ARLINGTON, TEXAS - The National Independent Automobile Dealer's Association's (NIADA) Second Annual National Dealer Compliance and Profitability Expo will be held Dec. 11, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST at the Columbus Fair Auto Auction in Columbus, Ohio.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. - PEMCO, a Seattle-based insurance company, will voluntarily disclose vehicle flood damage information to the public. The recent flooding in the Pacific Northwest and the Eastern U.S. has refocused public attention on the problem of flooded and totaled vehicles being resold to unsuspecting buyers.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA – The 12th Annual Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR), held in conjunction with the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) Roundtable Conference, will be held Feb. 28-March 1, 2007 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Read More →ATLANTA – Manheim's Dallas Fort Worth Auto Auction is gearing up for its second oilrig and equipment auction on Nov. 30, in Grayville, Ill.
Read More →ATLANTA – Manheim and Big Twin West will partner to host a custom bike auction on December 3, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The auction will be available through Manheim Simulcast, which allows dealers to participate in the live auction online.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI - Chrysler Group reported that its Five Star dealers posted an all-time October sales record of 9,363 Certified Pre-owned Vehicle (CPOV) units, a 15-percent increase from October 2005 sales. Year-to-date sales reached a record 97,854 units, increasing 10 percent from year-to-date sales last year.
Read More →CARMEL, IN - The used-vehicle market showed further signs of improvement in October. Retail used-vehicle sales registered their first significant year-over-year increase of 2006, rising 5.9 percent over October 2005.
Read More →ATLANTA – Atlanta-based Cox Auto Trader has appointed Joe George, 40, vice president of strategy and business development. Reporting to Sandy Schwartz, president, George will be responsible for maximizing value and implementing synergies across Cox Auto Trader companies and identifying potential partnerships and business alliances across all of Cox Enterprises' subsidiaries.
Read More →SANTA BARBARA, CA - Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) has announced its annual Residual Value Awards, which honor those vehicles in each automotive segment predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price. This year's awards are based on 2007-model year vehicles.
Read More →DALLAS – America's Auto Auction, Inc., has retained TPC Management Co. for strategic consulting to the auction group's corporate staff. TPC will work directly with the Ben Lange, the auction's president, and his staff in identifying acquisition opportunities and further developing auto auction operations.
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