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Copart, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services in the United States (U.S.), Canada, and the United Kingdom (U.K.)〔"Copart Annual Report, Form 10-K Filing Date September 29, 2008" (http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1876/0001047469-08-010447.pdf). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved February 1, 2013.〕〔"Grant, Tina, ed. (1998). ''International Dictionary of Company Histories.'' Copart Inc. 23. Detroit. St. James Press. pp. 147-149. ISBN 1-55862-364-7.〕 and has acquired or opened operations in Germany,〔34."Copart Expands Operations into Germany" (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121112005403/en/Copart-Expands-Operations-Germany). Business Wire. Posted November 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.〕 Brazil,〔"Copart Expands Operations Into Brazil" (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121105005910/en/Copart-Expands-Operations-Brazil). Business Wire. Posted November 5, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.〕 Spain 〔"Copart Expands Operations into Spain" (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130611006322/en/Copart-Expands-Operations-Spain). Business Wire. Posted June 11, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.〕 and the United Arab Emirates.〔“Copart Inc Announces Acquisition Of Ride Safely Middle East Auction, LLC” (http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/CPRT.O/key-developments/article/2598192). Reuters.com. Posted August 28, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.〕 Copart provides vehicle sellers with a range of services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles over the Internet using its patented virtual auction technology.〔"Copart Annual Report, Form 10-K Filing Date October 28, 1996" (http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1234/0000912057-96-023870.pdf). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved February 1, 2013.〕 Copart's buyers are principally used vehicle dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, at some facilities, the general public. Vehicle sellers at Copart auctions consist primarily of insurance companies but also include banks and financial institutions, charities, vehicle dealers, fleet operators, government agencies and rental car companies.〔"Copart Annual Report, Form 10-K Filing Date October 31, 2006" (http://pdf.secdatabase.com/752/0001104659-06-069980.pdf). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved February 1, 2013.〕〔“Business Summary” (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=CPRT). Retrieved January 25, 2013.〕 Copart has partnered with many brokers like Preferred Auto Brokers, Crabtree Auto Sales, Autobidmaster etc. who offer various value added services such as bidding and buying advice, repair services, transportation, export shipping, etc.〔"Copart online salvage car auction brokers" (http://www.copart.com/c2/online_salvage_car_auction_brokers.html). Copart.com. Retrieved December 2014.〕〔"Copart car auction broker Autobidmaster" (http://www.autobidmaster.com/aboutus-copart-broker/). Autobidmaster.com. Retrieved December 2014.〕 The majority of vehicles Copart sells on behalf of insurance companies are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss or not economically repairable by the insurance companies or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the owner has already been made.〔〔 Copart, through its Copart Direct division, also purchases vehicles directly from the general public for resale. ==Corporate information== In 2012, Copart relocated its corporate headquarters from Fairfield, California, to Dallas, Texas. Copart's Dallas headquarters building consists of approximately of leased office space.〔"Copart Annual Report, Form 10-K Filing Date October 1, 2012" (http://www.secdatabase.com/843/0001145443-12-001120.pdf). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved March 10, 2014.〕〔“Auto reseller Copart to move HQ to Farmers Branch” (http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2012/02/17/auto-reseller-copart-to-move-hq-to.htmlAuto reseller Copart to move HQ to Farmers Branch). Dallas Business Journal. Posted February 17, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Copart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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