Episode · Friday, September 11, 2026 · 4:14
Copart Buys ACV as Ford Bets on Kentucky
One point nine billion dollars opens the week's remarketing story, as Copart moves to buy ACV, per Auto Remarketing. The same morning, Ford commits a billion dollars to its Kentucky truck and SUV plant, a move Automotive Dive and CNBC tie to pressure over Ford's China sourcing, while Hyundai raises its own local sourcing target. Kelley Blue Book has the average transaction price back above fifty thousand dollars, Digital Dealer reports, and Car-Mart's retail count for the quarter points to a capital squeeze, per Auto Remarketing. Group One is routing twenty thousand part-exchange vehicles a year through BCA, Chery is expanding its UK lineup, and CarGurus names Britain's fastest-selling used cars.
In this episode
- Copart agrees to acquire ACV for $1.9BAuto Remarketing
- Used-vehicle demand rises, Dealership buy/sell activity hits record, Volkswagen targets rugged SUVs and pickupsCBT News
- Used-vehicle demand keeps climbing as dealers eye a steady fall marketCBT News
- Ford invests $1B in its key Kentucky plant for truck, SUV productionAutomotive Dive
- Why Hyundai is raising its local sourcing goal in North AmericaAutomotive Dive
- Car-Mart retails less than 3K vehicles in latest quarter, reflecting dire capital situationAuto Remarketing
- Group 1 to pump 20k a year part-ex vehicles through BCAMotor Trader
- Chery scales up plans for the UK with new models on the wayMotor Trader
- CarGurus reveals UK’s fastest selling used carsMotor Trader
- Rygor Group recognised as Great Place to Work for fifth consecutive yearMotor Trader
