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Hail storms damage cars on auction day

Last Saturday we canceled bidding for cars in USS Gunma auction after a hail storm hit the region.  Exposed vehicles are at the mercy of the environment and as the storm came through with hail the size of balls: there...

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1 week auction “Golden Week” break

Re: Golden Week Holiday 2022 The end of April and start of May is the Golden Week holiday period in Japan.  We have set the following schedule to best serve the interests of our customers: Provide Cars’ Office The office will...

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1 Week Auction Winter Break

The auctions are on their winter break, starting Wednesday 29th of December and finishing Tuesday the 4th of January.

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Corona Virus and used car exports

Who would have thought that a virus would affect the price of a used car? In a Asahi Shinbum (major Japanese newspaper) article, the price change of used vehicles in Japan has increased by 18.8%, from a year earlier. A...

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RORO shipping crunch time ..

For a year now the cost of container shipping from Japan has skyrocketed, as has world wide prices.  Luckily until now that hasn't had as much of an impact on RORO shipping out of Japan.  However, finally luck has run...

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Auction grades and a grain of salt

But it was a grade 4, it shouldn't look like that!  As humans we like to generalize, simplify and put everything into a box.  A grade 4 should be excellent whether bought at a USS auction, JU auction, Honda auction...

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