MANHEIM'S METRO DETROIT AUTO AUCTION CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amanda King June 13, 2007 McNeely Pigott & Fox (615) 259-4000 MANHEIM'S METRO DETROIT AUTO AUCTION CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY '50s-Themed Anniversary Sale to Include More Than $20,000 in Prizes ATLANTA - Manheim's Metro Detroit Auto Auction will host a special sale on Thursday, June 14, in celebration of the auction's 15th anniversary. "Reaching this milestone is a great achievement for the auction and our customers," said John Olejniczak, Metro Detroit Auto Auction general manager. "We wanted to use this anniversary celebration to highlight our facility growth, service offerings and show appreciation to our dealers." The '50s-themed celebration will feature hamburgers, hot dogs, malts and ice cream for dealers. Metro Detroit will also give away $20,000 in prizes for the dealers following the anniversary sale. Metro Detroit Auto Auction opened its doors on June 11, 1992, as a six-lane facility, and has expanded to 10 lanes with state-of-the-art reconditioning, body and mechanical operations. The auction is located off Interstate 75 in Flat Rock, Mich., 20 miles south of Detroit Metropolitan Airport. About Manheim Manheim is the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services. Through its wholesale operating locations and array of technology products, Manheim impacts every stage of a used vehicle's life cycle, helping commercial sellers and automobile dealers realize the full value of their vehicles. The company's operating location services include reconditioning, certification, inspections, dealer financing, transport, title management and marshaling, among others. Manheim is also the leader in vehicle remarketing technology, using its online tools to connect buyers and sellers around the globe to the world's largest, most comprehensive wholesale marketplace. In 2006, Manheim handled nearly 10 million used vehicles - and sold more than 5 million - representing more than $58 billion in value. Manheim's subsidiary companies provide value-added remarketing products and services, including paintless dent removal (Dent Wizard), Auto Body Repair, and salvage vehicle remarketing (Total Resource Auctions). ###
