GM Financial announced its overall Most Valuable Auction of the Year award Friday, along with five regional Auction of the Year honorees, and recognized two auctions with Perfect Audit Score awards.

These are all part of the captive’s annual Auction of Excellence program, which evaluates auction partners’ performance in retention, operational metric, presale activities and overall auction operations.

Earning the award as the 2025 Most Valuable Auction of the Year is Manheim Detroit.

“We’re really proud of the partnership with GMF. The award is a reflection of the strong collaboration, transparency and shared focus on delivering consistent results for the customer,” said Noel Kitsch, general manager of Manheim Detroit, said in a news release.

“This has truly been a team effort on both sides, and we value the trust and momentum we’ve built together,” he said

The 2025 Perfect Audit Score honorees were Manheim San Antonio and America’s Auto Auction West Michigan.

The regional Auction of the Year winners were:

  • Manheim Minneapolis
  • Manheim Pennsylvania
  • Manheim Dallas
  • Manheim Orlando
  • Manheim Denver

“We always look forward to honoring and congratulating our Auction of the Year winners. Presenting these awards gives us an opportunity to recognize the outstanding achievements of these auction locations,” GM Financial senior vice president of remarketing solutions Bob Winn said.

“Success in the remarking industry comes from exceptional planning and execution, a customer -focused mindset and an unwavering pursuit of excellence,” Winn said. “Congrats to our honorees; we’re grateful for your dedication and proud to celebrate your achievement.”