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Subprime Crisis Metastasizes to Fleet Resale Market

April 21, 2008

An average end-of-service fleet sedan is three years old with 60,000-plus miles. The resale market for these used vehicles encompasses diverse demographics. However, in most cases, the dealers who buy fleet vehicles at auction will ultimately resell them to someone of limited financial means. In many cases, these buyers have less than stellar credit and may only qualify for a subprime auto loan. Since the onset of the subprime crisis, loan approvals for these customers are more difficult.

Tags: fleet resale, securities market, Suprime, used-vehicle prices

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Monday, April 21, 2008 10:09 AM | » Comments(0)

Reduce Fuel Spend by Modifying Truck Specs

April 14, 2008

For the first time ever, the price of diesel in many regions of the country exceeds $4 a gallon. Since Jan. 1, diesel prices have risen more than 19 percent. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicts that truck fleets will spend more than $135 billion on fuel in 2008. This compares to $112 billion in 2007.

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Monday, April 14, 2008 9:32 AM | » Comments(1)

Medium-Duty Truck Operating Costs Increase (Again)

April 7, 2008

The key reason for the increase was the cost of fuel, in particular, diesel fuel. This has also led to price increases for other oil-based products such as tires, which increased 4-7 percent in the past year. Other PM costs remained flat.

Tags: Medium-Duty, operating costs

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Monday, April 7, 2008 11:07 AM | » Comments(0)

Think Like a Used-Car Sales Manager

April 1, 2008

When resale prices soften, there is a pendulum-like resurgence in marketing used vehicles to employees. On the other hand, when the resale market is strong, fleets are complacent about employee sales (waiting for buyers come to them) and do not aggressively market the program to new buyers. The national average of vehicles sold to employees is 23 percent. However, by aggressively marketing employee sales, many fleets could sell as much as 50 percent of their vehicles in-house.

Tags: employee sales, resale, wholesale market

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Tuesday, April 1, 2008 10:41 AM | » Comments(0)

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Mike Antich has been covering the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for more than 20 years. During this period, Mike has written or edited more than 4,600 articles on the subjects of fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing.

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