Tagged used vehicle sales

Rent2Buy Unveils Virtual Auto Mall

New online platform allows car buyers to cross-shop rental brands for used-car inventory while taking advantage of Rent2Buy’s unique ‘try-before-you-buy’ concept.

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Tight Supply Keeps Wholesale Prices High

Consumers and dealers may be "pushing back" at the high price of used vehicles.

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Dollar Thrifty Increases 2010 Revenue Guidance

The car rental company expects corporate adjusted EBITDA, excluding merger-related expenses, to be within $240 million to $260 million for the full year of 2010, an increase of $40 million from the company's previously announced guidance range.

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Off-Rental Vehicle Prices Strong Despite Bleak Economic Backdrop

The report from Manheim Consulting reveals the average price for off-rental vehicles increased in July and year-over-year.

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Hertz Forms Remarketing Partnership With Dealer Services Corp.

DSC customers will be able to purchase wholesale vehicles directly from Hertz’s national fleet of well-equipped used cars, trucks, and SUVs, by contacting their local sales representative.

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Black Book: Wholesale Values Ease

Used-vehicle values continue to be relatively strong in retention based on historical levels, although that strength has eased somewhat in the past month.

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Used-Vehicle Supply to Decline, Resale Values to Increase in Coming Years

The extensive drop in new-vehicle sales last year may cause a decline in the used-vehicle supply, resulting in higher resale values in the next few years.

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Unlimited Miles or Mileage Caps

To answer this question you must decide: Are you in the used-car business and happen to rent cars, or are you in a rental business that happens to sell cars?

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Economy, Cheap Gas Drive Market Demand

Affordable gas prices keep truck and SUV demand high while hybrids soften. The continued negative economic outlook drives strong subcompact and compact values.

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Hertz Rent2Buy Offers Customers Finance Options Through Chase

Chase Auto Finance gives Rent2Buy customers, who buy used vehicles from Hertz’s online car-sales program, a full range of financing options. Chase was the No. 1 auto lender in the United States in new loan production in 2009, lending $23.7 billion to finance 1.1 million new- and used-vehicles for consumers.

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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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