Dealers in and around Charlotte, N.C. have a new auction to choose from when acquiring used inventory for their lots: Auto Auction Holdings’ Speedway Auto Auction of Charlotte, which is located in suburban Concord, N.C. The new facility is located on 33 acres and touts five lanes for its weekly sales on Tuesdays as 2:45 […] [Read More]

On Thursday afternoon at the NAAA/CAR/IARA event in Las Vegas, Avis Budget Group announced its 2013 Auction Performance Awards, joining several other remarketing players revealing annual awards this week. Starting things off for Avis Budget, its Highest MMR Retention award went to Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma City, and its Volume Leader award went to  […] [Read More]

Manheim Pennsylvania is gearing up for its two-day Xtreme Spring Event on March 20-21, which will include a Spring Charity Gala, to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project organization — and there are some highline names on tap that are bound to draw a crowd when these machines role through the lanes. The spring event will […] [Read More]

Auction Broadcasting Co. president Jason Hockett announced this week that ABC is welcoming its eighth auction location, thanks to a partnership it reached with OKI Auto Auction in Cincinnati. The auction, founded in 2001 and located on 11 acres, will be renamed ABC Cincinnati.  It also built a brand new facility in 2011 and recently […] [Read More]

Auction prices are on the way up as tax returns flow in. NADA Used Car Guide is predicting prices to grow by 1 percent (or $175) versus the two-week average. And every segment NADA UCG tracks is expected to see price hikes, except for theone outlier: luxury cars, which are expected to see a slight […] [Read More]

From Music City to the Pacific Northwest, from the East Coast to the Deep South, from the nation’s capital to the Lone Star State and the Motor City. And now to Las Vegas. The inaugural class of the Auction Academy, a two-year continuing education program developed by TPC Management Co. for auction industry professionals, has […] [Read More]

Dealers who want to stock up on their inventory and save money, while taking advantage of a cash rebate, can do so by registering for Manheim’s Spring Stock Up.  Officials explained that qualifying dealerships can register for the promotion. And if the dealership meets or exceeds a pre-determined March purchase target, the dealership will receive […] [Read More]

Auction activity picked up last week, as Black Book’s Ricky Beggs said the environment in the lanes last week showed “every dealer must be extremely busy on the retail lots.” Dealers are buying, and rates are on the way up. The driver? Beggs said the primary reason for strong auction activity is the fact that […] [Read More]

Announcing a pair of auction leadership moves, Manheim said Friday that it has named Michael Meyer as general manager for Manheim Arena Illinois, and Greg Beck as general manager for Manheim San Francisco Bay. “Mike is a dynamic leader who will use his expertise and experiences to deliver solutions that help our customers succeed,” said […] [Read More]

Increases in used-car supply don't mean that dealers can rest on their laurels when it comes to inventory management. In fact, Robert Granados, of Dealertrack Technologies, says dealers will actually need to fine-tune their inventory processes. “You’re going to need to have a better process to really understand how you’re going to manage the various […] [Read More]