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Cox Automotive Completes Acquisition of Bel Air and Tallahassee Auto Auctions and Welcomes 450+ New Team Members 08/18/2025 ATLANTA – August 18, 2025 – Cox Automotive today announced it has officially closed the acquisition of Bel Air Auto Auction near Baltimore, Maryland, and Tallahassee Auto Auction in Tallahassee, Florida. This bold move marks Manheim’s first auction addition in nearly 25 years—further cementing Manheim as the world’s largest wholesale marketplace as it celebrates its 80th anniversary. “This is more than an acquisition—it’s a celebration of… Read Article

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Car and Driver Launches Marketplace, Powered by Autotrader, Connecting Visitors to Millions of New and Used Vehicle Listings 08/18/2025 ANN ARBOR, MI, and ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2025 - Car and Driver, the world’s largest automotive media brand, and Autotrader, a Cox Automotive brand, today announced the launch of the Car and Driver Marketplace, a premium shopping experience that connects research and vehicle listings, powered by Autotrader, on CarandDriver.com. With this exclusive partnership, shoppers can move seamlessly from discovery to purchase across millions of available vehicles… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Strategy Chief Amy Mills to Retire After 25 Years 08/12/2025 Amy Mills, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Cox Automotive, will retire at the end of the year after nearly 25 years with the company. Mills joined Cox in 2001, holding more than a dozen leadership roles spanning brand marketing, product management, client service and strategy. Her career began as an assistant marketing manager at Manheim and culminated in her role as the architect… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Advances AI-Powered Dealership Innovation with New vAuto and UVeye Integration 08/11/2025 ATLANTA and TEANECK, NJ – August 11, 2025 – Cox Automotive continues to redefine the future of automotive retail with the latest evolution of its vAuto platform, the industry’s leading inventory management solution. The company today announced a new vAuto integration with UVeye that brings AI-powered inspection capabilities directly into the appraisal and inventory sourcing process — furthering Cox Automotive’s mission to use data and AI… Read Article

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Northeast Great Dane Celebrates Grand Opening of Sutton, Massachusetts, Parts and Service Shop, Expanding Presence in New England 07/30/2025 ATLANTA – [July 30, 2025] – Northeast Great Dane, a Fleet Services by Cox Automotive company, announced the grand opening of its newest trailer sales and service facility in Sutton, Massachusetts. The state-of-the-art shop expands the company’s footprint in the Northeast and underscores its commitment to providing best-in-class support to fleets across New England. The grand opening event, held July 17, welcomed customers, vendor partners, technicians,… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Signs Intent to Acquire Bel Air and Tallahassee Auto Auctions from BSC America 07/29/2025 ATLANTA – July 29, 2025 – Cox Automotive has signed an agreement with BSC America (BSC) indicating the intent to acquire its Bel Air Auto Auction near Baltimore, Maryland and Tallahassee Auto Auction in Tallahassee, Florida. The agreement is expected to close in the coming weeks, at which time the two auctions will become part of the largest wholesale marketplace, which operates under Cox Automotive’s Manheim… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Return to a Slower Pace in July, With Little Upside Expected in Second Half 07/28/2025 Updated, Aug. 4, 2025 – July new-vehicle sales finished stronger than expected and beat the Cox Automotive forecast. Sales volume last month was higher year over year by 6.6% percent, helped in part by a good month for fleet sales, which are estimated to have increased more than 8% over July 2024. Cox Automotive had been expecting an overall sales increase in July, but the volume… Read Article

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Autotrader Finds Dealers Miss Key Sales and Wasted Ad Budgets with 92% of Vehicle Sales Untraceable 07/09/2025 ATLANTA - July 9, 2025 - Autotrader, a Cox Automotive brand, reports new findings from Perficient fueled by Clarivoy data on the limitations of current sales tracking in dealerships in its latest white paper, “From Click to Car Sale: How Multi-Touch Attribution Improves Marketing Measurement for Auto Dealers”. According to Clarivoy data, in a sample set of 875k automotive sales, only 8% were traceable in CRM,… Read Article

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Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Rises in June as Auto Market Continues To Be Impacted by Tariff-Driven Volatility 07/08/2025 ATLANTA, July 8, 2025 – Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) were higher in June compared to May. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) increased to 208.5, representing a 6.3% year-over-year increase and a 1.6% rise above May levels. The seasonal adjustment forced the index higher in the month, as non-seasonally adjusted values fell more than usual following the volatility… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales in June Slow from Accelerated Spring Pace; Second Quarter Sales to Finish Higher Year Over Year, As Large Automakers Gain Share 06/25/2025 Updated, July 2, 2025 – In the first half of 2025, the new-vehicle market showed strong momentum, with sales significantly outpacing last year. Preliminary estimates indicate that new-vehicle sales in June closely aligned with the Cox Automotive forecast, as the final month of the first half marked sales of 1.25 million units and a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of vehicle sales at 15.3 million. This… Read Article

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