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Key facts
Copart, Inc. engages in the provision of online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. It offers vehicle sellers a full range of services to process and sell vehicles primarily over the internet through Virtual Bidding Third Generation Internet auction-style sales technology. The firm sells vehicles principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, exporters and at certain locations, and the public. The company’s services include online seller access, salvage estimation services, estimating services, end-of-life vehicle processing, virtual insured exchange, transportation services, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, DMV processing, and vehicle processing programs. It operates through the United States and International segments. Copart was founded by Willis J. Johnson in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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