COPART INC
Copart, Inc. is a multinational provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet, and finance companies in 11 countries: the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Ireland, Brazil, Spain, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, and Finland. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Copart has more than 200 physical locations, where it houses more than 10,000 acres of vehicle inventory. Copart sells used, wholesale and repairable vehicles in weekly and bi-weekly online auctions to buyers ranging from consumers to automotive businesses. Copart provides vehicle sellers with a range of services to process and sell repairable and clean title vehicles over the internet, using its patented virtual auction technology, named VB3, as well as others of its auction-related brands.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- automotive industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- COPART INC [2]
- Headquarters location
- Dallas [1]
- Founded
- 1982 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- Willis Johnson [1]
- Official website
- www.copart.com ↗ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US2172041061 [1]
- CIK
- 900075 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- CPRT (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
Copart, Inc. is a multinational provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet, and finance companies in 11 countries: the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Ireland, Brazil, Spain, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, and Finland. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Copart has more than 200 physical locations, where it houses more than 10,000 acres of vehicle inventory. Copart sells used, wholesale and repairable vehicles in weekly and bi-weekly online auctions to buyers ranging from consumers to automotive businesses. Copart provides vehicle sellers with a range of services to process and sell repairable and clean title vehicles over the internet, using its patented virtual auction technology, named VB3, as well as others of its auction-related brands. [3]
Copart is a public company traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CPRT and has been named to Fortune's 2020 Future 50 companies, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, and the Fortune 500 list. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Copart. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: CPRT (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was COPART INC founded?
Founded: 1982. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of COPART INC?
Headquarters location: Dallas. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for COPART INC?
Business sectors: automotive industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Copart (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.