When your facility enables Classic.com, each car record can show a Market Data chart with price trends for similar vehicles. This helps your team compare a customer's Declared Value to real market movement when discussing insurance, consignment, or sale price.

What you will accomplish

You will open the Market Data section on a car, read the price charts, and—when needed—point the chart at the correct Classic.com market page for that exact year, make, model, and trim.

Expected outcome: The chart loads for the vehicle on screen, and your team can explain whether values are rising, falling, or holding steady.

When to use market data

• A customer asks whether their stored car is gaining or losing value.
• You are listing a vehicle for sale and want context before setting a price.
• Insurance or declared value needs a sanity check against the broader market.
• The chart shows the wrong vehicle type and needs to be corrected.

Before you start

• The car has a correct year, make, model, and VIN when possible.
• You can open the car record from Cars.
• If you need to fix the chart source, have the Classic.com market page URL ready (the page with the live chart for that sub-market).

Step 1: Open Market Data on the car

1. Open the car record

   Go to Cars and click View on the vehicle.

2. Scroll to Market Data

   Inside Vehicle Details, scroll to the Market Data heading.

   Expected result: A chart loads, or you see a message that data is still loading or unavailable.

3. Read the chart tabs

   Use the tabs above the chart:

   • Price over time — how average prices moved across months or years
   • Price distribution — where recent sale prices cluster
   • Listings by quarter — how many cars were listed over time

   Why this matters: Each view answers a different customer question. Price over time is the most common starting point.

Step 2: Compare to declared value

1. Find Declared Value

   Scroll to the Insurance section on the same page. Declared Value lives there.

   Expected result: You can see the customer's insured or stated value next to the market chart.

2. Talk about the gap calmly

   If declared value is far above or below the chart, note it for the customer conversation. The chart is a market reference—not an appraisal of this exact car's condition.

   Tip: Condition, mileage, and provenance still matter for one vehicle.

Step 3: Fix the market source (when the chart looks wrong)

If the chart shows the wrong generation or trim, you can point it at the correct Classic.com market page.

1. Open the edit dialog

   In Market Data, open the management action to edit the Classic market source (your team may see Edit Classic market source or a similar control on the chart).

   Expected result: A dialog titled Edit Classic market source opens.

2. Paste the Classic market URL

   Copy the URL from Classic.com—the market page with the live chart for that exact sub-market (not a single listing). Paste it into Classic market URL.

3. Click Load taxonomy from URL

   Click Load taxonomy from URL. The system fills make, model, generation, and trim fields to match Classic.com labels.

4. Adjust if needed, then save

   Review the filled fields. Change any that still look wrong, then click Save + Refresh Market Data.

   Expected result: The chart reloads for the corrected market segment.

Step 4: Open Classic.com in a new tab (optional)

When a chart is linked, you may see a Classic.com logo link in the Market Data header. Click it to open the full market page on Classic.com in a new browser tab.

Expected result: You can share or review the same market data your customer sees on industry sites.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Do not paste a URL to one listing. Use the market page for that model generation.
• Do not treat the chart as a formal appraisal—it is a market trend reference.
• Do not forget to fix year, make, and model on the car first when they are wrong—the chart depends on accurate vehicle identity.

Troubleshooting

What to do next

• Update Declared Value in View and edit vehicle details when insurance needs to match current market talk.
• If the customer is selling, continue with marketplace steps in your facility's for-sale workflow (see Cars overview quick links).