Analysis
Millennium Capital and Recovery highlights new facility & 6 technology investments
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, 04:46 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Millennium Capital and Recovery Corp. recently completed a move into a new state-of-the-art corporate headquarters that can accommodate the company’s growth and meet the current and future needs of its clients. As part of the relocation to its new facility located at 95 Executive Parkway in Hudson, Ohio, Millennium also invested in upgraded technology and […] [Read More]
FTC workshop to examine how vehicles are sold
Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, 08:52 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
In light of a variety of new ways emerging to buy vehicles nowadays — not just through a dealership or private-party transaction — the Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday that it will host a one-day workshop. FTC officials explained the event set for Jan. 19 is being designed to explore competition and related issues […] [Read More]
How future of late-model car supply looks
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, 07:18 PM
Joe Overby, Editor
On the final page of its Q3 2015 Used Vehicle Market Report, Edmunds.com provides a pair of graphs that give a glimpse of the future in store for used-car inventory. The second of those graphs shows the combined OEM sales to rental fleets and leases in each of the five years prior to 2015. As you […] [Read More]
Updates on VW, GM & FCA matters
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, 07:45 PM
Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
Whew, what a day. Several announcements were made Thursday regarding new and ongoing issues related to three different automakers — and they were quite substantial. These evolving matters include an update on Volkswagen’s diesel situation, the final report on General Motors’ ignition switch compensations to those affected, and a civil penalty brought against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles […] [Read More]
VW’s European CO2 issues addressed
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 09:17 PM
Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
While Volkswagen has been facing NOx-emission-related issues in North America for its diesel vehicles, the company has also been handling a CO2-emission-related issue in Europe. Wednesday, the company says that issue is “largely concluded.” Questions arose from the German government’s Federal Motor Transport Authority a month ago estimating that approximately 800,000 vehicles manufactured by VW’s […] [Read More]
Why 10% of luxury car registrations happen in December
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 09:08 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
High-end electronics, jewelry and apparel evidently aren’t the only popular gift choices consumers with the financial wherewithal to make such a purchase are selecting during the holiday shopping season. Perhaps piggybacking off of those OEM advertisements showcasing the shiny high-line vehicle in the driveway with the big red bow attached, Experian Automotive discovered more than […] [Read More]
VW scandal & the used-car market
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 06:10 PM
Tony Hughes, Moody's Analytics
Volkswagen has been fitting devices to diesel cars to enable them to pass emissions tests. The view of automotive engineers — a group to which I most certainly do not belong — is that when the problem is “fixed” the vehicles will run terribly. But if owners attempt to ignore the issue, their cars will […] [Read More]
Swapalease: Monthly payments varying by gender
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, 07:03 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
The fact that consumers might pay different prices for the same cars based on their gender may seem a bit wonky, but according to consumer lease marketplace Swapalease.com, the data shows this assertion might just be true in some cases. But the data might not shake out how one might expect if you’re going by […] [Read More]
MetroGistics hires new VP of finance
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, 06:09 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Automotive logistics services provider MetroGistics announced Tuesday the appointment of its new vice president of finance. Bringing decades of financial experience to the position is Bob Brinson, who has been a certified public accountant since 1981. “We’re extremely pleased to welcome Bob to MetroGistics,” said William Billiter, the company’s co-founder and managing partner. “We’ve grown […] [Read More]
ARA finalizes expanded partnership with AW Direct
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, 04:19 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
The American Recovery Association recently finalized a partnership with AW Direct; a pact expanding across ARA events, tradeshows and webinars to offer more benefits and opportunities to association members. Officials described the development as a “one-of-a-kind” partnership aimed at making AW Direct a pivotal part of ARA, which added that it strives to provide the […] [Read More]
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