CARMEL, Ind. -

Buyers and dealers — no need to take out your smartphone to check run lists. Why don’t you just check your watch?

ADESA said Friday it has launched its Marketplace app for the Apple Watch.

“Car dealers are leveraging technology in new and exciting ways, and this Apple Watch app allows them to monitor their auction day activities even more closely,” said ADESA president and chief executive officer Stéphane St-Hilaire. “We will continue to launch products that give our customers more options and broader access to fill their inventory needs.”

The app allows registered auto dealers to find, research, price and purchase vehicle inventory, both online and at ADESA auction locations across the country.

And the new Apple Watch app includes popular features of Marketplace, such as “Watch Lists”, which tracks vehicles of interest, and GPS, the company said.

ADESA asserts the new app will save dealers time, and with GPS, dealers can quickly locate a vehicle on the auction lot. They can also build Watch Lists, and even purchase vehicles.

The Apple Watch app will also alert dealers when a Watch List vehicle is about to run in the physical lane.

And it also sends notifications when a dealer is outbid on an online vehicle auction on ADESA DealerBlock. Dealers can also access the ADESA Market Guide to research pricing and view national price averages on saved vehicles searches.

On top of the new Apple Watch app, the company has also enhanced the Marketplace app with a few new features, including:

  • An improved VIN scanner that links directly to vehicle history;
  • Updated condition report details, with tire condition and an inspection summary
  • “My Purchases” view with in-lane, LiveBlock and DealerBlock transactions; Coupon code acceptance; and, DealerBlock outbid notifications for iOS.

The Marketplace mobile app is available at no cost for iOS and Android.