Adesa
Who We Are
ADESA is a leader in the vehicle remarketing industry since 1989.
ADESA entered the wholesale auto auction business with two locations in 1989. In 1992, ADESA became a public company and operated as such until 1996 when the company was acquired by ALLETE, Inc.
In April 2007, ADESA was acquired by a private equity group, KAR Holdings, Inc., later known as KAR Auction Services, Inc. Since then, ADESA has diversified and grown the business, organically and through acquisition, into a leading vehicle remarketing company in North America, operating throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.