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Tony Markese will lead Manheim's strategic direction for its reconditioning services as its new VP of reconditioning.
Manheim Tucson has become the company's first all-digital auction.
Manheim made its first digital sale a little over 20 years ago. Over the past 20 years, the company's digital sales have grown from fewer than 100 annual digital sales to over 600,000.
Manheim announced a new integration designed to make it easier for dealers to schedule transportation for vehicles they buy at wholesale. Manheim's buyers now have seamless access to Central Dispatch's digital shipping platform to directly list vehicles on Central Dispatch.
The investment will benefit Cox's Manheim by creating a partnership that will provide Manheim with 3D, 360-degree images, of the vehicles available on Manheim's online marketplace.
Manheim cut the ribbon on a new, 80,000-square-foot body shop and reconditioning center at the auction provider’s Orlando, Fla., center Tuesday. The new facility is the product of a nearly $5 million investment in Manheim’s second largest wholesale location.
The lull that the wholesale market experienced through January and February was upended in March, as the industry saw the traditional spring bounce in values, according to the most recent Manheim Index report.
Nick Peluso, president of Manheim Digital Marketplace, received the Ed Bobit Industry Icon award on Tuesday during an award ceremony at the 2019 Conference of Automotive Remarketing at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Westlake Financial Services has selected America's Auto Auction Harrisburg as its auction of the year and named five auctions that were the top in their regions in 2018.
Ben Flusberg, associate vice president of Manheim's new M Logic suite of products, will speak at the 2019 CAR Conference on March 26 about ways to optimize reconditioning spend.