Get ready to pay even more for a used car this year

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• Cox Automotive says used vehicle supply hit the lowest level "since 2021 for this time of year."
• Prices are appreciating as inventory shrinks from the start of the year.
• Dealers cited heightened uncertainty amid White House tariffs.

Used vehicles might not be the bargain they used to be.

Trade and economic uncertainty are shrinking vehicle supply and pushing prices higher, data from Cox Automotive shows.

At the start of May...