For many of us in the Midwest, Summer is a welcomed time to get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. For those who are in the car biz and Rental Car Biz it’s a busy time. Taking advantage of the summer season can make or break your year. Inventory becomes a little scarce around this […]
A good used car manager knows what’s going on in their market generally within 100-150 miles.
A quick tutorial on how rental fleets buy/sell cars. Right after Labor Day, car rentals slow down.
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
