DALLAS, Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Copart, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CPRT), a global online vehicle auction company, is
proud to announce the addition of locations in Casper, Wyoming and Littleton, Colorado, along with the expansion
of its location in Springfield,
Missouri. This is Copart's first location in the
State of Wyoming and its fourth in
the State of Colorado, of which
three have been opened in 2016.
"We have been expanding and adding new locations throughout
the United States this year, and
we are pleased to add Wyoming as
our 46th state in which we are operating," said
Jay Adair, CEO of Copart. "Our land
and ability to accommodate inventory is one of the many things that
sets Copart apart. Our sellers depend on us to have land available
for their vehicles, and our expansions and new locations exhibit
our ability to provide our sellers with an unmatched
experience."
In 2016, Copart announced the opening of 10 new locations and
the expansion of 13 existing locations across the country.
Additionally, the company expanded its international footprint in
the Republic of Ireland,
Spain and Germany.
"We achieved a tremendous milestone last year when we eclipsed
an annual sales rate in excess of two million vehicles sold, and
these new locations and expansions allow us to accommodate our
growing inventory," said Adair.
Copart's patented VB3 technology links sellers to more than
750,000 Members across the globe through Copart's multi-channel
online platform. Members can participate in multiple online
auctions around the world simultaneously via mobile, tablet and
desktop. Similarly, Copart's Mobile App provides Members
with an easy way to stay connected with multiple live online
auctions and allows Members to place bids and view vehicles.
Copart practices good corporate citizenship. As a proud
community partner, Copart offers law enforcement, fire departments
and similar government agencies a safe training environment. Copart
locations are also used by agencies as a controlled environment to
train K-9s to track narcotics and explosive devices. Agencies are
encouraged to contact their local Copart location to
learn more about conducting training at Copart. In addition to
supporting local agencies, Copart supports numerous local, regional
and national charities. To learn more about Copart in your
community and nationwide, please visit TeamCopart.com.
ABOUT COPART
Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full
range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean
title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and,
in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through
Internet sales using its VB3 technology. Copart sells vehicles
on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet
operators, dealers, car dealerships and others as well as vehicles
sourced from the general public. The company currently operates in
the United States
(www.copart.com), Canada
(www.copart.ca), the United
Kingdom (www.copart.co.uk), Brazil (www.copart.com.br), Germany (www.copart.de), the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and the
Sultanate of Oman (www.copartmea.com), Spain (www.copart.es), the Republic of Ireland (www.copart.ie), and
India (www.copart.in). Copart
links sellers to more than 750,000 Members in more than 150
countries worldwide through its multi-channel platform. In 2015,
Copart was ranked at the top of Deloitte's "The Exceptional 100"
list of companies, which reviewed U.S. publicly traded companies
based upon a multidimensional approach to measuring financial
performance. For more information, or to become a Member,
visit www.copart.com.
Contact:
Michelle Hoffman, VP of Marketing,
Copart
michelle.hoffman@copart.com
Lindsay Williams, Internal/
External Communications Manager, Copart
lindsayWilliams@copart.com / (972) 391-5112
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