These days, dealers and consignors have an abundance of choices of how to transact in wholesale, thanks to auction companies like Manheim and ADESA and independent auctions who provide a blend of digital and brick-and-mortar, plus a host of standalone online providers and marketplaces. One of the advantages for independent auctions, in particular, says Independent […] [Read More]

There are some basic fundamentals just to be able to enter the auto auction game. One of those is having the ability to offer online sales. Think of it like a hand of poker. “Every auction, whether you’re Manheim, ADESA or an independent, there’s certain things you have to have these days just as your […] [Read More]

Just over a year ago, there were about 38,000 people certified in the safety training program used by the National Auto Auction Association. As of August, there were around 88,000 people certified in the Safe T. Sam program, which was created by KAR Global and ADESA and used by NAAA and throughout the auction industry. […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services is now KAR Global. The rebranding announced Monday follows years of expansion, both geographically across North America and Europe and in terms of the services the company provides, thanks to its acquisitions and technolgical development. Those purchases include the online sales (CarsOnTheWeb, TradeRev), data science/analytics (DRIVIN), recovery management (Clearplan) and mobility fleet services […] [Read More]

October’s arrival marks one year since the Cox Automotive Mobility Group acquired RideKleen, a provider of mobile car care and fixed location fleet services through what the company says are eco-conscious methods. During the past year, RideKleen has extended its coast-to-coast footprint, now providing 24/7 mobile full-service fleet care across the U.S., including top mobility […] [Read More]

EVgo describes itself as the nation's largest public EV fast charging network. It also says it is the first U.S. public fast charging network to be powered 100% by renewable energy. Because of that, EVgo says it is a natural partner for mobility company Uber to tackle the climate crisis. On Thursday, during Climate Week […] [Read More]

Discussing IAA’s Thursday announcement that it has opened its Templeton, Mass., facility, the company’s chief executive officer and president John Kett said New England continues to be an important market for IAA. “This branch, along with the seven others in and around Boston, support our growth strategy in this major market,” Kett said in a […] [Read More]

The water is receding from Hurricane Dorian and Tropical Storm Imelda. Those events flooded vast areas of the East Coast and Texas. In the wake of Dorian and Imelda, thousands of damaged and flooded vehicles are emerging, said the National Insurance Crime Bureau. NICB says that means fraudsters may start trying to scam innocent car […] [Read More]

Interviews with car hauler companies, dispatch technology providers and auction facility operators agree that the nation’s car hauler industry in 2019 is in good shape overall. Still, interviewees say the industry’s playing catchup to address a shortage of car-hauler capacity. They cite electronic driver logbook requirements, rising costs for casualty, liability, worker’s compensation insurance and the […] [Read More]

Vehicle self-inspection tools are streamlining end-of-lease vehicle condition inspection and reporting for OEMs, captives and finance companies, whether vehicles are managed by fleet remarketers, at auctions, parked in marshaling yards, dealerships or consumers’ driveways. Using digital and artificial intelligence technologies to analyze damages and ascertain those costs, self-inspection tools put in “ordinary” human hands the […] [Read More]