Wreckonomics© 2023 Year in Review

As we steam through 2024 at breakneck speed we wanted to close the book on 2023 with one final look back at the topsy turvy markets of last year.  Wreckonomics© is our set of insights into the sustained and specific appetite for low value and end of life vehicles and we saw a ton of

Wreckonomics™ Quarter 1 2022

[avatar user="jhearn" size="thumbnail" align="left" /] In our previous Wreckonomics™ posts we took a look at the underlying forces of the pandemic and the impact on auto recycling and salvage markets.   The post led to some great conversations and some interesting ideas. This month, ARS was invited to participate in the United Recyclers Group Annual Training

Wreckonomics™ Challenge of Change

[avatar user="jhearn" size="thumbnail" align="left" /] In our last Wreckonomics™ post we took a look at the underlying forces of the pandemic and the impact on auto recycling and salvage markets.   The post led to some great conversations and some interesting ideas. Earlier this month, I was invited to participate in the United Recyclers Group Annual

Wreckonomics: Q1 2021 Pandemic Edition

[avatar user="jhearn" size="thumbnail" align="left" /] updated May 3, 2021 As the world economy continues to adjust to the economic forces brought on by the Global Pandemic, vaccine availability is bringing a wave of optimism.  The first quarter of 2021 saw a surprising bounce back for the U.S. Economy and Americans are hopeful this momentum can

Wreckonomics© 2020, Economic overview of low value vehicle market

The focus of our Wreckonomics© series, is to examine the sustained and specific appetite for older, high mileage, and negative equity vehicles.    As we close out 2019 and look to the new decade, we wanted to leave you with some current insights into the used car marketplace and specifically the performance and outlook for

Wreckonomics Dispatches: URG Annual Conference 2019

The URG Training Conference took place April 11th-13th, 2019 and Advanced Remarketing Services was there too meet with United Recycler Group members. Advanced Remarketing Services had a terrific few days at the URG Annual Conference in Orlando, FL this past weekend.  This annual conference is a gathering of URG members who are vehicle recyclers, dismantlers, parts

Wreckonomics™: Apex Age for Vehicle Retirement

The record vehicle sales of the past few years combined with the consumer preference for holding onto cars for longer has created a massive volume of cars about to reach peak age for vehicle retirement. In 2019 and in the coming years vehicle retirement is going to be a topic you may become familiar with

Wreckonomics™ Special: Charity Cars Future

The Future of Charity Cars Donation Programs As we close out 2018, many of our non-profit clients have been asking about the future of car donation programs for 2019.  So in this special edition of our Wreckonomics™ Series, we’re going to focus exclusively on the future of charity cars programs. We'll be focusing on the

Wreckonomics Dispatches: Used Car Week

Earlier this month, ARS was proud to participate in Used Car Week in Scottsdale AZ. A production of Cherokee Media, UCW is a huge annual event with thousands of attendees and exhibitors.  The conference carries one of the broadest conversations about remarketing, finance, repossession and dealer sectors. It’s one of our favorite conferences of the

Wreckonomics Dispatches: Automotive Recyclers Association Convention & Expo

We were pleased to exhibit at ARA’s 75th Annual trade show & Expo.  The show’s focus is to connect Industry Leaders in the Automotive Recycling World. For us it’s the best event to connect directly to Licensed Domestic Recyclers and Dismantlers. Recyclers are an innovative and solution focused group.  Unlike many other industries they are