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ServNet Auctions continue to rate high with national accounts as performance rankings are posted .

Brasher's Salt Lake Auto Auction was named Ford Motor Company's #1 open-sale auction in the country for 2007, and was presented the auction with its prestigious Golden Gavel Award. Brasher’s Salt Lake has tallied a total of 13 honors from Ford since 1990.

ARI has distributed its First Quarter Auction '08 Performance Report, noting that three ServNet auctions ranked at the top of their respective regions:

Brasher's Cascade A/A
#1, ARI Northwest Region

State Line A/A
#1, ARI Northeast Region

Dealers A/A of OKC
#1, ARI Midwest Region

ServNet Auctions Perform for National Accounts
State Line is #1 in Nation for GM Operations

State Line Auto Auction has received the 2007 GM Sponsored Auctions Operational Award. After placing at the top of its region in the first three quarters of 2007, State Line emerged as the national leader for the GM Operational Excellence Award.

Mark Mathews, Director of Used Vehicle Activities for General Motors, traveled to the auction in Waverly, New York on May 23 to make a special award presentation to owner Jeff Barber and members of his staff.

Mathews noted that GM's Operational Award recognizes superior auction performance in a number of areas, including penetration and per-unit profitability of GM FrontLine Ready and GM Sponsored Plus vehicles, purchasing dealers ratio, throughput and remote online purchases.

State Line Auto Auction Ranks #1 in Operations for GM.
Mary Churchill, GMAC Remarketing Specialist (2^nd from right) and Mark Mathews, Director of Used Vehicle Activities (right) present the award plaque to State Line Auto Auction owner Jeff Barber , (left) and members of his staff: Nicole Young, Title Clerk (front); Kelly Schweiger, Data Entry Clerk; (2^nd from left); and David Corneby, GM Factory Auction Manager (center).

State Line is a consistent performer for General Motors in the Northeast Region. In addition to receiving GM's top national award for operational excellence, State Line placed #1 in Performance for GM in the Northeast Region in 2007. This is the second year running that State Line has performed at the top of its region.

Auction owner Jeff Barber reports that State Line has been hosting a General Motors sale since March of 1990 at its Waverly, New York facility. It holds a GM Sponsored Auction every other Thursday, and currently runs between 450 and 700 vehicles per sale.

"We extend our congratulations to the management and staff of State Line Auto Auction," said Mathews. "We truly appreciate the hard work of all the individuals working on our behalf at their facility. Their consistency and attention to detail has distinguished this auction as the leader in operations for General Motors in 2007, and I am happy to present this award in acknowledgement of their efforts."

State Line Auto Auction is a founding member of ServNet, a premier group of independent auto auctions from across the United States. The auction also operates under the Auction Pipeline technology platform which delivers live auction lane bidding online and provides market reports of auction sale results and available inventory while allowing dealers to source vehicles from more than 20 Independent Auto Auctions nationwide. State Line Auto Auction is also a member of the National Auto Auction Association and uses the AutoIMS inventory management system.

To learn more about State Line Auto Auction and its General Motors Factory Sale, go to www.statelineauto.com.

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