Noting that the expansion increases its operational capabilities and readiness for greater volume, online vehicle auction company, Copart, has opened a new location in Antelope, Calif. The company operates at more than 200 locations in 11 countries, with more than 125,000 vehicles available online. “We are committed to adding vehicle storage capacity in California,” Copart chief […] [Read More]

Portions of the U.S. are recovering from some of the coldest temperatures in decades and folklore groundhogs are providing mixed forecasts. However, Black Book editors already are seeing depreciation signals of spring being straight ahead. Reinforced by the assessment of an auction general manager from the Southeast, editors noted in this week’s Market Insights report that […] [Read More]

Columbus Fair Auto Auction (CFAA) notes that dealers can take up to seven days to prepare vehicles purchased at auction for placement on their front line. A new CFAA service aims to save time by offering mechanic, reconditioning, body shop, and transportation services for a single flat rate.    Under CFAA’s Frontline Ready service initiative, […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services said last week that it has completed its purchase of CarsOnTheWeb, a digital wholesale auction platform out of Belgium. The agreement to purchase COTW was first announced Nov. 28. The purchase was for roughly 91 million euros in cash, plus as much as 65 million euros more (over time) based on certain […] [Read More]

At KAR Auction Services, the widespread and varying investments it has made to adapt to the digital transformation in wholesale are multi-faceted.  They have included the purchases of companies in the digital space (TradeRev), data and analytics (DRIVIN), international (CarsOnTheWeb) and mobility (STRATIM). And then integrating those systems. Through all of it, they’ve strived for […] [Read More]

There wasn’t any “grand announcement” from Cox Automotive when Sandy Schwartz took the floor at an NADA Show 2019 press conference here late last month. Rather, Cox Automotive was touting a range of projects in the hopper designed to “make a difference in the future of dealers,” said Schwartz, the company’s president. “One is digital wholesaling,” […] [Read More]

Automotive logistics provider ACERTUS has promoted Rich Pinnock to the position of senior vice president of Drive Away and Alisha Buelt to vice president of strategic services. Pinnock will lead the Drive Away division in the United States and Canada for ACERTUS. He is a nearly 20-year veteran of the logistics and fleet management industries, with experience in key […] [Read More]

RVI Group examined the wholesale market in both the United States and Canada for the latest installment of the RVI Risk Outlook, spotting similar trends in both countries and comparable forecasts looking ahead toward 2020. Beginning first in the U.S., report indicated December real used vehicle prices — seasonally adjusted for 2- to 5-year-old units […] [Read More]

Black Book is seeing a stable start to auction activity this month. The newest Market Insights Report showed prices for both cars and trucks softened at the same rate last week as Black Book lane watchers shared observations that aligned with the data editors compiled. Black Book reported that overall car segment values on a […] [Read More]

As the wholesale price experts from KAR Auction Services and J.D. Power Valuation Services saw December metrics move in similar different directions to close 2018, they also agree that prices are likely to dip somewhat as this year continues. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of wholesale used-vehicle prices by vehicle model class, prices […] [Read More]