Manheim Used Car Market Report Survey for NIADA Members

1. Please complete this survey for a free Manheim Used Car Market Report

You will receive a FREE copy of the 2010 Manheim Used Car Market Report ($250 value) when you provide your contact information and answer the following questions. This survey should take between 5-10 minutes.

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1. Please enter your first and last name

Please enter your first and last name

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2. Please enter your e-mail address

Please enter your e-mail address

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3. Please enter your 100 Million Independent Auction Access #

Please enter your 100 Million Independent Auction Access #

4. Which of the following best describes your role in used-car automotive auctions for buying and/or selling vehicles? (Please choose one)

Which of the following best describes your role in used-car automotive auctions for buying and/or selling vehicles? (Please choose one) Decide which auctions to attend and personally attend them

Decide which auctions will be attended, but send others to them

Attend the auctions that I am directed to by someone else

None of the above

5. Which of the following best describes the business you conduct at physical and/or online auctions? (Please choose one)

Which of the following best describes the business you conduct at physical and/or online auctions? (Please choose one) Only buy vehicles at auction

Only sell vehicles at auction

Both buy and sell vehicles at auction

6. How many vehicles does your location currently retail per month? (Please choose one)

How many vehicles does your location currently retail per month? (Please choose one) Fewer than 9

10 to 30

31 to 60

61 to 100

101 or more

7. How much inventory do you typically stock on your lot? (Please choose one)

How much inventory do you typically stock on your lot? (Please choose one) Under 50 vehicles

51 to 100

101 to 150

151 to 200

201 or more

8. When thinking about the used vehicles your business acquires to then retail to customers, what estimated percentage of the total number of vehicles are bought... (Total of all boxes must equal 100%)

When thinking about the used vehicles your business acquires to then retail to customers, what estimated percentage of the total number of vehicles are bought... (Total of all boxes must equal 100%) In person at a physical auction
Through an online streaming of a physical auction (ex. Simulcast)
Through an online-only auction
As a trade-in
Through a non-auction dealer exchange
Through a wholesaler
Through a consumer retail site (ex. eBay, Craigslist)
Other

9. Which of the following statements do you, in your experience, generally find to be true? (Check all that apply)

Which of the following statements do you, in your experience, generally find to be true? (Check all that apply) Vehicles with certain values (ex. under $5,000) are not good to sell at or buy from the larger, corporate-owned auctions because my margins get squeezed too much from auction fees

Vehicles with certain values (ex. under $5,000) are not good to sell at or buy from smaller, local independent auctions because my margins get squeezed too much from the auction fees

I find my company taking more cars to local, independent auctions these days because the big, corporate-owned ones don't care as much about my business

The overall enjoyment of the auction experience is better than ever for me

The overall enjoyment of the auction experience has declined over time for me

I use wholesalers because I can sell or buy a car faster

Auctions are keeping up with the times and changing in ways that help me with my business

I systematically figure out what vehicles to send to what auction because I know what will sell best where

I get better treatment at the smaller, local independent auctions

I get better treatment at the larger, corporate-owned auctions which have reputations to uphold

10. How many live, in-person automobile auctions do you typically attend in a month? (Please choose one)

How many live, in-person automobile auctions do you typically attend in a month? (Please choose one) 0

1 to 3

4 to 6

7 or more

11. Which physical auctions have you attended in the past year? (Check all that apply)

Which physical auctions have you attended in the past year? (Check all that apply) None

ADESA

Local independent

Manheim

Other (please specify)

12. How often do you go online to buy vehicles? (Please choose one)

How often do you go online to buy vehicles? (Please choose one) Never

Rarely

Once per month

Once per week

A couple times per week

One time per day

More than one time per day

13. From which online sites have you purchased in the past year? (Choose all that apply)

From which online sites have you purchased in the past year? (Choose all that apply) None

OPENLANE

OVE.com

Simulcast

SmartAuction

Other (please specify)

14. What is your biggest issue/objection to buying online?

What is your biggest issue/objection to buying online?

15. What industry trade publications do you read with any regularity? (Choose all that apply)

What industry trade publications do you read with any regularity? (Choose all that apply) None

Auto Dealer Monthly

AutoExec

Automotive News

AutoRemarketing

Dealer Magazine

Dealer Marketing Magazine

Digitial Dealer

SubPrime

Used Car Dealer

Used Car News

Ward's AutoWorld

Ward's Dealer Business

Other (please specify)

16. What are the most effective ways to communicate with you regarding auction news and events? (Choose all that apply)

What are the most effective ways to communicate with you regarding auction news and events? (Choose all that apply) Ads in industry magazines

Articles in industry magazines

Blogs

Direct mail

emails

Facebook page

Face to face

Phone calls

Signage at auctions

Text messages

Trade shows

Twitter

Web site postings

Other (please specify)

17. Other than the economy in general, what will be the biggest challenges you will face this year as a business?

Other than the economy in general, what will be the biggest challenges you will face this year as a business?

18. How can the wholesale auction industry make your job of selling cars to consumers easier for you?

How can the wholesale auction industry make your job of selling cars to consumers easier for you?

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1. Please complete this survey for a free Manheim Used Car Market Report

*1. Please enter your first and last name

*2. Please enter your e-mail address

*3. Please enter your 100 Million Independent Auction Access #

4. Which of the following best describes your role in used-car automotive auctions for buying and/or selling vehicles? (Please choose one)

5. Which of the following best describes the business you conduct at physical and/or online auctions? (Please choose one)

6. How many vehicles does your location currently retail per month? (Please choose one)

7. How much inventory do you typically stock on your lot? (Please choose one)

8. When thinking about the used vehicles your business acquires to then retail to customers, what estimated percentage of the total number of vehicles are bought... (Total of all boxes must equal 100%)

9. Which of the following statements do you, in your experience, generally find to be true? (Check all that apply)

10. How many live, in-person automobile auctions do you typically attend in a month? (Please choose one)

11. Which physical auctions have you attended in the past year? (Check all that apply)

12. How often do you go online to buy vehicles? (Please choose one)

13. From which online sites have you purchased in the past year? (Choose all that apply)

14. What is your biggest issue/objection to buying online?

15. What industry trade publications do you read with any regularity? (Choose all that apply)

16. What are the most effective ways to communicate with you regarding auction news and events? (Choose all that apply)

17. Other than the economy in general, what will be the biggest challenges you will face this year as a business?

18. How can the wholesale auction industry make your job of selling cars to consumers easier for you?

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