Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) is a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services, focused primarily on the sale of salvage and clean-title vehicles. The company operates a technology-driven auction platform that connects sellers — including insurance companies, vehicle finance firms, rental car companies, dealerships and fleet owners — with a broad buyer base consisting of vehicle dismantlers, recyclers, rebuilders and retail buyers. Copart’s business model centers on efficient vehicle disposition using digital bidding and logistics services to maximize recovery value for its clients.
Core services include hosting live and timed online auctions, vehicle listing and inspection support, title processing, and transportation and storage solutions. The company also provides ancillary remarketing services such as vehicle condition reporting and administrative processing to streamline transfers and resales. By leveraging a proprietary online auction interface and integrated back-end systems, Copart enables bidders to view inventory remotely, submit offers, and complete transactions without attending physical auctions in person.
Since its founding in the early 1980s, Copart has expanded from a domestic salvage yard operator into a multinational remarketing platform. It maintains a network of physical facilities that support its online operations and services a diverse set of geographic markets across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The company’s customers include insurance carriers and other institutional sellers that require timely, compliant disposition of damaged, totaled and surplus vehicles, as well as independent buyers seeking parts or vehicles for repair and resale.
Copart positions itself as a technology and logistics partner for the vehicle remarketing industry, emphasizing speed, transparency and scale in the disposition process. The firm’s combination of digital auction capabilities and on-the-ground vehicle processing helps sellers recover value from damaged and surplus vehicles while providing buyers with broad access to inventory through online channels.