Manheim Auction’s Northstar Auction Receives General Motors’ 2001 Auction Of The Year Award
Manheim Auctions’ Northstar Auto Auction in Shakopee, Minn., recently received General Motors’ 2001 Auction of the Year Award, according to the company.
"Receiving this award is a great honor for us," said Jerry Aman, general manager at Northstar Auto Auction. "At Northstar we try to do everything we can to make the experience of buying cars at our auction easy, efficient and pleasant. It’s a wonderful feeling to have our efforts recognized by General Motors."
GM presented Northstar with a plaque on Monday, April 15, at the auction. Dan Kennedy, GM sales manager, and Tom Gove, regional sales manager for General Motors, attended. The awards ceremony was followed by a celebratory steak dinner for employees of Northstar Auto Auction. Northstar says it held a closed GM auction of 1,000 units on Tuesday, April 16.
"Jerry Aman and his team at Northstar are a team we count on to deliver strong results week in and week out – and they deliver," said Jeffrey Heichel, director-GM used vehicle activities. "We are very proud of our relationship with Manheim Auctions in general and Manheim’s Northstar Auto Auction in particular as we present Northstar with our most prestigious award, the Auction of the Year."
"Manheim Auctions has a tradition of great service," said Kennedy. "Northstar’s performance in 2001 is a credit to the auction industry."
About Manheim Auctions
Manheim Auctions offers services that
impact every stage of a used vehicle’s life cycle. These include transaction, management
services, vehicle transportation, dealer floor planning, retail inspection and government
auction services. The company also assists auto manufacturers, fleet and lease companies, banks and other financial institutions in selling their used vehicle inventories.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim Auctions has more than 34,000 employees at its 123 auctions and related businesses and claims to be a global remarketing organization with 83 auctions in North America and additional operations in France, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. In the year 2001, the company says it auctioned more than 9.5 million vehicles at its North American auctions.
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