Used-car pricing feeds new-PV demand more than headlines admit
·Autiqa Editorial·7 min read
Exchange bonuses and residual curves link the secondary market to showroom traffic — especially in metro trade-ins.
When three-year residual values firm, exchange offers shrink and new-PV footfall softens in urban dealerships. The relationship is invisible in VAHAN alone — but visible in financing terms and OEM campaign calendars.
We track proxy signals through OEM discounting and model-cycle timing; Lens share moves often lag used-market repricing by a quarter.