Truecar.com average transaction price for a new vehicle as measured by TrueCar according to an article in USA Today average price for a new car average price of new car was $31,252 2013, the average price of a car was $31, 258(record http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/car ... t/2761341/ average price of new cars over $30,000 more than $31,000