Rental Vehicle Fleet Remarketing

Remarketing your rental vehicles effectively will increase your revenue. The rental vehicle fleet remarketing channel will help you improve resale value, recondition grounded vehicles and use online remarketing and auto auctions to sell vehicles while in use.


Kelley Blue Book: Used-Car Values of Recalled Toyotas to Decrease on Friday

In response to the slowing demand for Toyota models in the marketplace, Kelley Blue Book has decreased the used-car values of recalled Toyotas for the second time by 1 to 3 percent.

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How to Remarket Vehicles Using Online Auctions

Selling vehicles “upstream” while still on rent will reduce your days to sale and transportation costs, while exposing your fleet to a wider audience of buyers.

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Black Book: 23 of 24 Segments Decrease In Value

The decline in values this month reflect “better than normal December activity and value movement” and a more stable market, says Ricky Beggs, managing editor of Black Book.

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Openlane: Don't Expect a "Typical" Wholesale Market this Year

The new-vehicle retail market is expected to grow in 2010, with trade-in volume at dealerships improving, but the used-car retail market is expected to remain flat this year.

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Adesa: Wholesale Pricing Strong in December, January

"Dealers as well as remarketers can view the strength of new- and used-vehicle sales in December as a good precursor to retail demand during the tax season," said Adesa's Tom Kontos in his latest Kommentary.

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Smaller Used-Vehicle Supply Boosts Wholesale Prices in 2009

Lower new-car sales in 2008, along with fewer trade-ins, off-lease vehicles, and rental fleet vehicles last year contribute to a shortage in used vehicles.

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KAR Auction Raises $340.9 Million through IPO, Less than Hoped

KAR Auction Services Inc. made its trading debut Dec. 11, 2009, despite making less than expected through its IPO in what was to be used to shrink the company's heavy debt load.

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Black Book: Values of Used Car and Trucks Continue Downward Trend

Despite the overall decline in vehicle values, auction activity picks up in final two weeks.

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Rightsize or Capsize

Rental car companies large and small grapple with tight lending, lower demand and two supplier bankruptcies. Is the industry heading in the right direction?

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Rent Alert: Wholesale Price Roll

Low dealer consignment levels and a 30 percent drop in off-rental volumes have kept used vehicle prices afloat.

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Which Hybrids Pay Back the Quickest?

After five years and 15,000 miles of driving per year, are there any hybrids that actually have a lower cost of ownership than their gas-engine counterparts? One unexpected vehicle takes the prize.

How Far Will Cell Phone Bans Go?

The federal government means business with its new law banning cell phone use while driving commercial vehicles. Can the laws go even further, and how should fleets react?

Righting a Wrong in Arizona

Arizona is one of a super minority of states in which auto rental companies are required by statute to pay for the negligent acts of their renters. Look for new legislation in the coming weeks that proposes to change that.

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