USS Co., Ltd. : Preliminary auction data for December 2012
January 07, 2013 at 05:57 am EST
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The number of auctions held in December 2012 increased by one at the Kobe auction site, decreased by one each at the Nagoya, Osaka and Hokuriku auction sites and by two at the Saitama auction site, compared to the same month in the previous fiscal year because of calendar factors.
After adjustment for the calendar factors, the result of auctions at the USS Group in the period of December 2012 compared with corresponding period of 2011 (December 3 to January 2) are as follows:
2012
2011
YoY
Number of consigned vehicles:
140K
148K
down 5.4%
Number of contract completions:
91K
84K
up 8.6%
Contract completion rate:
65.3%
56.9%
-
Average price of vehicles contracted:
¥567K
¥555K
up 2.2%
Note: The above comparative data includes an increase in the number of auctions of one each the Tokyo and Kobe auction sites and a decrease of one auction at the Saitama auction site because of the year-end calendar factors.
»Monthly Used Car Auction Data (Dec. 2012)
Number of auctions
Number of consigned vehicles
Number of contract completions
Contract completion rate
Average price of vehicles contracted
(thousand yen)
Current FY
Previous FY
Current FY
Previous FY
Changes
Current FY
Previous FY
Changes
Current FY
Previous FY
Current FY
Previous FY
Changes
Apr.
65
77
226,176
202,821
111.5%
123,375
133,721
92.3%
54.5%
65.9%
521
550
94.9%
May
55
53
175,567
131,696
133.3%
104,202
96,492
108.0%
59.4%
73.3%
566
607
93.3%
Jun.
72
74
195,032
174,749
111.6%
117,187
124,557
94.1%
60.1%
71.3%
565
632
89.4%
Jul.
66
72
179,372
172,495
104.0%
112,650
117,640
95.8%
62.8%
68.2%
578
637
90.7%
Aug.
58
59
156,301
145,743
107.2%
99,623
94,381
105.6%
63.7%
64.8%
585
603
97.1%
Sep.
68
69
187,172
198,856
94.1%
121,600
123,637
98.4%
65.0%
62.2%
594
642
92.6%
Oct.
71
69
183,316
208,079
88.1%
118,831
121,895
97.5%
64.8%
58.6%
585
586
99.8%
Nov.
69
70
184,820
206,132
89.7%
121,237
115,079
105.4%
65.6%
55.8%
626
578
108.4%
Dec.
60
64
140,329
170,246
82.4%
91,679
97,446
94.1%
65.3%
57.2%
567
584
97.1%
Total
584
607
1,628,085
1,610,817
101.1%
1,010,384
1,024,848
98.6%
62.1%
63.6%
577
602
95.8%
Note: Amounts less than the units shown are discarded but percentages are rounded to the hundredths place.
Monthly used car auction data (Dec 2012) PDF (41.0 KB)
USS Co Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the auto auctions business. The Company operates in two business segments. The Auto Auction segment is engaged in the operation of auto auctions with used car dealers as members, the management of motorcycle auctions with used motorcycle dealers as members, the provision of auto auction connection services by satellite TV line and Internet, the provision of used car information services, the land transportation agency of exhibited cars and successful cars of auto auction, as well as the provision of financial services for auto auction members. The Used Automobile Purchase and Sale segment is engaged in the purchase and sale of used cars and accident-affected vehicles. The other business is engaged in the recycling of used vehicles, the provision of agency services for used vehicles, the sale of solar power generation systems and rental cars, as well as production and sale of recycled plastics.