Price watch: a big dip in used-vehicle values could screw up everything

摘要

The long-awaited decline in used-vehicle prices has finally arrived, only it may turn out to be steeper drop and a bigger threat to the overall market than almost anyone expected. Prices have slipped for three straight months due to an influx of off-lease vehicles, just as analysts predicted. But other factors have led to new warnings that are substantially gloomier.