DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Copart, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CPRT), a global online vehicle auction company, is proud
to announce the opening of its fifth location in Illinois.
"The opening of this location in southern Illinois addresses our increasing volume,
which has been driven by both organic growth in the industry and
market wins," said Jay Adair, CEO of
Copart. "Furthermore, it gives us the capacity for continued
expansion in the St. Louis
region."
This new location in Alorton
hosts online auctions every Wednesday at noon CST. Online auto auctions are hosted on
Copart.com, and information about each location's auctions can be
found there.
Copart's patented VB3 technology links sellers to more than
750,000 Members across the globe through Copart's multi-channel
online platform. Members can participate in multiple online
auctions around the world simultaneously via mobile, tablet and
desktop. Similarly, Copart's Mobile App provides Members with an
easy way to stay connected with multiple live online auctions and
allows Members to place bids and view vehicles.
Copart practices good corporate citizenship and prides itself on
giving back to the local communities in which it does business. As
a proud community partner, select Copart Midwest locations have
provided safe environments for local fire departments' three-day
trainings. Local fire departments, law enforcement and similar
government agencies are encouraged to contact the general manager
of any Copart location to learn about conducting training at
Copart. In addition to supporting local agencies, Copart supports
numerous local, regional and national charities. To learn more
about Copart in your community, please visit TeamCopart.com.
Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full
range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean
title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and,
in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through
Internet sales using its VB3 technology. Copart sells vehicles on
behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet
operators, dealers, car dealerships and others as well as vehicles
sourced from the general public. The company currently operates in
the United States
(www.copart.com), Canada
(www.copart.ca), the United
Kingdom (www.copart.co.uk), Brazil (www.copart.com.br), Germany (www.copart.de), the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and the Sultanate of Oman (www.copartmea.com), Spain (www.copart.es), the Republic of Ireland (www.copart.ie), and
India (www.copart.in). Copart
links sellers to more than 750,000 Members in more than 150
countries worldwide through its multi-channel platform. In 2015,
Copart was ranked at the top of Deloitte's "The Exceptional 100"
list of companies, which reviewed U.S. publicly traded companies
based upon a multidimensional approach to measuring financial
performance. For more information, or to become a Member, visit
www.copart.com.
Contact:
Michelle Hoffman, VP of
Marketing, Copart
michelle.hoffman@copart.com | (972) 391-5082
Kaci Schack, Marketing Manager,
Copart
kaci.schack@copart.com | (972) 391-5218
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