Wholesale Prices See Overall Declines Similar to Last Year

By: Sarah Rubenoff Wholesale prices are looking quite similar to the market dealers experienced last year at this time, according to the latest  “Beggs on the Used Car Market” video report. And most car and truck segments all saw mild declines. First, the car segments saw an average decline of $70 in the lanes last

Monthly Scrap Metal Market Watch: Crushed Auto Bodies

Updated: October 3, 2012 Scrap metal market watch graph from December 2006 to October 2012. Over last month, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 3%. Over last year, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 23%. Over two years ago, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies rose 1%.

Scrap Metal Market Watch: 3rd Quarter 2012

  Updated through third quarter 2012 Scrap metal market watch graph from third quarter 2007 to third quarter 2012 Over last quarter, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 16% Over Q3 2011, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 22% Over Q3 2010, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies rose 8%

Monthly Scrap Metal Market Watch: Crushed Auto Bodies

Updated: September 5, 2012 Scrap metal market watch graph from December 2006 to September 2012. Over last month, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies rose 13%, returning to values last seen around December 2011. Over last year, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 19%. Over two years ago, scrap metal prices for

Monthly Scrap Metal Market Watch: Crushed Auto Bodies

Updated: August 3, 2012 Scrap metal market watch graph from December 2006 to August 2012. Over last month, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 13% to the lowest we’ve seen since February 2010. Over last year, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 28%. Over two years ago, scrap metal prices for

Steel: Driving Auto Recycling Success

RECYCLING SCRAPPED AUTOMOBILES Recycling Steel and Iron Used In Automobiles   Steel IS Automobile Safety We rely on our cars to transport us from place to place, perhaps even to take steel materials to a recycling drop-off center. We also rely on automobiles to keep us and our family safe when we’re behind the wheel.

KBB: Quarterly Wholesale Decline Strongest Dip Since 2008

July 17, 2012 | IRVINE, Calif. By SubPrime Auto Finance News Editor Nick Zulovich Alec Gutierrez, Kelley Blue Book While 50 cents might not fetch much nowadays, that decline in gas prices since April created a ripple effect throughout the industry, especially when it comes to wholesale prices. That’s the word from Kelly Blue Book,

Analysts Expect 3.5-Percent Dip in Used Values During Coming Months

July 16, 2012 | IRVINE, Calif., and McLEAN, Va. By SubPrime Auto Finance News Editor Nick Zulovich Here’s a number used-car managers might want to remember as they’re scouring the lanes for inventory: 3.5 percent. That figure seems to be the consensus among analysts from Kelley Blue Book and NADA Used Car Guide on how

Scrap Metal Pricing Decline: Industry Comments

With the rapid market decline in scrap metal prices reaching it’s lowest level since late 2010, buyer uneasiness has spread. Advanced Remarketing Services Inc. spoke with some of the buyers in our network and here were some of the comments we’ve heard: Tom from Smith’s Auto Recycling in Clinton, MA says: “[The drop] is the