The grand opening date has been set for Auction Broadcasting Co.’s first-ever facility in the Northeast. ABC Lancaster Auto Auction will open its doors on Thursday with a sale at 1 p.m. EST at the interim four-lane facility, auction officials announced recently. [Read More]

Though Hyundai maintained its perch as the top OEM in TrueCar’s latest Performance Scorecard rankings, a pair of Big 3 automakers have made some significant inroads. Ford and General Motors topped the list of improvers from January to February, as GM boosted its grade from a B- to an A, while Ford pushed its C […] [Read More]

Dealership Group Larry H. Miller Automotive revealed last week a couple of management changes, first promoting company veteran Dean Fitzpatrick to president and chief operating officer of LHM Auto. This change is effective immediately. “Dean has filled various management positions within the LHM Group for the past 24 years. He has an in-depth understanding of […] [Read More]

At the NAAA/CAR conference this week in Las Vegas, fleet solutions company Emkay revealed a list of its 2011 auction award winners. “All of the auctions listed achieved or exceeded 100 percent on our grading scale,” company officials noted. And taking home the top honors as Auction of the Year is ADESA Dallas. This is […] [Read More]

At the NAAA/CAR conference this week in Las Vegas, Avis Budget Group revealed the winners of its 2011 Auction Performance Awards. Covering categories ranging from sales volume to highest residual value, the company recognized four auctions from across the nation. And taking home the top honors of Overall Auction of the Year is Manheim San […] [Read More]

Santander Consumer USA has revealed its Auction of the Year and also honored the top sites in individual categories and regions, as well. Taking accolades as Auction of the Year was Brasher’s Salt Lake Auto Auction, which also won as the Best E-Commerce Auction and the top auction in the Central region. Winning the award […] [Read More]

During the NAAA/CAR event, the National Auto Auto Association tapped Warren Young, Sr. Fellows, giving the lifetime distinction to a trio of industry leaders. These include: —Dave Alfonso, national auction sales manager for Kia Motors America —Lynn Weaver, general manager of Harrisburg Auto Auction —Ken Osborn, general manager of ADESA Dallas NAAA donated $2,500 in […] [Read More]

LeasePlan USA announced its 2011 Auction Award winners at this week’s NAAA/CAR Event, and taking the Overall Top Sales Achievement Award was ADESA Golden Gate. LeasePlan also announced regional Stellar Performance awards, as well as Outstanding Service Awards, as listed below: —Northeast Region Stellar Performance Award Winner: Manheim Philadelphia —Southeast Region Stellar Performance Award Winner: […] [Read More]

The Sanford Auto Dealers Exchange announced this week that it has struck a deal to host this year’s World Automobile Auctioneers Championship, which for the first time ever will be broadcast live over the Internet. Championship coverage — which is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. EST on March 30 — will be shown […] [Read More]

The 2011 ADESA Auction of the Year award was unveiled on Thursday, and taking top honors is ADESA Sarasota. ADESA president and chief executive officer Tom Caruso shared the news on the company’s Overdrive blog. Caruso traveled to the Florida auction earlier this month and gave the trophy to general manager Jeff York. “It’s always […] [Read More]