WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senior lawmakers, led by Rep. Cliff Stearns, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection, recently introduced the Damaged Vehicle Information Act, H.R. 6093, to ensure that totaled and flood-damaged vehicles are flagged forever so that consumers and auto retailers can make more informed decisions about the safety and fair market value of used cars.
Read More →LOS ANGELES – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has unveiled its newly redesigned Web site: www.mitsubishicars.com.
Read More →BOISE, ID – More than 5,000 customers and fight fans packed Qwest Arena in downtown Boise for seven boxing bouts, which featured special appearances by boxing legends Sugar Ray Leonard and Larry Holmes, at Idaho Auto Auction's seventh annual Big Frank's Smoker Aug. 16-17.
Read More →FAIRFAX, VA – GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services will report damage information on its fleet vehicles to Carfax for inclusion on Carfax Vehicle History Reports. GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services maintains thousands of cars throughout North America.
Read More →ATLANTA – Manheim Automotive Financial Services (MAFS), in conjunction with Manheim's Orlando Orange County Auto Auction, has opened its first satellite office in Jacksonville, Fla.
Read More →MOLINE, MI - ABC West Michigan, an Auction Broadcasting Company facility, has added Jana Pesante as its new fleet/lease manager. Pesante previously served as fleet/lease manager of ABC Indianapolis and comes to ABC West Michigan with more than 25 years of experience in the auto industry, including the auto auction and auto parts arenas.
Read More →ATLANTA - AutoTrader.com saw its consumer traffic increase 15 percent in August over last year's monthly traffic. In addition, the company continued to see consecutive months of year-over-year traffic growth January through August 2006.
Read More →CARMEL, IN – Average wholesale used-vehicle prices registered a small (0.4-percent) uptick in August after four months of declines.
Read More →MT. ARLINGTON, NJ – The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to endorse the National Auto Auction Association (NAAA) arbitration policy at their August meeting.
Read More →CARMEL, IN – Pat Walsh has been named chief operating officer of ADESA Impact's North American Operations. Walsh previously served as COO of ADESA Impact's U.S. operations.
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