If you are looking to buy a new vehicle you may be in for sticker shock. The cost of a new car has gone up in the last few years.
Used cars have also risen in price, but not as much. And because of that, the used car business is booming.
"Price is always going to be a component to what kind of vehicle a customer is going to buy," said Will Green, President of the Louisiana Auto Dealers Association.
Used car have done very well in 2018.
"Most of the numbers I've seen have indicated that the growth will be comparable to 2018," he said.
The average new vehicle sold for more than 36 thousand dollars in February according to Edmunds.com. A 29 percent increase from a decade ago.
"Yeah, you have seen the price of a new car go up these past several years, but you've also seen technology in new cars get better, so it just depends on what the customer is looking for when they come in," Green said.