01Get licensed
Who licenses car dealers in your state
Pick your state and get the agency that issues the dealer license, its own applications and forms, and the other agencies you'll deal with on the way. Every link goes to the agency itself.
- Who issues the license in all 50 states and DC
- Applications, forms, statutes and license lookups
- The 26 states where carrying your own paper can take a second license
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Carrying your own paper can take a second license or registration
02Join your association
Find your state's dealer association
The association for independent and used car dealers in your state: who they are, how to reach them, and the pages they publish. Every link goes to the association's own site.
- Website, phone, email and address
- How to join, plus its education and event pages
- Associations in 43 states, and NIADA where there's none
Each logo opens that association's page.
03Stock the lot
Auto auctions in the United States
Dealer wholesale, salvage and public auctions, plus collector car, impound and government surplus sales. Enter a ZIP or town to see the closest, and who's allowed to buy at each one.
- Closest auctions to any ZIP or town
- Filter by the kind of sale
- Who can buy: dealers only, or open to the public
More auctions
04Bring it back
Vehicle repossession companies
When a car has to come back, find the companies working near it. Enter a ZIP or town for the closest, search by name, or browse by state.
- Closest companies to any ZIP or town
- All 50 states and DC
- Free to use, free to be listed
More companies
Run a repo company or an auction?
Being listed is free. Claim your listing to update the details, or tell us about one we're missing.
- Repossession Claim a listing · Add a company
- Auctions Claim a listing · Add an auction
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