Monday, December 01, 2008

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Used-Vehicle Market Nosedives in October: More Downward Movement Anticipated

November 11, 2008

October was an extremely difficult month to remarket vehicles in the wholesale market as resale prices took a precipitous drop. Wholesale pricing, based on mixed mileage and seasonally adjusted, declined a record 6 percent in October. The lack of credit to both dealers and retail buyers has been the key catalyst contributing to the downturn in the wholesale market. The market forecast is gloomy until the credit gridlock is resolved.

Tags: credit gridlock, financing, remarketing, used-car, wholesale market

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:18 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

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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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