aid: kar-auction-services
name: KAR Auction Services (Historical)
description: >-
  KAR Auction Services was a leading provider of vehicle auction, vehicle
  remarketing, and salvage auction services in North America. The company
  divested its salvage business IAA in 2023 (now part of RB Global) and
  rebranded its remaining wholesale business as OPENLANE. This repository
  is retained for historical reference. For current activity see the
  OPENLANE repository.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Auctions
  - Automotive
  - Historical
  - Remarketing
  - Salvage
  - Wholesale
  - Fortune 1000
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kar-auction-services/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-24'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/kar-auction-services-domain-security.yml
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kar-auction-services-inc
  - type: Successor
    name: OPENLANE
    description: KAR Auction Services rebranded its wholesale business to OPENLANE.
    url: https://www.openlane.com
  - type: Divested
    name: IAA (Insurance Auto Auctions)
    description: Salvage auction business divested in 2023 to RB Global.
    url: https://www.iaai.com
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.openlane.com
  - url: https://www.openlane.com/feed/
    type: Blog
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com