Remarketing

Prices for mid-size cars coming out of commercial fleets fell lower in June and July after hitting new records the previous three months.

Tags: auction, new vehicle sales, used vehicle sales, wholesale used vehicle prices

These power plants, at a significant premium cost over the gas engines, from $7,200 to $7,800 when new, have a very positive retention value, currently at $7,400 for a used three-year-old model.

Tags: diesel engines, gas engine, pickup trucks, used-vehicle market

Affordable gas prices keep truck and SUV demand high while hybrids soften. The continued negative economic outlook drives strong subcompact and compact values.

Tags: hybrid vehicles, Kelley Blue Book, residual values, used vehicle sales

ALG forecasts gas prices to hit over $4 per gallon in three years, which will positively impact the used auction values of the mid-compact segment, but negatively impact the premium fullsize SUVs segment.

Tags: fueling, residual values

The Internet remarketer sets a new repossessed vehicle sales record in the first quarter this year.

Tags: Online Auctions, OPENLANE, remarketing vehicles

Thirteen of the 14 truck segments increased this week, while the full-size crossover segment continued to struggle for the seventh consecutive week.

Tags: auction, Black Book, used-vehicle inventory

Since auctions are unable to monitor the recall status of every vehicle for sale, the responsibility falls to auction buyers and remarketers.

Tags: National Auto Auction Association, remarketing, vehicle recall

DETROIT – Penske would obtain the rights to the brand as well as certain other Saturn assets, while General Motors would continue production, on a contract basis, of the Saturn Aura, Vue, and Outlook.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Penske Automotive Group , proposed acquisition, Saturn

DETROIT – General Motors promised "strong commitment" to fleet and commercial customers "remains unchanged," according to Jim Campbell, GM general manager fleet and commercial operations, in a statement addressing the automaker's June 1 bankruptcy.

Tags: Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 filing, GM

MIAMI – Ryder System, Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of the full service truck leasing, commercial truck rental, and contract maintenance businesses of Edart Leasing Company.

Tags: acquisition, agreement, Edart Leasing Company LLC, Ryder System, Inc.

The two companies will continue its partnerships with Ford owning as much as 13 percent of Mazda.

Tags: Ford, Mazda Motor Corp.

The credit crisis might continue to cause softening in wholesale values for the rest of the year and into next year.

Tags: ADESA, CNW Research, full-size SUVs, Pickups

The used-vehicle market is feeling the impact of double-digit year-over-year declines in retail sales resulting from a lack of traffic and diminished credit availability.

Tags: Credit, Kontos, retail sales, used vehicle

The most important things to know when selling your car online.

Tags: Online, sell, used car

Luxury, highline cars are among the vehicles with the largest adjustments.

Tags: adjustments, Black Book, luxury, wholesale market

TORRANCE, CA - The first-ever Green Fleet Conference in Chicago Sept.15-16 will open with a keynote speech on fuel-efficient and emissions-reducing models to come in 2009-2011.

Tags: discount, Green Fleet Conference

COLOGNE, GERMANY – Volume production of the new Ford Fiesta, the first of a generation of new global small Ford cars, has started at the company's Cologne plant in Germany.

Tags: Cologne plant, Ford Fiesta, Germany

MENLO PARK, CA – The new program enables dealers to ground and purchase ARI vehicles directly from OPENLANE online auction.

Tags: ARI, OPENLANE, Inc.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching the SmartWay Leaf Campaign to encourage purchases of SmartWay-certified cars and trucks.

Tags: EPA, SmartWay Leaf Campaign

AUBURN HILLS, MI – Chrysler's new fleet Web site has been completely redesigned with revised content to help keep fleets informed and up-to-date.

Tags: Chrysler Motors Fleet Operations, fleet Web site

DETROIT – GM Certified Used Vehicles’ 60,000-plus-vehicle inventory from 3,900-plus U.S. dealers is now listed on eBay Motors (www.ebaymotors.com).

Tags: GM Certified Used Vehicles, vehicle inventory

IRVINE, CA – Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) has launched InfoDriver, an expanded and redesigned data syndication solution providing third-parties access to 82 years of Kelley Blue Book data and information.

Tags: InfoDriver, Kelley Blue Book, trade-in values