As part of what the company described as its ongoing commitment to position top talent to drive business growth for its clients, Manheim appointed Kevin Chartier as vice president of commercial sales on Monday. In his new role, Manheim indicated Chartier will focus on the overall growth and development of Manheim’s commercial business, including managing […] [Read More]

A big part of the job at Auto Remarketing and of most any news organization is to keep tabs on public relations newswires. It’s a good way to learn about new companies, learn what businesses are up to and perhaps even get a bit of analysis. One bit of PR information we see quite often […] [Read More]

BSC America president R. Charles Nichols recently announced the promotion of Chuck Wenzel to the position of sales director for the company’s specialty division. Wenzel, who previously served as assistant general manager at Bel Air Auto Auction, will be in charge of powersports, boats and RVs as well as truck and equipment sales with BSC’s […] [Read More]

Last month’s auction sales volume accelerated from December, but still was softer than the year-ago period. That’s according to the February Guidelines report from NADA Used Car Guide, which said there were 322,200 vehicles 8 years old or newer sold at auction during the four weeks ending Jan. 25. That beat the prior month by 38 […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing will be running its semiannual Spotlight on Commercial Consignors in our March 15 print publication, but with some important changes to how the listings are being compiled. If you are a commercial consignor and would like your company included in this FREE listing, you must provide all of the following to Auto Remarketing by Feb. 26 — even if you have […] [Read More]

As the industry gears up for the early-spring selling season, depreciation is slowing down, per historical trends. According to the latest Guidelines report from NADA Used Car Guide, wholesale vehicles prices were flat in January, falling by only 0.1 percent from December. That said, while the change was slight, January’s decline was slightly worse than […] [Read More]

It’s that time of year again – Auto Remarketing is now officially accepting nominations for the Women in Remarketing Class of 2016. Don't miss the opportunity to honor the exceptional women of the remarketing industry, who drive businesses such as auctions, consignors, dealerships, captive finance companies and more. Do you work with a female colleague […] [Read More]

Element Financial Corp. recently announced a pair of new leadership roles on its fleet management remarketing team. The leadership of Element’s remarketing team now consists of Bill Cieslak and Paul Seger, both of whom have the title of vice president of remarketing. Cieslak heads up upstream dealer direct and strategic sales channels, sales of medium/heavy […] [Read More]

The Columbus Fair Auto Auction announced on Monday the appointment of a new general manager. On Feb. 1, Chuck Dearing officially took the reins as Columbus Fair AA’s new GM. “I want everyone to understand that we are a tried-and-true independent auction — our focus is always on achieving an excellent level of customer service,” […] [Read More]

It’s interesting watching the auction industry heading towards more mobile, more technology and less personal contact. It’s also fun watching the continued vertical and horizontal integrations driven by the largest players in the market. What is not so interesting is the fact that everything we seem to be moving towards, including the automated “if bid” […] [Read More]