Ally Financial recently recognized its top performing auctions for 2012 with the SmartLane Auction of the Year Award and the SmartAuction Mid-Stream Auto Auction of the Year Award. Taking top honors for its SmartLane performance was ABC St. Louis Auto Auction. Ally Servicing Remarketing leader Robert Stahl said ABC St. Louis has become a valued […] [Read More]

John Brasher’s latest post-sale report showed the celebration Brasher’s Sacramento enjoyed as a part of its 35th anniversary festivities. The auction welcomed dealers from more than a half dozen states who watched more than 2,600 units go down the lanes. Brasher said more than 1,600 of those vehicles were sold during the two-day event on […] [Read More]

Hyundai Motor American revealed Tuesday its choice for 2012 Auction of the Year. The annual Hyundai Auction of the Year award goes to Manheim Pennsylvania. The company explained this award is “presented to the best performing auction in terms of sales, customer service, efficiency, quality and overall performance.” This is third time Manheim Pennsylvania, a […] [Read More]

Record attendance, both live and online, marked the Charleston Auto Auction’s 12th anniversary celebration. The two-day celebration included a lender/vendor event on Thursday that featured live music, food and numerous companies offering services to benefit Charleston Auto Auction dealers.  Then on Friday, the auction hosted its anniversary sale, featuring more than 1,500 vehicles, 800 dealers […] [Read More]

One day after the National Automobile Dealers Association reiterated how it is continuing to support dealers affected by last fall’s Hurricane Sandy just yesterday, Black Book reported the recent Northeast snowstorms have had a “ripple effect” on the industry. Black Book explained, “A ripple effect may soon be felt across the Northeast auto industry as […] [Read More]

As we near the first day of spring, the action in the lanes seems to be changing as fast as the weather. According to Black Book’s Ricky Beggs, this past week saw the second highest number of vehicle prices adjusted over a weekly period since the week ending Sept. 14, 2012. Over 2,350 vehicles were […] [Read More]

Late next month, DAA Northwest will broaden its reach into Western Washington state and open up a new auction located in Auburn, Wash. It will be known as DAA Seattle. This was the news from DAA Northwest president Bob McConkey on Thursday, as he shared this with customers during opening announcements at the Spokane, Wash., […] [Read More]

Want to know a good indicator if auction volume is going to keep growing off of 2012 — a  year where the industry posted its first uptick since 2006? Used-car managers ought to watch new-vehicle sales activity on the other side of their franchised showrooms. Or if managers run an independent lot, they should keep […] [Read More]

To augment what it already pushed out through its monthly Guidelines report, analysts from NADA Used Guide also posted videos sharing the latest price-movement developments. First, senior analyst Larry Dixon said consumers “brushed aside the ample rhetoric” regarding the impending federal budget sequester and purchased more new models in February than they did during the […] [Read More]

It’s not just that the expectation that more vehicles will be coming out of leases this year. What also bodes well for increased off-lease volume at the auction is the economics of it all, says ADESA’s Tom Kontos. Bottom line: dealers could be able to get their hands on more off-lease vehicles this year at […] [Read More]