DALLAS, Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT), a global online vehicle auction company, is proud to announce the addition of its Orlando North location in Apopka, Florida. This marks Copart's 13th location in the Sunshine State.

"We have been steadily growing our footprint for months now, and I'm pleased to continue that trend into 2017 with this being the third new location we have announced in the first month of this year," said Jay Adair, CEO of Copart.

In addition to announcing the opening of the Orlando North location today, Copart has announced the opening of locations in Casper, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado this year, along with the expansion of existing locations in Chicago, San Diego, and Springfield, Missouri.

Copart practices good corporate citizenship. When Copart first joined the Apopka, Florida community, it made a commitment to assist local Boy Scout troop member, Christian Lamphere, in completing the construction of a monument to honor the first responders lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"Christian's story of dedication and perseverance was inspirational," said Adair. "As a new member of the Apopka community, we were honored to contribute toward the construction of such a meaningful monument."

As a proud community partner, Copart also offers law enforcement, fire departments and similar government agencies a safe training environment. Copart locations are also used by agencies as a controlled environment to train K-9s to track narcotics and explosive devices. Agencies are encouraged to contact their local Copart location to learn more about conducting training at Copart. In addition to supporting local agencies, Copart supports numerous local, regional and national charities. To learn more about Copart in your community and nationwide, please visit TeamCopart.com.

Copart's patented VB3 technology links sellers to more than 750,000 Members across the globe through Copart's multi-channel online platform. Members can participate in multiple online auctions around the world simultaneously via mobile, tablet and desktop. Similarly, Copart's Mobile App provides Members with an easy way to stay connected with multiple live online auctions and allows Members to place bids and view vehicles.

ABOUT COPART

Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales using its VB3 technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet operators, dealers, car dealerships and others as well as vehicles sourced from the general public. The company currently operates in the United States (www.copart.com), Canada (www.copart.ca), the United Kingdom (www.copart.co.uk), Brazil (www.copart.com.br), Germany (www.copart.de), the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and the Sultanate of Oman (www.copartmea.com), Spain (www.copart.es), the Republic of Ireland (www.copart.ie), and India (www.copart.in). Copart links sellers to more than 750,000 Members in more than 150 countries worldwide through its multi-channel platform. In 2015, Copart was ranked at the top of Deloitte's "The Exceptional 100" list of companies, which reviewed U.S. publicly traded companies based upon a multidimensional approach to measuring financial performance. For more information, or to become a Member, visit www.copart.com.

Contact:

Michelle Hoffman, VP of Marketing, Copart

[email protected]

Lindsay Williams, Internal/ External Communications Manager, Copart

[email protected] / (972) 391-5112

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SOURCE Copart, Inc.