DALLAS (December 7, 2017) - Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT), a global online vehicle auction company, is announcing that its brands, CashforCars.com and Copart Direct, have recently raised $18,250 for The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

In response to the hurricane that hit the Houston, Texas, area in late August, CashforCars.com and Copart Direct pledged a charitable donation for every car purchased between September 18 and October 17, 2017.

'As soon as we saw the devastation that Hurricane Harvey had wrought on Houston and the surrounding areas of Texas, the staff at CashforCars.com wanted to do our part to help those whose lives were disrupted,' said David Sutkin, Director of Copart Direct.

Donations to The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, housed at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, will help improve the future of communities in and around Houston by focusing on immediate and long-term assistance to victims of the hurricane.

'We're a nationwide company with locations across the entire country, so when a storm affects Texas as intensely as Harvey did, it affects all of us,' said Sutkin. 'The residents of Texas have always been great to our company, so it was our honor to reciprocate. We immediately began designating proceeds from every vehicle we purchased for an entire month following the storm. We're happy to now announce this donation to The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.'

  • All donations raised will go to the Greater Houston Community Fund to support Hurricane Harvey victims.
  • CashForCars.com and Copart have facilitated the pick-up of hundreds of flooded cars and other water damaged vehicles during a one-month period.

To learn more about CashforCars.com's involvement in Houston-area relief efforts, visit CashforCars.com/Harvey.

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About CashforCars.com

CashforCars.com is an online vehicle-buying service that provides customers with cash offers and free towing for their used cars in as little as 24 hours. CashforCars.com has nearly 200 locations in the United States and has recently added new locations in Ontario, Canada.

About Copart

Copart, Inc., founded in 1982, is a global leader in online vehicle auctions. Copart's innovative technology and online auction platform links sellers to more than 750,000 Members in over 170 countries. The company offers services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and in some cases, to end users. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, charities, fleet operators and dealers, and also sells vehicles sourced from individual owners. With operations at over 200 locations in 11 countries, Copart has more than 125,000 vehicles available online every day. Copart currently operates in the United States (Copart.com), Canada (Copart.ca), the United Kingdom (Copart.co.uk), the Republic of Ireland (Copart.ie), Brazil (Copart.com.br), Germany (Copart.de), the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain (Copartmea.com), India (Copart.in) and Spain (Copart.es). For more information, or to become a Member, visit Copart.com/Register. Join the conversation and follow Copart on Facebook.

Contact:

Michelle Hoffman, Vice President of Marketing, Copart
Michelle.Hoffman@Copart.com | (972) 391-5082

Scott Sanders, CashForCars.com Marketing Manager
Scott.Sanders@Copart.com | (972) 391-5000

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