The Shitbox Rally is set to kick at the end of this week. As the adventure continues, we want to showcase some of the drivers taking part in the Shitbox Rally – Autumn 2019 event, starting in Perth and heading for Sydney via Uluru. So what is the Shitbox Rally? Well, you can find out more about it here, but essentially it is a road trip from one iconic Australian destination to the next in cars...
On Sunday, March 31 the eleven women of the first Cox Automotive Australia and New Zealand WWD NZ Challenge set off to Queenstown to take on the beautiful New Zealand terrain. Night one was where all eleven women including Snezana Jankulovski, Kristy Barneveld, Alisha Davenport, Breanna Towers, Joanne Nash, Mariah MacInnes, Billie Dalgety, Maddie Harris, Rosie Niven, Ellie Capaldi and Lauren Christian met each other at a group dinner where they discussed the expectations of...
Women with Drive (WWD) exists to celebrate the work of women in the automotive industry. It is an inclusive movement built to support female achievements, aspirations and successes, with a ‘think big’ attitude and a space for every voice. WWD originated at Cox Automotive’s global HQ in Atlanta, USA in 2015 as an initiative to support a key Cox Automotive value of diversity and inclusion. Launched locally in 2018, Cox Automotive Australia is proud to...
Last but certainly not least, we discover New Zealand! Manheim have a main site in Auckland, but we wanted to give you a small taste of the country as a whole and share our team members’ favourite parts! North Island Bay of Islands, which is only 3 and a half hour drive from Auckland and is extremely beautiful! Or Matapouri Mermaid pools, it can be tricky to get to the pools but once there you...
Last week we gave you some of our best road trip secrets for the south-east part of Australia. Now it is time to discover the states that cover the most amount of land! Western Australia So WA is a big part of the country! To drive to the top from the bottom would take you days, so we have a few road trips you can take out of Perth, some longer than others and some...
When looking for a car in 2019, you want a safe vehicle along with new features to make driving easy and comfortable. With all the exciting technology added by automakers, it is often overwhelming for us to know what options matter the most. So to assist you, as a new car buyer, our sister company in the US, Autotrader have put together a list of their Best New Automotive Technology for 2019. Looking at the trends,...
Corporate Social Responsibility, or as most know it as CSR, has been a top priority for Manheim in 2018 so we want to share with you what we have achieved! Long term charity partner Kids Under Cover has an ongoing relationship with Manheim. For 2018 we supported the annual Cubby House challenge, read more here. As we reach the end of the year, Manheim has assisted Kids Under Cover in raising over $9 million through the...
We are back again for another Shitbox Rally! Not sure exactly what that is? Well, you can find out more about it here, but essentially it is a road trip from one iconic Australian destination to the next in beat up cars (shit boxes) to raise much needed funds for cancer research. But, 2019 is a special year for Founder, James Freeman and the team, it is the 10 year anniversary! So to celebrate, Shitbox is...
So you’ve been to an auction before or you know how they work. We have lanes of cars going through our massive auction sheds at our sites across any Manheim location in Australia, New Zealand and the world. But did you know all the weird and wonderful places Manheim have actually auctioned off assets? Thanks to our amazing online platform, Simulcast, we can auction cars or assets almost anywhere! In Australia we have had some...
Drive Away Hunger was back again at Manheim for the third consecutive year! A Cox Automotive global campaign, Drive Away Hunger is an initiative aimed to support local food banks in a bid to help world hunger. Along with the other Cox Automotive Australia brands, Manheim donated all collected food to local food banks around Australia and New Zealand! But, before we handed over the food, there was a bit of fun to be had...