Cox Automotive Employees Rally to Support 450 Non-Profit Organizations Nationwide in 2014
Thursday April 30, 2015
ATLANTA – April 30, 2015 – Atlanta-based Cox Automotive and its 22 brands are celebrating the end of National Volunteer Week with a look back at the success of 2014. Collectively with its 24,000 employees, Cox Automotive participated in 519 separate volunteer projects in locations all over the U.S., with more than 450 community organizations supported during the one-year period.
“We make it a priority to support the causes and organizations that are important to our employees, said Rock Anderson, senior vice president and chief people officer for Cox Automotive. “In this way, we can impact the community and show employees that we are there for one another as a team, as a family and as a company.”
In 2014, three major company-wide campaigns drove the bulk of the volunteerism efforts, including “Drive Away Hunger,” which resulted in 370,000 meals provided to food banks across the country; “No Excuses,” a month-long employee volunteerism campaign; and the St. Jude Give Thanks. Walk., a nationwide single-day event supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, for which $180,000 was raised by 650+ Cox Automotive participants in 65 cities nationwide.
In addition to the volunteer opportunities made available to all Cox Automotive employees, the company offers a corporate matching gifts program to match employee donations to an organization of his/her choice up to $250 per year, per employee.
To read more about Cox Automotive’s efforts in the community, visit: makinginroads2014.com
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive is a leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and digital marketing and software solutions for automotive dealers and consumers. Cox Automotive, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, includes Manheim, Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, vAuto, NextGear Capital, and a host of global businesses and brands serving customers such as auto dealers, manufacturers and financial institutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Cox Automotive employs nearly 24,000 employees in over 150 locations worldwide. The company partners with more than 40,000 dealers, as well as most major automobile manufacturers, and touches over 67 percent of all car buyers in the U.S. with the most recognized brands in the industry. Cox Automotive unites more than 20 brands in this space, providing an end-to-end solution to transform the way people buy and sell cars every day.