Consistency was the word in the lanes last week — especially for the car segments. Black Book’s Ricky Beggs reported the car segments’ prices fell by an average of $71 last week, which is slightly lower than the previous week’s drop of $84. In his latest “Beggs on the Used Car Market” report, the Black […] [Read More]

Auto logistics services provider MetroGistics announced today that it has formed strategic partnerships with Precision Motor Transport Group and McNutt Automotive Logistics. The company said in its announcement that the combined entities will provide a full range of logistics and asset-based transportation solutions to the full spectrum of customer segments. That includes automakers, the used-car […] [Read More]

Pedal cars may be primarily for kids, but you wouldn’t have known it at the National Auto Auction Association’s recent Convention and Expo in Boston. The Black Book Pedal Car Auction garnered some very “adult-sized” donations, raising more than a half-million dollars to benefit the nonprofit NAAA Warren Young, Sr. Scholastic Foundation Inc. Amazingly, the […] [Read More]

Enterprise Holdings announced Wednesday its annual Auction Achievement Award winners, honoring nine auctions in the U.S. “Our relationships with local auction partners are a critical part of our auto remarketing strategy, and each year we look to recognize some of those partners who excel at what they do,” said Nate Lattimer, vice president for vehicle […] [Read More]

Manheim Louisville is hosting a fundraiser this Saturday to support Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. The event will include a Classic Car Show and a yard sale. The day will begin at 8 a.m. with the yard sale, lasting until 3 p.m, featuring donated items from Manheim Louisville employees. “I am very proud of our […] [Read More]

Prices are continuing on the path of seasonal decline, and NADA predicts auction prices will fall by another 1 percent or $150 this week. And all segments are expected to see prices drop in the lanes this time around. This may mark the season turn, as Black Book’s Ricky Beggs said last week’s declines weren’t […] [Read More]

At its annual convention last week, the National Auto Auction Association officially transitioned to its executive board for 2014-2015. The trio leading the board is: Manheim North Carolina general manager Ellie Johnson, who is now president Manheim San Antonio general manager Mike Browning, who is now president-elect Brasher’s Portland Auto Auction general manager Jerry Hinton, […] [Read More]

Auctions already house hundreds of vehicles for varying lengths of time as they prepare to move those units down the lanes for closed, open and special sales. With more than 37 million vehicles being recalled by automakers so far this year, some auctions are seeing their resources being stretched to accommodate the storage as those […] [Read More]

Manheim announced this week the new job titles adopted by three of its leadership staff. Dianne Earley is now vice president, sales operations; Matt Trapp takes on the role of market vice president for the Mid-Atlantic Region; and JD Daniels now serves as general manager at Manheim Phoenix. Earley, formerly the market vice president for […] [Read More]

If you stand outside any of the auction lanes at Manheim North Carolina, one of the voices you may hear is that of Phillip Batchelor. The Wilson, N.C., native has been an auctioneer in the auto business for 25 years, but he actually got his start as a youngster, auctioneering off cakes at a talent show in […] [Read More]