For Geoff Helby, the love for cars is deep. Saying he always needs to be around cars and calling them his “passion,” the former director for J.D. Power and Associates’ Power Information Network in Canada now has another opportunity to explore the business for which he has so much excitement. Earlier this month, Helby stepped […] [Read More]

April marked another increase in the Canadian dollar’s value versus the U.S. dollar, which led to wholesale prices in Canada falling close to 2 percent on a month-over-month basis, according to RVI Group. Despite climbing 12.5 percent year-over-year, Canadian wholesale prices dropped 1.8 percent sequentially. [Read More]

IronPlanet Motors announced Thursday that the company plans to host a May 18 online auction featuring free inspection reports for each vehicle offered. The online auction marketplace for used- and powersports vehicles plans to sell more than a hundred  items in the upcoming event. The unreserved auction will include units such as cars, golf carts, […] [Read More]

Fueled in part by the growing amount of vehicle remarketing done on the Web, Alliance Inspection Management recently passed a historic milestone — exceeding 35 million inspections. The company that provides detailed vehicle condition reports for manufacturers, dealers, captive finance companies, auctions, transportation companies and consumers, highlighted the 35 million inspections were conducted during the past […] [Read More]

Concurring with other wholesale market assessments, ADESA Analytical Services discovered April’s wholesale used-vehicle prices averaged $10,551 — a reading flat with March and only 0.6 percent lower than last April’s record level. As dealers have readily seen, ADESA also noticed prices were strongest for compact cars (up 7.2 percent month-over-month and 14.4 percent year-over-year) and […] [Read More]

The sequential gains in the wholesale market rolled on during April, according to the latest analysis from RVI Group. Specifically, analysts spotted a 2.4-percent month-over-month gain (seasonally adjusted) and a 16.1-percent year-over-year hike in the month’s wholesale prices. In light of fuel-cost hikes — national gas prices are now close to $4 a gallon — […] [Read More]

The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance announced Tuesday that Mike Albert Fleet Solutions has become a member. Cincinnati-based Mike Albert Fleet Solutions manages fleets in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as providing fleet optimization solutions for dealers, including strategies to build brand awareness and increase productivity. [Read More]

Describing his findings in Black Book’s latest look at the wholesale marketplace, managing editor Ricky Beggs shared how a pair of distinct dealer sentiments are showing up in the lanes nowadays. Included in his weekly video report, “Beggs on the Used Car Market,” the Black Book veteran  indicated the majority of the comments from dealers […] [Read More]

For the second time already this year, the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index reached a record high. Manheim’s Tom Webb explained wholesale used-vehicle prices on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis rose 1.9 percent in April against the previous month, leaving the index reading at 126.6. During the past year, Webb calculated adjusted wholesale […] [Read More]

In an interview with Auto Remarketing, ALG said it believes a trio of economic factors — the housing market, used supply and gas prices — will combine to effect 36-month residuals between zero and 1 percentage point based on how vulnerable a segment is to the aforementioned factors. [Read More]