Pros
ADESA's largest pro is that they rely on large fleet & factory customers not wanting to put all of their eggs in one basket(Manheim). People at the auctions are the life blood of the company, they do a good job of taking care of customers.
Cons
Too many to mention. Heavy in corporate employees that have zero auction experience. Almost zero understanding of their customer's(auto dealers) retail processes and how they play into their wholesale strategy. ADESA is still run like a private company, rampant nepotism, many corporate VPs, Executive Directors, Directors, etc... don't have the chops to make simple business decisions. Reporting is wildly sporadic and unreliable. ADESA recently entered the tech space, or tried to, both will be failures because they don't understand nor have the people to drive it.