Skyline Auto Exchange Celebrates 49th Anniversary
On June 17, Manheim’s Skyline Auto Exchange in Fairfield, N.J., celebrated its 49th anniversary with a huge celebration sale attended by more than 1,200 dealers.
Manheim said the dealer-only sale offered 2,000 vehicles, with dealers in attendance from 29 states, as well as Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The eight-lane sale featured vehicles from Ford Motor Credit, Wells Fargo, World Omni and Capital One. Overall sale results were 10 percent above average, with Ford Motor Credit and Wells Fargo selling 93 percent of their units, and World Omni and Capital One selling all but one of their entered units.
“We are excited about the number of dealers that turned out for the sale,” said Jay Cadigan, general manager of Skyline Auto Exchange. “As we mark nearly 50 years in the auto auction business, it is great to know that we have such a solid base of dedicated dealers who rely on our services.”
In addition to the sale, dealers entered to win several prizes including a 32-inch TV, a combination Grill/Ice cooler, and two slot machines. Lynne’s Nissan/Infiniti from Bloomfield, N.J., won a big-screen TV. Skyline baseball caps were given to the first 500 dealers who arrived that morning.
About Manheim Auctions
Manheim Auctions offers services that impact every stage of a used vehicle’s life cycle. These include transaction, reconditioning and certification services, managed remarketing, end-of-lease-term management services, vehicle transportation, dealer floor planning, retail inspection and government auction services. The company says it also assists auto manufacturers, fleet and lease companies, banks and other financial institutions in selling their used vehicle inventories. A technology provider to the wholesale auction industry, Manheim offers technology tools that help dealers and national consignors handle their remarketing transactions more efficiently.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim Auctions has more than 32,000 employees at its 124 auctions and related businesses. Manheim is a global remarketing organization with 85 auctions in North America and additional operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Australia and New Zealand.
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