ADESA, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Release Conference Call

CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 7, 2005 -- ADESA, Inc. will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 27, 2005.

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ADESA, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President David Gartzke and ADESA Chief Financial Officer Cameron Hitchcock will present an overview of the Company's financial results during a live conference call and Webcast beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 28, 2005.

Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling 1-800-852-9175 (1-706-679-8478 for international participants), passcode 7730372, or by listening to a Webcast accessed via the ADESA Web site at http://www.adesainc.com/ . The call is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network and can be accessed by individual investors at http://www.fulldisclosure.com/ or by institutional investors at http://www.streetevents.com/ . Slides accompanying the call will be available via the Webcast. The conference call replay and the Webcast will be archived on the ADESA Web site.

Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, ADESA, Inc. is North America's largest publicly traded provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and used vehicle dealer floorplan financing. The Company's operations span North America with 53 ADESA used vehicle auction sites, 32 Impact salvage vehicle auction sites and 84 AFC loan production offices. For further information on ADESA, Inc., visit the Company's Web site at http://www.adesainc.com/ .