Fresh off its annual lobbying event in Washington, D.C., the National Auto Auction Association announced it has opened registration for its 2024 NAAA World Remarketing Convention.

The convention, set for Oct. 1-3 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla., brings the auto remarketing industry together for association business, honors, networking and educational content.

The agenda for 2024 includes sessions on market trends, artificial intelligence tools, and market and economic trends, as well as dealer perspective, consignor and repossession panels, a political update from James Carville and Mary Matalin, and a keynote address from Dan Gingiss on “Creating The Kinds of Experiences That Customers Want to Talk About.”

More information and registration is available here.

NAAA held its Day on the Hill in Washington on May 16 with the association’s leadership — including executive director Paul Lips, president Eric Autenrieth and secretary Charlotte Pyle — members of the legislative committee and other association members meeting with federal legislators and advocating on behalf of NAAA and the auto auction industry.

During those meetings, NAAA expressed its support for the PART Act, which would make stealing a catalytic converter a federal crime.

Airport Auto Auction Teams with TPC Management

Airport Auto Auction in Knoxville, Tenn., has retained TPC Management Company for strategic consulting and business development, TPC said.

Airport Auto Auction is a family-owned independent auction headed by second- and third-generation owners Trent and Gabe Long that has served the remarketing community since its founding by Paul Long in 1981.

“For more than four decades our family has focused on building a solid auto auction operation based on state-of-the-art facilities, superior services and quality relationships with our dealer partners and fleet/lease customers,” Trent Long said in a news release. “We felt the timing was right to expand our business by reaching out to national institutional sellers and know that working with TPC Management will give us the best exposure to those remarketers.”

TPC CEO Pierre Pons praised auction general manager Cory Helton and fleet/lease manager Josh Benjamin as “seasoned auto auction veterans who demonstrate great leadership in their market, an outstanding understanding of the business and a firm commitment to their customers. … Legacy auctions are the backbone of our industry, and we are happy to be working with an extraordinary third-generation family-owned auction facility.”

Airport Auto Auction offers 24/7 online vehicle remarketing management for dealers and commercial accounts, reconditioning services including detailing and light-mechanic work, transportation services, corporate fleet maintenance programs and specialty auto-asset marshaling.

“Airport Auto Auction has set the bar for excellence in this region and is poised to expand its presence in the national marketplace,” TPC vice president of client services Jiles Wanna said. “The management team is recognized for offering genuine, effective personal service, and we are looking forward to working with them all to expand their reach to both buyers and sellers.”