Copart’s journey in the Middle East

Copart opened its first Middle Eastern operation in Dubai, UAE, in 2012, with its first auction there taking place in August of that year. The Head Office for the region was then built in Dubai three years later, which coincided with our further expansion into the countries of Bahrain and Oman. This new expanded location allowed us to properly serve our customers, as we grow to become the region's leading auto auction company. Now we have built our business in these three distinct countries, we are selling many thousands of vehicles every year, having signed deals to work for most of the major (and smaller) insurance companies, as well as many of the local Government entities, such as Dubai Police, Sharjah Municipality, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Ambulance Services, and others. Copart Middle East, now runs five auctions a week, handling everything from salvage to US imported vehicles and occasional Classic Car auctions too. We have an excess of 6000 registered buyers and were asked to run the official Classic Vehicle Auction as part of the Dubai Motor Show. We have a total of 53 staff across the whole region, covering 14 different nationalities, reflecting our diverse and integrated environment.