ACV’s acquisition of physical auto auctions is piece of expansion strategy
ACV booth at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Photo by Nick Zulovich.
ACV booth at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Photo by Nick Zulovich.
ACV may have started as a dealer-to-dealer digital wholesale platform, but the company continues to build its physical infrastructure as part of a strategy to broaden its offering to commercial consignors.
And that includes the acquisition of traditional brick-and-mortar auto auctions like Alliance Auto Auctions and DAA Oklahoma City — which are just two of the entities ACV has purchased — in addition to renting land and opening greenfield sites.
The company is 25% of the way towards its goal of at least ...
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