Fifteen years ago, skeptics said no one would buy a vehicle at an online wholesale auction, says Grace Huang, president-inventory solutions for the Manheim auto auction chain.
Today, dealers regularly participate in Internet auctions. A sign of that digital movement’s progress (and the technology that enables it) is the impending summer launch of Manheim Express, a mobile app for dealers.
It allows them to use their smartphones to list and sell inventory right from their lots – or anywhere else, for that matter. A VIN scan automatically loads vehicle information.
