2019. (Scott Olson/Getty Images / Getty Images)

He explained that the used market is seeing the largest decreases in value concentrated on