At Cox Automotive, we’ve embraced change as a constant and motivating dynamic in the global automotive industry. In fact, it’s empowering us to drive our clients' businesses and our own business forward like never before across 5 continents.
Outside of the U.S., we are anchored by our core Cox Automotive operations in the U.K., Canada and Australia / New Zealand.
Our footprint extends across 5 continents through a variety of businesses, including marketing-leading brands in areas such as automotive remarketing (Manheim International), vehicle portfolio management (RMS) and digital marketing (Modix).
With the most complete view of the vehicle lifecycle, we offer an unparalleled set of solutions in markets around the world based on data, insights and knowledge. Our expertise and international businesses span all automotive sectors, from inventory and marketing to sales and service.
Over a 25-year period (1983-2008), Manheim expands its operations beyond the U.S. to 7 international markets, including Australia, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and the U.K.
From 2015 to 2017, Cox Automotive Canada, Cox Automotive U.K. and Cox Automotive Australia / New Zealand are established, with multiple Cox Automotive brands spanning various aspects of the automotive marketplace operating in each of these three core markets.
Starting in 2014, Cox Automotive initiates a series of strategic investments in major automotive markets around the globe, resulting in joint ventures such as Jingzhengu (a used car valuation platform in China covering 50+ cities), acquisitions like Molicar (a leader in vehicle valuations for Brazil’s business sector) and investments in industry heavyweights like Mahindra FirstChoice (one of India’s largest retailers of used cars).
Kelley Blue Book, the most influential and useful third-party automotive site in the U.S., begins operations in Brazil in 2017, Australia in 2018 and Canada in 2019. Autotrader, the ultimate online destination for buying and selling cars, launches in Australia in 2018.
At Cox Automotive, we’re so proud of our international family of team members. Drivers, data scientists, developers, body shop technicians, marketers, software engineers, implementation specialists and so many other professionals live and breathe our values each and every day in 200+ cities around the globe like Bangkok, London, Lisbon, Melbourne, São Paulo, Toronto, Shanghai and Leeds, to name a few.
Our businesses and people are exceptionally diverse, but we are united by our unwavering commitment to empower each and every one of our clients to thrive within an environment of rapid change.