The document discusses used car price trends in India from January 2014 to December 2014. It provides a chart showing the Indian Blue Book (IBB) index, which tracks relative used vehicle price changes monthly across the country. In December 2014, used car prices registered a 2% fall from the previous month, likely due to year-end adjustments by dealers and an excise duty reduction in the union budget. The document then provides tips on how to use the IBB website to evaluate the total cost of ownership for new and used cars over their lifetimes to make more informed buying decisions.

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IBB index tracks relative used vehicle price changes on a monthly basis across the country
YearchangedrivesIBBindexsouthwards.Usedcarspriceindexregistersa200basispointsfallovertheearliermonth.
•Itsthattimeoftheyearwhencardealersstartadjustingtheusedcarpricestofactorintheyearchangewhichislessthanamonthaway.Thishasresultedinasharp200basispointscorrectionintheIBBIndex.
•Whiletheownershipperiodofacarintermsofnumberofyearshasregisteredacontinuousdeclineinthelastdecade,IBBanalysisindicatesthatthenumberofkmsperannumthatownersaredrivingcarshasregisteredasteadygrowthof5%CAGR.Usedcarbuyerswoulddowelltoestablishvehicleconditionbytakingprofessionalsupportratherthantryingtodeterminevehicleconditionbyusingsurrogatemeasureslikeyearofmanufacturing.
What car to buy?
Here’s how IBB can help in 5 easy stepsDec 2014
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Indianbluebook.com
Excise Duty Reduction
General Elections
www.indianbluebook.com
Prices indexed to Jan 2014
New Launch …
Potential Impact On …
Renault Lodgy
Mahindra Xylo, Nissan Evalia
Ford Ka
Hyundai Grand i10, VW Polo
ToyotaVios
Honda City, Hyundai Verna, VW Vento
Toyota New Innova
Mahindra Scorpio, Mahindra XUV500, Renault Duster
Step 1
Get on road price of the new or used car that you have shortlisted. Lets call the value as A
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Click on http://www.indianbluebook.com/car- features.jspto estimatefuel cost using vehicle mileage. Lets call the valueas B
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Use http://ibbresiduals.com/to get an estimate of the future resale value. Lets call the value as C
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Approximate cost of ownership = A-B-C
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Compare approximate cost of ownership for all the shortlisted models and take a conscious decisionof what car to buy.
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Issue 7
Union Budget
Extension of excise duty
Festive season