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ARA is currently working on this issue on many fronts on the behalf of recyclers. “The trend now is that you have to do a higher vol- ume of cars and purchase
The trend now is that you have to do a higher volume of cars and purchase
the correct cars for your market. — RD Hopper
the correct cars for your market. Current conditions are making us grow to be bigger, become more effi- cient buyers. The number of parts we can sell is nar- rowing down, due to technological advances and VIN specific parts. For example, a ‘07 BMW transmission will only work on that one vehicle – it will not work in
any other car. Manufact- urers are developing cars so it comes back to them,” Hopper concludes.
Gold agrees that buying is becoming more costly.
“One trend we are seeing in buying is that certain vehicles are becoming more cost-prohibitive,” he said. “Also, there are aren’t any manufacturer’s guides coming with the latest computerized parts that are specific in vehicles, which makes the dismantler’s job difficult.
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