Humble Beginnings

In the mid nineteen eighty’s Mr. Dean Green got the idea that a large tract of land behind his Ford dealership would be a good place for an auto auction.  Encouraged by favorable reaction from potential clients, Mr. Green proceeded with his plans.

In May, 1986 the Greensboro Auto Auction’s “Original” Facility opened its doors.  With 75 employees a 4 lane, single building facility opened with it’s first sale consisting of 300+ vehicles.  Everything including reconditioning, inspection and dealer registration was handled from this one facility.

Busting at the Seams

Through the nineteen ninety’s GAA grew by leaps and bounds.  During this time lots were added and facilities grew all around the Wendover Ave area including a Paint and Body shop, a Mechanical Shop and more.

GAA’s account list also began to grown with the addition of accounts such as Chrysler and various fleet accounts.

Bigger and Better

In 2000 GAA opened what is called the “New” Facility.  Located on Wendover Ave, across the street from the Original facility, this new state-of-the-art 16 lane facility has room for thousands of dealers and can support a sale running more than 5,000 vehicles on any given Wednesday.

That same decade, Greensboro Auto Auction also added a facility affectionately called “The Palace”.  The Palace is a fully enclosed, climate controlled facility that can accommodate over 200 vehicles.   This site is a great location for various types of sales, including, motorcycles and sport utilities, boat and leisure vehicles and hi-line automobiles.  This location offers a unique, mobile auction block that moves up and down the rows of vehicles being offered.

 Today

Greensboro Auto Auction is one of the leading auctions in the Southeast and the United States.  Ford Motor Company has recognized GAA as a leader in the industry three years in a row by awarding GAA the Golden Gavel Award for exceptional customer care for both our Open and Closed Sales.  Chrysler has awarded GAA the Chrysler Cup for Top Performing Auction three times in the last six years.  

GAA continues to grow our fleet accounts to include a very diverse selection of high quality vehicles from the leading rental car companies and banks in the country. 

2009 has been a year of growth and expansion with the addition of DriveTime, Nissan and Infiniti Remarketing Services and most recently GM and GMAC.