Remarketing

LAS VEGAS - Register now for the 2010 Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) Conference, scheduled for Sept. 8-10 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin. Register by Aug. 31 to receive a special room rate.

Tags: AFLA, Conference, registration

CHICAGO - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will be conducting a multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment and truck auction at its Chicago permanent auction site December 10, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m.

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ATLANTA - Thanks to key enhancements to Manheim's heavy truck and equipment Web pages, both buyers and sellers of these units will now have more targeted information at their fingertips to help grow their businesses.

Tags: auction, Manheim

READING, PA - Penske Truck Leasing announced the availability of direct-to-consumer used commercial truck sales through eBay Motors.

Tags: eBay, Penske, used trucks

DETROIT – Penske would obtain the rights to the brand as well as certain other Saturn assets, while General Motors would continue production, on a contract basis, of the Saturn Aura, Vue, and Outlook.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Penske Automotive Group , proposed acquisition, Saturn

DETROIT – General Motors promised "strong commitment" to fleet and commercial customers "remains unchanged," according to Jim Campbell, GM general manager fleet and commercial operations, in a statement addressing the automaker's June 1 bankruptcy.

Tags: Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 filing, GM

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) has announced a new "Navigate Great Savings" incentive program for the second-quarter 2009.

Tags: "Navigate Great Savings", Garmin, incentive program, Medium-Duty Truck, MFTA, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America , navigation system

PURCHASE, NY – PepsiCo's proposed acquisition of its two largest anchor bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas, may bump up its fleet size to make it the largest beverage fleet in the U.S.

Tags: Fleet, PAS, PBG, PepsiAmericas, PepsiCo, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Top 300 Commercial Fleets

BINGHAM FARMS, MI – Vincentric announced the winners of its 2009 Best Fleet Value in America awards, with strong fleet product lines from General Motors and Toyota each earning seven awards, and Ford with five winning vehicles.

Tags: 2009 Best Fleet Value in America awards, Chrysler LLC , fleet product lines, Ford, GM, Toyota, Vincentric, Volvo

PEORIA, IL – Caterpillar and Navistar have signed a definitive agreement to produce Caterpillar heavy-duty vocational trucks for sale in North America and form a 50/50 joint venture that will pursue global commercial truck opportunities outside of North America.

Tags: Caterpillar Inc., commercial trucks, global joint venture, Navistar International Corporation, vocational trucks

MT. LAUREL, NJ - ARI - Automotive Resources International, has appointed John Storz to manager heavy truck and equipment remarketing.

Tags: ARI, John Storz, manager heavy truck and equipment remarketing

NORFOLK, VA – Truck Web Services, an Internet solutions provider for the commercial truck industry, and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has announced it has incorporated Black Book’s vehicle valuations as an add-on feature to its Internet solution.

Tags: Black Book, market values , Truck Web Services, used car

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – PACCAR Financial Corp. (PFC) recently opened its second used truck center near Spartanburg, S.C. The new facility offers an extensive selection of premium Kenworth and Peterbilt used trucks to PACCAR dealers, non-PACCAR dealers, independent wholesalers, and retail fleet and owner-operator buyers.

Tags: PACCAR Financial Corp., PacLease, PFC, Used Truck Distribution

TORRANCE, CA – Work Truck wants your opinions and thoughts. What questions do you have about replacement truck tires? What programs do you use to promote truck idle reduction? What do you do to maximize the truck resale in your fleet?

Tags: Forum, Sound Off, work truck

NEW YORK – Governors Island utilized a surplus online auction to sell old fire truck that had been idle for years.

Tags: fire truck, Governors Island, online auction, surplus auction

AGOURA HILLS, CA – First Choice Remarketing is pleased to announce that Keith Zaring has joined their team as Director of Business Development.

CHICAGO - GE Remarketing held a special presentation honoring their top auctions at the National Auto Auction Association convention meeting in Chicago on Sept. 20th.

SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval has announced its top-performing used-vehicle auctions and retail dealers for the 2007 model-year.