02.04.2026
CBB Used Vehicle Retention Index Increases Marginally in January
Index Increased 0.4 points
Canadian Black Book today released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for January 2026, which sits at 133.5 points compared to 133.1 in December. Year-over-year, the Index decreased by 3.2%.
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“Week-over-week wholesale changes proved less negative at the start of the year, providing some reprieve for our monthly index. While the overall negative Q1 trajectory remains, the acceleration in U.S. market values this month is supporting value retention in Canada, offsetting the general lack of consumer demand expected in 2026,” said Daniel Ross, Senior Manager of Industry Insights and Residual Value Strategy at Canadian Black Book.
The Index peaked in March of 2022 at 165 Index points. Preceding the March peak was a run of unprecedented growth in used values beginning in the late summer of 2020, when the Index was as low as 100.5 points.
The Canadian Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index is calculated using CBB’s published Wholesale Average value on two to six-year-old used vehicles, as a percent of original typically equipped MSRP. It is weighted based on registration volume and adjusted for seasonality, vehicle age, mileage, and condition. The Index offers an accurate, representative, and unbiased view of the strength of today’s used vehicle market values. The Index dates to January 2005, where the Canadian Black Book published a benchmark index value of 100.0 for the market.
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For 60 years, Canadian Black Book has been the trusted and unbiased Canadian automotive industry source for vehicle values. Today the company has grown into a leading data provider of vehicle valuations, residual value forecast solutions, and VIN decoding. Canadian Black Book tools and information are considered ‘The Authority’ for vehicle values not only by car dealers and manufacturers but also the leasing, finance, insurance, and wholesale sectors. In 2020 Canadian Black Book brought to market its Enhance Vehicle Matching (EVM) solution, which will allow the industry to decode more consistently 17 digits VINs down to a specific trim package allowing a more precise vehicle valuation.
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