DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Copart, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CPRT), a global online vehicle auction company, is pleased
to announce the opening of its second location in Germany. The facility is located at
Industriegelände Nobitz 6, Nobitz, Thuringia, near Leipzig, Germany.
"We are proud to open our second location in Germany," said Alain
Van Munster, Managing Director, Copart Germany. "With our
proximity to Leipzig, we are able
to more efficiently serve a substantial portion of the German
market. Our location is also closer to our Members in Poland and Eastern
Europe, who represent an important buyer base for our
vehicles."
The new Leipzig location is
positioned to meet increasing buyer and seller needs in
Germany. The location can store up
to 4,500 vehicles and hosts biweekly auctions on Thursdays at
12 p.m. Central European Summer Time
Zone.
"We are excited to expand our operations in Germany to meet buyers' and sellers'
increasing needs," said Nigel Paget,
Chief Executive Officer – Europe
& the Middle East.
"A critical part of our plan is to roll out multiple locations
throughout Germany, creating the
best network of sites in the country. I'm proud of how quickly our
team is performing and look forward to announcing additional sites
soon," said Copart Chief Executive Officer Jay Adair.
To learn more about Copart Germany, please visit
https://www.copart.de/en/.
ABOUT COPART
Copart, Inc., founded in 1982, is a global leader in online
vehicle auctions. Copart's innovative technology and online auction
platform links sellers to more than 750,000 Members in over 170
countries. The company offers services to process and sell salvage
and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders,
exporters and, in some cases, to end users. Copart sells vehicles
on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies,
charities, fleet operators, dealers, and individual owners. With
operations at over 200 locations in 11 countries, Copart has more
than 125,000 vehicles available online every day. Copart currently
operates in the United States
(Copart.com), Canada (Copart.ca),
the United Kingdom (Copart.co.uk),
the Republic of Ireland
(Copart.ie), Brazil
(Copart.com.br), Germany
(Copart.de), the United Arab
Emirates, Oman and
Bahrain (Copartmea.com),
Spain (Copart.es), and
Finland (AVK.fi). For more
information, or to become a Member, visit Copart.com/Register.
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Contact:
Michelle Hoffman, VP of
Marketing, Copart
Michelle.Hoffman@Copart.com | (972) 391-5082
Fatima Ali, Communications
Manager, Copart
Fatima.Ali@Copart.com | (972) 391-5206
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