CARMEL, IN - ADESA, Inc. has named Kurt Madvig its director of operational improvement. Madvig's focus will be to assist the company in identifying opportunities to improve operational effectiveness and efficiencies at all levels of the organization and across all business lines. Madvig will remain in is current role as general manager of ADESA San Diego until a replacement is hired.
Read More →ATLANTA – Wholesale used-vehicle prices (mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted) rose marginally in January after posting a strong 4.7-percent gain in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Read More →LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Wired Logic, Inc., doing business as DealerWire. DealerWire, a privately held company of 10 employees based in Lebanon, N.H., is a provider of inventory management solutions to the automotive retail industry.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI – Chrysler Group reported that its Five Star dealers sold a new Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle (CPOV) January sales record 8,453 units, up 4 percent from the same month last year. Record sales were boosted by in-demand products available in the CPOV segment including the Chrysler 300, Chrysler Crossfire, and the Dodge Magnum.
Read More →NORTHBROOK, IL – Donlen Corporation has enhanced the imaging capabilities of its FleetWeb Accident Management center, enabling customers to more effectively monitor the entire accident resolution process.
Read More →CHICAGO – Driveitaway, Inc., a provider of upstream remarketing programs for commercial fleet vehicles, has released its Generation 3.0 Upstream Remarketing Platform.
Read More →CARMEL, IN – PAR (Professional Auto Remarketing) North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADESA, Inc., has released the latest version of its marketing Web site, www.parnorthamerica.com.
Read More →GAINESVILLE, GA – ARI has chosen the Black Book vehicle appraisal guides as its new wholesale benchmark. The recently launched Black Book Commercial Vehicle Value provides the fleet/remarketing industry with wholesale values tailored for its specific needs.
Read More →MEDFORD, OR – Lithia Motors, Inc. has selected Carfax as its preferred provider of vehicle history reports. All vehicles appraised and sold at Lithia Motors stores across the country will have a detailed Carfax Vehicle History Report.
Read More →DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Nationwide Audit Services (NAS) and Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS) have been integrated to create the DataScan Field Services (DFS) unit of DataScan Technologies. DFS is a floorplan audit and vehicle inspection provider.
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