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Data from automotive research firm Edmunds show that an unprecedented 82% of new car buyers paid more than the manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) in January, largely due to vehicle shortages and increased consumer demand. Buyers spent a record-high $728 above MSRP last month, on average.
“This is beyond abnormal and has never happened pre-pandemic,” says Ivan Drury, senior manager of insights at Edmunds.
Not long ago, dealerships often sold cars for $2,000 or more below the MSRP. But the latest sales data shows that it’s routine for buyers to pay thousands over the sticker price for their cars.
For example, in January, buyers of new Cadillacs spent an average of $4,048 above MSRP. Prices for several other brands exceeded $1,000 above sticker price, and not all of them were from luxury manufacturers:
Land Rover: $2,565 above MSRP
Kia: $2,289 above MSRP
Porsche: $1,721 above MSRP
Acura: $1,701 above MSRP
Genesis: $1,603 above MSRP
A few outliers — including BMW, Mini and Volvo — sold at a discount, meaning the average sales prices were below the sticker price. Consumers got the largest discount from Italian luxury automaker Alfa Romeo, which sold $3,421 below MSRP on average.
According to data Edmunds shared with Money, January marks the sixth consecutive month that average sales prices for new cars exceeded the MSRP. Just one year prior, new vehicles were selling for an average of $2,152 below sticker price, which is in line with the typical discount consumer saw in pre-pandemic times.
From January 2021 onward, new car discounts shrunk, eventually flipping in August 2021 to across-the-board sales prices above the MSRP.
Naturally, the prices people are paying for new cars are increasing as well. Overall, the average new car in January cost $45,717, according to Edmunds data, up nearly $6,000 from the previous year.
“This is in part driven by affluent consumers being willing to shell out more cash to get the vehicles that they want,” Jessica Caldwell, executive director of insights at Edmunds, said in a Feb. 15 news release. “But there’s also a vast population of individuals who are being forced to do so simply because they need transportation and have no other choice.”
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