July 2018 Steel Scrap Metal Market Forecast As the summer temperature heats up, so is our economic landscape. We entered the summer with the onset of a tariff war with basically every other country, but critically China and the price of gas slowly going up with no plateau in sight. Not only did the tariffs…
Vehicle Data: What Can it Actually Improve? Auto Manufacturers Now Use Vehicle Data to Improve Fuel-Efficiency and Lower Emissions In an era in which vehicle data can be pulled from almost anything, auto manufacturers are beginning to take advantage of this competitive market approach. Most of us do not know this, but auto manufacturers are using…
Learn whats happens during the process of recycling a car and the benefits it has on the enviroment and resources. Recycling is a verb that you hear everyday. It’s something that almost all companies, people, and states try to do because of it’s well-known, positive environmental impact. While everyone understands what recycling is, not all…
Tips for Selling a Junk Car Selling an older, high mileage or damaged vehicle can present many unique problems. Here are some Tips and Suggestions for getting cash for junk cars. Beware of the Trade-In Trap Buyers often get stuck between a rock and a hard place, rushed into a ‘trade’ thinking its the only…
The Benefits of Recycling Your Junk Cars You hear advertisements for junk-my-car or cash-for-junk-car companies on the radio almost every time a commercial break comes on. Typically you just change the channel and don’t pay any attention to the ad, just like the rest of us. The idea of getting cash for a hunk of…
2018 Scrap Metal Forecast Heavy Investor Activity From Large Cap Companies and its impact on the scrap metal forecast Ford Motor’s Aluminum Scrap Demand Skyrockets: Large SUV Models Selling off Every Lot in America within 7 Days Understanding Correlation Between U.S Dollar, Commodities, and Federal Reserve Rate 2018’s scrap metal forecast is showing signs of…
What the Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Mean To You In recent news, this past Friday, Trump announced that there will be a new steel and aluminum tariffs. 25% import tariff on steel, and a 10% aluminum import tax. With this adjustment in import tariffs, a change in American steel mill production will be expected to…
Whats In My Car: Metals from around the world So what’s in my car? Today’s vehicles are not just big hunks of steel. They are actually made up of various types of steel, aluminum and other metals, each chosen for the specific properties and uses. Most of the weight of a vehicle comes…
How Will Flood Damaged Vehicles Impact the Used Car Market? This hurricane season has been one of the worst in recent memory. And over the past few weeks, we have seen the devastation of Hurricane’s Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida. And just as the recovery process was beginning we had Hurricane Maria devastating the…