At Manheim, we sell a lot of cars, which we are sure you already know. But with sites operating in every state of Australia plus New Zealand, we have around 20 auctions per week – this doesn’t even include the fortnightly or monthly auctions we have. So yes that amounts to a huge range of cars sold weekly. So with all those cars sold at auction, the team at Manheim were interested to share with...
The Prestige Night Auction is a quarterly event at Manheim, offering the public an option to buy a range of luxury cars for a great price. Over the years we have offered some incredible cars including a few Lamborghini’s and Ferrari’s, but what do you think is the most popular prestige model at auction? Is it the star car or the luxurious family car? Well, our experienced team at Manheim have looked at the numbers...
Excuse the language, but the annual Shitbox Rally is coming up! This year the course starts in Brisbane heading for Darwin on Saturday, May 19 with the aim to finish on Friday, May 25 – that is a crazy 3,800km road trip. What is Shitbox Rally you might ask? Well, it isn’t a race, it is a challenge for those taking part to drive a vehicle worth just $1,000 across a selected part of Australia. But they...
Who loves a good deal? Whether it be a 2 for 1 sale in store or buying sale items, everyone likes to get a bargain when it is time to make a purchase. Who doesn’t love to go out for dinner on cheap Tuesdays or make it in time for happy hour at the local? How good is the feeling when you save money on expenses so your money is better saved for other moments...
Manheim’s charity partner, Kids Under Cover (KUC), recently held their annual Cubby House Challenge at the International Flower and Garden Show in Melbourne. For those who don’t know what Kids Under Cover do, they support vulnerable and disadvantaged youths to ensure they don’t end up homeless. By providing scholarships and studio homes for these young people, KUC make a huge impact on the local community. Each year KUC call upon leading builders and architectural teams...
As part of Cox Automotive Australia and New Zealand, Manheim officially launched the ‘Women With Drive’ program for 2018 to support International Women’s Day. Women With Drive (WWD) originated in Atlanta in 2015 and 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. Since launching in Cox Automotive in...
The good old ‘postie bike’ is the nickname the Australian public has fondly bestowed upon the Honda Super Cub. As the Honda Super Cub’s most popular customer is Australia Post, it was only a matter of time the bike was more commonly referred to as a ‘postie bike’. When expecting mail or a parcel, did you ever wait to hear the sound of the bike’s economical engine coming from around the corner? Or hear someone...
Australia, the country we call home, has been known to give its 24.1 million inhabitants a fright from time to time. If it isn’t the crazy creatures we have living here it is the weather. We have tropical storms, cyclones, flash flooding and as Victorians call it ‘four seasons in one day’. Yeah Australia has had some crazy weather and hail storms in its time that do loads of damage, especially to your poor car....
We Australian’s love going off the beaten track to discover the vast tracts of land we have preserved in our country. Some Australian’s always know a ‘back way’ to get to most places because they love to go off road. Motorcycle riders are no different. We have a lot of land to explore – around 7.7 million kms to give you a figure – so what better way to do it than on two wheels?...
Drive Away Hunger – a Cox Automotive global campaign – is an initiative aimed to support local food banks in a bid to help world hunger. As part of the Cox Automotive family, Manheim – along with CarsGuide, Dealer Solutions, Sell My Car and Xtime – joined the fight in June to help end hunger in the community. In a 12 day campaign locations around Australia and New Zealand were encourage to donate much needed...