Analysis: The actions of the UAW will reverberate through the larger auto business, but nowhere near what was experienced in April 2020. Sales into fleet could suffer in 4Q if a strike is wide and persists. Rental car companies may return to the used car market like they did in 2021 and 2022, driving prices higher.
Fuel, maintenance, safety, spec’ing, and selling strategies to help benefit fleet budgets are shared.
IARA 20th Anniversary Issue: Industry observer, media figure, and conference host Charlie Vogelheim has circulated throughout the automotive world, qualifying him to sum up the legacy of the IARA.
IARA 20th Anniversary Issue: Chairman and immediate past President Paul Seger and current President Jeff Bescher see positive signs of a more stable vehicle marketplace ahead.
The annual conference will offer plenty to talk about and act on as the remarketing industry strategizes for a reset marketplace.
Key reasons: Prices paid moved higher, incentives declined, and estimated median incomes fell.
The fleet management company's new vehicle remarketing program shortens the needed selling time.
Fleet electrification has been a focus at Geotab Extend, with executives discussing resale value, battery health, total cost of ownership, and cost of tracking.
Vehicles from fleet consignors followed the broader used-vehicle market downward in September, as wholesale prices struggled to keep up with last year's hurricane-driven demand and a now robust upstream market, said Tom Kontos, KAR Auction Services' chief economist.
More SUVs, the retention of higher mileage vehicles, and new methods of remarketing are some trends fleets are observing in the wholesale market.
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