ORLANDO, Fla. -

Chase Auto Finance recognized eight auctions on Thursday as the 2012 Chase Cup for Auction Excellence honorees were unveiled during the National Auto Auction Conference in Orlando, Fla.

Winning the overall Chase Cup was ADESA Cincinnati-Dayton, which has claimed this honor for two straight years. The auction also took home the top award for the Midwest region.

Chase explained that its annual award spotlight auctions for having top-notch retention, efficiency, expense control, accuracy, sales, operations and service delivery.

To determine the winners, 33 of the country’s top auctions were evaluated from August 2011 through July 2012 on the following metrics: preparation, sales, invoice processing, transport requests, title processing and other capabilities.

“We’re pleased to recognize these auctions’ elite performance and their distinguished contributions to the used vehicle industry through the Chase Cup,” said Sandra Broderick, senior vice president and operations executive for Chase Auto Finance. “This award reaffirms Chase Auto Finance’s commitment to exceptional customer service and tailored financial solutions.”

ADESA Golden Gate also earned several honors, including wins for lease returns, high lines and best performance in the West region.  Another multi-winner was Manheim Seattle, which took home two national awards for custom finance and for prime/near prime/direct finance.  

Other winners included Columbus Fair Auto Auction, which won for service delivery. Meanwhile, Manheim Pennsylvania was tops for Internet live auction penetration.

Chase also spotlighted Columbus Fair for having solid performances in preparing the vehicles for sale and processing the post-sale transactions and documentation. Additionally, Chase lauded Manheim Pennsylvania for selling the greatest percentage of vehicles online during its live auction lane sales.

Additional regional winners are as follows:

•    Manheim Baltimore-Washington, Northeast
•    Manheim Atlanta, Southeast
•    ADESA Kansas City, Central