LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -

Along with its monthly update on the specialty markets, the latest Black Book Market Insights report showed that cars are seeing gains they haven’t reached in a while.

Editors noticed only two car segments — luxury and premium sporty — declined this past week. Editors added that a few truck segments also saw gains, but most were in decline.

“Two weeks of positive changes in car values as springtime buying continues with full force,” said Anil Goyal, executive vice president of operations at Black Book.

Volume-weighted, Black Book determined overall car segment values increased by 0.23 percent last week. In comparison, the market values had increased by 0.26 percent during the previous week.

Within cars, editors indicated all non-luxury segments performed well with values seeing an increase ranging from $21 to $47.

Again volume-weighted, Black Book reported that overall truck segment values (including pickups, SUVs and vans) decreased by 0.20 percent last week, slightly worse than when editors spotted a decrease of 0.19 percent in the prior week.

In trucks, editors said the compact luxury crossover/SUV and full-size pickup segments performed the worst.

Turning next to what Black Book’s representatives in the lanes noticed, one upbeat anecdote came an auction general manager in Texas.

“The last two weeks have been really, really good for our auction. We have had good vehicle volumes, and for two straight weeks our sales percentages have been in the mid-60s,” the auction GM told Black Book’s lane watcher.

Another positive development percolated in Florida.

“The rental and off-lease lanes always do better than the dealer lanes, but today they performed even better,” Black Book’s representative in the Sunshine State reported. “The dealer reps were holding out for more money, which hurt their sales percentage.”

The other three observations collected by Black Book showed how diverse the auction space can be on sale day.

— From Pennsylvania: “We had a mixed bag with an abundance of passenger cars and a shortage of trucks. This imbalance caused truck prices to be really strong.”

— From Colorado: “There were fewer vehicles to choose from today, which pushed the values up from previous weeks. Our market remains strong.”

— From Wisconsin: “The sales percentage was good, even though both buyers and sellers seemed to be more selective.”

Update on the specialty markets

As they do at the top of each month, Black Book editors assembled their analysis of the specialty markets. Here is what they had to share:

— Collectible Cars: The main events of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance were supported by auctions hosted by RM Sotheby’s, Bonhams, Gooding, Hollywood Wheels and Motostalgia.

— Recreational Vehicles: RV values at auction, including all towable and motorized vehicle segments, increased last month.

— Powersports: After last month’s rather large, but uneven, gains, the powersports market settles into a more typical pattern of price adjustments as spring has officially begun.

— Heavy Duty: New truck orders, primarily over the road and regional tractors, are at a high level and lead times are increasing for the current year.

— Medium Duty: This past month, Black Book saw wholesale prices drop a little more than we experienced in January and February, returning to a more normal monthly depreciation. Late model units (2015-2016) dropped an overall weighted average of $254 (0.6 percent).