Finding Blocks of Used Cars
A good used car manager knows what’s going on in their market generally within 100-150 miles.
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Bulk Used Cars for Sale
A quick tutorial on how rental fleets buy/sell cars. Right after Labor Day, car rentals slow down.
Bike MS: An Epic Ride for Multiple Sclerosis
Breakaway to Key Largo Ride Bike MS is one of the premier fundraising cycling series in the nation.
Bike MS: An Epic Ride for Multiple Sclerosis
Breakaway to Key Largo Ride Bike MS is one of the premier fundraising cycling series in the nation, which raises awareness in conjunction with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to help those living with MS move their lives forward. Bike MS has around 110,000 people participate in nearly 100 rides every year, each aiming to have a world […]
Bulk Used Cars for Sale
A quick tutorial on how rental fleets buy/sell cars: You might already know this, but right after Labor Day, particularly in the midwest, the car rental business really slows down. So, car rental companies need to defleet units to match the fall in demand. At the same time, new model year units, which were ordered […]
Finding blocks of used cars
A good used car manager knows what’s going on in their market generally within 100-150 miles. But, if you are a used car manager or dealership owner that needs vehicles for stock, but your area is just screaming hot with high prices, what do you do? Your local rental car company might not be in […]
Finding Used Cars in Bulk
I watch the automotive news pretty closely every day, and this article here puts the “tight supply” issues in pretty crisp terms: Click here to view the article VRCG, Inc. spends all day swimming around in the rental -and – lease inventory pool, and even we find the market challenging. That’s great for rental companies […]
Buying Used Rental Cars
Just today there’s another article about Manheim scaling back their bricks and mortar footprint: Manheim Merges Some Auctions Together as It Repositions Business to Current Market Needs …although Manheim is a fine company and provides a great service for many companies, used car managers should consider going “upstream” for their used car stock needs. Calling […]
Excellent article, but it leaves out a big, big point!
Tom Webb of Manheim Auctions is one of the most respected used car analysts in the nation, and he’s very much “on point” with his commentary here: Webb Believes Some Wholesale Volume Patterns Will Persist; Manheim Releases Enhanced Mobile Site …but, he leaves out a very big part of “how do I source units for […]
Stocking My Used Car Lot?
The average cost of a new car has gone up in the last couple of years and that trend doesn’t look to be decreasing anytime soon, especially with future fuel economy standards. At the same time, lending standards have gotten tighter, thus credit availability to the average new car buyer is tougher to get, and […]