OAK BROOK, IL –  vAuto announces today that its customers can now quickly and efficiently source used vehicles available at Manheim operating locations with the ability to access Manheim run lists from within vAuto’s proprietary stocking module. 

“Partnering with Manheim is the first of many exciting integrations with our new AutoTrader.com relationship,” says Keith Jezek, vAuto’s president.  “Combining vAuto’s stocking tool with Manheim’s comprehensive list of vehicles is a huge win for our customers.  Manheim is a key player in facilitating the buying and selling of used vehicles for automotive dealers, providing vAuto’s customers the best resources to stock vehicles.”

Manheim is the world’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services.  In 2010, Manheim handled nearly 10 million used vehicles, facilitating transactions representing more than $50 billion in value.

vAuto’s stocking module allows dealers to make their decisions for purchasing vehicles based on what the customers are actually buying in their own marketplace at that exact time, down to the level of year, make, model, trim and equipment configuration.  In the past, dealers had to rely on historical data, not current trends, when making stocking decisions. 

“Having access to comprehensive vehicle intelligence has become critical to a dealership’s profitability,” says Joe George, group vice president, Manheim Online Solutions.  “vAuto allows dealers to make buying decisions based on current supply and demand trends.  Adding Manheim’s extensive data offering as a means to find these vehicles offers a competitive advantage to their customers.”

About vAuto
Headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, IL, vAuto also maintains a research and development center in Austin, TX. vAuto’s innovative “Live Market View” technology allows dealers to manage their used-vehicle inventories based on actual supply-and-demand for their specific market. Today, more than 3,000 dealerships across the country use vAuto’s pricing, appraisal, stocking and merchandising systems. Dale Pollak, vAuto’s founder, is the author of two books featuring best practices and strategies for the used car department, Velocity: From the Front Line to the Bottom Line and Velocity 2.0: Paint, Pixels & Profitability. vAuto is a wholly owned subsidiary of AutoTrader.com. Additional information about vAuto is available at www.vauto.com

About Manheim
Manheim is the world’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services.  Through its 130 worldwide wholesale operating locations, Manheim impacts every stage of a used vehicle’s life cycle, helping commercial sellers and automobile dealers maximize the full value of their vehicles.  Drawing from its auction transaction volume, Manheim Consulting publishes the annual used Car Market Report, the definitive source of data for the used car industry.  Manheim Consulting offers a wide range of services including custom analytics, business optimization and macro economic analysis.

Manheim is the online vehicle remarketing leader, connecting buyers and sellers to the world’s largest, most comprehensive wholesale marketplace through its extensive in-lane and online offerings.  Manheim.com receives nearly 900,000 visits each week.

Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Manheim is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, a leading communication, media and automotive services company.

02/02/11