{"id":785,"date":"2022-06-08T05:18:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T03:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/uk-developing-and-deploying-the-digital-solutions-our-customers-want-need-and-value-the-most\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T07:12:15","slug":"developing-and-deploying-the-digital-solutions-our-customers-want-need-and-value-the-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/company-information\/blog\/uk\/developing-and-deploying-the-digital-solutions-our-customers-want-need-and-value-the-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing and deploying the digital solutions our customers want, need and value the most"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_3d95eaef height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1><span data-metadata=\"&lt;!--(figmeta)eyJmaWxlS2V5IjoicjVDUFlXREM4OEVxUW5GQVNua2RRNyIsInBhc3RlSUQiOjE3NDA0NzkxNTksImRhdGFUeXBlIjoic2NlbmUifQo=(\/figmeta)--&gt;\"><\/span>UK &#8211; Developing and deploying the digital solutions our customers want, need and value the most<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date us_custom_d8432ea1 has_text_color entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-06-08T05:18:18+02:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>08 Jun 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Last month our parent company, KAR Global, completed the sale of its OPENLANE US physical auction business to Carvana.The sale included all OPENLANE US physical auction sites, operations and staff at 56 OPENLANE US vehicle logistics centres and use of the OPENLANE.com marketplace in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The completed transaction advances KAR\u2019s digital strategy, enhances the company\u2019s financial profile and better positions the company and its industry-leading digital marketplaces for accelerated growth.<\/p>\n<p>For us here at OPENLANE UK, it is very much a case of business as usual as we have only ever operated in the digital remarketing space. 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