Though pickup prices have begun to weaken a bit as summer approaches, cars are still seeing prices dip at a much faster rate.

Part of this trend is due to increasing inventory, which is allowing dealers to be choosier about the units they buy for their lots.

“As buyers remain picky about units, car segments followed continued seasonal declines while pickups showed some resilience,” said Anil Goyal, Black Book vice president of automotive valuation and analytics, in the company’s latest Market Insights report.

Goyal explained last week in the lanes showed inconsistent buyer demand, and price softness reflected this trend.

Overall, the car segment prices fell by an average of 0.34 percent or $42 last week, while trucks dropped by a slight 0.17 percent or $28.

Comments in the lanes reflected a  weaker market, as well. One buyer from Nevada said, “A lot of hesitation to make purchases here; retail market still a little slow,” while a comment overheard in Nashville, Tenn., by Black Book staff noted, “The market was slow here again this week, lots of no-sales.”

Pointing out a few trends, in particular, Black Book editors reported prices for entry-level cars continue to drop at a rapid pace. In fact, the segment has seen nine consecutive weeks of higher-than-average depreciation.

Last week, the entry-level cars saw prices drop by 1.01 percent or $70, the biggest decline of any segment Black Book tracks.

On the other hand, the premium sporty and near-luxury cars continued to outperform the car group average for the 6th straight week.

The premium sporty segment experienced a price decline of 0.12 percent or $45 last week, while the near-luxury cars dropped by 0.25 percent or $77.

On the truck side of the market, compact SUVs (up by 0.16 percent or $32), and cargo vans (up 0.16 percent or $23) experienced the biggest price increases last week.

The compact pickups (up 0.01 percent or $1) and full-size CUVs (up 0.03 percent or $5) also saw slight increases.

On the other hand, the midsize CUVs also experienced significant rate declines last week, showing the highest depreciation for the segment in 18 weeks. The midsize CUVs dropped by 0.30 or $48.