OK, here's what Edmunds
really says:
Average price actually paid new for 2014 Altima: $19420
http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/altima/2014/
Average dealer trade in value Dec 2015 $13191
Average retail value Dec 2015 $15733
http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/altima...sal-value/tmv/
(Assumptions: 2.5l CV, S trim, clean, 20K miles)
So the
2 year depreciation from
new retail to used wholesale is $6229, or 32%
2 year depreciation from
new retail to used retail is $3687, or just 19%.
Hell of a long way from
"...46% per year".