A management workshop panel will examine the extent of used-vehicle sales directly to wholesale channel buyers by the manufacturers, banks, and third party sales agents on the opening day of the sixth annual Conference of Automotive Remarketing 2001 in Las Vegas on March 19.

A panel composed of Marv Ingram of Lexus; Charlie Vogelheim, Kelley Blue Book; Denny Hecker, Hecker Automotive; and Howard Segal, Bank of America will be co-moderated by Pierre Pons and Richard Curtis of TPC Management.

The focus of the management workshop panel will be to seek to describe the process, current volume, and possible impact of direct wholesale vehicle sales transactions made through channels other than traditional auction or wholesaler sales transactions, according to Chuck Parker of Automotive Digest. An effort will be made determine how and if such sales are reported and input into the used vehicle guide books.

Further discussion will revolve around the implication that these sales have or do not have any impact on the actual resale values published by the guide book companies.

About CAR 2001

The Sixth Annual Conference of Automotive Remarketing will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton on March 19-21, 2001. The industry’s leading vehicle remarketing forum will also feature key executives from the manufacturers, remarketing companies, Internet sites, dealerships, service companies, banking institutions, and industry research and consulting firms.

To register for CAR 2001 or to reserve exhibit space for the Expo, call (310) 533-2410 or register online at www.bobitexpos.com or fax your registration form to (310) 533-2506.

Hotel reservations should be made as soon as possible by call the Las Vegas Hilton, 1-800-732-7117. Ask the reservation staff for the special hotel rate for CAR 2001!