Detroit Auto Auction breaks ground for new facilitiesDetroit Auto Auction breaks ground for new facilities

Just prior to the announcement that Manhiem had completed the deal to purchase ADT Automotive, ADT broke ground for a new Detroit Auto Auction in Ash Township, MI, eight miles from Detroit's Metropolitan Airport on I-275.

The new facility is scheduled to open next year. It includes a 71,000-sq.-ft. office, a 60,000-sq.-ft. and 10-lane reconditioning and detail shop, a 58,000-sq.-ft. paint and body shop and an 11,400-sq.-ft. training and meeting area.

It is expected to handle up to 100,000 cars in its first year of operation with plans for an additional 80,000-car capability soon thereafter.

Manheim also opened a new Newburgh Auto Auction in Newburgh, NY. This new operation features a 14-lane dealer auction and a two-lane factory facility, which doubles the lanes in the old building.

The new facility boasts a 150,000-sq.-ft. auction center encompassing all aspects of preparing vehicles for sale day, including a body and paint shop, a service garage and a reconditioning shop.

The new auction is two miles west of the original site, which had served since 1985.