PRESS RELEASE
Date: September 2, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA)
Matt Marks, Executive Director
Phone: 973/398-2274
info@iaraonline.org
IARA Roundtable Meeting in Atlanta a Success
MT. ARLINGTON, N.J. The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) announced that the feedback assessments from the recent IARA Roundtable Meeting held July 27-29 in Atlanta and at the Manheim DRIVE Center have been compiled.
Almost all of the 129-plus attendees returned the meeting assessment forms. "The information contained valuable direction points for the IARA to take under consideration. The Alliance strives to be guided by the industry members," said IARA President Steve Houston.
The attendees also completed an assessment form on the proposed IARA Certification Program. The majority were strongly in favor of the Alliance pursuing this project. All comments were then complied and sent to all IARA Board members.
The record number of attendees were greatly in favor of the IARA continuing further discussions on the topics of Benchmarking; Vehicle Values; Technology and Best Selling Practices; and the Area Vehicle Dealers Panel. "All agreed that these topics are a valuable piece of successful remarketing," said Houston. "Many respondents indicated that they learned more about remarketing at this meeting due to the various remarketing industry attendees that were present. They stated they especially appreciated the opportunity to be an active participant during the Roundtable discussions."
The next IARA Roundtable meeting will be held March 8, 2006 in Las Vegas in conjunction with Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR 2006) at the Caesars Palace Hotel.