LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -

One vehicle segment that is potentially an appealing option for consumers looking to solve their transportation needs — especially if they have to do it quickly because of recent storms — is continuing to cost more for dealers to acquire.

According to the newest Market Insights from Black Book released on Tuesday, analysts said values for compact cars rose for the fourth consecutive week. The latest increase was 0.90%, which paced the increase among cars where seven of nine segment posted price climbs.

On a volume-weighted basis, overall car segment values increased 0.31% during the week that closed on Saturday. That figure nearly doubled the rise Black Book spotted a week earlier.

Analysts pointed out that full-size cars and sporty cars were the only segments to post value declines, although they were minimal at 0.03% and 0.05%, respectively.

Among trucks, Black Book’s volume-weighted data showed prices ticked up by just 0.09% overall. More significant movements in opposite directions by a trio of segments helped to create that overall reading.

While prices for full-size pickups declined by 0.42%, Black Book noticed that values for vans continued to increase, with minivans climbing 0.93% and compact vans jumping 1.12% to generate the largest increases last week.

Black Book summed up the current wholesale landscape this way.

“The wholesale market continued to gain strength this past week, with the majority of segments reporting week-over-week gains,” analysts said in the report. “Available wholesale inventory remains extremely limited and is pushing buyers to increase the price they are willing to pay.

“Dealers are anticipating demand for used vehicles to remain strong due the continued new inventory production delays and a consumer need for replacement vehicles from the damages of Hurricane Ida in the South and Northeast,” they went on to say.