ADESA Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call

CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 5, 2004 -- ADESA, Inc. will issue a press release detailing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange, on Thursday, October 21, 2004.

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ADESA Chairman and CEO, David Gartzke, and ADESA Chief Financial Officer, Cam Hitchcock, will present an overview of financial results during a live conference call and Webcast beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time) on Friday, October 22, 2004.

Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling 1-800-510-9834, passcode 74235358 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 will be archived on the ADESA Web site through Friday, November 5, 2004 and the Webcast will be archived on the ADESA Web site through Friday, November 19, 2004.

With headquarters in Carmel, Ind., ADESA is North America's largest publicly traded provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and the largest provider of used vehicle dealer floorplan financing. The company's holdings include 53 ADESA used vehicle auctions, 28 Impact salvage vehicle auctions, and 81 AFC loan production offices across North America. For further information on ADESA, Inc. visit the company's Web site at http://www.adesainc.com/ .

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