Freightliner Columbia Vehicles have gone through a strong increase in their selling price recently. There has been a considerable inflation in the selling prices for this model.
The retail prices for Freightliner Columbia cars have gone through a strong rise during the last 6 months. During the first month analyzed in October the average price was $26,741. November went through a strong inflation with a rise in the price till $33,122. During the following two months (December, January) the average selling price rose somewhat going from $29,931.5 to $32,877.5. In the last two, the price has gone through a -12 % devaluation compared to the previous average values going down from $31,404.5 to $27,555.5 during February and March.
The average price for Freightliner Columbia has had a strong rise in recent years. Between 2004 and 2007, the average price is $18,394.25. There was a significant inflation of the average price in 2004 ($17,555) moving up till ($21,280)in 2007. During the next two years (2008, 2009) the price for the aforementioned model has gone up strongly a 80 %. During the last two years, prices in the car industry have gone up 10 % compared to the average values for the previous 4 years. This conclusion was reached from studying the prices for the the preceding four years in previous sample ($36,586) and the the last two years that were studied (2010, 2011) with a price of $40,141.5.
The graph that displays the price for Freightliner Columbia cars according to their mileage shows that those cars within a mileage range of "less than 10,000" are the ones with the lowest price. They are 26 % more affordable than the average price ($24,628). Next with a price of $24,693 and a mileage range of "more than 200,000" we would see the following vehicles. The mileage range for the most expensive cars is "100,000 - 200,000". It is 86% more costly than the average market value followed by those vehicles with a mileage of "more than 200,000" and a price of $24,693.