RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will be offering  one of the world’s most famous private museums, the Milhous Collection, during a multi-day sale to be held February 24 – 25 in Boca Raton, Fla. “The result of over five decades of judicious collecting by brothers Bob and Paul Milhous, the extraordinary collection features an […] [Read More]

 It’s all about empowerment at Stew Hansen Dodge Ram Chrysler Jeep. To achieve the distinction of being Chrysler’s top certified pre-owned dealership, used-car director Doyle Miller has put the tools of CPO success in the hands of his employees. He makes sure everyone at the Urbandale, Iowa, store buys into the program, and pushes staff […] [Read More]

The proportion of positive value adjustments in the wholesale market has been relatively stable in recent weeks, according to Black Book’s Ricky Beggs, who has found the truck side of the market to be more consistent than cars. As for the number of adjustments, these have been climbing to significant heights. [Read More]

Mountain State Auto Auction recently revealed to Auto Remarketing the addition of a sixth lane to the facility, as well as a two-story office complex. Explaining the lane addition, officials said they were spurred by the 20-percent hike in new-car trade business. “Many dealers are finding our personalized service and individual account management results in […] [Read More]

His beloved New England Patriots fell short to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl earlier this month, but Barry Lundgren got to enjoy a  raher unique consolation prize. The Massachusetts Honda dealer was the winner of a 2010 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe FLSTN auctioned off during the NADA Convention and Expo, which took place […] [Read More]

Manheim has rolled out an extension of The Wholesale Institute that is designed to save dealers time by bringing training sessions on the company’s digital tools to the sale days at various Manheim auctions. In other words, TWI “On the Go” aims to connect with dealers when they’re already at a Manheim auction buying or […] [Read More]

Last Friday, MarkOne Financial named American Auto Auction Group member Charleston Auto Auction as its 2011 National Auction of the Year, marking the third consecutive year the South Carolina operation has received this designation. Officials indicated Charleston AA was one of more than 20 auctions that were evaluated for this recognition. They explained benchmarking criteria […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing learned Thursday that Mark Brunn has been named interim leader of Total Resource Auctions. Mike Langhorne, Manheim senior vice president and chief business development and operational excellence officer, said, “Bill Tiedemann is retiring from Manheim as group vice president of Total Resource Auctions at the end of this month. As a result of […] [Read More]

After officially starting its Right to Cure Auction through relationships with Copart and Asset Nation at the beginning of the year, Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems is hosting a free Webinar to explain further how this is intended to benefit the recovery industry. The free Webinar is set to begin at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. CARS explained […] [Read More]

The first Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index for 2012 came out Tuesday, and the trend continued what auctions and dealers saw for most of last year — wholesale prices moving higher. Manheim discovered that wholesale values (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) rose 0.5 percent in January relative to December and were up […] [Read More]