FRANKLIN, Tenn. -

ServNet has officially welcomed a new member to the independent auction group: Greenville Auto Auction.

The auction is located in Greenville, N.C., and is owned by the Stallings family, which has operated the auction since July 2010.  It holds a weekly sale at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on Thursdays.

“ServNet’s owners and board of directors are very pleased to welcome Greenville Auto Auction," said Kevin Brown, ServNet’s president and owner of Missouri Auto Auction. 

“The Stallings family and general manager Billy Willis have established a level of service that sets a high mark in their market, as they strive to continually improve the buyer and seller experience at the auction. Greenville Auto Auction is well suited to represent ServNet in their region of the country, and we look forward to collaborating with them,” Brown added.

The auction is located on 42 acres and features five lanes, plus a detail shop, light mechanical facility and a restaurant. Among its technological amenities is offering AWG Simulcast.

 “We have long admired the auctions in the ServNet Group and are proud of our association with them,” said Clark Stallings, president of Greenville Auto Auction. “We have built Greenville Auto Auction on core values that the other ServNet owners share:  a firm commitment to excellence, careful attention to detail and an unwavering emphasis on mutually beneficial relationships with every customer. The Stallings family and our auction team look forward to an exciting future as a ServNet auction.”

ServNet chief executive officer Pierre Pons added: “ServNet has made a solid mark on the industry since it was founded 27 years ago.  A vital and driving force in the industry, ServNet continues to expand its influence regionally and nationally, with the addition of new auction locations such as Greenville Auto Auction, as well through the expansion of existing ServNet auction facilities.  The Stallings family and their team at Greenville Auto Auction will ensure that ServNet’s newest auction location will  offer superior opportunities for buying and selling vehicles at auction in the Southeast.”

DAASW, DAAR leave ServNet

In other news involving the auction group, Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest and Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies said they have exited ServNet, and will “move forward with their long-term vision to expand on their own brand identity,” according to a statement from the two auctions.

The statement notes: “DAASW's and DAAR's owners, Brad Sturgeon and Bill Baker extend their sincerest thanks for the efforts of the Group on their behalf over the past few years and wish of all their member partners continued success in the future.”

Brown, the ServNet president, added: “We appreciate the contributions and input that auction owners Brad Sturgeon and Bill Baker brought to the ServNet group during their long tenured membership. As a network of Independent auctions, we also certainly understand and respect their change of strategic direction to address industry dynamics in their markets.  Brad and Bill are great business operators, and I am certain their auction sites will continue to be very successful.”