Cox Automotive Honors Excellence Among Independent Auctions with 17th Annual Awards

ATLANTA, March 11, 2026 - Cox Automotive recognized outstanding performance across the independent auction community with its 17th annual Independent Auction Awards, celebrating partners who are driving progress across flooring, digital remarketing and buyer confidence in today's evolving wholesale marketplace. Now officially known as the Cox Automotive Independent Auction Awards, the program represents an evolution of the long-standing OVE Awards and reflects the company's continued commitment to independent auctions through solutions spanning OVE, NextGear Capital and-new this year-DealShield.

"These awards are about recognizing the independent auctions that continue to raise the bar for our industry," said Mike Browning, associate vice president of Industry Operations at Cox Automotive. "We're proud to celebrate their success-and we're committed to continuing to work alongside them to help keep their businesses moving forward."

You can read the full announcement and view the complete list of award winners on the Cox Automotive Insights page.

About Cox Automotive

Cox Automotive is the world's largest automotive services and technology provider. Fueled by the largest breadth of first-party data fed by 2.3 billion online interactions a year, Cox Automotive tailors leading solutions for car shoppers, auto manufacturers, dealers, lenders and fleets. The company has 29,000+ employees on five continents and a portfolio of industry-leading brands that include Autotrader^®, Kelley Blue Book^®, Manheim^®, vAuto^®, Dealertrack^®, NextGear Capital™, CentralDispatch^® and Cox Fleet^®. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately owned, Atlanta-based company with $23 billion in annual revenue. Cox Automotive has been included on Glassdoor's Best Companies in Tech & AI 2026 and Best Place to Work in 2026 lists. Visit coxautoinc.com or connect via @CoxAutomotive on X, CoxAutoInc on Facebook or Cox-Automotive-Inc on LinkedIn.

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