Remarketing

WHITE CITY, OR - Jackson County, Ore., is auctioning off surplus county vehicles and equipment online until Feb. 23.

Tags: auction, Jackson County

SACRAMENTO, CA - The Department of General Services (DGS) fleet division is auctioning 50 state vehicles online. The auction will close Feb. 10.

Tags: auction, California, state vehicle, surplus

TORRANCE, CA - The last day to submit nominations for Fleet Financials Magazine's 2010 Fleet Executive of the Year Award is Friday, Jan. 29.

Tags: Award, fleet executive, nomination, voting

TULSA, OK - The sale of 197 cars, vans, pickups, SUVs, large trucks, and heavy-equipment items brought in more than $473,000 from 760 registered bidders at the City of Tulsa's recent surplus vehicle auction.

Tags: City of Tulsa, downsizing, surplus auction

SIOUX CITY, IA - With total estimated vehicle costs for its 3,000-plus fleet totaling more than $30 million, the state is exploring ways to save money.

Tags: cost-cutting, Iowa, Leasing, personal use, reimbursement, vehicle replacement

GREENVILLE, TEXAS – Hunt County is slated to conduct its annual auction of surplus equipment later this month, according to the Herald-Banner.

Tags: Hunt County, surplus auction, surplus equipment

DETROIT – Penske would obtain the rights to the brand as well as certain other Saturn assets, while General Motors would continue production, on a contract basis, of the Saturn Aura, Vue, and Outlook.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Penske Automotive Group, proposed acquisition, Saturn

DETROIT – General Motors promised "strong commitment" to fleet and commercial customers "remains unchanged," according to Jim Campbell, GM general manager fleet and commercial operations, in a statement addressing the automaker's June 1 bankruptcy.

Tags: bankruptcy, Chapter 11 filing, GM

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Dutchess County will borrow $905,340 to replace vehicles in the sheriff's office and other departments, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Tags: County Office for the Aging, Dutchess County, law enforcement vehicles, replacement vehicles, Sheriff's Office

BOULDER, CO – Hybrid fleet sales are expected to surpass 830,000 vehicles in 2015, based on a new study from Pike Research.

Tags: Green, HEVs, hybrid electric vehicles, hybrid fleet sales, Vehicle Sales

DOVER, DE – Delaware is auctioning off 400 vehicles in its efforts to cut the state's fleet by 20 percent, according to The News Journal.

Tags: Delaware, downsizing, fleet reductions, state fleet, state vehicles

MIDDLETOWN, OH – Warren County is the only Ohio County that has opted out of stimulus money for transportation improvements, reported the Middletown Journal.

Tags: fleet upgrade, Middletown, Ohio, Ohio, stimulus funds, Warren County

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – City staff vehicle requests will no longer be a factor in adding new vehicles to fleet, according to The Gazette.

Tags: Cedar Rapids, city officials, city staff, replacement policy, vehicle assignments, vehicle requests

WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration announced plans to buy and deliver $300 million worth of energy-efficient and alternative-fuel vehicles using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Tags: alt-fuel, fuel, funding, General Services Administration, GSA, stimulus funds

NEW YORK – No marked patrol cars would be lost, but there would be a cut in unmarked cars and rental or leased vehicles, reported the New York Times.

Tags: Leased Vehicles, New York City, NYPD, Patrol Cars, Police Commissioner, rental vehicles, vehicle budget, vehicle fleet

GRANITE BAY, CA – New policy developed by the County Executive Office includes reduction in the number of SUVs used as take-home vehicles, attaching prominent county markings, and buying more fuel-efficient models.

Tags: board of supervisors, County Executive Office, county vehicles, mileage, Placer County, take-home vehicles

BUNNELL, FL – Two eight-year old units are being replaced, but will remain in fleet as "spares" should other units break down or need routine maintenance, according to The News-Journal.

Tags: ambulance, Flagler County, mileage, replacement vehicles

WILLOWS, CA – Fourteen of the 20 replacements are for law enforcement patrol cars, which are usually replaced after 90,000 miles or five years, according to ChicoER.com.

Tags: Glenn County, Glenn County Board of Supervisors, Patrol Cars, replacement vehicles

TACOMA, WA – The Tacoma Police department is adding four hybrid cars to its fleet of unmarked vehicles, to be outfitted with emergency lights and other equipment. The additional vehicles will be driven by detectives, according to The News Tribune.

Tags: Chevrolet Malibu, detectives, Ford Taurus, hybrid, Prius, replacements, Tacoma Police

LOS ANGELES – Overall hybrid sales have dropped significantly as a result of the nationwide decline in gasoline prices, with used-hybrid values falling over 25 percent since last summer.

Tags: automakers, fuel, hybrid sales, hybrid vehicle production, Kelley Blue Book, Resale Value, sales declines, used vehicles

HARTFORD, CT – City of Hartford Police officers will have to stick with their older, higher-mileage cars when cash-strapped communities stop buying new ones.

Tags: budget deficit, City of Hartford, older vehicles, police, police cruisers, replacement cycle

WESTERVILLE, OH – Flexco Fleet Services, a provider of vehicle remarketing programs and fleet management solutions, has announced new initiatives to include services for public fleets.

Tags: Flexco Fleet Services, government fleets