Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest

What Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest does

Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest (DAASW) is a private, for-profit regional wholesale auto auction company founded in 2002 and headquartered at 1433 S 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ. The company operates as part of the DAA Mountain West brand umbrella, which also includes Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies (DAA Rockies) in Denver, CO. Its core function is to provide vehicle wholesale auction services to automotive dealers, enabling inventory acquisition and remarketing through physical auction lanes with extended gate hours (8:00 am - 10:00 pm weekdays, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm weekends at the Phoenix facility).

The company's underlying technology is a traditional physical auction platform supported by a dealer login portal (tools.daamountainwest.com) for account-based access. Core products include the Phoenix and Denver auction operations, complemented by add-on services: SW Transportation (vehicle delivery for auction buyers) and SW Post Sale Inspection/Detailing (post-sale vehicle condition verification). The company employs 51-100 people and serves auto dealers as its primary vertical customer segment across the Southwest and Mountain West U.S. markets.

DAASW's business model is transaction-based, generating revenue through auction fees and commissions on wholesale vehicle transactions; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct sales through physical auction facilities, with dealers attending in person for vehicle inspection and bidding. The company has no disclosed app, API, or digital platform products, and operates with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or partnerships in the available source data.

Name

Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest

Legal name

Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest

Website

https://daasw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest (DAASW) is a Phoenix-headquartered regional wholesale auto auction company serving auto dealers in the Southwest and Mountain West U.S. through two physical auction facilities and add-on transportation and post-sale inspection services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Auto Auction Services

NAICS

Other Motor Vehicle Dealers (4412)

SIC

Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies (5010)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLABAKAA

Wholesale Vehicle Auctions (Physical & Online)

Transportation & Logistics/Fleet Leasing, Rental & Management/Fleet Remarketing & Vehicle Disposal (Auctions, Buyback, Resale)

Keywords

• Wholesale auto auctions
• Vehicle remarketing
• Dealer auto auctions
• Vehicle transportation services
• Post-sale vehicle inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest operates physical wholesale vehicle auction lanes in Phoenix, AZ, enabling franchised and independent auto dealers to buy and sell vehicles at wholesale through in-person bidding. The company complements auction transactions with transportation services and post-sale inspection and detailing. Sister location Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies in Denver, CO extends the same service model to the Mountain West market under the DAA Mountain West brand.

Product overview

Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest operates as a regional auto auction platform with two distinct locations: Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies (Denver, CO) and Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest (Phoenix, AZ). The core offering is vehicle auto auction services for dealers, with supplementary add-on services including transportation and post-sale inspection/detailing. The platform serves automotive dealers through both physical auction operations at two locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAA Mountain West: Parent brand for Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies (Denver, CO) and Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest (Phoenix, AZ)
• Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies
• DAA Rockies

Products and services

• Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest (Phoenix, AZ auction)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Copart: Public global online vehicle auction company with hundreds of physical yards and a strong digital platform. While Copart is heavier in salvage and insurance total-loss vehicles, it competes for dealer remarketing volume in the same physical-auction and online-bidding format that DAASW operates in.
• Manheim (Cox Automotive): Largest US wholesale auto auction operator with 50+ physical auction locations nationally plus the Manheim Express online channel. Directly comparable to DAASW's wholesale dealer-auction model but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth; sets the competitive benchmark for regional players like DAASW.
• KAR Auction Services / KAR Global: Holding company of multiple auction brands including ADESA and BacklotCars. Provides a comparable portfolio of physical and digital wholesale vehicle auction services, with a broader geographic and service footprint than DAASW.
• RB Global (IAA / Insurance Auto Auctions): Public auctioneer of insurance total-loss and used vehicles with a national yard network following the IAA acquisition. Operates the same dealer-facing wholesale auction format and competes for the same consignor and buyer pools as DAASW.
• ADESA: National wholesale auto auction brand operating physical auction sites across the US and Canada, owned by KAR Global. Closely comparable physical-lane auction business model to DAASW but at multi-state scale.

Direct peers

• Manheim Express: Online wholesale auction extension of Manheim targeting dealers with smaller lots and faster transaction cycles. Represents how national incumbents are extending into the dealer-to-dealer space that DAASW serves, with a digital delivery model.
• America's Auto Auction: Regional chain of physical dealer auto auctions operating across multiple US states. Closest analog to DAASW in scale, model, and geographic strategy — both are multi-site physical auction operators serving dealer remarketing needs outside the national flag networks.
• ACV Auctions: Public digital-first wholesale auto auction platform serving franchised and independent dealers. While ACV is primarily online rather than physical, it directly competes for the same dealer-to-dealer wholesale transaction that DAASW facilitates, and its technology-led approach defines the digital disruption risk for DAASW.

Emerging players

• BacklotCars: Online wholesale auto auction platform for independent dealers, now part of KAR Global. Competes for the same regional dealer remarketing flow as DAASW but through a mobile-first digital auction experience rather than physical lanes.
• EBlock: Digital wholesale auto auction platform for dealers, owned by KAR Global. Represents the online-first evolution of the dealer auction model and a direct emerging substitute for physical lane volume that DAASW depends on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/daasouthwest
• Facebookfacebook.com/dealersautoauctionofthesouthwest

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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