ServNet has a new member.

Joining the independent auction group is Louisiana’s 1st Choice Auto Auction, which opened back in 2002.  

“We welcome Louisiana’s 1st Choice Auto Auction as the newest member of the ServNet Auction group,” ServNet president Kevin Brown said in a news release.  “The auction is highly regarded in the industry, and has long been recognized for innovation, creativity and dedication to customer satisfaction.

“LFCAA’s efforts produce excellent results for their customers, and we’re pleased that the auction will carry the ServNet brand in their region,” he said. “ServNet’s auction owners and executive team look forward to a rewarding collaboration with John Poteet and his auction team.”

LFCAA managing partner John Poteet said: “We have long admired ServNet for its professionalism and comprehensive approach to the marketplace.

“As a ServNet auction, we join ranks with the most successful, innovative and service-centered independent auctions in the country, and we look forward to working with them in sharing ideas, refining best business practices and contributing to a cohesive strategy to best serve both our commercial and dealer customers,” Poteet said.

LFCAA holds a six-lane sale every Tuesday, including consignment from ARI, Consumer Portfolio Services, Credit Acceptance/VRS, Emkay, Hancock Bank, National Auto Acceptance and dealers.

The auction completed a $3 million expansion project last year that included 4.5 acres of parking, two additional auction lanes and an operations center. The latter features a photo booth, detail/mechanic shop and a vehicle registration building.

LFCAA earned ARI’s Auction of the Year Award in 2011 and 2014. This year, it earned the inaugural Southern Chapter Auction of the Year Award from the National Auto Auction Association and was one of  Auto Remarketing’s Best Auctions to Work For. 

ServNet said in its news release that LFCAA was the only auction to earn both awards.

“We like to say that superior service is our auction’s signature 'lagniappe' — a Louisiana tradition that means a little something ‘extra’ that is not expected or demanded,” Poteet said. “Our affiliation with ServNet is sure to enhance that lagniappe, as we expand the scope of our service to the industry.”