CarLotz said Monday it has opened a hub in the St. Louis area, its third location in the Midwest. It is located at 1807 W Highway 50 in Fairview Heights, Ill. CarLotz’s other two Midwest locations are located in the Chicago area. CarLotz provides omnichannel services in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, […] [Read More]

KAR Global has made yet another big move in the online dealer-to-dealer space. The company said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire CARWAVE Holdings for $450 million. The California-based dealer-to-dealer online wholesale marketplace was founded in 2009, and its network of dealer customers includes stores in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Texas.  The platform […] [Read More]

With the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance Summer Roundtable fast approaching, I am personally eager to reconnect with those in the remarketing industry after more than a year of virtual meetings. This industry is built on relationships, and it is more important now than ever before that we take time to invest in those relationships and focus […] [Read More]

Editor's Note: This is a special online preview, available only to CMG Premium subscribers, of Auto Remarketing's upcoming special print edition for the NAAA Convention. The excerpt below is Part II of the feature. In part I of this feature, we looked at the market impacts affecting the reconditioning activities at the wholesale auction industry’s two […] [Read More]

Editor's Note: This is a special online preview, available only to CMG Premium subscribers, of Auto Remarketing's upcoming special print edition for the NAAA Convention. The excerpt below is Part I of the feature, which looks at reconditioning trends. Stay tuned for Part II, which examines transportation/logistics. Unprecedented trends surfacing during the first half of the […] [Read More]

Editor's Note: This is a special online preview, available only to CMG Premium subscribers, of Auto Remarketing's upcoming special print edition for the NAAA Convention. The excerpt below is Part II of the feature.  Beyond the buying and selling of vehicles, the auto auction sale brings folks together.  Not unlike many of the industry events we […] [Read More]

Editor's Note: This is a special online preview, available only to CMG Premium subscribers, of Auto Remarketing's upcoming special print edition for the NAAA Convention. The excerpt below is Part I of the feature. Stay tuned for Part II. Tricia Heon is no stranger to the auto auction industry, nor is the industry a stranger to […] [Read More]

Though still up considerably from year-ago levels, wholesale vehicle prices in the first half of August were down slightly from the full month of July. That’s according to the mid-month reading of the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. Through 15 days of the month, the index was at 193.7. That’s up 18.3% from the midpoint […] [Read More]

The Midwest isn’t just a fertile field for agriculture. On Wednesday, IAA announced that it has broken ground on the construction of two new branches in Minnesota and Indiana. The company highlighted that IAA Minneapolis South will become the second in Minnesota and will provide significant inventory storage and updated facilities to serve the growing […] [Read More]

The wholesale market is proving to be one streaky environment this year. Following the unprecedented run-up in wholesale values, Black Book reported Tuesday that prices continue to trend downward, as they dipped for the seventh week in a row. Seven consecutive weeks also represent how long analysts have seen auction sales rates below 70%. During the […] [Read More]