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Auction Management Solutions Partners with Dealers Auction Xchange of Tampa Bay
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — Auction Management Solutions (AMS) recently announced a partnership with Dealers Auction Xchange of Tampa Bay (DAX) for business development. AMS provides consulting services to the automotive industry that include independent auto auctions. ...
Wichita’s Mid Kansas Auto Auction Announces New Sales Manager
Earlier this month, automotive industry veteran Chris Barile joined the team at Mid Kansas Auto Auction in Wichita, Kansas, as the new Sales Manager. Chris moved to Wichita after previously living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. “We’re thrilled to add Chris to our...
Dealers Auto Auction announces promotion of David Diedrich to Chief Client Officer
David Diedrich joined DAAG in January 2020 as the Director of National Sales, with a subsequent promotion to VP of National Sales and Operations. Since joining DAAG, David has been involved in operations and national sales, integral to the expansion of DAAG's market...
Dealer Auto Auction Group Names McAnally COO
FRANKLIN, TN — (DAAG) Dealers Auto Auction Group has announced that Jim McAnally has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO). McAnally assumed his new responsibilities effective May 1, 2023, and will continue to report directly to Chairman and CEO David...
Bree’s Gift Shines Bright at Missouri Auto Auction
COLUMBIA, MO — Missouri Auto Auction recently held a promotional event supporting Bree’s Gift, a registered 501C-3 nonprofit organization. Bree’s Gift honors the life of Bree Isabel Johnley (2015-2019) by providing families with up to 100% of the funding needed to...
Central Auto Auction Hires New National Remarketing Manager
HAMDEN, Conn. — Central, Inc. d/b/a/ Central Auto Auction announced earlier this week that they are adding Tanner Litowski as their National Remarketing Manager. Born and raised in Canada, Litowski moved to the U.S. in 2011. He brings over 12 years of automotive...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Acquires OKI Auto Auction of Cincinnati, OH
FRANKLIN, TN – April 13, 2023 — Dealers Auto Auction Group expands into the Cincinnati, Ohio market with the acquisition of OKI Cincinnati Auto Auction. OKI founder, Lee Schoenling, has over fifty years’ experience in the automotive industry and opened the auction in...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Names Stacy Brown VP Digital Sales
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2023) — Dealers Auto Auction Group, headquartered in Franklin TN, currently operating ten auction locations in the Southeast, United States, is pleased to announce the promotion of Stacy Brown to the position of, VP of Digital Sales. Ms....
DAA Memphis Names Adele LoCoco Fleet-Lease Manager
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dealers Auto Auction of Memphis is pleased to announce that Adele LoCoco agrees to manage its fleet lease operations at DAA Memphis, 11713 Hwy 64, Eads TN. Approximately twenty minutes from the Memphis International Airport, DAA Memphis is...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Acquires Atlas Auto Auction
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Effective October 27, 2022, the Dealers Auto Auction Group expands into the Little Rock market with the acquisition of Atlas Auto Auction. Matt Lovelis, owner and operator of Atlas Auction has served the greater Little Rock area dealers since its...
Alliance Auto Auctions Continues to Give back to local Charities
TEXAS — Alliance Auto Auctions, www.allianceautoauction.com has raised over $53,000 for their 3rd quarter fundraising campaign for the Manda Strong Foundation. The Manda Strong Foundation celebrates Manda’s choices of faith over fear, and family over circumstance. ...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Acquiring VIP Atlanta AA
Franklin, TN – Effective September 1, 2022, the Dealers Auto Auction Group expands into the Atlanta market with the acquisition of VIP Auto Auction. Jim Smith, owner and operator of V.I.P. Auction has served the greater Atlanta area dealers since its inception in...
Wichita’s Littlest Heroes Receives Donation of More than $13,500 from Mid Kansas Auto Auction
WICHITA, Kan. — A deserving local charity known as Wichita’s Littlest Heroes stood in front of hundreds of auto dealers at Mid Kansas Auto Auction to receive a donation check for over $13,580. These proceeds were raised by the sales team at the regional auto auction,...
Alliance Auto Auction’s Gives Back to Local Charities
TEXAS — Alliance Auto Auction Group https://www.allianceautoauction.com has raised over $50,000 so far this year for two very deserving charities, CitySquare Abilene Project, and Simply Sparrow Care Farm. CitySquare Abilene project is developing a...
Central Auto Auction Hires New Auction Manager
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Central, Inc. d/b/a Central Auto Auction announced earlier this month that Anthony Jasiak has been hired as its new Auction Manager. Jasiak brings more than 25 years of experience to the team,...
Dealers Auto Auction of Huntsville, Credit Acceptance Corporation’s National Award Recipient
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dealers Auto Auction Group of Huntsville is the recipient of the Credit Acceptance Corporation’s National Auction of the Year 2021, for small markets. Roger Fields, the general manager of the DAA Huntsville, commented on the award by giving all the...
Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma Hires Stevens as GM
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma City announced earlier this month that Pat Stevens has been hired as General Manager, filling a role that was vacated by long time General Manager, Bruce Beam. Stevens has been in the auction industry since...
Richmond Auto Auction Breaks Records at 31st Anniversary Sale, East Coast Classic Car Auction
October 12, 2021 | RICHMOND, VA Friday, Sept. 17 ended a week of special events and record-breaking sales in Richmond Auto Auction’s most successful sale in its 31-year history. The week began on Wednesday, Sept.15 with a Classic Car Cruise-In. More than 40 collectors...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Prepares to Open New Facility in Columbia, South Carolina
Franklin, TN — Dealers Auto Auction Group announced this week that the newest location in the group will have their first inaugural sale Aug. 16th and will offer more than 300 vehicles from dealers and institutional sellers. Highlighted commercial...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Expands Leadership Team and its auction footprint to Columbia, South Carolina
Matt Laughridge FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dealers Auto Auction will be expanding its footprint by adding a new auction in Columbia, South Carolina, it will be the 8th auction in the group and its first location in the Carolinas. The new Dealers Auto Auction Columbia Dealers...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Expands Leadership Team
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dealers Auto Auction Group (DAAG) recently announced the hiring of Harold Chapman to its leadership team. Harold has been in the automotive industry his entire career. Harold began his career working in the retail automotive industry, before moving...
Motley’s Richmond AA Receives Trifecta of Awards from C&F Finance and C&F Remarketing
Motley’s Richmond Auto Auction received C&F Finance Company’s Auction of the Year for the second year in a row, plus C&F Finance Company’s Highest Retention Rate, and C&F Remarket-ing’s Auction of the Year for 2020. Pictured, left to right: Michael...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Opening a New Memphis Location
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dealers Auto Auction of Memphis will be moving to their new auction facility in February, 2021. The new facility will sit on more than 100 acres operating six selling lanes with full reconditioning and mechanical services. The new facility is located...
2020 forced Lake Charles Auto Auction to think and work outside of the box
LAKE CHARLES, La. — If necessity is the “mother of invention,” then adversity is its father. The one-two-three punches of a global pandemic together with an unprecedented economic recession, coupled with not one, but two, natural disasters has forced Matt Pedersen,...
Alliance Auto Auction Names New General Manager
WACO, Texas — Alliance Auto Auctions announced earlier this week the promotion of Christina Thomas to General Manager of the Alliance Waco location. Christopher Dean, COO of Alliance said, “Once again, we get to see an individual that has worked hard, proven...
Richmond Auto Auction Add Industry Veteran to Management Team
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond Auto Auction recently announced that Kim Waterman has joined the management team as General Sales Manager. Wyatt Carter, General Manager commented, “We are very excited to have Kim on our team. Her more than 18 years of auction...
Mid Kansas Auto Auction Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
WICHITAW, Kan. – Mid Kansas Auto Auction (MKSAA) celebrated the auctions 2nd anniversary with a promotional event that offered nearly 700 vehicles and over 60% sold on November 11th. “This was an all-time record for the auction”, Trevor Ottley, Owner/General Manager...
Skipco AA Sells Nearly $500,000 in Famous Movie Vehicles
CANAL FULTON Ohio - Skipco Auto Auction, (SAA) recently sold nearly $500,000 in famous movie vehicles that were a part of a U.S. Marshals forfeiture stemming from a $43 million Medicaid fraud case in Youngston. “The cars were seized as ill-gotten gains” and...
Dealers Auto Auction Group Expands Auction Footprint
Dealers Auto Auction Group announced earlier this month the expansion of 2 of their auction facilities. Dealers Auto Auction of Memphis will receive an entire new facility. The new facility will sit on more than 100 acres and offer 6 lanes, full reconditioning and...
Motley’s Richmond Auto Auction Receives C&F Finance’s 2019 Auto Auction of the Year Award
Motley’s Richmond Auto Auction has received the 2019 Auction of the Year award from C&F Finance Company. Of the 26 auto auctions across 20 states that C&F works with, this annual award is given to the auction with the highest combination of retention and...
Missouri Auto Auction takes Top Auction Award for 2nd Year in a Row!
COLUMBIA, MO — Missouri Auto Auction is proud to announce that it has received the Auction of the Year award, for the 2nd consecutive year, from United Auto Credit Corporation. For the second consecutive year, Missouri Auto Auction has taken the top award from United...
Richmond AA Anniversary Sale Largest in Its History
RICHMOND, VA – With more than 900 vehicles and a nearly a 70% conversion rate, Richmond Auto Auction’s 29th Anniversary Sale and Classics and Exotics Auction was the largest in company history.“It was great to see the turn out from both our consignors and...
Big Shifts Announced at Alliance Auto Auctions
TEXAS — Alliance Auto Auction has announced a new 35-acre greenfield location in Austin Texas and will host a groundbreaking ceremony in May on their brand new, state of the art 6 lane facility site. Alliance currently has auctions located in Dallas,...
Alliance AA Raises Nearly $48,000 for Local Foundation to Assist Survivors of Human Trafficking
DALLAS —Alliance Auto Auctions https://www.allianceautoauction.comraised nearly $48,000 for the Poiema Foundation https://poiemafoundation.org to assist with the foundation’s mission of rescuing and helping with healing for survivors of human trafficking....
166 Auto Auction Celebrates 70th Anniversary
166 Auto Auction Celebrates 70thAnniversary SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — 166 Auto Auction in Springfield, Missouri, will celebrate its 70th Anniversary on April 25. Founded by Melvin Reid in 1949, the auction is still located on the original property which has...
Bloomsburg AA Joins Growing List of Auction Management Solutions’ Clients
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Bloomsburg Auto Auction in Bloomsburg, Pa., is the latest addition to Auction Management Solutions’ (AMS) growing list of clients throughout the country.John and Heather Vance opened the auction in 2013 not far from his family home...
166 AA Earns Two Top Awards at 2019 Conference of Automotive Remarketing
LAS VEGAS — 166 Auto Auction in Springfield, Mo., has earned two major awards from two national automotive remarketing consignors, continuing a trend that began in 2015.An Auction Management Solutions (AMS) member auction, 166 Auto Auction was awarded the...
DAA Idaho Celebrates 18th Anniversary with Tesla Giveaway
NAMPA, Idaho — Dealers Auto Auction of Idaho (DAA Idaho) https://www.daaofidaho.com celebrated its 18th Anniversary Sale with a huge sale, hundreds of dealers, and by giving away a new 2018 Tesla Model 3 AWD. Kendall Superstore of Nampa, Idaho, won the car...
Skipco AA in Northeast Ohio Joins Growing Auction Management Solutions’ Portfolio
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Auction Management Solutions (AMS) has added Skipco Auto Auction, located in Canal Fulton, Ohio, to its growing portfolio of partners to help assist with business consulting and development.Founded in 1978 by Robert H. Blowers, Skipco is...
Greater Erie AA Gives Back to Local Community
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Greater Erie Auto Auction understands the value in giving back to their local community. This holiday season, their dealers opened their hearts and bid with passion. On Dec.18, Greater Erie donated a 2003 Nissan Xterra and with over...
Lake Charles AA Celebrates Grand Re-Opening
PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Lake Charles Auto Auction celebrated a grand re-opening of a new 4000 square foot main office building on December 12, 2018. The auction offered 700+ vehicles and sold over 400 with an average value of $9,100.00. Matt Pedersen, owner of Lake...
Industry Veteran Joins Dealers Auto Auction Group
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Earlier this month, Dealers Auto Auction Group announced the addition of industry veteran Ryan Edwards to the auction group. Edwards has been named as General Manager of Dealers Auto Auction of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, TN. Ryan Edwards...
Dealers Auto Auction Group among the 2018 Best Auto Auctions to Work For
FRANKLIN, TN – Dealers Auto Auction Group had 4 locations honored as part of the 2018 Auto Remarketing’s “Best Auto Auctions to Work For”. DAA Murfreesboro, DAA Huntsville, DAA Chattanooga and DAA Mobile were identified as companies that have...
Lake Charles AA Partners with Auction Management Solutions for Business Development
PLAINFIELD, Ill. — It was announced earlier this month that Lake Charles Auto Auction in Lake Charles, LA (LCAA) has partnered with Auction Management Solutions, Inc. (AMS) for business development consulting. Established in 1991, Lake Charles Auto...
Auction Management Solutions Among Remarketing’s Power 300
Auto Remarketing Magazine named Auction Management Solutions as one of its “Power 300” top companies in the Remarketing Industry in the publication’s Aug. 1-14, 2018 edition. The magazine states that the companies named to the list are the major players in...
Savannah AA’s Katie Rushing Polk Named To 40 Under 40 List
Auto Remarketing Magazine has named Katie Rushing Polk, 33, National Remarketing Manager at Southeastern Auto Auction of Savannah, Ga., one of the 40 Under 40 Top Leaders in Remarketing. Below are her comments from the September 1-14, 2018 issue....
Dealers AA of Murfreesboro Celebrates 9th Anniversary
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dealers Auto Auction of Murfreesboro celebrated the auction's 9th anniversary with a promotional event that offered more than 900 vehicles and sold over 450 on Aug. 22. The event also raised money for the Hope Center Ministries and...
Southeastern AA Celebrates 22 Years in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Southeastern Auto Auction of Savannah held its 22nd Anniversary Sale Aug. 15 and offered a variety of vehicles from new car dealers, independent dealers and institutional accounts. A huge crowd was in attendance both in the lanes and...
Dealers AA Group Gives Back to Community
FRANKLIN, TN – Dealers Auto Auction Group has a long history of giving back to the community. Every year DAAG supports many local charities throughout the course of the year. DAA of Huntsville just celebrated its 14thAnniversary sale, with over 1000...
Alliance AA Partner with Poiema Foundation to Aid Victims of Human Trafficking
Dallas, TX – Alliance Auto Auctions has partnered with the Poiema Foundation to help raise money for victims of human trafficking. The Poiema Foundation is a local nonprofit that rescues sex trafficking victims, helps them with their healing and...