Carsforsale.com
 Carsforsale.com logo | |
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Automotive Marketing |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Key people | Sean Coffman, Owner/CEO |
Number of employees | 170 |
| Website | carsforsale.com |
Carsforsale.com is an online automotive marketing and classifieds website that connects buyers with sellers of vehicles.[1] The company, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, offers a product line to automotive dealers that includes Carsforsale.com vehicle listings, dealership websites, and inventory, lead and data management.
History
Carsforsale.com was founded in 1999 by Sean Coffman in Beresford, South Dakota with the purchase of the www.carsforsale.com domain name.[2] Coffman built the initial website with his father and started by offering website listings to dealers for free and cold-calling potential customers.[2] With the assistance of the Sioux Falls Small Business Development Center and $100,000 backed by the Small Business Administration, more employees were hired to grow the company.[3] The first 1,100 square foot office was leased in Tea, South Dakota then moved to the current headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD.[1][2]
Company
Carsforsale.com is a privately owned company in the United States used to list automotive inventory and connect buyers with sellers of vehicles.[1] The website hosts listings of vehicles for sale across the United States and provides automotive dealers with dealership management solutions.
Staffing and facility
Carsforsale.com employs 170 people and all staff members are a part of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota operation. Work areas are dedicated to programming, IT, product innovation, sales, and dealer support.[1][2] The company currently operates out of a 25,000 square foot facility which includes pool and foosball tables and a money booth.[2][3] The company has purchased 8.5 acres along the man-made lake development named Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls with plans to build a corporate headquarters.[4]
Sponsorship
Carsforsale.com is one of seven signature sponsors of the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The company is the exclusive marketing and sponsor partner in the online auto sales category.[5]
In 2014 and 2015, Carsforsale.com was the title sponsor for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Landon Cassill and the Hillman Racing team at several race courses.[6][7][8]
Products
Carsforsale.com provides a dealership management product suite that includes inventory, lead, and data solutions, Carsforsale.com inventory listings and dealership websites to approximately 20,000 dealer customers across the United States.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Carsforsale.com About Us". Carsforsale.com. Carsforsale.com. 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Schwan, Jodi (25 March 2014). "'Idea guy' builds dot-com success". Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota). Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Celebrating America's Entrepreneurs May 4th-8th 2015" (PDF). National Small Business Week (Washington, D.C.: Small Business Association). May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Cars for Sale plans eventual headquarters at Lake Lorraine". Argusleader.com.
- ↑ "CARSFORSALE.COM IS SEVENTH ‘SIGNATURE PARTNER’ SPONSOR AT DENNY SANFORD PREMIER CENTER". Denny Sanford Premiere Center. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "Carsforsale.com Expands Partnership with Hillman Racing and Cassill". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Carsforsale.com to Sponsor Landon Cassill and No. 40 Hillman Racing Chevy SS at Michigan Hillman Racing". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "No. 40 Carsforsale.com Chevy SS to Race at NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 Hillman Racing". Retrieved 12 August 2015.