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Bratwurst, Barrel Races and 150,000 Vehicles Up for Grabs
Manheim Brings Oktoberfest to the Lanes with Four-week Regional Celebration
“The inventory is vast and ripe for the picking and dealers are encouraged to attend sales at multiple locations throughout the four-week celebration to fill their inventory needs and join in on the fun,” said Matt Trapp, regional vice president, northeast,” said Matt Trapp, regional vice president, northeast.

ATLANTA – Beginning this week, twelve Northeast Manheim locations will kick off a four-week, Oktoberfest celebration featuring themed décor, games, and food, pre-sale and post-sale giveaways, prizes and unique buying/selling opportunities.

“As we are transitioning from summer to fall, Oktoberfest is a great opportunity to have fun and showcase the 150,000+ vehicles offered,” said Matt Trapp, regional vice president, northeast. “The inventory is vast and ripe for the picking and dealers are encouraged to attend sales at multiple locations throughout the four-week celebration to fill their inventory needs and join in on the fun.”

At each location, prizes will be rewarded based on a number of buyer incentives, such as attendance at in lane-sales, purchases in-lane, purchases on Simulcast and OVE.com, as well as German made car purchases. Regional grand prizes include up to $10,000 in Cox Automotive products and services, a trip to the BMW Experience Track, Mont Blanc pens, Adidas gift cards and much more.

Sales kicked off this week at Manheim Ohio and Manheim New York and continue through October 14 at the following locations: Manheim Fredericksburg (Sept. 29), Manheim Philadelphia (Oct. 4), Manheim New England (Oct. 4), Manheim Cleveland (Oct. 5), Manheim Detroit (Oct. 6), Manheim Louisville (Oct. 6), Manheim Baltimore-Wash (Oct. 11), Manheim Pittsburgh (Oct. 12), Manheim New Jersey (Oct. 11 and 12) and Manheim Pennsylvania (Oct. 13 and 14).

About Manheim North America (www.manheim.com)

Manheim® is North America’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services, connecting buyers and sellers to the largest wholesale used vehicle marketplace and most extensive auction network. Through its 115 physical, digital and mobile auction sales, the company helps dealer and commercial clients achieve business results by providing innovative end-to-end inventory solutions. Approximately 18,000 employees enable Manheim to register about 7.5 million used vehicles per year, facilitate transactions representing nearly $50 billion in value and generate annual revenues of more than $2.6 billion. Headquartered in Atlanta, Manheim North America is a Cox Automotive™ brand. For more information, visit http://press.manheim.com.

About Cox Automotive

Cox Automotive Inc. is transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns cars with industry-leading digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions for consumers, dealers, manufacturers and the overall automotive ecosystem worldwide. Committed to open choice and dedicated to strong partnerships, the Cox Automotive family includes Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, vAuto®, Xtime® and a host of other brands. The global company has 33,000 team members in more than 200 locations and is partner to more than 40,000 auto dealers, as well as most major automobile manufacturers, while engaging U.S. consumer car buyers with the most recognized media brands in the industry. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., an Atlanta-based company with revenues of $18 billion and approximately 60,000 employees. Cox Enterprises’ other major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications and Cox Media Group. For more information about Cox Automotive, visit www.coxautoinc.com.

 

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For further information: Jennifer Sheran (404) 568-7241 Jennifer.Sheran@coxautoinc.com