Cox Automotive is a wheeler dealer from way back that trades cars like stocks. With about 100 locations worldwide, the firm is the nation's largest wholesale vehicle auction company. It remarkets automobiles for wholesale consignors, including car dealers and makers, rental-car and fleet companies, and financial institutions. The firm conducts both physical and online auctions and offers auction-related services, as well, such as reconditioning, wholesale inspections and certifications, and used-car valuation. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of multi-industry conglomerate Cox Enterprises.